Iran and the United States have wrapped up another round of indirect talks in Geneva.

The talks are aimed at reaching a deal on Tehran's nuclear program and potentially averting another war as the U.S. gathers a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the Middle East.

• Guest: Jasmine El-Gamal, foreign policy analyst and former Middle East advisor at the US Department of Defence
• Producer: Pip Cook

Slightly higher than expected inflation in January has kept pressure on the Reserve Bank to inflict another interest rate hike and increased scrutiny of the federal government's economic management.

We'll unpack the latest figures and hear from the Treasurer and Shadow Treasurer. 

Then, the Prime Minister is in hot water over comments he's made about a former Australian of the Year. 

And debate is intensifying in Tasmania over the use of antibiotics in the salmon industry.

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

It's been three years since the Matildas took the nation by storm with an historic run at the 2023 Women's World Cup.

But as the Tillies prepare to kick off the Asian Cup in Perth this weekend, ticket sales are a far cry from the sold-out stadiums of three years ago.

Now Football Australia - and its supporter the Commonwealth Bank - have released free tickets.

So has the country fallen out of love with women's' football?

• Guest: Kate Gill, former Matildas captain and former boss of the player's association 
• Producer: Grace Stranger

The education system has historically been riddled with inequalities and injustices for First Nations children.

Aunty Lynette Riley's parents were only able to go to year three - in a system that then focused on manual work.

That's driven her to make change over decades - in how we embed Indigenous education, culture and language, and better train teachers.

• Guest: Aunty Professor Lynette Riley, Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi woman from Dubbo and Moree, Chair of Aboriginal Education and Indigenous Studies at the University of Sydney and the Co-Chair of the National NAIDOC Committee

"Numerous societies have slipped into conflict or fallen apart when inter-communal fear and forces of hatred run out of control."

That's the warning from Labor MP Julian Hill, as the federal government moves to mend fraying social cohesion in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

In a speech to the McKell Institute yesterday, the Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs also said there's been an overemphasis on identity politics.

• Guest: Julian Hill, Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs

Self exclusion isn't a silver bullet for gambling addiction recovery, according to a Statutory Review into BetStop, which was tabled by the federal government yesterday.But the report has identified BetStop, the national Self-Exclusion Register, needs to be improved; including making it harder for people to de-list themselves.

• GUEST: The Reverend Tim Costello AO, Chief Advocate for the Alliance for Gambling Reform

Slightly higher than expected inflation in January has kept pressure on the Reserve Bank to inflict another interest rate hike and increased scrutiny of the federal government's economic management.

• GUEST: Jim Chalmers, Treasurer
• PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

The federal opposition has launched fresh attacks on the government over its spending - with the latest inflation figures coming in higher than expected.

January figures show prices rose zero-point-four per cent in the month and three-point-eight per cent annually.

• GUEST: Tim Wilson, Shadow Treasurer
• PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

The BBC is under fire for broadcasting a racial slur during the BAFTA awards show.

The word was a verbal involuntary tic from a prominent Tourettes advocate in the audience. 

The broadcaster has apologised and announced a fast-tracked investigation into the matter. 

Debate is intensifying in Tasmania over the use of antibiotics in the salmon industry.

Salmon farmers could be banned from using the antibiotic florfenicol as early as next week; after the drug was detected in abalone and lobsters more than 10 kilometres from the nearest salmon pens.

Authorities have proposed suspending emergency permits -- which allowed companies to use the antibiotic.

The industry has been using the drug to combat a bacterial disease which led to a mass mortality event last year.

• GUEST: Peter George, Tasmanian independent member for state seat of Franklin 
• PRODUCER: Eddy Diamond