Higgins responds to Lehrmann appeal + The fight to ditch the algorithm

Thursday Headlines: Brittany Higgins says she ‘can breathe again’ after Lehrmann loses appeal, government warned to curb spending or risk rising inflation in 2026, baby among dead as Hong Kong fire death toll climbs to 159, controversial Hobart stadium gets parliament's support, and Spotify has dropped its Wrapped for 2025! 

Deep Dive: If you could, would you ditch the algorithm that decides who and what you see on social media?  

That’s the idea behind a new campaign which is calling on the Australian Government to legislate an “opt-in” feature to help us avoid misogynistic, racist, homophobic and harmful content online.  

On this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt speaks with Chanel Contos, the founder of Teach Us Consent, to learn more about the Fix Our Feeds campaign. 

If you want to check out the open letter to Anthony Albanese, you can do that here: https://www.teachusconsent.com/fix-our-feeds#open-letter  

Further listening from headlines: 
Higgins v Lehrmann: Part 1 
Brittany Higgins v Bruce Lehrmann explained: Part 2

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