The Briefing
The Briefing
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NSW Premier says taxes too high + Why Russia is losing Ukraine war
15 minutes Posted May 20, 2026 at 6:02 am.
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Headlines: 

  • Minns enters the tax reform chat, as Chalmers and Taylor spar over CGT
  • Putin arrives in China to meet Xi Jinping, days after Trump leaves
  • Trump threatens Iran again, a day after calling off another strike
  • Hillsong’s Houston has another problem with porn on Twitter
  • Kylie Minogue’s second cancer diagnosis revealed in doco 

Deep Dive: 

The war in Iran has taken all attention away from the ongoing, four-year-long war between Russia and Ukraine. Now the tide is turning against Putin, with Ukrainian drone strikes reaching Russian cities and Russia’s army losing territory.

In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Dr. Malcolm Davis, defence expert at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. 

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