As parliament returns for the first time since the federal election, the university sector will be front and centre with the government introducing its student debt relief legislation this week.

The changes come as universities continue to face uncertainty amid a clamp down on international student numbers.

• Guest: Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University 
• Producer: Max Chalmers 

More than 20 nations — including Australia — have issued a joint statement calling for an end to the war in Gaza and condemning the humanitarian crisis in the strip.

The joint statement by foreign ministers said “the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths."  It also described the recent deaths of more than 800 Palestinians who were seeking aid as “horrifying”. 

In a separate development,  Israel's Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, has confirmed he's cancelled the visa of a top UN official in Jerusalem, accusing him of anti-Israel bias and spreading lies about the war in Gaza.

• Guest: Professor Michael Lynk,  former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories, and Associate Professor in Law at Western University in London, Ontario
• Producer: Anne Barker

In developing news overnight, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to sit down for peace talks tomorrow in Turkiye. 

It comes seven weeks after earlier negotiations stalled.

Ukraine has been carrying out hundreds of drone attacks inside Russia — causing chaos at airports around Moscow — with hundreds of flights cancelled.

At the same time, Ukraine says Russia has launched about 450 drones and missiles since the start of the week.

• Guest: Francis Farrell,  Australian journalist working for the Kyiv Independent
• Producer: Anne Barker

The federal government has pledged $14 million to tackle the toxic algal bloom affecting South Australian waters, which is twice the size of the ACT.

Meanwhile, regional communities reliant on fisheries and tourism say they're facing dire economic circumstances the longer the bloom continues.

The state government's emergency management committee will meet today and hear from scientists about what else could be done to address the outbreak.

• Guests: Susan Close, Deputy Premier of South Australia and Minister for Environment, and Pat Tripodi, Chief Executive, Marine Fishers Association
• Producer: Joe Sullivan

A viral kiss cam moment at a Coldplay concert in the United States last week has led to the resignation of American tech CEO Andy Byron from the company, Astronomer.

During the show in Massachusetts, a camera panned to a couple embracing. When they realised they were on the big screen, they quickly jumped out of view.

Despite the incident lasting just seconds, it was quickly shared, scrutinised, and dissected online.

• Guest: Karen Ferry, advertising and communications consultant and Gruen panelist
• Producer: Eddy Diamond

The Australian delegation that accompanied the Prime Minister to China last week, included key figures from the tertiary education sector.

So what did they get out of the trip? 

• Guest: Professor Sharon Pickering, Vice-chancellor and President of Monash University
• Producers: Joe Sullivan and Lexie Jeuniewic 

The Prime Minister's six-day tour of China last week was used in part to bolster Australia and Beijing's steel-making partnership.

This comes as the Opposition calls for a Senate Inquiry into the Australian metals manufacturing sector.

• Guest: Alex Hawke, Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation and Manager of Opposition Business in the House 
• Producer: Rachael Bongiorno 

The procession of parliamentarians to Canberra has continued this morning, ahead of the first sitting week of the new parliament.

Among them is the returning Health Minister Mark Butler, who says the Albanese government's second term will be focused on the delivery of election promises.

• Guest: Mark Butler, Minister for Health and Ageing, Disability and the NDIS 
• Producer: Rachael Bongiorno 

Streaming giant Netflix has admitted to saving time and money by using artificial intelligence to create an entire sequence in one of its shows.

The Co-CEO Ted Sarandos says one sequence in an Argentinian limited series was completed ten times quicker by using generative AI than if it were done by a VFX team. 

VFX artist and founder of indie outfit Luminary Studios Rassoul Edji told Radio National Breakfast the use of the technology "crosses a boundary" that "replaces the artist... removing the creative aspect of it."

Features: Rassoul Edji, VFX artist and founder of indie outfit Luminary Studios

Reporter: Luke Siddham Dundon

You've heard a lot about the Trump administration's USAID cuts, but the United States is not alone on the cutting front.

Today, the Lowy Institute's annual South-East Asia aid map has been released, revealing health, education, and environmental programs in Southeast Asia's poorest countries are under threat as a result of western governments slashing their foreign aid budgets.

So where does Australia fit in the mix? 

• Guest: Alexandre Dayant, Deputy Director of the Indo-Pacific Development Centre at the Lowy Institute
• Producer: Teodora Agarici