Radio National Breakfast

How do you squeeze 1.3 million more people into Australia's largest city?

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says he's told front-bencher Andrew Bragg his job is to "express the views of the Coalition" after the Shadow Minister for Housing's Press Club address.  

Tomorrow marks five years since Afghanistan's capital Kabul fell to Taliban forces.

There are reports out of the United States that sailors have tried to jump overboard from a US aircraft carrier facing deteriorating conditions after being on deployment for more than 250 days. 

The company is accused of using information obtained in audits of its clients - that it knew was off limits - to win new business.

The new head of Iran's Basij paramilitary says the Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management".

Voters in the English seaside constituency of Clacton are voting in a high-stakes by-election that will determine the future of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

The Tasmanian government says it's a single case - and not yet considered an outbreak.

The shadow minister delivered a speech to the National Press Club yesterday in which he called for the National Construction Code to be cut from 2,000 to 80 pages. We hear from the shadow minister and the industry about his proposals. 

Then, what do you know about Australia's under-sea fibre optic cables? An expert explains why we need to do more to protect them.

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

For decades David Williams has helped people - living with down syndrome and intellectual disabilities - find their voices.