Radio National Breakfast

The heavens have opened in parts of South Australia; record-breaking downfalls this week have filled dams after a long dry spell.
It is the first time many young regional children have been able to jump in puddles and experience heavy rain.
Guest: Melanie Lewis, grazier on Tiverton Station
Producer: Grace Stranger

It's a potentially deadly disease which few people know about.
Strongyloidiasis is caused by a parasitic worm and infects millions worldwide - including some in remote Indigenous communities here in Australia.
Dr Wendy Page lost a cherished friend and colleague to the infection and has since worked tirelessly on eradication efforts - helping drastically reduce cases in East Arnhem Land.
Guest: Dr Wendy Page, former medical director of the Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation in Nhulunbuy and founding member of Strongyloides Australia

The United States abandoned talks with Iran over its nuclear program to launch a deadly military campaign on the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says military action was necessary, accusing Iran of stalling the talks, while US President Donald Trump claims Iran had restarted its nuclear program and was developing intercontinental missiles. 
So what was the state of Iran's nuclear program when the U-S and Israel fired their missiles? 
GUEST: Tariq Rauf, former head of nuclear verification and security policy co-ordination at the International Atomic Energy Agency PRODUCER: Eddy Diamond

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its support for the US and Israeli military action against Iran.
But ministers have avoided questions on the legality of the strikes saying Australia isn't an actor in the war.
GUEST: Andrew Wilkie, independent federal MP for Clark, and previously served as a senior intelligence analyst with the Office of National Assessments
PRODUCER: Katie McAllister

As thousands of Australian travellers remain stranded in the Middle East , the Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has described the unfolding situation as a consular crisis.
An estimated 115,000 Australians remain in the region.
Meanwhile, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says "there will be impacts" on petrol prices - but that there's no need for Australians to "panic buy".
GUEST: Andrew Hastie, Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability
PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle