The resignation of West Australian Liberal MP Andrew Hastie from the opposition frontbench opens yet another wound for the Coalition as parliament resumes this week.

Then, polls have closed in Syria, where the country is holding its first parliamentary elections since the toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad. We'll learn why this vote is different to what you'd expect. 

And a new round of indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas begins in Egypt today, with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he hopes to announce the release of hostages "in the coming days".

Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.