Victoria had its first taste of the fire season, after several fires threatened homes in the State's Gippsland region yesterday.

Serbia has begun to pull some military equipment and troops away from its border, according to Kosovar authorities.

If you've got young kids, yesterday's ACCC finding that Australians pay more for childcare than most other countries in the OECD probably didn't come as surprise.

Research shows young people who grow up in a regional, rural or remote area are less likely to go to university or access the same career opportunities as city kids.

There's a growing chorus of voices concerned about the implications of the government's misinformation bill - that would give the media regulator more power to combat online misinformation and disinformation.

After hearing about the powerful properties of a humble seaweed strain to reduce emissions, Sam Elsom quit his career as a fashion designer and set up a farm in eastern Tasmania.

The music festival season has kicked off in sweltering temperatures this weekend, and already police in New South Wales are investigating the deaths of two men aged in their twenties after attending an event in Sydney.

The US government will avoid a shutdown for at least the next 45 days after a dramatic last minute funding deal.

In honour of the Opera House's 50th birthday, this weekend kicks off a month-long program of events to celebrate.

Fiona Winning is the Director of Programs at the Sydney Opera House, and Nina Korba, Koa, Kuku Yalanji, Wakka Wakka woman Opera singer joined RN Breakfast to share the program highlights.

Guests: Fiona Winning, Director of Programming at Sydney Opera House, and opera singer Nina Korbe

According to particle physics, you shouldn't exist - it sounds like a philosophical question, but its one scientists have long pored over, but what did we learn about antimatter this week? 

Another study this week suggested that, when all the continents collide in 250 million years' time, there will be almost no land left that's suitable for mammals to survive.

FRIDAY BRAINTEASER: Only one day of the week has an English-language anagram. What is it?

Guest: Dr Jonathan Webb, ABC Science Editor