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Out in the jungles of the Cyclops Mountain in Indonesia, scientists have made a pretty remarkable discovery, an animal that was feared extinct for the last 60 years.
So, what is Attenborough's long-beaked echidna and where is it found?
Guest: Dr Jack Ryan, ABC Science and Tech Reporter
Brainteaser:
Once I'm 24. Twice I'm 20. Three times, I'm inappropriate. What am I? (Answer in the podcast)
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Xylouris White is the collaboration between lute player George Xylouris, and drummer Jim White. Their music fuses, jazz, rock and Cretan folk music to create a sound which feels unlike anything else.
So, what inspires and influences their unique sound?
Guest: George Xylouris and Jim White, Xylouris White Collaborators
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The memoir of Sam Vincent, an author and farmer from the Yass Valley in NSW, has won the $80,000 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction.
'My Father and Other Animals' was sparked by an accident at his family farm, which saw Sam step in and takeover from his father. He says his concurrent roles as a farmer, a father and an author are complementary and feed into one another.
Guest: Sam Vincent
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Under changes, announced by the Commonwealth yesterday, a handful of projects in Queensland reported to be worth around $360 million dollars have been canned, others will be delayed.
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has labelled the cuts a "body blow", and says the QLD Government has made it clear to the Commonwealth that they don't accept these cuts.
Guest:Cameron Dick, Queensland Treasurer
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Gender diversity in the field of science and technology is a notoriously difficult problem to solve.
But a group of scientists may have cracked the code, and the results are astronomical.
Guest: Professor Emma Ryan-Weber, Director of ASTRO 3D
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The fallout from the High Court decision last week has continued, and the Government "capitulated" to Coalition demands on Emergency Legislation, which the government has rushed through in response. So, overall how well has Labor handled the issue this week?
Political Editor for news.com.au Samantha Maiden 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
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Independent MP Zoe Daniel says the Coalition "weaponising anti-Semitism" and "capitalising on conflict for political purposes is way over the line". She says this is about "life and death issues, not just who gets elected at the next election".
She told RN Breakfast that language that inflames tensions is "highly irresponsible".
Guest: Zoe Daniel, Independent MP for the seat of Goldstein
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The CEO of Optus will face a Senate Inquiry today. It follows last week's major network outage, which impacted over 10 million Australians.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is the chair of the inquiry, she says wants to discover "how on earth this happened" and why Optus didn't have sufficient back up "or a plan b".
Guest: Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Spokesperson for Environment and Communications
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Why have some reading groups around the world decided to devote decades to reading James Joyce's Finnegans Wake? One group in California recently finished a read through after 28 years.
The book is famously hard to understand and experimental but fans of the novel praise its use of language and form.
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Ahead of the APEC summit, US President Joe Biden held what both countries described as positive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
But Professor of International Relations, Nick Bisley says the bar for resetting bilateral relations is "pretty low" and the world is still in a "pretty dangerous and risky spot", as the two nations continue to work out how to manage their relations.
Guest:Nick Bisley, Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences and a Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University
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Victoria's longest serving Labor Premier Daniel Andrews shocked pretty much everyone when he announced he was resigning in late September.Tomorrow, voters in Mr Andrews' former seat of Mulgrave, in south-east Melbourne, will go to a by-election, to choose their new local MP.
The poll - a year after the last state election - is expected to be a test of new Premier, Jacinta Allan's leadership, but will also give some indication of how Victoria's beleaguered opposition is faring.
Guest: Kos Samaras, Director, the Redbridge Group, former Labor strategist
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In developing news, the Israeli Defence Force claims they've discovered the body of a hostage kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7th terrorist near a building in the Al Shifa Hospital Complex.
The IDF is continuing operations at the Al Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Reports from medical staff at Al Shifa say around 500 patients remain at the facility, meanwhile staff at the Indonesia Hospital in Southern Gaza say they have run out of medicine to treat patients.
Guest:Tahani Mustafa, an analyst for the International Crisis Group based in the West Bank
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Human Rights Watch says it wants to speak with certain individuals released from indefinite immigration detention following the High Court's ruling that it was illegal.
The organisation's Deputy Asia Director Phil Roberston is in Australia this week, and he told the program he's monitoring how the government responds to the decision.
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During the election Labor promised an independent review of the entire $120-billion dollar infrastructure pipeline. That review has now recommended the axing of more than 80 projects.
Today the government has revealed it will axe 50 projects and announced which projects might be delayed or restructured.
Guest: Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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The Chief Political Editor for 9News Charles Croucher joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.
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The federal government is set to fast-track legislation today responding to the high court ruling that released more than 80 people from immigration detention. The decision ruled that it was illegal to hold people in detention indefinitely.
The government is this morning briefing the opposition on the proposed legislation, and will unveil the laws when parliament sits later today.
Guest: David Manne, Executive Director of Refugee Legal
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Anthony Albanese accused Peter Dutton of "weaponising anti-Semitism" during a heated parliamentary debate, after the Opposition Leader attempted to link criticisms of the government's response to the Gaza conflict and the release of detainees from immigration detention.
But Josh Burns a Jewish Labor MP and Julian Leeser a Jewish Liberal MP agree that instances of anti-Semitism are presently "off the charts" in Australia.
Guest: Josh Burns, Labor MP in Victoria
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Economist Danielle Wood has started in her new role as Chair of Australia's Productivity Commission, the first woman in the position.
She's taking on the position at a time of renewal for the Productivity Commission, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers last week issuing the independent research and advisory body a "statement of expectations", for the first time in its 25 year history.
Guest: Danielle Wood, Chair, Productivity Commission
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