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  • Denmark bans drones ahead of EU summit

    Denmark has banned civilian drone flights following the latest sighting of unidentified drones over military facilities in the country.

    Denmark says the drones are part of a "hybrid attack", but has stopped short of accusing anyone.

    • Guest: Peter Viggo Jakobsen, Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Defence College
    • Producer: Anne Barker 
    7 min
  • White House unveils 20-point plan to end war in Gaza

    The White House has unveiled a 20-point plan to end the ongoing war in Gaza. 

    Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump said the release of the plan represented "potentially one of the greatest days ever in civilisation".

    Mr Trump also said a peace deal for Gaza is "beyond very close".

    • Guest: Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, Gazan-American analyst and head of the 'Realign for Palestine' project at the Atlantic Council.
    • Producer: Anne Barker 
    12 min
  • Breakfast Wrap: Australia's role in the space race

    Australia is the centre of the known universe this week, as world leaders in space development and research meet in Sydney for the annual International Astronautical Congress.

    A new space race has begun, with billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos leading the way and the Australian government encouraging local industry to get involved.

    Then, confusion remains about exactly how many Australian companies will be impacted by looming US pharmaceutical tariffs.

    Last week the US President announced that from October, the US will impose a 100 per cent tariff on branded or patented pharmaceutical imports, unless a pharmaceutical company builds a manufacturing plant in the US - so what could it mean for Australian industry?

    And the Prime Minister has wrapped up a visit to the UK with an address to the Labour party conference in Liverpool.

    During the speech, Mr Albanese vowed to defend democracy itself while standing alongside the man he described as his "mate": British PM Sir Keir Starmer.

    It comes after the Australian PM leaned into the comfort of the Commonwealth, enjoying lunch with King Charles at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

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

    26 min
  • Changing Australia: Mignon McHendrie and keeping wildlife safe

    Every day, Mignon McHendrie's phone runs hot with calls for help to save injured wildlife.

    After finding a severely injured bird 30 years ago - and realising there was no one around to help - Mignon started her own group.

    Wildcare Inc is now the main service in the NT, Rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing animals back into the wild.  

    8 min
  • Dr Monique Ryan urges more spending on medical research

    As the Trump administration hollows out health institutions and cuts vital science funding, the Australian government is being urged to increase spending on medical research.

    Dr Monique Ryan says billions of dollars of Australia's Medical Research Future Fund are going unspent — and new costings show the government can afford to do more.

    • Guest: Dr Monique Ryan, Independent MP for Kooyong
    • Producer: Cathy Van Extel
    8 min
  • Australia braces for Trump's 100 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals

    Confusion remains about exactly how many Australian companies will be impacted by looming US pharmaceutical tariffs.

    Last week Donald Trump announced that from October, the United States will impose a 100 per cent tariff on branded or patented pharmaceutical imports, unless a pharmaceutical company builds a manufacturing plant in the US.

    • Guest: Elizabeth De Somer, CEO, Medicines Australia 
    • Producers: Oscar Coleman and Brooke Young 
    8 min
  • Counting begins in pivotal Moldovan election

    Counting is underway in the Moldovan election, with the outcome expected to determine whether the small Eastern European country joins the EU or drifts back into Moscow’s fold.

    The pro-Western government has repeatedly accused Russia of interfering in the lead-up to voting day. 

    Moscow has dismissed the claims as “anti-Russian” and “unsubstantiated.” 

    • Guest: Denis Cenus, Fellow with the Democratic Resilience Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis
    • Producers: Lexie Jeuniewic and Luke Siddham Dundon 
    6 min
  • US intelligence warns of growing Chinese military fleet

    There's renewed concern about China's construction of a fleet of commercial ferries that could be used in any attack on Taiwan.

    The RoRo ferries could be used to land tanks, equipment and personnel without needing a port.

    According to an ABC report published today,  a classified Pentagon report from earlier this year describes the build-up of the fleet as rapid.

    • Guest: Sam Rogeveen, Director of International Security at The Lowy Institute
    • Producer:  Brooke Young
    7 min

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