Radio National Breakfast

More than 390 people have been killed and more than 1,400 people are missing, following devastating flash floods in the border region between Nepal and Tibet this week.

The voters of Secret Harbour are set to decide tomorrow who will represent them in the WA Parliament.

Jakob Steiner is the geoscientist preparing a report for the Nepali government in the wake of this latest disaster. He says he's frustrated the government was not prepared for the flash floods.

Felicity Volk is a former Australian Ambassador to Nepal - and she's now the current director of the Australian Himalayan Foundation. 

Tenzin Choegyal shares his song Snowy Mountains – Gangri, which begins with “so,” a syllable Tibetans sing when crossing mountains to ask deities for safe passage.

There are horrific scenes coming out of Nepal and southern Tibet - where powerful flash flooding has ripped through communities - destroying homes and roads and killing more than 160 people.

Nepali authorities say 34 Australians are among the more than 400 international tourists missing in this disaster.

Then we'll hear some fighting words from the former treasury boss Ken Henry about WA's attempts to keep its GST deal intact. He's call the deal stupid and criticised the Premier's response, after Roger Cook called the Productivity Commission 'east-coast clowns'.

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

There are concerns about how smart glasses are being used to secretly record people.

Just a warning this story includes allegations of sexual assault and may be confronting for some listeners.

Corporate regulator ASIC is promising to slash red tape for business while cracking down on corporate behaviour causing harm.

Federal, state and territory leaders have agreed to "accelerate" efforts to end gender-based violence against women and girls at a National Cabinet meeting yesterday.