EPISODE · Mar 12, 2025 · 29 MIN
The ugly truth about your delicious bacon sandwich
from The Briefing · host LiSTNR
Thursday Headlines: Greens unveil new plan to legalise weed, Trump tariff chaos continues, Indigenous incarceration rates have jumped 20% since 2019, and Leonardo DiCaprio criticises Australian government for mine expansions. Deep Dive: Australians consume around 17 kilograms of processed meat annually with the 4 billion dollar industry offering quick-fix meals and pushing high protein diets. Over 300 new fast-food stores opened across the country last year, making processed meat more accessible than ever, despite the World Health Organization classifying it as a group 1 carcinogen linked to bowel cancer back in 2015. In this episode of The Briefing Helen Smith is joined by Lucie Morris-Mar, an investigative journalist and author of Processed: How the Processed Meat Industry is Killing Us with the Food We Love, who was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer at just 44. Further listening from the headlines: Malcolm Turnbull on why the US tariff deal is a huge wake-up call is available on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow The Briefing: TikTok: @listnrnewsroom Instagram: @listnrnewsroom @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroom Facebook: @LiSTNR NewsroomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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