About this episode

The episode discusses the escalating Iran war and a landmark compensation court ruling in Australia.

Headlines:   High Court: Australian government may have to compensate people who were illegally detained  One Nation’s anti-Labor fundraising drive brings in hundreds of thousands Neale Daniher farewelled at MCG state funeral Alleged Bondi shooter charged with 19 more offences Oyster farmer elected to run for U.S. Senate New research links iPhone to declining birth rate  Deep Dive:   The Iran war has escalated again, and the ceasefire has never looked more fragile. In the last 24 hours a U.S. helicopter was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz, leading to further rounds of strikes between the nations. Iran and Israel have also been exchanging fire, and Israel is still conducting an offensive against Lebanon.  In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by defence and maritime expert Jennifer Parker. Is the Middle East heading back into all-out war?  Follow The Briefing:    TikTok:  @thebriefingpod   Instagram:  @thebriefingpodcast    YouTube:  @TheBriefingPodcast   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Natarsha Belling

Guest: Jennifer Parker

Topics covered

• Iran war
• Middle East conflict
• Australian politics
• compensation court
• defense and maritime
• current events

Keywords

• Iran war
• compensation
• U.S. helicopter
• Middle East
• One Nation
• Jennifer Parker
• Natarsha Belling
• current events
• defense
• iPhone

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation

Products: iPhone

Places: Australia, Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon

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