The COP31 climate summit will not be held in Australia, but in a deal struck with Turkiye, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will be appointed President of next year's meeting. The Breakfast Wrap will find out why Turkiye wants to host the summit and put itself at the center of global climate action negotiations. Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.
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The Teskey Brothers add another ARIA trophy, as Australian music celebrated
Australian music has been celebrated at the 2025 ARIA Awards, with punk rock act Amyl and the Sniffers and breakthrough electronic artist Ninjirachi the big winners.The Teskey Brothers also added another ARIA gong to their mantle winning Best Blues & Roots Album for 'Live At The Hammersmith Apollo'.
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Changing Australia: Kate Cotter and creating resilient buildings
If you've lived through a natural disaster, you'll know they can be terrifying, ferocious and life-changing.And as our weather patterns and climate change, they'll become more severe and happen more often.While there are many experts looking at this issue and how we respond, there is also talk about not just where we're building our homes, but how we build them.
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States want national inquiry into asbestos-contaminated sand
South Australia and the ACT are leading calls for a national inquiry, as frustration builds over how asbestos-contaminated sand products found their way into schools across the nation.
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Senate inquiry urges government to ban use of PFAS in firefighting foams
A federal Senate inquiry into PFAS — also known as 'forever chemicals' — has handed down its final report. The recommendations urge the government to impose a national ban on the use of firefighting foams containing PFAS, and to fast-track regulatory reforms to remove PFAS from all food contact packaging in Australia.Labor senators delivered a dissenting report, warning "prescriptive policy interventions" may not be supported by evidence and have "undesirable consequences".Guest: Lidia Thorpe, independent Senator for Victoria and Chair of the Senate Select Committee on PFASProducer: Isadora Bogle
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