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Plus. Reporter i am Jennifer Glasse in sen trough afghanistan where the provinces first me mail leader is facing cultural challenges as she drives to govern. The rule party in myanmar says it will accept the results of the election. Earlier a him at who has won. Claiming more than september of votes counted so far, lets go live to Scott Heidler who is there for us. Scott, so a lot of optimism amongst the nld and its supporters. Reporter absolutely. Yeah. No, this is these are estimates if you wi...

A school that demanded parents sign a contract calling homosexuality "sinful" says it regrets its actions, more than two years after it sparked a national debate about discrimination and religious freedom. Citipointe Christian College says it regrets any distress caused to students and parents, who publicly voiced anger when the new contract was developed.

For a long time we've heard that an artificial intelligence future is coming but in reality, it's already here. New research shows retail, nurses and public service workers say automation and artificial intelligence are already integrated in day-to-day ways of working, but want to play a more active role in how its incorporated in the future. Guest: Professor Nicholas Davis, Co-Director, University of Technology Sydney, Human Technology Institute

Allies and defenders of Donald Trump are vowing he will run for president even if he's sent to jail, after the former US leader was convicted on 34 felony charges by a New York court. Trump's fate will be decided next month when he faces sentencing just days before he's set to be confirmed as the Republican Party's candidate for president. Guest: Michael Rothfeld, Investigative Reporter with the New York Times; Pulitzer Prize winner for his reporting on the hush money saga

They've been held up by some as the future of nuclear power, but a new report has cast fresh doubts on the cost of building Small Modular Reactors. The work by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis finds delays and cost blowouts are making the smaller reactors unviable as an option to help replace fossil fuels. Guest: David Schlissel, IEEFA director of resource planning analysis.

Professor Tom Calma, the Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia - took to the stage to deliver the National Reconciliation Week Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration 2024. It was titled 'Looking Back to Look Forward: Lessons from the past to influence actions of the Future' and comes at a time when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples face the political - and public - aftermath of a failed referendum. Tom Calma joined RN Breakfast to discuss. Guest:Professor Tom Calma AO, Co-Chair Rec...

Federal cabinet minister Ed Husic has floated the idea of cutting the corporate tax rate, arguing it would boost productivity, benefit business and trickling down to workers. So, just how substantial are the floated changes - and what impact would they actually have? Guest: Dr.Brendan Rynne, Chief Economist and a Partner at KPMG

The scarcity of places in regional childcare has seen a new coalition of farmers, childcare operators, charities and unions call for the federal government to play a greater role in funding providers. They say a "crisis" in early learning is crippling families and economies across regional Australia. Guest: Maddy Butler, Campaign Director at The Parenthood. Producer: Max Chalmers

Download 12.62 MB Labor Senator Kristina Keneally has met with a Tamil asylum seeker family removed from the Queensland town of Biloela and held in detention on Christmas Island for over three years. Keneally says the government is going to "extraordinary efforts" to deport the family, despite a community campaign to keep them in the country. Guest: Kristina Keneally, Labor Senator Producer: Statement from the Department of Home Affairs: Both adults arrived in Australia illegally by boat. Aft...

Download 7.25 MB After being held for years on islands in the Pacific and then in detention centres in Australia, a group of around 50 asylum seekers and refugees are now celebrating their freedom. Theyve been released from detention centres here into the community after fleeing their countries by boat and being taken to offshore detention in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Refugee advocates are hoping for more releases in the coming weeks. Guest: Jana Favero, Director of Advocacy and Campaigns at ...