Wednesday Headlines: Julie Bishop labelled a hostile bully at uni senate inquiry, Apple and Google lose landmark court case to Fortnite developer over anti-competitive conduct, WA is overhauling the states surrogacy and IVF laws, one in five Aussies carry incurable parasite from cats, and Freddo Frog shrinkflation!

Deep Dive: Distraction politics take place nearly every day - in an attempt to steer us away from the negative or put a spin on something.

Most recently US President Donald Trump has been accused of creating a distraction from the Epstein files and tariffs with his Washington police takeover, in what spin doctors would call pivoting, a commonly used tactic.

In this episode of The Briefing, Helen Smith is joined by Caroline Fisher, former spin doctor and media adviser to Queensland’s former premier Anna Bligh and is an adjunct professor from the University of Canberra, to share her personal experience in the job.

Further listening: Secrets We Keep: By Any Means

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Apple & Google lose landmark case + Trump’s Epstein distraction tactics