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We hear from the man who once ran the Pentagon's civilian protection department, tasked with providing guidance on strikes and investigating killings in war. He is accusing the Trump administration of failing to protect civilians in its bombardment of Iran, as the military investigates a strike on an Iranian school, which left more than 160 people dead, most of them childrenThen a former advisor on Iran to both Presidents Biden and Trump discusses the future of the war. And we hear about the domestic impacts, as One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce shares frustrations over the supply of petrol.Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.
A widening war in the Middle East, critical freight blockages, stranded international travellers, depleting oil and gas reserves and asylum-seeking footballers.And amid all that a new National Party leader stepped up to the plate. Our political panel broke down the week from parliament.Guests: Anna Henderson, Chief Political Correspondent at SBS World News, Matthew Knott, Foreign and National Security Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and Stephanie Borys, Breakfast Political Correspondent.Producer: Jason Whittaker
The conflict in the Middle East has been dominating the headlines this month.But representatives from the nation of Estonia - in Europe's north-east - have been in Australia this week to remind leaders that the war in Europe between Ukraine and Russia grinds on.There are now concerns U-S suggestions of lifting sanctions on Russian oil producers - to ease supply pressures after Iran's attacks on the Strait of Hormuz - could undermine Ukraine's war effort.Guest: Margus Tsahkna, Estonia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Producer: Pip Cook, Tyler Hall
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has proposed rationing fuel in the cities to help address regional fuel supply issues.The federal government will temporarily change fuel standards to allow more supply into the market. Barnaby Joyce says the government's action to date on fuel supplies "really scares people".GUEST: Barnaby Joyce, One Nation Member for New EnglandPRODUCER: Isadora Bogle
Software giant Atlassian is the latest Australian tech company to slash its workforce.Its CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes told staff yesterday that the decision to lay off 16-hundred workers globally - 500 in Australia - was needed for the company's long-term health.It comes as thousands of jobs are shed at Australian software company WiseTech - and Block, the owner of AfterPay.Guest: James Riley, Editorial Director of InnovationAus.com
The first statement from Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has raised a number of questions, not just about the regime's approach, but also about his health. He's vowed to avenge the deaths of Iranians killed in the war and threatened to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz. But the written statement, delivered via Iranian state TV, has raised questions around why the supreme leader is being kept from public view.
il prices have moved higher again - topping 100 US dollars a barrel.US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has told CNBC overnight, that the US Navy can't at the moment escort ships through the Strait, but that it's "quite likely" to happen by the end of the month. Guest: Nate Swanson, Director of the Iran Strategy Project at the Atlantic Council and a former Iran policy adviser to the Trump and Biden administrationsProducers: Grace Stranger, Brooke Young
The Trump administration is facing accusations that it's failing to protect civilians in its bombardment of Iran, as the military investigates a strike on an Iranian school, which left more than 160 people dead - most of them children.The New York Times yesterday reported that an ongoing military investigation has determined the US was responsible for the strike, citing US officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings.Last year, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth scrapped initiatives aimed at reducing civilian harm in military operations - including programs designed to track and investigate civilian casualties.GUEST: Wes J Bryant, retired Master Sergeant in the Warfare Branch of the US Air Force
While the US and Israeli strikes on Iran continue in the air and at sea, a parallel fight is unfolding online.Cybersecurity analysts are warning of a spike in hactivist activity from Iranian-linked groups attacking allies of the US - after a major medical technology company was hit by a so-called wiper malware attack this week.Guest: Aiden Sinnott, Principal Threat Researcher at British Cybersecurity Firm SophosProducer: Grace Stranger
Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says the Strait of Hormuz will remain blocked as long as the war with the US and Israel continues.Oil prices have climbed higher again, as the strait — which supplies a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas — remains closed. So, is strangling the strait the regime's most effective strategy in this conflict?GUEST: Jamie Smyth, US Energy Editor, Financial TimesPRODUCERS: Oscar Coleman, Eleni Psaltis
Dennis Richardson has explained the reasons for his shock resignation from the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, saying he felt he was "surplus to requirements" and "grossly overpaid". We play his first broadcast interview on the matter on the Breakfast Wrap and get a response from the federal opposition. Then we speak with the investigative outlet Bellingcat, who's been looking into the deadly strike on a school in Iran. It comes as the New York Times reports on an ongoing military investigation that now blames the US for the strike. Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.
Around Australia, volunteer ranks in general are thinning — hitting critical services in some regional and remote areas of the country.In Tasmania, more than 415 volunteer ambulance officers work alongside paid paramedics to support their local communities.Keith Parker has racked up 16,000 hours over 15 years of service, mentoring countless new recruits and saving lives along the way.Guest: Keith Parker, volunteer officer for Ambulance Tasmania.
The International Energy Agency has agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil, the largest such move in its history, to try to rein in crude oil prices that have soared due to supply shocks from the US-Israeli war with Iran.But what does it all mean for Australia?Guest: David Leaney, international supply chain management consultant and Lecturer at Australian National UniversityProducer: Tyler Hall, Eddy Diamond
Shadow Attorney-General Michaelia Cash says Dennis Richardson's reasons for departing the antisemitism royal commission are a "devastating indictment" on the federal government.GUEST: Senator Michaelia Cash, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Attorney General.
Former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson has resigned from his position as special advisor to the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion.Mr Richardson was tasked with preparing a report outlining intelligence and security agencies actions surrounding the Bondi terror attack.Commissioner Virginia Bell has thanked Mr Richardson for his work and says the team will ensure the report is still delivered. GUEST: Dennis Richardson
The International Energy Agency has announced the largest release of oil reserves in its history, in an effort to curb soaring energy prices as the Middle East conflict continues.
The Robodebt scheme was branded "cruel", "crude" and "neither fair nor legal" by a royal commission, but nobody involved in its implementation or operation will likely ever face criminal charges.Yesterday, the National Anti-Corruption Commission released the findings of its investigation into six people referred to it - by the royal commission.While four - including former prime minister Scott Morrison - were cleared by the NACC - two public servants were found to have engaged in "serious corrupt conduct".But the investigation concluded there was "insufficient admissible evidence" to refer them for criminal charges.GUEST: Dr Christopher Rudge, socio legal scholar and lecturer at Sydney Law School
International Energy Agency says it will release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, as Iran forced the effective closure of the the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.The IEA says it will make 400 million barrels of oil available from its members’ emergency reserves, which is more than double the previous high released back in 2022 in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.GUEST: Madeleine King, Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia PRODUCER: Jason Whittaker
It's been almost two weeks since the US and Israel began their campaign of air-strikes across Iran but there is no end in sight.And as the conflict continues Israel has intensified its strikes across Beirut and parts of southern Lebanon as it targets the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, killing more than 600 people. So what is the endgame?Guest: Christiane Amanpour, journalist of British-Iranian descent and chief international anchor for CNNProducer: Eleni Psaltis
Israel has continued its military strikes across parts of Beirut and southern Lebanon overnight, as it targets the Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah.Lebanon's Health Ministry says more than 600 people have now been killed since the war broke out - more than a week ago - with about fifteen hundred injured.Guest: Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States InstituteProducer: Grace Stranger
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Maybe we put weapons on Mexico from China and Russia to learn about senseless wars.
Thank you for giving an interview to a moran. Bring him back again so we can enjoy the graves extending even more in Ukraine while he is safe at home in the U.S.
You wanted to do the interview because you want to say Putin is a liar. A dictator. And gone crazy. You deserve the shit. Ukraine is not corrupt, right? They speak gospel.
This is your man, Australia. He is worth a try .
You mean elites will lose money on the remote control in their palms of their hands to adjust the sun, the wind, the rain, the moon, the stars, the whole weather. They have the remote control and not the universe
Is this what it is?
Garbage
You still got your Al Gore mask on from a century ago
young people can't afford to buy homes, and babies and young kids need early learning/schools in proximity to stable longterm housing.
Garbage
18 months? What is next 4 minutes?
Garbage
In Death Valley, California. U S A
Garbage. None of you are Trump. You all work for your masters. You will get rotten eggs thrown at you. None of you are worth going to jail for. Lightweights.
The guest is a coward. Sending other people to die. There is no way Russia is going to be defeated. That is the reality.
Australia is a dog to America. The United Stares created the threat, then got the other two drag into something they were not to be involved in the first place. Fear. China China China. Russia. Russia. Russia Nearly a thousand military bases all over the world and surrounding countries America does not have control over. Australia, you did not build air defence before. Now you build them now against hypersonic missiles. Do you like fetching the stick back & forth from a command from your master.
Stage my rear end.
The 5 eyes nations have no problem surrounding Russia or China. Why the concern?
There is no one else. The most popular ones are dead or are thrown in jail? Garbage. I hope both of you playing stupid are proud of yourself. We are here because people like being mouthpiece of real evil. Like Putin is evil, and we are so good like America and N.A.T.O.
You mean what the Western countries have been doing for decades to the people of Africa stealing and leaving their garbage at the same time.