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Who is Zohran Mamdani? + Police arrest alleged uni hacker
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Afternoon Headlines: First repatriation flight of Australians from Israel lands in Sydney, three men charged over murdered indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey and 27-year-old woman arrested over alleged cyber hacks at Western Sydney Uni
Deep Dive: Zohran Mamdani is the Democratic Party candidate on track to be the next Mayor of New York City, propelled by a wave of community-led support with strong left-wing ideals.
The 33-year-old candidate is making history as the first Muslim South Asian nominee, who has endorsements from Bill Clinton and is using TikTok algorithms to his advantage.
In this episode of The Briefing Natarsha Belling is joined by Simran Pasricha from Pedestrian TV to unpack what lessons politicians around the world, including here in Australian, can learn from this changing of the political guard.
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