Massive education data breach + Who’s going to win Farrer?

About this episode

The episode discusses a significant education data breach and the political dynamics surrounding the upcoming by-election in Farrer.

Headlines: ‘ISIS brides’ and children landing around 5:30pm AEST Education platform Canvas hit by global data breach, with Aussies affected  Apparent Epstein suicide note is unsealed Melbourne reverses course on Fed Square FIFA matches ... and French professor investigated for awarding fake prize to himself Deep Dive: When the Liberal Party dumped Sussan Ley as leader, they inadvertently set up a direct challenge with One Nation. Ley’s old seat of Farrer is going to a by-election this weekend, and One Nation is aiming to win its first seat in the House of Representatives. The Liberal candidate isn’t even a frontrunner; instead, the competition is between the independent Michelle Milthorpe and One Nation's candidate David Farley. Is One Nation about to become an existential risk to the Coalition?  In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Tony Barry, an expert political consultant from the Redbridge Group. Follow The Briefing:    TikTok:  @thebriefingpod Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  YouTube: @TheBriefingPodcast   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Natarsha Belling

Guest: Tony Barry

Topics covered

• education data breach
• politics
• by-election
• One Nation
• Liberal Party
• Farrer
• Australian news

Keywords

• education
• data breach
• Farrer
• by-election
• One Nation
• Liberal Party
• politics
• Australia
• Natarsha Belling
• Tony Barry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation, Liberal Party, Canvas

Places: Farrer, Melbourne

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