Radio National Breakfast

It is a historic day for space flight with the Artemis II mission launching this morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida. 
We hear from a former NASA astronaut as the world watches our first return to the Moon in more than 50 years. While this mission won't see astronauts land on the lunar surface, they will voyage around it before returning to Earth in ten days. 
Then, we look at news back home, the PM's address to the nation and developments out of the Middle East. 
Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

It could be a historic day in space flight, with the Artemis II rocket set to launch and return humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
While the crew won't set foot on the lunar surface, they will voyage around it before returning home.
But not before a technical issue reared its head. 
GUEST: Kathryn Sullivan
PRODUCER: Brooke Young

The Prime Minister addressed the nation, after a week where one subject was on everyone's mind. The Federal Government has moved to cut the fuel excise and offer a suite of measures to help business, all on the backdrop of Donald Trump's mixed messaging over the Iran war. GuestsTom McIlroy, Political Editor at The GuardianKatina Curtis, Canberra Bureau Chief at The West AustralianTom Crowley, Radio National Breakfast's political correspondent.

If you live in a rural or remote community, your risk of dying from heart disease is far higher than your city-dwelling counterparts and your access to specialist healthcare can be much lower.
When electrical engineer-turned-cardiologist Rolf Gomes saw this playing out during his rotations as a junior doctor in the bush...his mind started racing..how could he help fill that gap?
Putting his engineering skills to use, he designed a mobile diagnostic and testing clinic, which today are known as heart trucks, and have helped save hundreds of lives in rural and remote communities in Australia.
Guest: Dr Rolf Gomes is the creator and director or Heart of Australia

The prime minister has used a national address to urge Australians to save fuel for areas and industries that most need it, as the country grapples with supply chain issues caused by the war in the Middle East.But the address has attracted a mixed reaction
GUEST: Dan Tehan, Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction
PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle