Radio National Breakfast

US President Donald Trump says he had told his negotiators not to rush into any peace deal with Iran, playing down hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the middle east war.

The Minister for Social Services, Tanya Plibersek has defended the Prime Minister amid criticism of his comments on calls for a Royal Commission into domestic violence. 

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

It's been a big week of the big sell as the federal government hit the streets to pitch its budget initiatives. 

The federal government has unveiled a 7.2 million-dollar funding package to help combat a diphtheria outbreak.

The federal government is launching consultation to guide its efforts over the next five years to end violence against women and children.

A question posed by a Norwegian political journalist to Prime Minister Narendra Modi while visiting Oslo has kicked off a huge debate over the state of the press in India and the leader's willingness to engage with it. 

Eleven Australians on board a flotilla headed for Gaza are now returning home after being detained by Israeli security forces.

It's the reigning reality hit of Australian TV that feeds off scandal, but nothing like what's happened to the British version of the show this week.

Queensland farmers who lost thousands of animals in widespread flooding this wet season have been denied federal funding to help rebuild their herd.

For the government's tax reforms to pass parliament, they'll have to be supported by the Greens, after the Coalition said it would oppose the changes.