Radio National Breakfast

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The Trump administration is expected to cut the number of troops available to NATO for fighting wars and responding to major crises - known as the NATO force model.
The announcement is expected to be made at a meeting of NATO defence policy chiefs in Brussels later today - according to the news agency Reuters.
It comes after the Pentagon abruptly cancelled the deployment of 4,000 soldiers to Poland earlier this week - reportedly blindsiding officials in Warsaw.
The Trump administration also ordered the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany earlier this month.
So what does it mean for the NATO alliance - and will the US eventually abandon it altogether?
GUEST: Douglas Lute, former US ambassador to NATO from 2013-2017
PRODUCER: Pip Cook

As Ebola infection numbers climb in central Africa, we hear from an infectious diseases physician who's previously worked on the world's biggest ebola outbreak more than a decade ago. 
Then, we turn to a separate health matter in Australia, as the federal government announces millions for diphtheria support package.
And we continue asking what questions people have about the government's tax changes. 
Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

A humpback whale has re-written the record books - travelling an extraordinary 15,000 kilometres from the warm waters of Brazil to Queensland's Hervey Bay.

Sam Paior is the founder of support group Growing Space and co-creator of the award-winning Make It Easy app.