Radio National Breakfast

Melissa Donnelly says the cost of living and the AI boom are some of her priorities. 

Jane Tiller recognised for for driving legislative change that bans life insurers from discriminating against people due to genetic testing results.

The Coalition has unveiled a policy to cut the tobacco excise by 80% and make vapes and nicotine pouches more accessible to adults. 

Geomorphologist Kristen Cook says the floods destroyed sensors before they could send signals the flood was there.

It's not down, but it's barely up, and yet inflation remains a problem - so what is going on with the Australian economy right now?

The latest National Accounts data shows the economy growing by 2.1% over the year to June 30, but productivity remained sluggish. 

We hear from the Treasurer, the Shadow Treasurer and a panel of economists to unpack what it all means. 

Then we also head to Nepal to hear about the challenging work of recovering and identifying bodies being pulled from the disaster zone. 

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

The Panama disease TR4 has spread to an eleventh banana farm.

Bill Webb was just 5 years old when he was first introduced to leather plaiting.

Later, he met R-M Williams himself and developed a life-long love of his work, becoming one of Australia's finest leather plaiters.

The Chinese government has been accused of covering up the scale of the disaster in Tibet - where the official death toll stands at 16, with more than 500 still missing. 

Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says the move will increase federal revenue by $2 billion a year. 

Aruna Sathanapally, CEO of the Grattan Institute and Diana Mousina, Deputy Chief Economist at AMP, analyse the latest data.