Radio National Breakfast

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 Sophos
• Producer: Grace Stranger

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 University
• Producer: Tyler Hall, Eddy Diamond

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

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.

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.

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 CNN

Producer: Eleni Psaltis