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  • Bangladesh calls on India to extradite ex-PM to face death sentence

    Bangladesh has formally asked India to extradite Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister ousted last year, after student protests in which about 14-hundred people were killed. A tribunal in Dhaka has sentenced her to death, but she can't appeal unless she returns to Bangladesh, or is arrested within 30 days - and India has given no sign it will hand her over.

    Guest: David Bergman, investigative journalist and long-term Bangladesh watcher

    Producer: Anne Barker

    9 min
  • Australian hospitals wasting $1.2b on avoidable spending: report

    Australia's hospitals are wasting $1.2 billion on avoidable spending, according to a new report by the Grattan Institute.

    The report comes as a public hospital funding stoush between the Commonwealth, states and territories continues. 

    • Guest: Peter Breadon, Health Program Director at Grattan Institute 
    • Producers: Brooke Young and Eddy Diamond 
    6 min
  • Breakfast Wrap: Pauline Hanson says Coalition following One Nation's lead

    New polling published in the Australian Financial Review shows One Nation is more trusted than Labor or the Coalition to deal with the influx of migrants.

    In response, Pauline Hanson says her party has been "setting the agenda for many years now" from migration, to climate change and the Voice.

    "Everything that we've set in place, the Coalition have followed our lead … this is just another one."

    It comes as the Coalition mulls its own immigration policy. 

    We'll hear about the polling from Redbridge's Tony Barry, and get analysis from Melissa Clarke. 

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

    25 min
  • Youth homelessness hit new highs in WA

    Youth homeless services in Western Australia are crying out for new funding … Amid reports of children being kept in mental health wards and hospitals because they have nowhere else to go.

    On average, almost 70 unaccompanied children and young people under the age of 25 are competing for one available bed in crisis accommodation every night in Perth.

    Guests: Elise Jorgensen, Regional Leader of Community Service Operations with Mission Australia in Western Australia

    Kaya, 23-yr old from Perth who has experienced periods of homelessness from the age of 13.

    Producer: Grace Stranger

    8 min
  • Trump open to strikes on Mexico

    A question posed by ABC North America Correspondent Carrington Clarke has led to a potentially seismic answer from the US President.

    "Would I launch strikes into Mexico to stop drugs? OK with me. Whatever we have to do to stop drugs," said Donal Trump.

    Its the latest escalation from the President as he increasingly threatens Latin American countries with military action. 

    3 min
  • Changing Australia: David Lacey and responding to scams, cybercrime and identity theft

    Have you ever been scammed?  Has your email ever been hacked - or have your personal details been stolen in a data breach?

    If you're one of the millions of Australians who have fallen victim, it's likely you've been told to contact the not-for-profit organisation, IDCARE.

    It's Australia's national identity and cyber support service and a critical cog in responding to scams, cybercrime and identity theft.

    12 min
  • Clean Energy Investor Group CEO reacts to Coalition energy policy

    Climate Minister Chris Bowen has touched down at COP30 in the Brazillian city of Belém to help push Australia's hosting bid for next year's climate conference.

    Despite a final decision on where COP31 will be held expected by the end of this week, Australia and Turkiye remain locked in a stand-off, with both nations refusing to cede their bid. 

    • Guest: Richie Merzian, CEO Clean Energy Investor Group 
    • Producer: Eddy Diamond
    7 min
  • New funding for public hospitals in limbo

    Future funding for public hospitals remains in limbo across the country, with states and territories on a collision course with the federal government over a new agreement.

    They are holding the Commonwealth to a promise to fund 42.5 per cent of public hospitals by 2030.

    But a demand from the Prime Minister to rein in hospital spending drew an angry rebuke from some health ministers yesterday.

    • Guest: Ryan Park, Minister for Health of New South Wales
    • Producer: Jason Whittaker 
    5 min
  • 'I'm not saying no migrants': Hanson's call on immigration as Coalition mulls policy

    New polling published in the Australian Financial Review shows One Nation is more trusted than Labor or the Coalition to deal with the influx of migrants.

    In response, party leader Pauline Hanson says while "it is just polling,"  Australians no longer trust the major political parties. 

    It comes as the Coalition mulls its own immigration policy. 

    • Guest: Pauline Hanson, Leader of One Nation and Senator for Queensland
    • Producer: Lexie Jeuniewic 
    16 min
  • Victorian Liberals in turmoil as leader faces spill

    The Victorian Liberal Party is once again in crisis, with the Opposition Leader Brad Battin facing a leadership challenge. 

    It is understood Shadow Treasurer Jess Wilson will nominate as leader when the party meets this morning.

    • Guest: Tony Barry, RedBridge pollster and former Liberal Party strategist 
    • Producer: Jason Whittaker 
    8 min

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