There's a tussle over how the government should regulate artificial intelligence, some want a lighter touch to unlock billions of dollars for the Australian economy, while others are worried about the cost, particularly on creatives. 

Today on the Breakfast Wrap we hear from the Writers Guild and the federal opposition.

Then, more than 50 Texas Democrats have fled the state to block an attempted Republican gerrymander to redistrict the state and gain more seats in Congress. 

We'll speak to one of the lawmakers who've left Texas, and could now be facing potential civil arrest. 

And an Iranian-born man is facing deportation from the United States to Australia, despite having no connection to the country. 

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More than 600,000 children under the age of five are now at risk of violence, disease, and hunger in Sudan according to aid groups.

On the Breakfast Wrap we head to Sudan for an update on the world's largest humanitarian crisis. 

Then, we'll hear from one of the signatories to a major Israeli letter calling on President Trump to help end the war in Gaza. 

We'll turn back home to find out why big tech isn't going far enough to protect children, according to the E-Safety Commissioner. 

And then get the view of the Productivity Commission, who's hoping AI can play a bigger role in the Australian economy.

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Representatives from 170 countries are gathering in Geneva today in the hopes of finalising a global treaty limiting plastic pollution.

December talks in South Korea collapsed after a small number of fossil fuel producing nations blocked attempts by 100 countries to introduce a legally binding treaty that limits plastics production.

But ahead of this week's summit, health experts have urged the UN to take a stronger stance against plastic pollution, which they describe as a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger to human health".

Then, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene a meeting of his security cabinet this week to discuss how to achieve its military objectives in Gaza. 

There are reports from local media that he is proposing a total occupation of Gaza. 

It comes as the Australian government is facing renewed pressure to indicate when it will recognise Palestinian statehood, after authorities estimate more than 100,000 people marched over Sydney Harbour Bridge to call for an end to the war in Gaza.

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Labor MP Ed Husic says the weekend's pro-Palestinian protests were a "wake-up call for Australian politics".

When I looked in this crowd you had the people you would expect who have been there from the start, but there was a lot of middle Australia there and I think that's something that can't be ignored."

Today on the Breakfast Wrap we hear from the Labor backbencher about the impact of the rally over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and we get a response from NSW police, who have raised concerns with the scale of the demonstration.

We'll also turn to Gaza, to ask what the future of Hamas is, as more countries come to the table on Palestinian statehood. 

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Spying on Australia, and the theft of this nation's secrets is costing the economy about $12.5 billion a year. So what is the government doing about it?

We interview the Home Affairs Minister following a major speech by Australia's chief spy. 

Then, as countries face tariff deadlines from Washington, one country is worried its being singled out following its announcement that it would conditionally recognise a Palestinian state next month. 

We hear from the former Canadian Ambassador to Israel. 

And our Friday political panel will wrap a big fortnight in federal politics.

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Anthony Albanese is facing growing pressure to recognise a Palestinian state after Canada joined Britain and France in flagging it would recognise Palestine with conditions. So what does recognition actually mean and what would it change for Palestinian people. 

Then, just days before a major tariff deadline, Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on India as countries like Australia try to wrangle exemptions. 

And the Productivity Commission's annual Closing the Gap report reveals only four out of 19 targets are on track to be met, with the NT being the worst-performing jurisdiction in the country.

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