Radio National Breakfast

Who knew what... and when... about the Optus triple zero outage? Those are the key questions asked this week in parliament following the disastrous outage linked to three deaths. 

We'll get clarity on the timeline, and hear from the federal government. 

Then, the French President says he will name a new prime minister in the next 48 hours. Yet he's still under pressure to follow his ex-Prime Minister out the door too. One of his Renaissance party colleagues joins us. 

In Queensland, mining giant Glencore has accepted a $600 million support package from the state and federal governments to save its ailing sites.

And we'll find out why an Australian has been hit with a 14 year prison sentence in absentia by Russia, over his role fighting in the war in Ukraine. 

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

The success of Adelaide-made 'Hollow Knight: Silksong', which crashed gaming stores on release, and sold more than 6 million copies in a month, has shown what local gaming developers are capable of.

The success of the industry, worth $4.4 billion annually, is being celebrated in Melbourne during its International Games week, as more creatives try their hands at producing something more interactive. 

In 2011, Arrernte elder William Tilmouth helped form a community-led solution in Alice Springs to improve the prospects of future generations of Indigenous people.

He became the founding chair of Children's Ground — a not-for-profit organisation led and run by First Nations people.

It set out on a 25-year plan, with a heavy focus on education, to support the next generations of Indigenous children and empower the local community to walk in two worlds.

Guest:

William Tilmouth, Founding Chair of Children's Ground

If you're a treasure hunter, surely the job is done once you find the chest? Or perhaps when your find gets a tick of approval by the experts. 

Shayne Thompson and Leon Deschamps have been on a years-long search for answers since uncovering a bronze Ming Dynasty Buddha statue buried in the red sands of Shark Bay in Western Australia.

• Guests: Shayne Thompson and Leon Deschamps, prospectors from Western Australia
• Producer: Eddy Diamond

Much of the focus of parliament this week has been on the government's response to the Optus triple-0 outage last month which has been linked to at least three deaths.

Communications Department officials told Senate estimates Optus sent two emails alerting the department to the outage to an incorrect address, leaving the department in the dark.

• Guest: Kristy McBain, Minister for Emergency Management
• Producer: Isadora Bogle

The opposition is calling for legislated mandatory minimum jail sentences for child exploitation offences.

While in parliament, the government has introduced a bill to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist organisation.

• Guest: Julian Leeser, Shadow Attorney-General
• Producer: Isadora Bogle 

North Queensland copper processing plants will remain open for at least another three years, thanks to a $600 million injection from the state and federal governments.

It ends months of negotiations with the Swiss mining giant Glencore, which had threatened to end operations this year.

• Guest: Tim Ayres, Minister for Industry, Innovation, and Science
• Producer: Eddy Diamond

Mining giant Glencore has accepted a $600 million support package from the Queensland and federal governments to save its ailing sites.

The deal aims to keep the Swiss multinational's Mount Isa Copper Smelter and adjoining Townsville Refinery operational until the end of 2028.   

• Guest: Peta MacRae, Mayor of Mt Isa City Council 
• Producer: Grace Stranger 

The Attorney-General's Department has been unable to say how many Freedom of Information (FOI) requests come from anonymous or automated sources.

The revelation came this week in Senate estimates hearings, as the government tries to push through FOI reforms which have been criticised by public transparency advocates.

Labor has cited the burden on public servants to deal with anonymous or automated applications as a key reason for the reforms.

• Guest: Catherine Williams, Executive Director of the Centre for Public Integrity.
• Producer: Grace Stranger

Australia's institutional stock exchange has a new rival.

Chicago-based Cboe has won regulatory approval to begin listing companies for investors on its platform, promising greater innovation and support services.

It comes amid scrutiny of the Australian Securities Exchange, with the corporate regulator launching a landmark inquiry and lawsuit following recurring trade-processing glitches.

• Guest: Oran D'Arcy, Head of  Listings for the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) at Cboe Australia
• Producer: Grace Stranger