Monday Headlines:

• Labor recovers in the polls, One Nation takes a hit
• Australian man denies murder charges after 17-year-old's body found in suitcase
• Thousands still missing from Venezuela earthquakes
• US and Iran recommence strikes
• NSW announces major shark mitigation strategy after Coogee attack
• World Cup moves to the knockouts

Deep Dive: Your cybersecurity is at risk, according to the world’s spies. Five Eyes is the alliance of spies from the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia – and last week, they published a warning that cutting-edge AI “accelerates the speed, scale, and sophistication of cyber threats”.

They also wrote that the timeline of the transformation is “not years, it is months.”

How worried should we all be about these cyber threats? And what can we, individually and collectively, do about them?

In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by cybersecurity expert Alastair MacGibbon, the founding head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre.

Further listening from headlines:

• The truth about shark culls
• Your guide to Aus v Paraguay

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Michael Theo first captured Australia's attention as one of the stars of Love on the Spectrum.

Since then, he's gone on to lead the ABC comedy-drama Austin - a performance that has now earned him a Silver Logie nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy.

To mark the nomination, we're revisiting one of our conversations with him from the archives.

This bonus Sunday episode of The Briefing is Antoinette Lattouf's 2024 conversation with Michael Theo about finding fame through Love on the Spectrum, making the leap into acting, and the very specific checklist he has for his ideal partner.

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He went from busking in Pitt Street Mall to winning Australia's Got Talent with Justice Crew, signing a record deal despite none of them being trained singers, and touring the world with the likes of Pitbull, Janet Jackson and One Direction.

Now John Pearce - Big Strong John, the internet's "hot Wiggle" - sits down with Chris Spyrou in this episode of The Weekend Briefing to look back on the wild ride from western Sydney dancer to ARIA chart-topper, including what he actually did with his AGT prize money, whether twin telepathy with his brother Lenny is real, and the moment Justice Crew quietly wound down.

They also get into how he came to join the Wiggle-verse, how his life has changed since becoming a dad and his honest feelings about being labelled a heartthrob while dressed as a children's entertainer.

WEEKEND LIST:

• To watch: Widow's Bay on Apple TV (Listener Nial)
• To eat: GYG Breakfast Burrito
• To gift: Gourmet Basket
• To explore: Bunnings on Uber Eats?!

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