Wednesday Headlines:

Labor to pass contentious tax reforms
Angus Taylor grilled on multiculturalism
Urgent testing underway but no new cases of bird flu yet
40 die in France amid record heat
Legal win for Sydney nurses after viral video struck out
Daryl Braithwaite announces retirement from live gigs

Deep Dive: The Australian political narrative has been completely hijacked by the rise of Pauline Hanson and One Nation, as the party and its leader continue to surge ahead in the polls.

But after the Prime Minister publicly challenged her claim that she is the ultimate champion of the "Aussie battler" this week, a critical question remains: who does her party actually stand for?

In this episode of The Briefing, Big Small Talk host Hannah Ferguson joins Sacha Barbour Gatt to break down the reality behind the rhetoric.

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