From opening for Bruce Springsteen in Hyde Park to performing in front of American President Joe Biden, Irish rock band The Coronas have made their mark as international sensations.

Matt Bevan live from Washington DC with the mood on the ground. Software problems with polling booths in Pennsylvania have caused some confusion and longer wait times as voters are required to vote with paper ballots. 

It's the self help book for people who hate self help - that's how author Mark Manson describes his New York Times Bestselling book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*uck.

He's touring Australia this November and says he has a whole bunch of new life advice and ideas to share. 

As vote counting begins across the United States later today, the world will be watching, and nowhere closer than in Thulasendrapuram.

The tiny village in the south of India was home of Kamala Harris's maternal grandfather and has become the focus of global attention since her rise to prominence.

As Americans head to the polls today they're being asked to choose between contrasting visions for their country and the world.

So what would the campaign rhetoric mean in office?

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor disagrees with Labor's promise to cut student debt and says a better cost-of-living measure would be to focus on lowering interest rates and inflation.

The US Presidential election has been repeatedly called too close to call by several polling experts, but one pollster has surprised many pundits by predicting that Vice President Kamala Harris will cause an upset and win Iowa, a state that Former President Donald Trump has previously won in the last 2 elections.

The poll was conducted by J. Ann Selzer who has been described as the "outlier pollster" because her polls, are often correct, and go against what the majority of pollster predict.

Guest: J. Ann Selzer, Pollster

Producer: Matt Simpson

A week after horrific floods devastated the Valencia region of Spain - scores of people are still missing and bodies are still being found. Thousands of volunteers have begun work trying to clear the muddy mess from houses - and help to find bodies of people and animals.

Guest: Michele De Salvia, Valencia

Producer: Bridgette Collins and Anne Barker

The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent for the eighth consecutive meeting, despite inflation falling to its lowest level in almost four years.

After months of tensions and disagreements Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant.

It's Election Day, and Matt Bevan joins us live from Washington, D.C. Speaking with voters, many say they're feeling optimistic. 

Written by award-winning playwright Anthony Weigh and directed by Sarah Goodes, Sunday re-imagines the life of iconic arts philanthropist Sunday Reed.

The play delves into the passionate love triangle between Sunday, her husband, John Reed and the Heide Circle's most famous member, Sidney Nolan.

• Guest: Sarah Goodes, Director 

Donald Trump is doubling down on calls for voting reform, claiming - without evidence - that voting machines are rigged, that all voting should be done on the one day and that votes only be cast on paper.

The former President's claims have only added to what is an already highly charged atmosphere, as both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris spend the final day of the campaign holding rallies in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania

• Guest: Seth Bluestein, Republican member of the Philadelphia City Commission; Member of the  Board of Elections in charge of election operations and voter registration

The 160 year-odd Melbourne Cup has long been a national institution, but in recent years, every aspect of the Cup has been challenged.

Whether it be from animal rights groups, anti-gambling advocates or even, other cities' horse races, like the Everest in Sydney. So, how will its new CEO tackle the race's biggest hurdles?

• Guest: Kylie Rogers, Victorian Racing Club CEO

• Producer: Luke Siddham Dundon

In just over 24 hours the polls will begin to close across the United States, as the nation decides who they want to sit in the Oval Office for the next four years.

Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making their final pitches to voters as the polls continue to remain neck-and-neck in the key swing states.

• Guest: Sarah Ferguson, host of ABC's 7.30

A modern remake of The Day of the Jackal with British actor Eddie Redmayne in the lead is hitting screens. So, does it bring anything new to the spy-thriller genre?

Also out this week is Jury: Death on the Staircase on SBS. Will it satisfy true crime tragics?

Guest: Wenlei Ma, culture editor, The Nightly 

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As the US goes to the polls, there are big questions as to how a Donald Trump victory might change the course of wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Donald Trump has vowed to end the war in Ukraine quickly - and many Middle East analysts expect he would give Israel a much freer hand to do what it wants in Gaza or Iran.

• Guest: Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor at the Economist
• Producer: Anne Barker

In cricket, yet another resolute innings from Pat Cummins has steered Australia to victory over Pakistan in the one-day game in Melbourne. While South Australia beat Victoria in the Sheffield Shield yesterday thanks to leg-spinner Lloyd Pope.

In thoroughbred racing, trainer Chris Waller talking up all five of his horses starting in this afternoon's Melbourne Cup.

Sports commentator and RN Breakfast legend, Warwick Hadfield brings the latest news from the world of sport.

The Reserve Bank will hand down its latest rates decision today,  as US voters prepare to head to the polls.

Political Editor for the Guardian Australia Karen Middleton joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

Guest: Karen Middleton, Political Editor for the Guardian Australia

Pressure is mounting on all elected members of Federal Parliament to give up their free access to the Qantas Chairman's lounge, as more Independents step forward to do so.

The major parties and the Greens have been defending the practice, arguing membership is publicly disclosed and that it doesn't impact their decision making.

• Guest: Monique Ryan, Member for Kooyong
• Producer: Max Chalmers

The Federal Government will offer a new, $40,000 payment to help keep people serving in the ADF longer.

The $600 million package is aimed at extending and expanding its recruitment and retention package and comes amid a struggle to boost ADF ranks.

• Guest: Matt Keogh,  Minister for Defence Personnel
• Producers: Max Chalmers and Eleni Psaltis

The Albanese Government is set to cut all student loan debts by 20 per cent - alongside other reforms to the Higher Education Loan Program - if Federal Labor is re-elected next year.

But experts have warned this might not be the best way to tackle the cost of living pressures facing young people entering University today. 

• Guest: Greg Jerricho, Australian Institute chief economistGeorge Williams,  Vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University 
• Producer: Eddy Diamond  

South Australian Police have intercepted three trucks of illicit tobacco in just three weeks, while arson attacks on tobacco shops in Victoria continue as criminal networks fight for control of the illegal tobacco trade.

The boom in illegal tobacco is being driven in part because of the high price of LEGAL cigarettes and tobacco products, with Australia having the highest tobacco excise in the world.

The federal member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says the time has come for the government to review tobacco excise. 

Both the Trump and Harris campaigns have been out courting the Arab American voters in battleground states like Michigan. 

But with many Arab Americans unhappy with the Biden-Harris administration's handling of the Gaza conflict, how might this issue swing voters?

• Guest: Wael Alzayat, CEO of Emgage Action

Music legend Quincy Jones has died at 91, after an extensive - and star studded - career that earned him 28 Grammy awards.

Quincy Jones collaborated with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson and hundreds of other recording artists over the years, and his legacy and influence is being celebrated today.

• Guest: John Kruth, singer-songwriter and biographer
• Producer: Eleni Psaltis

For Kamala Harris to secure victory in tomorrow's Presidential election, the Vice President needs to win over Republican voters - some who've never voted Democrat in their lives.  

Republican Voters Against Trump are hoping to encourage Republican voters to vote for Kamala Harris - and they're also hoping to drive the MAGA wing from the Republican party.

• Guest:John Conway is from Republican Voters Against Trump and the Republican Accountability Project
• Producer: Matt Simpson

With more than half a million album sales under his belt and multiple certified gold and platinum records, Adam Harvey is one of Australia's most enduring country artists.

And to celebrate the release of his seventeenth studio album, the nine time Golden Guitar winner is hitting the road, touring with a line-up of special musical guests.

• Guest: Adam Harvey, country music star
• Producers: Bridgette Collins and Kimberley Price

New music by the composer Chopin has been discovered in the Morgan Library and Museum in NYC in the spring. 

And it's the only 'new' piece of music by a famous composer that has come up recently. A piece of music by Mozart showed up recently in a German library. 

• Guest: Russell Torrance, ABC Classic Mornings presenter

Health scientists have discovered that restricting sugar consumption in the first one-thousand days of life - including as a fetus - can have significant effects on health in later years.

Scientists have compared health data for people conceived or born in the wartime rationing years - when sugar was hard to buy - and those born after rationing ended. 

• Guest: Norman Swan, Radio National Health Report
• Producer: Anne Barker

Parliament returns today for a solo sitting of the House of Representatives where Qantas saga and cost of living expected to dominate Question Time.

The Chief Political Correspondent for The Conversation Michelle Grattan joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

• Guest: Michelle Grattan 

The King and Queen of Spain have been met by protests on a visit to the flood affected town of Paiporta. Half an hour away in Picanya, resident Bernabe Mari Guaita is sympathetic to the protests and says the local government needs to do more to help flood victims. 

A re-elected Labor Government would slash student debts by 20 per cent and fee-free TAFE places will be extended to 100,00 people each year from 2027.

But the opposition says the plan would dramatically increase the time taken to repay a student loan, and make it harder for young Australians to secure a bank loan.

• Guest: Andrew Giles, Minister for Skills and Training.
• Producer: Max Chalmers

A reputable poll in Iowa has unexpectedly put Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump in what was previously expected to be a safe state for the Republican - largely driven by the turn-out of women voters.

Donald Trump has been courting young men, appearing on podcasts like Joe Rogan, so will the "bro vote" turn out for Donald Trump? 

• Guest: Bill Bretz, the Chairman of the Westmoreland County Republican Committee in Pennsylvania
• Producer: Eleni Psaltis

The Albanese Government will slash billions in student debt and extend free TAFE as it bolsters its pitch to young Australians ahead of the federal election.

The Opposition has dismissed the policy, with Manager of Opposition Business in the House, Paul Fletcher claiming on Radio National Breakfast the policy is "profoundly unfair" and will "cost all Australians".

• Guest: Paul Fletcher, Manager of Opposition Business in the House.
• Producer: Max Chalmers

As the US election looms, financial markets around the globe know that this week's winner could have huge implications globally - and particularly here in Australia.

ABC's Adele Ferguson says it's "vastly different" the impact a Kamala Harris administration, versus a Donald Trump administration would have on markets.

Guest: Adele Ferguson, ABC Investigative Reporter

As Americans go to the polls this week, the election results will be keenly watched by the people of Ukraine.

There are fears that a Trump victory could lead to cuts in military aid to Ukraine, and pressure to sign a peace deal that could see the country forced into handing over sovereign territory to Russia.

• Guest: Maria Avdeeva, Security and Russian disinformation expert 
• Producer: Steve Cannane

Britain's conservative party has elected its first black, female leader - Kemi Badenoch - who's promised to "renew the party" - and win back voters who've deserted the Tories in droves. 

The 44-year-old beat her fellow MP Robert Jenrick, with about 55-per cent of the vote. 

• Guest: Iain Dale, UK broadcaster, author and political commentator
• Producer: Anne Barker  

The race for the White House could be decided by gender, with Kamala Harris pitching hard for female voters and Donald Trump courting young men.

So, could the winner of the election could come down to which demographic turns up at the polls.

• Guest: Jackson Katz, Author of 'MAN ENOUGH? Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the Politics of Presidential Masculinity'; founder of Men for Democracy
• Producer: Matt Simpson

Australia's annual inflation has sunk to 2.8 per cent, the lowest rate in more than three years, causing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to claim the worst is behind us.

But is Australia any closer to a rate cut?

• Guest: Warren Hogan, Chief Economic Adviser to Judo Bank

You may have loved him in one of the many stage plays he's starred in over the years, or maybe he was your favourite Play School presenter.

Now Simon Burke is preparing to tread the boards once again, this time as part of the cast of the multi- award winning play 'The Inheritance'.

• Guest: Simon Burke AO
• Producers: Bridgette Collins and Madeleine Hanger

Cervical cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related death among women in the Pacific. 

But a record $25.9 million donation will enable the the University of New South Wales's Kirby Institute, along with their partners, to provide vital screening and treatment for women across seven Pacific countries.

Necro-branding is the practice of marketing products using the image of a deceased celebrity. It can help maintain the legacy and presence of these iconic figures long after their passing.

However, experts caution that the potential integration of AI in this industry could open up new marketing avenues while also raising significant ethical concerns. 

• Guest: Professor Chris Baumann, Macquarie University Producer: Eddy Diamond 

A species called the giant African pouched rat has already proved useful for sniffing out land mines, and this week a study suggested they could prove useful in the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking. 

Also this week, paleontologists revealed the oldest tadpole ever seen in the fossil record.

Guest: Dr Jonathan Webb, ABC Science Editor

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The polls for the US Presidential election are tighter than many experts have seen in decades.

With the race so close, are there really any more voters that the two candidates can reach in these final days?

• Guest: John Zogby, US Pollster with 40 years experience
• Producer: Matt Simpson

Woolworths shareholders have rejected a plan that would have forced the company to stop taking farmed salmon from a Tasmanian harbour, that is the only habitat of an endangered species of ray. 

Macquarie Harbour - on Tasmania's west coast - is home to the last few dozen adult Maugean Skates - but it's also home to Tasmania's salmon industry, that produces around 9-and-a-half thousand tonnes of farmed salmon every year. 

• Guest: Luke Martin, CEO of Salmon Tasmania
• Producer: Madeleine Hanger and Anne Barker

The ACCC is taking legal action against Optus claiming it sold products and services to hundreds of vulnerable consumers. Optus has since released a statement apologising to customers affected by this misconduct and for the distress caused. 

They've also said that they've undertaken a major review of how they manage sales, especially to vulnerable customers. But who are the people affected and what are the impacts? 

Guest: Belinda Walton, financial counsellor at Anglicare NT 

New figures released by the Government point to a rise in the number of GPs 

The boom is in part to the Government backed training programs as well as an influx of migrant doctors. But Health Minister Mark Butler warns "we're not out of the woods yet" and says there's more work to do to strengthen the Medicare system.

• Guest: Mark Butler, Health Minister
• Producer: Lachlan Orr and Max Chalmers

Political Editor for news.com.au Samantha Maiden and ABC Political lead and host of Insiders on ABC TV David Speers join RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

Guest: David Speers, Samantha Maiden

After a week of attacks on the prime minister over his relationship with Qantas, the Opposition is now defending its own record of accepting free flights and unpaid upgrades.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has confirmed his office asked billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart to provide a private jet for his travel. Other MPs have been checking their own records - including the shadow Transport Minister Bridget McKenzie.

• Guest: Bridget McKenzie, Shadow Transport Minister

Award-winning journalist Sally Sara has been announced as the new presenter of Radio National Breakfast in 2025. 

Sally has reported from more than 40 countries as an ABC foreign correspondent, including across Africa, Iraq, India and Afghanistan and since 2020 has been presenter of The World Today.

Joining Sally on Radio National Breakfast will be political correspondent Melissa Clarke, business correspondent Peter Ryan and news presenter Luke Siddham Dundon.

After 10 years with Radio National, Patricia Karvelas is moving to a cross-platform role with ABC NEWS presenting Q+A, Afternoon Briefing and podcasts Politics Now and The Party Room, as well as writing analysis for ABC NEWS online.

Israel has barred foreign journalists from entering Gaza, and has repeatedly targeted local journalists working across the embattled enclave.

Yet it claims it has only killed journalists unintentionally. American Democrat Congressman Jim McGovern is leading more than 60 of his colleagues in petitioning President Joe Biden, demanding the US push Israel to open up access to Gaza for international journalists.

• Guest: Jim McGovern, Democrat Congressman 
• Producer: Luke Siddham Dundon

Football's world governing body FIFA, has been accused of failing to engage with concerns over human rights risks in Saudi Arabia, two months before the Gulf state is expected to be confirmed as a World Cup host.

And now a report from the non profit group FAIR SQUARE alleges that the organisation is not fit to govern.

• Guest: Nick McGeehan, co-director of FairSquare
• Producer: Ali Benton

The death toll in Spain's catastrophic flooding is set to rise, as authorities bring in divers and sniffer dogs to search for bodies in the muddy water and debris. More than a thousand troops have been deployed to help with the rescue effort, as dozens of people remain unaccounted for.

• Guest: Melita Cameron-Wood, freelance journalist
• Producer: Anne Barker 

Tony Clark is one of Australia's most renowned and elusive artists, with his paintings featuring not only in some of the biggest art collections in the country but on multiple album covers and even on Prime Ministerial office walls.

His latest exhibition, Tony Clark: Unsculpted, is a selection of new and classic pieces from his decades-long career.

• Guest: Tony Clark, artist
• Producers: Madeleine Hangar & Bridgette Collins

The Booker Prize is arguably the most prestigious writing prize in the English-speaking world.

The winner will be announced at a ceremony in London in a couple of weeks, and for the first time in a decade, there is an Australian in the running.

• Guest: Claire Nichols, host of The Book Show 

The majestic peak of Japan's Mount Fuji is covered in snow for most of year, and remains an enduring natural icon in Japanese culture and history, immortalised in countless artworks and revered in Shinto and Buddist traditions.

But after a sweltering Japanese summer which was the joint hottest on record, Mount Fuji remains completely bare of snow for the first time in 130 years.

• Guest: Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University, and Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Producer: Madeleine Hanger     

The latest State of the Climate Report has found Australia is experiencing an increase in extreme heat events, longer fire seasons, and more intense rainfall. 

The report by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the Bureau of Meteorology has also revealed the oceans around Australia are continuing to warm. The report's findings raise serious questions about whether we're doing enough to get a handle on greenhouse emissions.   

• Guest: Dr Jaci Brown, CSIRO Research Manager 

Cuts to the NT's Legal Aid services are starting to impact the territory's justice system. 

On top of that, overcrowded prisons, and guards threatening to walk out due to unsafe working conditions, have combined to put unprecedented pressure on the Territory justice system.

• Guest: Beth Wild, president of the NT Criminal Lawyers Association

The Chief Political Editor for 9News Charles Croucher joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics from Washington ahead of the US election.

Guest: Charles Croucher, Chief Political Editor for 9News 

New movie 'Saturday Night' takes us back to the beginning of Saturday Night Live, reimagining the hours leading up to the show's first episode in 1975 on NBC.

Also out this week a new film with some very serious things to say about Indigenous motherhood, that's also a horror movie 'The Moogai'.RN film critic and host of The Screen Show Jason Di Rosso joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest in cinema.

Former bureaucrats involved in the controversial robodebt scheme could still face a corruption inquiry, after a sensational backtrack by the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

A review has found a conflict of interest wasn't properly dealt with, but Anthony Whealy, Chair of the Centre for Public Integrity says he's "quite startled" that Commissioner Brereton couldn't see the issue.

• Guest:Anthony Whealy, Chair of the Centre for Public Integrity
• Producer:Max Chalmers

In rugby league, a blow for Australia ahead of the Pacific Championship final – Cameron Murray injured.

And in netball, the Diamonds beat the Silver Ferns last night in the fourth Constellation Cup game in Melbourne.

Sports commentator and RN Breakfast legend, Warwick Hadfield brings the latest news from the world of sport.

The PM has responded to claims he received multiple upgrades on Qantas flights over a decade, issuing a statement he"did not ever call Alan Joyce seeking an upgrade."

Katy Gallagher says the Prime Minister has addressed questions on the matter, and asked if there was other forms of communication with Alan Joyce, she said her understanding is that there was "no contact" with Alan Joyce.

• Guest: Katy Gallagher, Finance Minister
• Producer: Max Chalmers and Anne Barker

Inflation has fallen to a three-and-a-half-year low, but it might not be enough to see the Reserve Bank cut interest rates next week. 

But does it at least signal that an end to the cost-of-living crisis may be in sight? 

• Guests:Richard Denniss, Executive Director at the Australia Institute.
• Andrew Barker, Head of Research at CEDA
• Producers: Joe Sullivan and Max Chalmers 

In 2020, Donald Trump lost Pennsylvania by 80,000 votes, but it's a key state he needs to win.

But a comedian at one of his rally this week made an offensive joke about Puerto Rico which has enraged many of the 600,000 Puerto Ricans voters in Pennsylvania. So, could it cost Trump his second term as President?

• Guest: Victor Martinez,  owner of the Le Mega Radio Station in Pennsylvania
• Producer: Matt Simpson

More than 90 people are known to have died and dozens more are missing after torrential rain caused devastating flash floods in south-eastern Spain in the past 24 hours.

More than a year's worth of rain fell in just eight hours and footage shows floodwaters knocking down bridges, piles of cars in the streets and people clinging to trees to avoid being swept away.

Guest:Aitor Hernandez-Morales, Senior Reporter, Politico

Producer: Madeleine Hanger

This week the Russian government added 131 Australians to its 'stop list', which bans people from entering Russia. 

It includes Australian Defence Force members, employees of weapons manufacturing companies, public servants and the ABC's very own Defence Correspondent Andrew Greene.

• Guest: Andrew Greene, ABC defence correspondent and recent addition to Russian 'stop list' 
• Producer: Eddy Diamond 

With days to go until the US election, Radio National Breakfast goes inside the Trump campaign and speaks with one of the key spokespeople.

Those inside the Trump campaign are confident that in 2024, unlike 2020, the voters will be backing Trump

• Guest: Bryan Lanza, Senior Adviser to the Trump Campaign
• Producer: Matt Simpson   

Aussie larrikinism, male friendship and drinking culture are laid bare in the short film 'Yeah the Boys'.

With a score by The Avalanches, the film follows a group of six Aussie lads as they sink beers in a typical back yard session. What unfolds is equal parts cheeky, brutal, and tender. 

• Guest: Stefan Hunt, Director 

The Washington Post has suddenly lost thousands of readers - who've cancelled their subscriptions in protest at a decision by Jeff Bezos - the Post's owner - NOT to endorse Kamala Harris for president in next week's US election.

Tennis champion, disability advocate and former Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott is shedding light on some of the world's most vulnerable communities.

In a new documentary, he travels to Zambia in conjunction with World Vision to witness first-hand the challenges children and young people with disabilities face in their day-to-day lives. 

• Guest: Dylan Alcott, Disability advocate, former Australian of the Year 

• Producers: Bridgette Collins and Kimberley Price

Sports commentator and RN Breakfast legend, Warwick Hadfield brings the latest news from the world of sport.

A key finding into the Federal Governments response to the COVID-19 pandemic is that the public trust in Government and authority groups during the pandemic eroded.

The report also found that Australia is less prepared now for a pandemic than we were in 2020.

Guest: Dr Angela Jackson, Economist and co-author of the COVID-19 Response inquiry

Producer: Matt Simpson

The Albanese Government will unveil its blueprint for rapidly establishing domestic manufacturing of missiles and munitions in Australia.

Up to $74 billion will be invested over a decade in the 2024 Australian Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Plan, which is expected to create thousands of jobs.

• Guest: Pat Conroy MP, Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Minister for International Development and the Pacific
• Producer: Madeleine Hanger

Australia's COVID inquiry shows concern about levels of public trust if the nation is faced with another pandemic - so how do governments restore trust with the public? 

Pressure continues to rise on the Prime Minister for these upgraded flights he allegedly asked Alan Joyce for directly.

The chief political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age David Crowe joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.Guest: David Crowe

A major inquiry into Australia's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has found policies eroded public trust and people will be less willing to accept health measures in the future.

The government says a new disease control centre will help restore public trust, as the report warns pandemic is likely to happen in our lifetimes.

• Guest: Amanda Rishworth, Minister for Social Services
• Producer: Max Chalmers

Visionary Australian economist and author Ross Garnaut has built a decades-long career analysing policy connected to development, economics and international relations in Australia, Asia and the Pacific.

Successive Australian governments have consulted Garnaut on trade policy and international relations, and now - in a new book called 'Let's Tax Carbon And Other Ideas For A Better Australia' - Garnaut sets out five major reform tasks facing the nation including the ultimate political hot potato - carbon pricing.

• Guest: Ross Garnaut, Australian economist and author of Let's Tax Carbon And Other Ideas For A Better Australia
• Producer: Madeleine Hanger     

Thousands of Victorians could be facing fines from the state's electoral commission for failing to vote in last week's council elections, an exercise conducted almost entirely by post. 

As the US election looms, the candidates are both shoring up votes. Pennsylvania, with 19 electoral votes, is critical - and polls show Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are neck and neck.

Later this morning, Donald Trump will be holding a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania. But will he be in damage control mode, after controversial comments about Puetro Rico made at a recent rally?

• Guest: Lou Barletta, Former Pennsylvania Congressman
• Producer: Luke Siddham Dundon and Eddy Diamond

Nearly three-quarters of all MPs in the Israeli Knesset voted to support a law banning UNRWA from operating inside Israel - claiming it is anti-Israel.

A UNICEF spokesperson has said the ban will likely see the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza.

• Guest: Akiva Eldar, Israeli Political Analyst
• Producer: Anne Barker 

The decision to ban the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees from operating on Israeli soil as been met with condemnation from several countries, including Australia.

UNRWA's Commissioner-General says the move puts an "entire generation of children at risk"

• Guest: Jonathan Fowler, Spokesman for UNRWA 
• Producer: Matt Simpson

Peter Dutton's Opposition has been accused of 'failing to do its homework' on its cornerstone energy policy,  as Geoscience Australia confirmed this week it hadn't been consulted by the Coalition about its planned sites.

But Opposition Energy spokesperson Ted O'Brien has defended the Opposition's approach, saying it's a Government agency and "upon returning to Government" they will engage with the agency.

Guest: Ted O'Brien, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy 

Producer: Max Chalmers

ABC's music expert and celebrity-whisperer Zan Rowe knows the magical power of music well. As the host of the popular 'Take 5' series, Zan invites her guests to dig into their record collections and unpack their lives and stories prompted by the music that matters to them most.

Tonight's episode of Take 5 features Bernard Fannning and airs at 8.30pm on ABC TV. All previous episodes are available to stream on ABC iview.

Guest: Zan Rowe, Host, Take 5 With Zan Rowe, ABC TV 

Medicinal Marijuana is a recognised therapeutic treatment. But workers need to be aware they can be sacked for taking medication prescribed by a doctor.

A Brisbane stevedore recently lost an unfair dismissal claim against his employer who sacked him after a random drug test detected marijuana in his system.

• Guest: Damien Carrick, The Law Report

And you can hear more about Mexico's plan to allow voters to elect judges on The Law Report on Radio National — or anytime on the ABC Listen App.

Born in London and raised in Melbourne, Saad Mohseni wanted to be an almond exporter yet found his way to become an accidental media mogul in the Taliban-run country.  

The 'Radio Free Afghanistan'  author and entrepreneur runs the largest independent media company in Afghanistan, with headquarters in Kabul and 15 bureaus throughout the country. Guest:Saad Mohseni, author 'Radio Free Afghanistan'; co-founder, chairman, and executive officer of Moby Group

"Please not now"; they were the first words Pat Cummins thought when offered the Australia test cricket captaincy.

He was a new Dad and didn't feel prepared for such a high profile role, in his book Pat speaks with leaders and high achievers about how they rose to the challenge and how he found his path as Australia's Captain.

Guest: Pat Cummins

Producer: Matt Simpson

Robbie Katter's view made headlines leading into the Queensland election. Now that the LNP party has won a majority government, his party will not hold a balance. Will he still pursue some of his headline-grabbing bills?  

Israel's parliament has voted to ban the United Nations agency that provides essential services for Palestinian refugees, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, which has been providing aid to the people in Gaza.

The new laws will class UNRWA as a terrorist organisation, cutting diplomatic ties with the agency and barring it from operating on Israeli soil.

Guest: Jesse Marks, senior advocate for the Middle East at Refugees International

Battery storage also rated a mention during yesterday's parliamentary inquiry into nuclear energy.

Dr Sarah Lawley from the Australian Institute of Energy told yesterday's hearing that battery storage isn't keeping up with the increase in solar and wind farms, leading to periods of energy oversupply.

Guest: Helen Haines, Federal member for Indi 

EDITOR'S NOTE: Battery storage also rated a mention during yesterday's parliamentary inquiry into nuclear energy.

Dr Sarah Lawley, an energy professional, has given evidence to the inquiry,  warning the national grid is at times struggling to handle the volume of solar power being produced.

Dr Lawley says the rollout of large-scale storage batteries still won't meet the oversupply issue.

Is the Government inquiry into nuclear policy doing anything more than actually giving proponents what they want - having the discussion about the prospect of nuclear energy in Australia?

Political Editor for the Guardian Australia Karen Middleton joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

Guest: Karen Middleton, Political Editor for the Guardian Australia

The Matildas have beat high ranking Germany, in a friendly match.

In motor racing, McLaren is talking up Oscar Piasti amid rumours he's talking to Red Bull.

In hockey, at 37, Eddie Ockenden remains a powerful force in the game.

Sports commentator and RN Breakfast legend, Warwick Hadfield brings the latest news from the world of sport.

The federal opposition is vowing to push ahead with its plan to build seven nuclear power plants around the country - even as the new LNP government in Queensland distances itself from the idea.

The Coalition has promised to release an economic case for the policy by the end of year, while experts are giving evidence about the price and viability of nuclear power at a parliamentary inquiry this week.

Guest: Chris Bowen, Federal Minister for Energy and Climate Change.

A survey by Our Watch has revealed a stark difference between the way men and women feel about workplace sexual harassment. Only 48 per cent of female employees felt they could report the sexually harassment of a colleague compared to 71 per cent of male leaders who said they would feel safe to report.

It comes despite positive duty regulations were introduced in December 2022, which aimed to shift the legal onus on to employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment.

Guest: Patty Kinnersly, CEO of Our Watch.

Georgia's president has challenged the results of the country's parliamentary elections - and urged voters to take to the streets to protest at what she's called a "total falsification" - and a "stealing of your votes". The pro-Russian ruling party - called Georgian Dream - has won 54-percent of the vote - but vote monitors have reported significant violations, and the US and European Union have called for a full investigation.

Guest:  Nino Dolidze, Droa Party, part of the Coalition for Change.

Producer: Anne Barker and Maddie Spencer

One of the extraordinary revelations to come out of Bob Woodward's latest book "WAR" is that Dan Coats, Donald Trump's former director of national intelligence suspects that Vladimir Putin might be blackmailing Trump.

Coats is quoted as saying "It's still a mystery to me how he deals with Putin and what he says to Putin? Is it Blackmail?"

It's an issue that is dealt with in Christopher Steele's new book Unredacted: Russia Trump and the Fight for Democracy.

Guest: Chrisotopher Steele, former UK intelligence officer 

Van Jones has long been a prominent voice in the American political landscape. 

The Obama advisor turned CNN commentator says the Presidential race is broken, and while Trump gets to be lawless, Harris has to be flawless. 

Is it just a nifty line, or does he have a point?

Anaesthetist Jeremy Hickey is an Australian doctor, who's one of the last three medics in Gaza, working for FAJR Scientific. It is one of six NGOs banned by Israel from continuing their work at hospitals in Gaza. 

Guest: Jeremy Hickey, Australian anaesthetist working in Gaza

Producer: Anne Barker

Children's author and illustrator Alison Lester speaks on how nature inspires her stories including her most recent book Into the Ice.

In her new book Alison and her co-author and illustrator Coral Tulloch take you to Antarctica, with beautiful illustrations and musings on the landscape accompanied by images and quotes from the intrepid explorers who have journeyed to the snowy desert. 

Guest: Alison Lester, author and illustrator

Peter Dutton often makes reference to how successful Ontario's nuclear transition has been, but is that really the case?

Professor Mark Winfield who co-chairs the faculty's sustainable energy initiative at York University in Ontario thinks otherwise. 

• Guest: Professor Mark Winfield York University
• Producer: Madeleine Spencer

The ruling party of Georgia, The Georgian Dream Party, has won the parliamentary election held over the weekend, but the result is being labelled a "constitutional coup" by the opposition party.

There have been videos on social media of violence at polling booths and people shown stuffing votes into ballot boxes.

Guest: Dr. Kornely Kakachia, Director of the Georgian Institute of Politics