Tuesday Headlines: Pope Francis' cause of death revealed, early voting now open, Australia records deadliest Easter weekend of drownings, new calls for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign, and John Cena is coming down under! 

Deep Dive: While most Aussies still vote red or blue, a small but significant group of independents—dubbed the Teals—are carving out space in Federal politics. 
 
One of them is Zoe Daniel, the former journalist who flipped a safe Liberal seat in 2022 and is now running for re-election.  
 
In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou speaks with MP Zoe Daniel about the key issues this election, how independent the Teals really are and their plan to hold the major parties to account.

Further listening from the headlines: 
What happens when the Pope dies? The power games begin is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Top secret war plans sent to journalist by mistake is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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