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    Breakfast Wrap: Ex-US defence specialist questions Iran strikes

    12/03/2026 | 24 mins.
    We hear from the man who once ran the Pentagon's civilian protection department, tasked with providing guidance on strikes and investigating killings in war.  
    He is accusing the Trump administration of failing to protect civilians in its bombardment of Iran, as the military investigates a strike on an Iranian school, which left more than 160 people dead, most of them children
    Then a former advisor on Iran to both Presidents Biden and Trump discusses the future of the war. 
    And we hear about the domestic impacts, as One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce shares frustrations over the supply of petrol.
    Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.
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    Middle East fallout, National Party leadership dominate parliament

    12/03/2026 | 13 mins.
    A widening war in the Middle East, critical freight blockages, stranded international travellers, depleting oil and gas reserves and asylum-seeking footballers.
    And amid all that a new National Party leader stepped up to the plate. Our political panel broke down the week from parliament.
    Guests: Anna Henderson, Chief Political Correspondent at SBS World News, Matthew Knott, Foreign and National Security Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and Stephanie Borys, Breakfast Political Correspondent.
    Producer: Jason Whittaker
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    "Putin is losing his authority globally": Estonia's Minister for Foreign Affairs on Russian Oil Sanctions

    12/03/2026 | 6 mins.
    The conflict in the Middle East has been dominating the headlines this month.
    But representatives from the nation of Estonia - in Europe's north-east - have been in Australia this week to remind leaders that the war in Europe between Ukraine and Russia grinds on.
    There are now concerns U-S suggestions of lifting sanctions on Russian oil producers - to ease supply pressures after Iran's attacks on the Strait of Hormuz - could undermine Ukraine's war effort.
    Guest: Margus Tsahkna, Estonia's Minister for Foreign Affairs 
    Producer: Pip Cook, Tyler Hall
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    Joyce proposes rationing fuel in cities to address regional fuel supply issues

    12/03/2026 | 9 mins.
    One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has proposed rationing fuel in the cities to help address regional fuel supply issues.
    The federal government will temporarily change fuel standards to allow more supply into the market. Barnaby Joyce says the government's action to date on fuel supplies "really scares people".
    GUEST: Barnaby Joyce, One Nation Member for New England
    PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle
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    Are Atlassian's job cuts an industry warning or a silver lining?

    12/03/2026 | 5 mins.
    Software giant Atlassian is the latest Australian tech company to slash its workforce.
    Its CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes told staff yesterday that the decision to lay off 16-hundred workers globally - 500 in Australia - was needed for the company's long-term health.
    It comes as thousands of jobs are shed at Australian software company WiseTech - and Block, the owner of AfterPay.
    Guest: James Riley, Editorial Director of InnovationAus.com

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Radio National Breakfast is Australia's only daily national radio current affairs program, synonymous with agenda-setting news coverage, breaking news and a place where you will hear the most significant stories impacting the lives of all Australians wherever they live. The full unedited daily program is available on our website at:  abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/
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