Specialist fees for medical procedures and consultations are increasing around the country, putting more financial pressure on patients. 

Dr Nick Coatsworth explains the reasons behind the problem and how to improve Australians’ access to specialist care.

• Guest: Dr Nick Coatsworth, Australia's former deputy chief medical officer at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, now an ambassador for Patients Australia
• Producer: Eddy Diamond

Anti-migrant demonstrations have intensified across the UK, with police breaking up angry clashes between pro-and anti-immigration groups outside hotels for asylum seekers.

The protests were triggered after a court ruling last week which ordered asylum seekers be removed from a hotel in Epping — a decision the government says it will appeal.

The Starmer Government has now announced plans to reform its asylum appeals process, to reduce the backlog of more than 100,000 cases.

• Guest: Professor Anand Menon, Director of "UK in a Changing Europe" and professor of European politics and foreign affairs at King's College in London
• Producer: Anne Barker

Australian households are throwing out up to 113kg of perfectly good food each year, costing them around 1,500 dollars.

Food rescue organisation OzHarvest is releasing its annual wastage report this morning, warning Australia is not on track to reach a national target to halve food waste by 2030.

• Guest: Ronni Kahn, founder of OzHarvest
• Producer: Brooke Young

Israeli forces have attacked Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, killing at least 20 Palestinians including five journalists.

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the attack as a 'tragic mishap'.

Meanwhile the Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the attacks. It says the Israeli military has killed almost 200 journalists and media workers during the war.

• Guest: Tess Ingram, spokeswoman for UNICEF in Gaza
• Producer: Anne Barker 

As parliament resumes, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed a warning from the Grattan Institute chief Aruna Sathanapally that public services would have to be cut unless taxes were hiked to ease pressure on the budget.

The Breakfast Wrap hears from the PM on tax, housing and Palestine following mass protests across the country on the weekend. 

Then, a UN-backed health agency has officially declared famine in parts of Gaza — including Gaza City — an assessment that will escalate pressure on Israel to allow more food aid into the Palestinian enclave.

And in an effort to boost civics engagement rates, the House of Representatives is preparing to host its first ever national youth parliament. 

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

For the first time, the Australian Parliament is embarking on hosting its own national youth parliament.

Similar programs have been held by the states, all designed to boost engagement with Australia's democratic processes.

Guests:

Kiarah Nener, former state youth parliament participant

Milton Dick, Speaker of the House and Member for Oxley 

A series of health crises are escalating across the Pacific, ravaging communities with outbreaks of HIV, Tuberculosis, and malaria.

Papua New Guinea's Health Minister in June declared "a war" on TB, the country's leading cause of death, while Fiji is now battling the second fastest-growing HIV epidemic in Asia-Pacific. 

• GUEST: Lady Ros Morauta, Former First Lady of PNG and Chair of the Global Fund
• PRODUCER: Brooke Young

From October, all first homebuyers will have the chance to purchase a property with just a 5% deposit, with the federal government bringing forward the expansion of its First Home Guarantee program

This comes as the federal government also pledges to pause the National Construction Code in a bid to speed up construction and address the housing shortage.

• GUEST: Andrew Bragg, shadow minister for housing and homelessness
• PRODUCER: Jason Whittaker

As parliament resumes, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed a warning from the Grattan Institute chief Aruna Sathanapally that public services would have to be cut unless taxes were hiked to ease pressure on the budget.

• Guest: Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister
• Producers: Melissa Clarke and Jason Whittaker