Afternoon Briefing Episode dated 23 October 2025
TV Episode | 58 min | News, Talk-Show

Afternoon Briefing

Episode dated 23 October 2025

TV Episode | 58 min | News, Talk-Show

Patricia Karvelas brings you the latest on AI, social media, Gaza, Ukraine and environment laws, speaking to Julie Inman Grant, Tony Abbott, Kate Hook, Jerome Laxale, Cameron Caldwell, Sarah Hanson-Young and Matthew Sussex.

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Updated Oct 23, 2025

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Oct 23, 2025 (Australia)

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Patricia Karvelas Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Total Control (2019)
Tony Abbott Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia See fewer	Lateline (1990)
Cameron Caldwell Self - Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health; Housing Self - Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health; Housing See fewer	Weekend Breakfast (2012)
Mark Carney Self - Prime Minister of Canada Self - Prime Minister of Canada See fewer	Tagesschau (1952)
Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Self - President of Egypt Self - President of Egypt See fewer	The Endgame (2025)
Sarah Hanson-Young Self - Greens Senator for South Australia Self - Greens Senator for South Australia See fewer	Weekend Breakfast (2012)
Kate Hook Self - Co-Convenor, Climate 200 Self - Co-Convenor, Climate 200 See fewer	ABC News Breakfast (2008)
Julie Inman-Grant Self - eSafety Commissioner Self - eSafety Commissioner See fewer	ABC News Breakfast (2008)
Madeleine King Self - Minister for Resources; Northern Australia (archive footage) Self - Minister for Resources; Northern Australia (archive footage) See fewer	ABC News Breakfast (2008)
Jerome Laxale Self - Federal Labor Member for Bennelong Self - Federal Labor Member for Bennelong See fewer	Weekend Breakfast (2012)
Aleksandr Lukashenko Self - President of Belarus Self - President of Belarus See fewer	Long Knives Night (1999)
Bridget McKenzie Self - Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development (archive footage) Self - Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development (archive footage) See fewer	Nemesis (I) (2024)
Friedrich Merz Self - German Chancellor Self - German Chancellor See fewer	Tagesschau (1952)
James Paterson Self - Shadow Minister for Finance; Public Service; Government Services (archive footage) Self - Shadow Minister for Finance; Public Service; Government Services (archive footage) See fewer	Nemesis (I) (2024)
Matthew Sussex Self - Senior Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies ANU (as Dr Matthew Sussex) Self - Senior Fellow, Centre for Defence Studies ANU (as Dr Matthew Sussex) See fewer	Weekend Breakfast (2012)
Donald Trump Self - US President (archive footage) Self - US President (archive footage) See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Self - President of Turkiye (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President of Turkiye (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Politievlogger Jan-Willem (2016)
Emmanuel Macron Self - President of France (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President of France (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Battements De Coeur (2008)
Giorgia Meloni Self - Prime Minister of Italy (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Prime Minister of Italy (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	La fábrica y el sexo (2025)
Keir Starmer Self - UK Prime Minister (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - UK Prime Minister (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	PMQs (2010)