The European Parliament held its elections over the weekend, with provisional results showing significant victory for radical-right political parties across the continent.

As preliminary election results rolled in, French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap parliamentary election in the country later this month, following strong results for his right-wing rival party Marine Le Pen.

In this episode of The Briefing, we take a deep dive into the surge of right-wing parties and policies across Europe, what’s behind the drift to the right, and what the impact might be here in Australia.

Headlines:

Investigations suggests PwC scandal to be beyond just Australia

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas proposes bill to ban all political donations

Former footballer Jarryd Haynes wins appeal against sexual assault convictions

World records broken at Aussie swimming trials

Note: If you'd like to hear our former episode on how companies pay to influence our politicians, head here.

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