Seven in ten people living in aged care facilities are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, according to a study of 21 Victorian aged care services in 2024.

The Aged Care Royal Commission also heard evidence about poor quality food. 

Celebrated chef Maggie Beer has made this a focus of her work, trying to change the culture of food in aged care and the quality of life of those living there.  

Guest: Maggie Beer, chef, host of Maggie Beer's Big Mission, founder of the Maggie Beer Foundation 

South Australia's toxic algal bloom is continuing to devastate parts of the state's coastline, killing thousands of marine animals, and disrupting local industries.

Amid the unfolding crisis, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he'll visit the state next week to meet with the SA premier and inspect the impact of the bloom. The PM's trip follows weeks of criticism over his government's response to the outbreak.

• Guest: Peter Malinauskas, SA Premier
• Producer: Brooke Young

Just over a year ago, Senator Fatima Payman quit the Labor party.

She made her decision after being suspended from the Labor caucus for crossing the floor to vote for a Greens motion to recognise Palestine as a state.

• Guest: Fatima Payman, independent senator for WA 
• Producers: Lexie Jeuniewic and Joe Sullivan

Shadow Finance Minister, James Paterson, says the Coalition is taking an "open-minded" approach to the government's upcoming productivity roundtable.

The three-day, invitation-only event will be held at Parliament House from August 19. 

At this stage, the Opposition will be represented by Shadow Treasurer, Ted O'Brien. 

• Guest: James Paterson, Shadow Finance Minister and Liberal Senator for Victoria 
• Producers: Teodora Agarici and Lexie Jeuniewic 

The Reserve Bank has delivered on a widely anticipated interest rate cut, announcing a 0.25 percentage point reduction to 3.6 per cent.

It marks the third interest rate cut of the year, and comes as the government prepares for its productivity roundtable next week.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the three-day event will inform the government's decisions, and "is a good opportunity to shake the tree for more ideas in our economy." 

• Guest: Jim Chalmers, Treasurer 
• Producer: Teodora Agarici

Star Entertainment, which operates casinos in Sydney, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane, has secured a deal with Hong Kong-based partners to service piles of debt and alleviate critical cash flow issues.

But it will have to walk away from its landmark Queen's Wharf development on the Brisbane River, a gleaming new $2.6 billion hotel and casino backed by government as a jewel in the city's tourism crown.

• Guest: Stephen Mayne, commentator and shareholder activist 
• Producer: Jason Whittaker 

Australia's top foreign affairs officials will meet Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat on the island of Tanna today to discuss a possible $500 million deal between the two countries.

The agreement would cover climate resilience and economic development, but details around travel and visa arrangements are not yet public. 

• Guest: James Batley, Distinguished Policy Fellow in the Department of Pacific Affairs at ANU
• Producer: Brooke Young

Federal law enforcement agents have begun patrolling Washington DC, as the Trump administration's temporary takeover of policing in the nation's capital gets underway.

Donald Trump says the move is to "rescue" the city from a public safety crisis, but the city's mayor says violent crime was at its lowest level in decades last year. 

The city's attorney general, Brian Schwalb, has labelled the takeover "unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful".

• Guest: Brooke Pinto, Washington DC councillor 
• Producer: Anne Barker

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Gaza yesterday for the funerals of journalists killed in Israeli strikes at the weekend.

Four of the six journalists killed were Al Jazeera staffers.

Israel says it targeted prominent Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif as he was a "terrorist" posing as a journalist, a claim Al Jazeera strenuously denies.

The United Nations has called the deaths a "grave breach of international humanitarian law".

• Guest: Peter Greste, Executive Director of the Alliance for Journalists' Freedom and former correspondent for Al Jazeera in the Middle East 
• Producer: Jason Whittaker 

Sharing images or videos of illegal acts online could soon carry a penalty of up to three years in gaol under newly proposed laws in Western Australia.