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RN Breakfast, 16th August 2024
Coverage and analysis of national and international events.
Published: with Patricia Karvelas
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes 59 seconds
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'A start': Landmark report on murdered Indigenous women
After two years of hearings featuring 87 submissions, the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children has handed down its findings.
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Duration: 13 minutes
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Divide on Gaza visas and pressure over gambling reform - Politics with David Speers and Samantha Maiden
This political divide over accepting Palestinians fleeing Gaza has seen the Coalition at odd with ASIO.
And pressure is mounting on Labor to go further than they are expected to on gambling reform. So, what's playing into the decision?
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Duration: 10 minutes 18 seconds
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Opposition slams Govt 'delay' on Rex support
The Federal Government will guarantee all regional flight bookings for customers of Rex during its administration process over the next month.
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Duration: 7 minutes 43 seconds
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David Baddiel ponders the male gaze
For decades David Baddiel has made audiences laugh, listen and even ponder some of life's big questions. Why do some believe in God, is anti-semitism racism, and is football ever coming home for the English men's team?
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Duration: 18 minutes 44 seconds
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First case of deadly mpox strain found in Sweden
The first case of the more deadly strain of the mpox virus has been confirmed in Sweden, it's the first case to have been detected outside of Africa.
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Duration: 4 minutes 43 seconds
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Ts and Cs may prevent Disney lawsuit
Most people have agreed to terms and conditions without properly reading them, companies know this and according to legal experts are trying to slip more and more clauses into those Ts and Cs that consumers are not aware of.
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Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds
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'I'm the Raygun of poetry': James Colley
This poetry month, RN Breakfast is sharing a brand new poem every Friday, commissioned by Red Room Poetry.
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Duration: 7 minutes 48 seconds
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Neurodivergence and representation in theatre
Mark Haddon's best-selling novel - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime - took the literary world by storm when it was first published in 2003.
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Duration: 7 minutes 9 seconds
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Australia lags world on human tissue laws
Yesterday the government announced the establishment of an Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into human tissue laws, to determine whether legislative reform is required to harmonise laws across the nation, given the laws have not been…
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Duration: 5 minutes 39 seconds
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A blueprint for a consistent lunar timezone - Science and brainteaser with Dr Jonathan Webb
As lunar missions become increasingly frequent, the absence of a standard time zone on the moon poses logistical challenges.
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Duration: 8 minutes 52 seconds
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China's Antarctica presence raises concern
Australians have been exploring Antarctica since 1954, sharing the area with over 50 other country signatories to the Antarctic Treaty.
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Duration: 6 minutes 5 seconds
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Varroa mite found in Vic during peak pollination for almonds
Beekeepers are being urged to monitor their hives after Varroa mite was detected in Victoria's north-west.
The bee killing parasite has been found near Mildura, where thousands of hives have been transported to pollinate almond trees.
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Duration: 4 minutes 28 seconds
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US sends sub to Middle East amid escalating tensions
The US is sending an aircraft carrier group, including a guided missile submarine, to the Middle East.The move comes amid global fears that Iran is poised to carry out a military strike against Israel.
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Duration: 9 minutes 28 seconds