Radio National Breakfast

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the Australian economy has expanded faster than expected, but that productivity has dropped. 

France is fighting fast fashion by raising the price of clothing sold by some of the worlds largest retailers.

Police in Kathmandu are now urging relatives of those missing to provide DNA samples to help identify the recovered bodies.

US President Donald Trump has declared Lake Ontario - which straddles the border - will now be known as Lake America. But Canada is standing firm. 

Oil prices have been hovering above $90 US a barrel this week.

Four really insightful interviews spanning the disaster zone in Nepal, key court cases in the US, and a major political forum in the Pacific. 

Hear from a Nepali MP about the government's shift to rehabilitation. She tells us the government will still keep security forces in place to find any survivors. 

Then the whistleblower who contributed to the case against Meta thats seen the social media giant pay an $18bn settlement to US states. 

We'll also speak with the LAPD officer who investigated Tupac Shakur's murder. 

And the Pacific Affairs Minister Pat Conroy joins us from Palau amid a bumpy Pacific Islands Forum summit.

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

Tasmania's Premier has urged Woolworths to reconsider a decision which will see Tasmanian beef removed from shelves next year.

The conclusion of one of hip-hop's most enduring mysteries, who murdered rapper Tupac Shakur, is now leading people to another decades old cold case.

From the notoriously difficult duck cake, with its popcorn hair and potato chip bill, to the swimming pool cake full of green jelly, or the choo-choo train loaded with lollies - generations of Australian kids celebrated with baked creations from the Women's Weekly 'Children's Birthday Cake Book'. 

This week, new data from the Bureau of Statistics shows a drop in building approvals.