As the federal government prepares to announce its 2035 emissions target, the Business Council of Australia has released its own economic modelling on the cost of cutting emissions.

It comes as the coalition continues to review its commitment to achieving net-zero emissions.Guest: Angie Bell, Shadow Environment Minister

Producer: Joe Sullivan

2025 is on track to be a record year for gold. On Tuesday, the price of spot gold hit a record high of US$3578 dollars an ounce

It's nearly doubled in value since early 2023. So what exactly is driving investors to gold?

• Guest: Louise Street, Senior Markets Analyst at the the World Gold Council in London
• Producer: David Cook

The fashion world is in mourning with the passing of renowned designer and business man Giorgio Armani who has died aged 91. 

Born in 1934, he went from aspiring doctor, to military man, then department store window dresser. 

It was in Milan that he worked his way up to become a legend of the fashion world. 

Reporter: Luke Siddham Dundon

A second Robodebt Class Action has settled for a record- breaking $548.5 million.

This means the federal government would pay $475 million in compensation to victims of the former government's Robodebt scandal. The rest of the amount would cover legal and admin fees.

• Guest: Charmaine Crowe, Program Director for Social Security at the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
• Producer: David Cook

Marine life in South Australia's waters has been devastated by this year's algal bloom outbreak. But one innovative idea could help keep the iconic giant Australian cuttlefish safe.

The South Australian government has this week installed what they're calling a "bubble curtain" along the Cuttlefish Coast on the Eyre Peninsula as scientists race to protect more than 50,000 cuttlefish eggs and hatchlings.

• Guest: Professor Mike Steer is the executive director of the South Australian Research and Development Institute
• Producer: Eddy Diamond

A new program - being launched on ABC iView - is exploring the healing power of grassroots sports for migrant communities across the country.

Guest: Paul Kennedy, ABC journalist

Producer: Grace Stranger

$530 billion is how much the investment could cost if Australia cuts carbon emissions above 70% by 2035, according to a new report from a peak business lobby group.

With the Climate Change Authority modelling a new 2035 target between 65 and 75 per cent, the Business Council of Australia has laid out the numbers and what it says are the significant investment, labour and regulatory barriers.

• Guest: Bran Black, chief executive, Business Council of Australia (BCA)
• Producer: Jason Whittaker

Humanitarian groups say women are bearing the brunt of this week's Afghanistan earthquakes.

Partly because they're banned from being treated by male doctors and there's a scarcity of female doctors. The United Nations has called for the needs of women and girls to be given urgent priority.

• Guest: Susan Ferguson, UN Women Special Representative in Afghanistan
• Producer: Anne Barker

China has staged its biggest ever military parade — a display widely seen as a declaration of its growing global power.

Chinese President Xi Jinping was joined by Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un and told the crowd that the world now faces a choice between 'peace or war'.

Then,  the federal opposition is trying to get the phrase "truth tax" to catch on, as it slams the government's plans to change to Freedom of Information laws, potentially charging journalists a fee to lodge requests. 

We hear from the Shadow Attorney General Julian Leeser. 

Then what do you think about this take? - anti-migration rallies over the weekend aren't proof of national intolerance — they're a warning that political failure is undermining trust in the immigration system.

That's according to Philip Ruddock who spent years in public life shaping migration policy as a Howard government minister. He shares his perspective with the Breakfast Wrap. 

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

In Australia, around 2000 children are living with childhood dementia, a devastating condition caused by 145 genetic disorders that rob children of their ability to walk, talk and recognise their loved ones.  

Megan Maack has become a leading force in this area, pushing for greater recognition, funding and support, with her work reframing the issue into a national health priority.

And as she does this, Megan is also a mother, caring for her own two children living with childhood dementia.