Radio National Breakfast

They came to represent their country at the Asia Cup; now a number of players will stay behind - seeking asylum from the nation they played for just days earlier.
The federal government has granted temporary humanitarian visas to five members of the Iranian women's football team, with the government expected to announce this morning that additional players have also stayed behind.
They join generations of Iranian-Australians who have fled the brutal theocracy - with Iran regularly among the top three countries of origin for Australia's humanitarian visa program.
GUEST: Moones Mansoubi, an Iranian-Australian woman working for Settlement Services International and coordinator of the Community Refugee Welcome Centre in Sydney's inner-west. 
PRODUCER: Eddy Diamond

Australia has been drawn further into the escalating Middle East conflict, with a military surveillance plane and 85 personnel deployed to the United Arab Emirates to help defend the nation from Iranian drone attacks.
The government says it amounts to "defensive" help for the UAE and troops won't take "offensive" action against Iran.
GUEST: Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs
PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

David Littleproud's leadership of the National Party survived the Coalition's historic defeat at last year's election and an ill-fated party room spill last month.
But yesterday, he walked away on his own terms, declaring he'd run out of puff.
The party must now decide on a new leader - and there are several contenders.
GUEST: Susan McDonald, Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia
PRODUCER: Jason Whittaker

As Australians face high petrol prices in the face of extreme oil price volatility, there are concerns the agriculture sector might not have the supplies it needs.
Some areas of regional Australia are experiencing fuel rationing - at a time when many winter crops are weeks from being sown. 
GUEST: Hamish McIntyre, President of the National Farmers Federation

Is the escalating conflict in the Middle East the first AI war?
From intelligence gathering to missile targeting and battle damage assessments - artificial intelligence has enhanced operations on the battlefront at unprecedented speed.
But as new details emerge about the alleged US involvement in a missile strike on an elementary school in southern Iran, questions have been raised about why these advances in battlefield technologies have not resulted in lower civilian deaths.
Guest: Sarah Kreps, Director of the Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University and former US Air Force officer
Producers: Eddy Diamond, Grace Stranger