Radio National Breakfast

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu sensationally resigned on Monday, less than a month after his appointment.

Mr Lecornu was France's fifth prime minister in less than two years.

His sudden resignation has sparked opposition calls for President Emmanuel Macron to step down.

• Guest: Lisa Louis, freelance journalist based in Paris
• Producer: Teodora Agarici 

It was the deadliest attack on the Jewish people in a single day since the Holocaust.

On October 7, 2023, the militant group Hamas led an incursion into southern Israel,  killing about 1200 people.

Since then, more than 67,000 people have been killed in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, according to local authorities. 

• Guest: Yonatan Zeigen, social worker, mediator, and the son of the late peace activist Vivian Silver who was killed on October 7, 2023 in Kibbutz Be’eri
• Producer: Teodora Agarici

Israel and Hamas have begun negotiations in Cairo to discuss U-S President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

Mr Trump urged negotiators to "move fast" and called on Israel to temporarily stop bombing the Palestinian enclave.

Former adviser to Mr Trump and US Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, says it is "unlikely" the Gaza plan will happen. 

Mr Bolton has also offered advice to the Prime Minister of Australia ahead of his meeting with Mr Trump later this month.

• Guest: John Bolton, former US Ambassador to the UN who also served as National Security Advisor during US President Donald Trump's first term
• Producers: Teodora Agarici and Anne Barker 

The resignation of West Australian Liberal MP Andrew Hastie from the opposition frontbench opens yet another wound for the Coalition as parliament resumes this week.

Then, polls have closed in Syria, where the country is holding its first parliamentary elections since the toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad. We'll learn why this vote is different to what you'd expect. 

And a new round of indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas begins in Egypt today, with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he hopes to announce the release of hostages "in the coming days".

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

A former TV host, an avid heavy metal drummer, and perhaps one of the best known figures in Japanese politics is set to become Japan's first ever female Prime Minister.

Japan's ruling conservative party has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader over the weekend  that is if the parliament approves her ascension on October 15.

• GUEST: Melanie Brock, Australian consultant in Japan, and board member of Japanese companies including Asahi and Kawasaki
• PRODUCER: Grace Stranger 

A man is in custody accused of firing up to a hundred shots randomly at strangers from an apartment window in Sydney's inner-west last night.

The shooting in Croydon Park left one man in a critical condition and several people suffered minor injuries.   

NSW Police say they believe a long-arm rifle was used in the shooting, and have described the incident as "unprecedented". 

• Guest: Trent King, Acting Assistant Commissioner for NSW Police 
• Producers: Eleni Psaltis and Lexie Jeuniewic 

There is growing demand for native seed in Australia: for things like essential revegetation and restoration projects and the growing number of carbon abatement projects.  

But at the same time, the critical native seed sector faces many challenges, including the impacts of climate change and the loss of native vegetation.

The Euroa Arboretum manages one of just a few seed banks in Victoria, harvesting and storing a diverse collection of native seed for large scale projects in Victoria.

• GUEST: Cathy Olive, development manager Euroa Arboretum
• PRODUCER: Nancy Notzon

The national stand-off between the states and the federal government over hospital funding is adding fresh pressure in the ACT. 

Health now makes up more than a third of the territory's budget, with aging patients and blocked hospital beds straining the system. 

ACT leaders say without a long-term funding deal, Canberra's hospitals risk falling further behind demand.

• GUEST: Rachel Stephen-Smith, ACT Health Minister
• PRODUCER: Anne Barker

The resignation of West Australian Liberal MP Andrew Hastie from the opposition frontbench opens yet another wound for the Coalition as parliament resumes this week.

Today, there are reports former opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has blamed Mr Hastie for the Coalition's election loss. 

But Acting Shadow Minister for Home Affairs, James Paterson, says he does not agree with Mr Dutton's reported assessment of Mr Hastie's performance on the campaign trail. 

• Guest: James Paterson, Acting Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Shadow Minister for Finance 
• Producer: Isadora Bogle

Psychiatrists in New South Wales' public hospitals have welcomed a 20 per cent interim pay rise, after the state's Industrial Relations Commission ruled that poor salaries are leading to compromised patient care.

It comes after more than 200 psychiatrists tendered their resignations earlier this year.

• Guest: Dr James Leeder, psychiatry registrar in New South Wales
• Producer: Brooke Young