and QF now have a strong CRM course.
I bet they have. In the old days the briefing before take off and the top of descent briefing assumed both pilots could read a chart and any pertinent information therein. "Any questions?" was the usual briefing. if there was a pertinent question it was handled on the spot. Nowadays one eye is kept on the CVR microphone to ensure every long winded sentence is recorded for legal reasons - not flight safety reasons. Arse covering is vital just like the Public Service.
Since CRM/ TEM and other buzzwords crept into aviation lexicon, briefings have become markedly longer to the extent of being useless in terms of the receiver of the briefing trying to remember every word the other bloke is uttering. The theory being the more sentences that can be crammed into a briefing the less opportunities for the legal eagles or FOQA readers to swoop on one tiny inconsequential item to hang the crew out to dry in event of an inconsequential incident.