Rn Breakfast - Separate Stories Podcast

The drought in outback Queensland has been long and punishing. Recent rainfall now has many wondering if the big dry is finally coming to an end, but not everyone is convinced.

Hospitals once again under more strain, with emergency departments are seeing an influx of people presenting with the flu as well as COVID. The NSW Premier is going to recruit 10,000 healthcare staff as part of a multi-billion dollar investment in health - but how difficult is it going to be to find these extra workers?

Anthony Albanese has arrived in Jakarta with Foreign Minister Penny Wong to re-establish ties with Indonesia. The Prime Minister says enhancing ties with Indonesia is a priority, as his government's focuses on foreign policy in the region.

One of the country's most iconic voices has tried her hand at some of the world's most famous gospel songs for her latest album, The Gospel According to Marcia Hines. Marcia will be performing the show at The Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

Storytelling has been an integral part of Uncle Wes Marne’s life, whether he was listening to his elders or captivating the next generation with his words. The Bigambul elder has just turned 100, and a collection of his poetry ‘Through Old Eyes’ has been published, reflecting on history, colonisation, family and aboriginal dreaming.  

Adelaide ice skater and performer Jessinta Martins performs all over the world for Disney on Ice. She's back on home soil to tour Australia, and reveals just how to become a Disney character.

The journal of Science has detailed a newly discovered ancestor of the giraffe, which lived 17 million years ago. And in the US: a biotech company says they've successfully given a young Mexican woman a 3D-printed ear.

It's been 30 years since Mabo, the landmark decision marking the start of Indigenous land rights. On the last day of the largest Indigenous conference in Australia, what more needs to be done?

As Penny Wong makes the Pacific an early priority, energy prices are proving Labor's first big domestic test in office. 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.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrives in Tonga this morning as she pushes to reset Australia's relationships in the Pacific and counter China's growing influence. The regional blitz continues over the weekend, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travelling to Indonesia, where trade is expected to be high on the agenda.

Australia's Foreign Minister and her Chinese counterpart have spent the week undertaking competing tours of the Pacific. Penny Wong spent yesterday in Samoa, where she signed off of an 8 year agreement with the Island Nation, before heading off to Tonga today.

Haemochromatosis – or Iron Overload - is Australia's most common genetic condition, but very few people have heard of it. This World Haemochromatosis Week, experts are hoping to boost awareness of the condition, with buildings and landmarks across Australia lit-up the colour red.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged that October's budget will have a greater focus on wellbeing. New Zealand pioneered the Wellbeing Budget back in 2019, but has has it made a difference?

There's been a huge human toll from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with the conflict having devastating impacts on the lives of the country's 7.5 million children. Nearly two thousand schools have been damaged or destroyed and it's estimated two children are killed each day, with many more injured.

Making kids music is no easy feat - you've got to keep children engaged, parents sane and try to teach everyone a lesson at the same time. Well, after four albums, its safe to say the Teeny Tiny Stevies are experts at just that.

Australia's top ski resorts have seen their first big snow dump of the season as a Polar blast hits southern and eastern Australia. And as the struggling ski industry tries to recoup what was lost during the COVID-19 lockdowns, business owners hope the snow will bring a much overdue tourism boost.

Former Moscow Correspondent Eric Campbell is tracing the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin for tonight's Foreign Correspondent. 'Becoming Putin' airs on ABC TV and ABC IVIEW tonight at 8pm.

A couple in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand are suing their only son and his wife for not giving them a grandchild after six years of marriage They are demanding compensation worth nearly a million Australian dollars if no grandchild is born within a year.

Labor has put a second referendum on Australia becoming a republic on the agenda, appointing Matt Thistlethwaite Assistant Minister for a Republic. But the government has made clear any referendum wouldn’t take place until a second term in office.

Alongside rising inflation and interest rates, energy prices have also begun to surge. Innes Wilcox says the combination of the climate wars, cold weather and the Russia-Ukraine war has led to energy price rises that are 'apocalyptic' .