Rn Breakfast - Separate Stories Podcast

The Living End front man Chris Cheney discuses his debut solo album The Storm Before The Calm, and plays his new single Corner Store live for RN Breakfast. Chris will also announce a national tour heading to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane throughout July/August.

A new exhibition showcasing the works of internationally renowned Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota opens at Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art. The Berlin-based artist is renowned for her large-scale room sized webs of red and black thread that explore themes of memories, anxiety, dreams and silence.

Scientists claim they've identified the origins of the Black Death, which is the pandemic that wiped out about half of Europe's population in the mid 1300s.

New South Wales and Victoria's education reform is being hailed as big, bold and a strong step in the right direction. The plan to give young children an extra year of education strikes on three levels; providing education for children, easing the cost of childcare and helping women return to the workforce.

The federal government is under pressure to tackle soaring gas prices and the impact their having on the east coast power crisis.

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

Unlike the Eastern States, there's no threat to power supplies in Western Australia. The state has had a domestic gas reserve since 2006, and just announced that the uptake of rooftop solar will allow it to close down its two coal fired power stations by 2030.

As the temperatures plummet and energy prices soar you'll be finding it harder to keep your house warm this winter. Experts say you're probably not being helped by the way your house is built, with many Australian homes designed to deal with hot summers, without much thought given to winter.

Taiwan is on edge with China this week authorising an expansion of its military capabilities to protect its interests abroad. Just how exposed is Australia and is Beijing learning lessons from Russia's playbook in Ukraine?

Australia's largest thermal coal mine looks set to close by the end of the decade as mining giant BHP shifts away from the fossil fuel. The company has confirmed it will apply to close the Mount Athur mine in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, which it previously hoped to keep open until 20-45.

European leaders have thrown support behind Ukraine's bid to join the European Union in a historic joint visit to the war-ravaged country. Meanwhile, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his country is not ashamed of its attacks on Ukraine while admitting Russia isn't "squeaky clean".

Fresh off one of his biggest ever headline shows, playing to over 15,000 people in Toronto, Vance Joy is back in Australia with a new album called In Our Sweet Time. Vance holds two #1 Australian albums to his name and over 5 billion global streams, his Long Way Home tour makes its way around Australia throughout Sept-Dec.

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery has seen the actor and comedian take some of Australia's most loved people on a trip down memory lane. But she's taking the car for one last spin, after a decade, the final season starts this weekend.

If a natural disaster hit your town, what role would your GP play in keeping you safe and providing care? It's a question Australian doctors want you to ask as they call for GPs to be given a greater role in planning and responding to floods, fires, and other disasters.

Victoria and New South Wales are working together to introduce a new year of play-based learning for 4 year-olds. Children will attend free of charge for 30 hours a week before their first year of primary school.

Labor says the Fair Work Commissions 5.2% minimum wage decision means that the era of wages being kept deliberately low by the former Coalition Government has come to an end. The chief political correspondent for Guardian Australia Sarah Martin joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

As the east coast faces surging energy prices, the ACT is set to see a price decrease. After a decade-long switch to renewables, the Territory has announced electricity prices will decrease by 1.25%.

AEMO's intervention in the national spot market for wholesale energy has served as a reminder of the challenges presented by a failure to adequately plan for the shift away from fossil fuels. The Chairman and Founder of Fortescue Metals, Andrew Forrest, is one of Australia's leading clean energy advocates, and a key investor in Green Hydrogen.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, says the suspension of the National Electricity Market is a direct result of the Coalition Government's policy deadlocks and failure to invest in the grid. He says lessons will be learned from the energy crisis and policy adjustments made where necessary.

The head of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Andrew McKellar, says businesses will have to pay an extra $7.9 billion to cover the costs of the decision to lift the minimum wage. ACTU Secretary Sally McManus, says it's just an extra dollar an hour for some of the lowest paid workers, who carried Australia through the pandemic.