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Many are trying to gauge the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, so we're featuring two different perspectives. A former deputy NATO commander, and a former US envoy, who have different takes on the future of American involvement and what middle powers should be doing. Then we'll dive back into federal politics and the split between the Nationals and Liberal party. Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.
Bondi Beach has been the site of much grief and reflection over the last six weeks, but tonight the red carpet rolls out to celebrate life.Flickerfest is marking 35 years as Australia's largest short film competition, with screenings under the stars at the Bondi Pavilion over the next ten days.More than three thousand shorts from around the world have been whittled down to just 200, all competing for a host of prizes - and the chance to enter the race for an Academy Award.GUEST: Bronwyn Kidd, Flickerfest Director
This week started with the passage of hate laws and gun laws and ended with the dissolving of the Coalition. Can Sussan Ley and David Littleproud maintain control of their party rooms? And what is the road back to power for divided conservative forces?Our Friday political panel discuss. GUESTS Phil Coorey, Political Editor of The Australian Financial Review Jason Koutsoukis, special correspondent for The Saturday Paper Melissa Clarke, Radio National's Breakfast Correspondent
On the National Day of Mourning for victims of the Bondi terror attack, the Coalition split. The relationship unravelled this week after the Nationals agreed to vote against hate speech laws supported by the Liberal party.GUEST: Anne Webster, National Member for Mallee
The Nationals have announced a second split from their Coalition partner, the Liberal party, in less than a year. It's sparked questions about the future of Opposition Leader Sussan Ley's leadership.GUEST: Anne Ruston, South Australian Liberal Senator and Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle
The Prime Minister apologised to Jewish Australians last night for failing to protect them, as the nation marked a day of mourning in the wake of the Bondi terror attack last month. The day began with a political rupture, as the Nationals walked away from its coalition with the Liberals - in a significant blow to the Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.GUEST: Tim Ayres, Minister for Industry and Innovation PRODUCER: Jason Whittaker
The prime minister of Greenland has welcomed the US President Donald Trump's decision to pare back his threats to take over Greenland.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr Trump suggested a deal was in sight, after walking back threats of tariffs against countries opposing a US acquisition of the Danish territory. He also ruled out using military force to take over Greenland.Donald Trump says the focus is now on defending the Arctic, a missile defence system and access to critical minerals - while curbing the influence of Russia and China in the region.Guest: Ida Auken, Danish MP, in the ruling Social Democrats party, and a former Environment MinisterProducer: Anne Barker & Pip Cook
The recent blast of scorching temperatures across eastern Australia has served as a reminder of the risks extreme heat pose to the community.World Weather Attribution - an academic collaboration of climate scientists - says heat waves can now be expected every five years on average - rather than four times a century, as used to be the case.GUEST: Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Professor of Climate Science at the Australian National UniversityPRODUCER: Sally-Anne Young
European leaders are holding emergency talks in Brussels just a day after US President Donald Trump ruled out imposing tariffs on European nations or using military force to take over Greenland. In a press conference overnight, Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the territory is open to talks with the United States, but sovereignty remains a red line. GUEST: General Sir Richard Shirreff, former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in EuropePRODUCER: Pip Cook
The US military is transferring up to seven-thousand Islamic State detainees from north-eastern Syria to Iraq.It comes after Syrian government forces took control of vast areas of the country's north - which Kurdish-led militia long controlled.Former US envoy to Syria, Joel Rayburn, begins this interview responding to an earlier interview with Sir Richard Shirreff about the future of NATO. Guest: Joel Rayburn, Senior fellow at Hudson Institute's Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East and former US envoy to SyriaProducer: Pip Cook
We take you through the timeline of the second Coalition split since the election.And we ask what role One Nation may have played in pressuring the Nationals, and whether more members may move to the conservative party. Former Nationals leader and One Nation convert is our guest. Then, US President Donald Trump is dropping plans to add a 10 per cent tariff on goods from eight European countries over their opposition to his push to acquire Greenland. Treasurer Jim Chalmers shares the government's reaction. Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.
How do you live when your child is dying? Palliative care is often essential for families living through the unimaginable. But in Victoria, before paediatrician Jenny Hynson came into the picture, such a specialist service didn't exist for children. Today it's a very different story. If this conversation raises any issues for you, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.Guest: Clinical Associate Professor Jenny Hynson, former head of the Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program, founding member of the Children's Bioethics Centre at the Royal Children's Hospital in MelbourneRelated: Changing Australia also spoke with Ella Stratton, founder of the HAS Foundation after the loss of her 12-year-old son Hunter.
The future of the federal Coalition is in the balance this morning, after all 11 National party shadow ministers resigned from their positions yesterday.Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says she urged the Nationals not to walk away from the Coalition, calling the resignations "unnecessary" and urging them to "reconsider".Barnaby Joyce quit the Nationals in November, citing irreconcilably differences.GUEST: Barnaby Joyce, One Nation MP for New England.
Today the Australian flag will be flown at half mast, as the nation marks a day of mourning in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.GUEST: Allegra Spender, Independent MP for WentworthPRODUCERS: Katie McAllister and Eleni Psaltis
The Coalition is on the brink this morning, after National Party senators and MP's resigned en masse from the opposition front bench.Three senators tendered their resignation for breaking shadow cabinet solidarity and opposing the government's hate speech legislation.By the end of the day 11 National party shadow ministers resigned from their positions, with the future of the Liberal-National alliance now in question.GUEST: Colin Boyce, Liberal National Party Member for Flynn in Queensland
A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says Australia's economy is recovering after experiencing a slowdown in recent years. The OECD's Economic Survey of Australia says reform is needed to "raise productivity growth, improve housing affordability and facilitate the energy transition."Guest: Jim Chalmers, Treasurer Producer: Isadora Bogle
Living under "24 hour surveillance," is how Prince Harry has described the alleged tactics of the Daily Mail.Prince Harry has told London's High Court that the Daily Mail had made his wife Meghan's life "an absolute misery", and that the tabloid's intrusion of his early life made him quote "paranoid beyond belief".The Duke of Sussex is one of seven high-profile figures - including Sir Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley - accusing Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers of using unlawful tactics like phone hacking to intrude on their privacy.Associated Newspapers has denied the accusations. Guest: Laura Bundock, Sky News royal correspondentProducer: Pip Cook
The United Nations has warned that the world has entered a new era of global water bankruptcy.A new report has found that climate change, pollution and decades of overuse have left essential sources of fresh water irreparably damaged, with billions of people no longer having enough water to meet their basic needs.Kaveh Madani is the Director of the UN University's Institute for Water, Environment and Health - and the lead author of the study.Guest: Kaveh Madani, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and HealthProducer: Brooke Young, Pip Cook
Donald Trump's determination to acquire Greenland has dominated talks at the Davos World Economic summit overnight, with the US President refusing to take the threat of trade tariffs off the table.But he has ruled out using military force.Meanwhile the EU and France say Greenland's sovereignty is not negotiable and have warned the dispute could shatter the NATO alliance - and reignite a trade war.Guest: Jonathan Eyal is the Associate Director of Strategic Research Partnerships at the Royal United Services Institute in the UK. Producer: Anne Barker
The government's gun law reforms passed parliament yesterday, receiving support in the Senate from the Greens, while its hate laws passed with the support of the Liberal party.Having failed to settle a joint position on the legislation, the Nationals opposed it when it reached the senate. We hear from the Government and the Greens. Then an interview with the Chief of the Norwegian Defence Force, as Washington continues to push for a takeover of Greenland. NATO military leaders are preparing for a scheduled meeting in Brussels this week, right as Denmark calls for a NATO mission in Greenland. And we speak with the British politician pushing for the UK to adopt an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s.Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.
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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.
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18 months? What is next 4 minutes?
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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.