The hidden message in Albo’s address + Why today’s moon mission matters

Thursday Headlines:

• Anthony Albanese’s address to the nation draws criticism
• Trump to give primetime address on Iran war
• Gambling reform finally on the way
• Gen Z craving connection, collecting vinyls without record players 

Further listening from the headlines:
Why Albo isn’t banning gambling ads

Deep Dive: More than fifty years after the last Apollo mission, humans are heading back toward the moon.  
 
NASA's Artemis II launches today - a ten-day fly-by that marks the first crewed mission to travel this deep into space since 1972, and the first to include a woman and a Black astronaut. 

In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou speaks with astrophysicist and ANU Associate Professor Dr Brad Tucker about what Artemis II is actually testing, why the moon has become the centrepiece of a new global space race, and what Australia's quietly crucial role looks like. 

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