Headlines:

• Reactions to Trump’s Hormuz threat
• Trump’s broadside against Pope Leo
• Albanese reveals new defence chief
• Three Victorian ministers resign
• Rory McIlroy wins the Masters, again

Deep Dive:

Hungary’s right-wing strongman, Viktor Orbán, suffered an election wipeout this morning, despite an endorsement from Donald Trump. How will this historic moment change Hungary? And what are the implications for the EU and the war in Ukraine? In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Associate Professor Ben Wellings to talk about Hungary’s fading illiberal democracy.

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Monday Headlines:

• Trump says the US Navy would start a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
• Anthony Albanese continues Southeast Asia fuel blitz
• Convicted gang rapist arrested after five days on the run
• Bondi stabbing heroes honoured two years on
• Gout Gout’s win heralds new sprinting golden age

Deep Dive: Donald Trump has fired two high-profile women this year; the Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and now Pam Bondi, the Attorney-General. Why?

Trump has put huge expectations on his lieutenants during the second term – but both women also made serious political fumbles which cast Trump in a bad light. For Noem it was a US$220 million dollar ad campaign, and for Bondi it was her mishandling of the Epstein investigation.

In this episode of The Briefing, Helen Smith and Chris Spyrou break down the stories of Bondi, Noem, and their very public downfalls.

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Many of us are worried about Donald Trump. The US President has become increasingly aggressive, self-aggrandizing and erratic, making threats such as “a whole civilisation will die tonight.”

So how did he get like this?

In this bonus episode from The Briefing's archive, we're bringing you the extended version of Tom Tilley’s compelling interview with Donald Trump's niece Mary.

You’ll hear Mary’s fascinating insights into her uncle, whom she describes as "the world's most dangerous man."

With a PHD in psychology, Mary’s helps us understand more about the man, his mind, and what he might do next.

Mary wrote the book Too Much and Never Enough - How My Family Created The World’s Most Dangerous Man.

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