Radio National Breakfast

The West Australian government looks set to lure an Italian Serie A football match all the way to Perth, complete with domestic league points on the line.

The match needs to be moved from the San Siro in Milan due to a clash with the Winter Olympics next February.

While governing body UEFA has approved the clash between heavyweights AC Milan and close neighbours Como, the plan hasn't been without controversy.

• Guests: James Horncastle, Italian Football Correspondent for The Athletic
• Also featuring: Gianni Jamal Nasri, President of Milan Club Perth
• Producer: Oscar Coleman

Greg Shackleton, Gary Cunningham, Tony Stewart, Malcolm Rennie and Brian Peters: five young men who became forever linked by an atrocity in the jungles of Timor-Leste 50 years ago today.

The story of the 'Balibo Five' has sparked books, a feature film and multiple inquiries. What's less well known is the work of the Balibó House Trust, which remains on the ground, lifting up the local community.

• Guest: John Milkins, Balibó House Trust chair and son of Gary Cunningham
• Producer: Jason Whittaker 

Madagascar's military says it's in control of the country, after the nation's president was impeached while in hiding.

This follows weeks of youth-led protests against the government, sparked by high unemployment and allegations of corruption.

• Guest: Gaëlle Borgia, journalist based in Antananarivo
• Producers: Teodora Agarici and Luke Siddham Dundon

In Gaza, the International Committee of the Red Cross has received the remains of 45 Palestinians as the ceasefire continues to hold.

The Liberal Party needs to end its post-election "apology tour" and "mass therapy session", according to one of its most senior frontbenchers.

In a wide-ranging speech last night, Shadow Finance Minister James Paterson warned that his party could face destruction if it adopts a Nigel Farage-style populist agenda. But Mr Paterson also rejected suggestions the Liberals should position themselves as free market teals. 

Then, an Arab-Israeli member of the Knesset worries that far-right politicians will justify returning to war in Gaza based on Hamas delays in returning Israeli hostage bodies. We hear from Aida Touma-Sliman. 

Also today, we look at Oral history. Its considered the world's oldest form of sharing knowledge and culture, and in Australia, Aboriginal people have been sharing stories this way for thousands of years.

Earlier this week, former prime minister Tony Abbott launched a new book tracing the history of Australia and questioned the reliability of oral history.

In response, Yorta Yorta man and chair of the First Nations Foundation, Ian Hamm, says "substance and an accurate record of events" are at the centre of oral history.

And in the wake of the algal bloom outbreak in South Australian waters, the state and federal governments are contributing more than $100 million to spruik this message.  

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

Every May, landmarks across the country — from the Sydney Harbour Bridge to South Australia's Parliament House — are illuminated yellow to mark National Road Safety Week.

About 1,300 people are killed on Australian roads annually, and another 44,000 are seriously injured, forever changing the lives of individuals, families and communities.

But the origins of National Road Safety Week are personal for its creator Peter Frazer, who lost his daughter Sarah in a road crash in 2012 and has been working tirelessly for the last 13 years to improve road safety around Australia.

• Guest: Peter Frazer, President of Sarah (Safer Australian Roads and Highways) Group

Australia's national science agency has hit historically low levels of government funding. That's according to new analysis from the parliamentary library — commissioned by independent Senator David Pocock.

The CSIRO admits funding isn't keeping up with the cost of vital scientific research, as departments are asked to consolidate research activity and reduce headcount.

• Guest: Doug Hilton, CSIRO Chief Executive
• Producer: Jason Whittaker

The government has announced the allocation of international university student places for next year — with the University of Sydney told it will not be able to increase its international student enrolments in 2026.

It says student visa applications are down 26 per cent compared to last year.

• Guest: Julian Hill, Assistant Minister for International Education
• Producer: Isadora Bogle

It's the summer plan designed to restore confidence in many of South Australia's most frequented beaches and marine areas.

In the wake of the algal bloom outbreak in South Australian waters, the state and federal governments are contributing more than $100 million to spruik this message.  

• Guest: Peter Malinauskas, Premier of South Australia
• Producer: Joe Sullivan

The Liberal Party needs to end its post-election "apology tour" and "mass therapy session", according to one of its most senior frontbenchers.

In a wide-ranging speech last night, Shadow Finance Minister James Paterson warned that his party could face destruction if it adopts a Nigel Farage-style populist agenda.

But Mr Paterson also rejected suggestions the Liberals should position themselves as free market teals. 

• Guest: James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Finance and Liberal senator for Victoria 
• Producer: Isadora Bogle