23 Feb 2026

OZ Update: What's happening in Australia?

From Afternoons, 2:10 pm on 23 February 2026

Brad Foster joins Jesse to discuss the latest developments across the Tasman. Today, he's talking about the return of the so-called ISIS brides, who are seeking to come back to Australia from Syria.

The Australian and Aboriginal flags fly at half-mast on the Harbour Bridge in Sydney on September 9, 2022 after Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died at her Scottish Highland retreat on September 8 at the age of 96. (

Photo: AFP

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