RN Breakfast - Separate stories podcast
6,218 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsRN Breakfast daily stories separated out for easy listening. RN Breakfast is the program informed Australians wake up to. Start each day with comprehensive coverage and analysis of national and international events, and hear interviews with the people who matter today—along with those who'll be making news tomorrow.
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Power prices set to fall: AEMC
December 08, 2019 21:18 - 7 minutes - 6.71 MBA new report by the Australian Energy Market Commission predicts that retail electricity prices will fall significantly, after rising by more than 50 per cent over the past decade.
Parliament to examine social media attacks on democracy
December 08, 2019 21:05 - 11 minutes - 11 MBFederal Parliament has voted to set up an inquiry to look at the way that malicious foreign actors peddle misinformation to try to undermine Australian democracy and values. Committee chair Senator Jenny McAllister joins RN Breakfast.
David Littleproud on the continuing bushfire crisis
December 08, 2019 20:46 - 10 minutes - 9.37 MBDisaster and Emergency Manager David Littleproud joins RN Breakfast to discuss the dire need for fatigue management among firefighters, as over 50 fires continue to blaze across Australia's east coast.
East coast bushfires: fears of 'mega fire' as winds set to build
December 08, 2019 20:35 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBAustralia's east coast is bracing for another devastating week of fire emergencies, as over 100 blazes continue to burn in Queensland and NSW. Calmer conditions are set to deteriorate tomorrow, with winds building.
Finance with Michael Janda
December 08, 2019 19:51 - 7 minutes - 7.09 MBDespite a record number of Australians either in jobs or looking for them, there are growing concerns about a workforce participation crisis.
Dealing with 'a great ally' — World News with Matt Bevan
December 08, 2019 19:46 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBOver the weekend the US' complex relationship with Saudi Arabia has again been called into question, after a Saudi Air Force student in pilot training murdered three people and injured eight others in a shooting attack at a Navy base in Pensacola, Florida.
'Fiddling with accounting': how Australia meets its Paris targets
December 08, 2019 19:35 - 10 minutes - 9.61 MBAustralia's Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister, Angus Taylor, arrives in Madrid later today for the annual United Nations climate talks.
North Korea tests missile, pulls out of de-nuke talks
December 08, 2019 19:18 - 7 minutes - 7.31 MBThe US and South Korea are closely monitoring activities at North Korea's long-range rocket launch site, after Pyongyang claimed it carried out a "very important test." Their announcement came as North Korea's senior diplomat stated that de-nuclearisation was off the negotiating table.
Complacency enacts "a terrible price" as measles grips Samoa
December 08, 2019 19:12 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MBA measles epidemic in Samoa has killed 65 people since October - most of them very young children.
Life after power: Blanche d'Alpuget on Bob Hawke post-politics
December 05, 2019 21:48 - 9 minutes - 8.99 MBAuthor Blanche d'Alpuget has the final word on her husband of 25 years in her latest book, Bob Hawke: The Complete Biography.
Science with Jonathan Webb: NASA's mission to touch the Sun
December 05, 2019 21:38 - 10 minutes - 9.21 MBNASA's Parker Solar Probe releases its first batch of results; a small comet is heading towards Earth; and the difficult task of rescuing beached whales.
Background Briefing: The problem with winning
December 05, 2019 21:25 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBAustralians lose $24 billion a year gambling, more than any other country in the world. But what if you knew the odds were stacked against you from the beginning?
'Short-changing' our kids: A look at Australia's education funding
December 05, 2019 21:05 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBThe dismal results of the PISA study have ignited debate around equitable funding for schools and the stalled rollout of the so-called Gonski reforms.
Calls for early treatment trials for crippling tick disease
December 05, 2019 20:52 - 7 minutes - 6.59 MBThere are calls for early antibiotic treatment trials for tick-borne Lyme disease, after more patients seek banned therapy and more doctors are suspended for giving it.
'Ideology and prejudice': John Hewson slams public service cuts
December 05, 2019 20:36 - 10 minutes - 9.49 MBThe Government's public service overhaul has reduced the number of departments from 18 to 14 and claimed the scalps of five department heads. So what does it all mean?
Australia's tax system still 'unsustainable': Ken Henry
December 05, 2019 19:50 - 10 minutes - 9.19 MBIt's been 10 years since the landmark Henry Tax Review was handed down, but a decade later, almost none of its recommendations have actually been implemented.
Pelosi says Trump impeachment to go ahead — World News with Matt Bevan
December 05, 2019 19:45 - 5 minutes - 4.91 MBFollowing an announcement by the US Speaker of the House, it now appears inevitable that Donald Trump will become only the third president in US history to be impeached.
Indigenous group warns against scrapping Murray-Darling Basin Plan
December 05, 2019 19:35 - 9 minutes - 8.44 MBIn all of the shouting this week over the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, there's one voice that hasn't been heard — that of Indigenous people.
Millions in France strike in protest against pension reform
December 05, 2019 19:13 - 10 minutes - 9.78 MBFrance has been rocked by massive demonstrations, with millions of workers walking off the job to protest plans to overhaul the country's pension system.
Dangerous weather continues across eastern Australia
December 04, 2019 21:43 - 2 minutes - 2.49 MBDiana Eadie from the Bureau of Meteorology discusses eastern Australia's continuing high weather alert.
Frozen sequel inspired by Sámi people
December 04, 2019 21:34 - 8 minutes - 7.71 MBThe much-anticipated Disney sequel to Frozen, Frozen 2, is doing big business at the box office, but nowhere is it generating more excitement than among the indigenous Sámi people in northern Europe, from whose culture the movie has taken inspiration.
Spoiling the night sky? - Tech with Ariel Bogle
December 04, 2019 21:24 - 6 minutes - 5.58 MBElon Musk's SpaceX is one of several companies with plans to launch thousand of small satellites into low-Earth orbit. But there are concerns these satellites could seriously disturb the work of astronomers and change the night sky.
High Court rules on class actions
December 04, 2019 21:17 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MBThe High Court has delivered a significant setback for the funding model of highly profitable class actions in Australia.
Government "sitting on its hands" over economy: Jim Chalmers
December 04, 2019 21:05 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBTreasurer Josh Frydenberg says yesterday's economic growth figures shows Australia is "back in the black and back on track." Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers disagrees, pointing to weak consumption and business investment. He speaks with RN Breakfast.
What are the implications of the Medevac repeal?
December 04, 2019 20:50 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBFormer New Zealand opposition leader David Cunliffe discusses the secret arrangements behind the Federal Government's Medevac repeal: arrangements that could pave the way for a resettlement deal with New Zealand.
The tangled web of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
December 04, 2019 20:34 - 10 minutes - 9.42 MBMick Keelty, the interim inspector-general of Murray-Darling Basin Water Resources, discusses his four-month inquiry into water sharing.
Is Australian business heeding the climate change call?
December 04, 2019 19:50 - 8 minutes - 7.7 MBIn the lead-up to next week's UN Climate Summit, Kylie Porter, the executive director of Global Compact Network Australia, discusses how Australian businesses are tackling climate change.
'Hard to breathe': Sydney reels from bushfires pollution
December 04, 2019 19:44 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MBEastern Australia is on high alert this morning, with total fire bans in place for nine regions across NSW and with firefighters battling a dangerous blaze on Queensland's Darling Downs. Public health experts are warning that people need to prepare for more severe and longer-lasting episodes of air pollution.
'Too much medicine': how over-medication could be harming you
December 04, 2019 19:35 - 8 minutes - 7.95 MBBritish Medical Journal editor-in-chief Fiona Godlee says there's growing evidence that the medicine we rely on to keep us healthy is actually resulting in over-diagnosis, unnecessary interventions and over-medication.
Stranded: refugees disappointed by Medevac repeal
December 04, 2019 19:20 - 4 minutes - 4 MBSri Lankan refugee Shaminda Kanapaphi, who lives in Port Moresby after several years in detention on Manus Island, discusses the Federal Government's repeal of the 'Medevac' legislation.
'An abuse of power': public impeachment hearing against Trump
December 04, 2019 19:12 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MBFour US constitutional law experts have testified at the first public impeachment hearing into President Donald Trump, three of them accusing the President of obstructing justice.
New exhibition on water soon to open at Qld Gallery of Modern Art
December 03, 2019 21:45 - 6 minutes - 6.2 MBWith much of Australia experiencing one of the driest years on record, Queensland's Gallery of Modern Art is launching a major exhibition on water.
Education union calls for more funding to address academic decline
December 03, 2019 21:36 - 8 minutes - 7.67 MBThe Australian Education Union's Correna Haythorpe joins RN Breakfast to discuss how to address the alarming decline in performance of Australian students.
Great Barrier Reef in 'terminal decline': scientist Jon Brodie
December 03, 2019 21:17 - 9 minutes - 8.8 MBIn six months' time, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee will review the Great Barrier Reef status, amid increasing concerns that it could be listed as "in danger".
Gladys Liu linked to donor implicated in money laundering probe
December 03, 2019 21:05 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBControversial Liberal MP Gladys Liu is once again at the centre of foreign interference allegations. Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles speaks with RN Breakfast.
House prices fire up again while the economy limps along
December 03, 2019 20:52 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MBAnalysts expect the latest GDP figures out today will show the economy is limping along after recording its weakest annual growth in a decade.
Government agrees to review of water-sharing between states
December 03, 2019 20:34 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBFormer Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce speaks with RN Breakfast as the Government orders a review of the water-sharing arrangements between the states.
Australian students behind in maths, reading and science: PISA
December 03, 2019 19:50 - 9 minutes - 8.47 MBA global student testing has found Australian students are falling further behind their overseas counterparts in maths, reading and science.
Trump hits back at Macron over NATO comments — World News with Matt Bevan
December 03, 2019 19:44 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBThe US President Donald Trump has hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron over his criticism of NATO, saying his comments were "very insulting".
House Democrats release Trump impeachment report
December 03, 2019 19:35 - 9 minutes - 8.25 MBIn Washington, the Democratic-led House Intelligence Committee has formally released a report documenting their impeachment case against President Donald Trump.
Calls for Malta PM to resign immediately over journalist's murder
December 03, 2019 19:17 - 7 minutes - 6.7 MBThe head of an EU mission to Malta has called on the country's Prime Minister to quit immediately as investigations into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia continue.
Human Nature on 'surreal' induction into the ARIA hall of fame
December 02, 2019 21:45 - 8 minutes - 7.48 MBWhen Human Nature started out as an all-singing, all-dancing, boy band in the 90s, it would have been easy to dismiss them as part of a passing fad, but 30 years and 13 studio albums later, they've just been inducted into the ARIA hall of fame.
Virginia Trioli on cancel culture, gender discrimination and republishing 'Generation F'
December 02, 2019 21:35 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBIn the early '90s, the case of three Melbourne women accusing the headmaster of Ormond College of sexual harassment split Australia's feminist movement. That debate prompted Virginia Trioli to write Generation F, which she has decided to republish 25 years later.
Australia will end all government-to-government development assistance to Pakistan
December 02, 2019 21:10 - 7 minutes - 7.16 MBAustralia will end all government-to-government development assistance to Pakistan in the next financial year as it pursues its 'step-up' agenda in the Pacific.
'We need to work across party lines to get policy that is up to meeting the climate crisis': Richard di Natale
December 02, 2019 21:05 - 10 minutes - 9.86 MBThe United Nations climate summit has opened in Madrid with more dire warnings about the future of the planet if the world doesn't stop burning coal.
Nursing white paper argues highly specialised nurses are underutilised
December 02, 2019 20:52 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MBAustralia has some of the most highly trained nurses in the world, but a survey has found that nearly 40 per cent are in a job where they can't fully use their knowledge or skills.
‘Medevac repeal legislation is a completely unnecessary exercise’: Kerryn Phelps
December 02, 2019 20:35 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBThe push to repeal the medevac laws will go down to the wire in the next day or two with crossbench Senator Jacqui Lambie still to reveal how she'll cast her deciding vote
Religious leaders on the Government's draft religious discrimination bill
December 02, 2019 19:49 - 10 minutes - 9.54 MBPrime Minister Scott Morrison has announced his Government has pushed back its plans to outlaw religious discrimination until next year. So what are the religious leaders saying about the current draft bill?
Prince Andrew's accuser Virginia Giuffre interviewed by BBC — World News with Matt Bevan
December 02, 2019 19:45 - 6 minutes - 5.52 MBPrince Andrew is back in the public eye as an interview with Virginia Giuffre - the woman who has accused him of having underage sex with her – will be aired on the BBC.
Green microgrids powered by renewable energy begin Australian trials
December 02, 2019 19:35 - 7 minutes - 6.74 MBTechnological advances are now making it easier and cheaper for communities to build green microgrids using renewable energy.