Radio National Breakfast

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States is pushing for a June deadline to end Russia's war with Ukraine.

The attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally in Perth last week has been declared a terrorist act.

The West Australian Premier Roger Cook says a 31-year-old man accused of throwing the homemade bomb has now been charged with 'engaging in a terrorist act'. We'll hear from Malarndirri McCarthy, the  Minister for Indigenous Australians.

Then, an interview with the US judge who ordered the release of a five year old boy and his father from immigration detention after they were detained by ICE. 

And we'll finish up talking cryptocurrency as one of the largest platforms accusing Australian banks of stifling competition. 

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

It may be summer here in Australia but many of the country's top snow sport athletes have headed to the mountains of northern Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympic games.

The Milano-Cortina event is set to be hosted over eight main locations across northern Italy from figure skating in Milan to alpine skiing in the Dolomites mountain range.

• Guest: Ben Waterworth, host of Olympics podcast "Off the Podium"
• Producer: Brooke Young

From the RBA interest rate rise to ongoing talks between the Nationals and Liberals, it's been another eventful week in politics.

To break it all down for you is the Friday political panel.

• Guests:Charles Croucher, Nine News chief political editor Katina Curtis, Canberra Bureau Chief for the West AustralianMelissa Clarke, Radio National political correspondent  

New data from the Productivity Commission has revealed Australia's rate of childhood immunisation fell to a 10-year low in 2024-25.

It comes as infections of the potentially fatal bacterial respiratory infection, known as whooping cough,  reach their highest level nationally since records started in 1991.

• Guest: Catherine Hughes, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Immunisation Foundation of Australia 
• Producer: Grace Stranger

It was yet another moment that sparked fierce debate in the United States over Donald Trump's immigration crackdown as ICE agents detained a five year old boy.  

Liam Ramos and his father were taken from their home in Minneapolis last month and sent to a Texas immigration facility for detained families.

The federal government claims Liam's father entered the US illegally from Ecuador in December 2024, but the family's lawyer says he has a pending asylum claim that allows him to stay in the US.

• Guest: Fred Biery, Texas District Judge
• Producer: Brooke Young

The attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally in Perth last week has been declared a terrorist act.

The West Australian Premier Roger Cook says a 31-year-old man accused of throwing the homemade bomb has now been charged with 'engaging in a terrorist act'.

• Guest: Malarndirri McCarthy, Minister for Indigenous Australians
• Producer: Isadora Bogle 

Moscow and Washington have agreed to re-establish regular military contact as a key nuclear treaty expires.

It was the scandal that shocked Canberra including members of the government.

Consulting firm PWC came under fire in 2023 over revelations some of its senior partners misused confidential Australian government information to help big multinational companies avoid paying more tax.

Two separate parliamentary inquiries have probed the use of consultants which the government has responded to over the last week.

• Guest: Barbara Pocock, Greens Senator
• Producer: Jason Whittaker

Cryptocurrencies have been somewhat of a conundrum for the Australian Government. While concerns around high volatility and criminal use persist, a growing number of Australians are investing in digital currencies.

But how are the major banks responding to the growing market for decentralised currencies?

• Guest: John O'Loghlen, Australia Director and Asia-Pacific Managing Director of Coinbase
• Producer: Grace Stranger