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RN Breakfast, 18th April 2024
Coverage and analysis of national and international events.
Published: with Patricia Karvelas
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 54 seconds
segment 1 of 13
$50b more committed for defence capability
An extra $50 billion over the next decade on defence is the headline figure of the government's national defence strategy and integrated investment program.
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Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds
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Social cohesion concerns following church stabbing
The family of a 16-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed Sydney bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel say they're sorry for the actions of their son, and hadn't seen signs of radicalisation or brainwashing.
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Duration: 12 minutes 23 seconds
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Race Discrimination Commissioner calls for unity
Australia is often described as one of the most successful multicultural nations, but ongoing conflict in the Middle East and two horrific stabbing attacks in the past week have exposed the cracks in Australia's social cohesion.
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Duration: 6 minutes 54 seconds
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Rock legend Mark Seymour returns with 11th studio album 'The Boxer'
His name is synonymous with Australia rock music, and now Mark Seymour is returning with his 11th studio album 'The Boxer' alongside his band The Undertow.
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Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds
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New Garma Director on setting the festival alight for renewal
He's the man who's coordinated the Parkes Elvis Festival, National BMX Championships, International Balloon Challenges, conferences for Chartered Accountants and healthcare professionals as well as Schoolies, and now Joel Ulbricht is finding his…
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Duration: 8 minutes 22 seconds
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Defence strategy unveiled and social cohesion at risk - Politics with David Crowe
Defence Minister Richard Marles unveiled the defence strategy yesterday, is the government becoming more explicit in this being in response to China?
And the events we've seen over the past few days have been harrowing - how has the Prime Minister…
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Duration: 4 minutes 53 seconds
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10-year-old Indigenous boy dies by suicide while in care
A warning, this story may be distressing.
A family in Western Australia is grieving following the death by suicide of a 10-year-old child under the care of the state government.
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Duration: 14 minutes 12 seconds
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The Australian risking his life to bring aid to Gaza
The United Nations says it is still struggling to fend off famine in Gaza.
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Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds
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How India's massive election mixes the old with the new
Practically, India's parliamentary poll is a contrast of old and new.
Voters' left index fingers are painted with indelible ink that can last for months to stop people from casting multiple ballots. But those ballots are submitted electronically.
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Duration: 6 minutes 33 seconds
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'The Spoiled Heart' and 'Dirt Poor Islanders' - Books with Claire Nichols
Claire Nichols from The Book Show joined RN Breakfast to recommend a couple of new novels to take you in to different lives and worlds.
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Duration: 6 minutes 35 seconds
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Counting underway in Solomon Islands election
The polls have closed and vote counting is underway in Solomon Islands, in what's been described as the country's most important election since independence.
Hundreds of thousands of voters have cast their ballots in Solomon Islands.
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Duration: 5 minutes 51 seconds
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The frontline of Australia's critical mineral capabilities
Alpha HPA is one of two companies that are the first to benefit from the Federal Government 's Future Made in Australia push.
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Duration: 4 minutes 49 seconds
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World Anti-Doping agency introduces new procedures in athletics - Sport with Warwick Hadfield
In athletics, the World Anti-Doping Agency's will introduce new procedures to ensure no repeat of the so-called Peter Bol disaster.
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Duration: 6 minutes 24 seconds