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    Breakfast Wrap: IMF warns of global recession

    15/04/2026 | 24 mins.
    The International Monetary Fund has warned of significant pressure on the global economy and inflation if the war between the US and Iran is prolonged.
    Its worst-case scenario would see a global recession... inflation as high as six per cent... and elevated fuel prices all the way through 2027.
    We'll speak to Treasurer Jim Chalamers.
    Then, Israel and Lebanon have held their first direct talks in over three decades, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity”.
    But he also made clear no breakthrough agreement was expected, as the conflict -- between the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and Israel -- continues.
    Back in Australia, the Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has outlined the first part of the Coalition's immigration policy, aiming to reduce migration, increase screening of visa applicants and kick migrants out of the country who do not abide by Australian values.
    Finally, we look back at three years of civil war in Sudan, which has seen more than 14-million people displaced.
    Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.
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    How the ABC verifies news during a war

    14/04/2026 | 5 mins.
    There has been a dramatic rise in AI propaganda being used as a weapon of war, with pro-Iranian accounts mocking US President Donald Trump with Lego-style videos and fake clips of satellite images or strikes, which are deliberately designed to deceive.
    So how can you spot AI in the war and elsewhere and what challenges are being posed for the professionals in deciphering the truth?
    Guest: Matt Martino, Senior Journalist at ABC News Verify
    Producer: Charlie Jones
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    Changing Australia: Romane Cristescu on rescuing koalas with detection dogs

    14/04/2026 | 10 mins.
    They're known as man's best friend but in recent decades, dogs have become valuable allies to another very cuddly species — koalas.
    When the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires ripped through valuable koala habitat in Queensland and New South Wales, more than 60,000 koalas were estimated to have been in the path of the blaze and scientists hoping to rescue any survivors turned to detection dogs to track down the tree-dwelling marsupials.
    Guest: Dr Romane Cristescu, co-Director and co-founder of Detection Dogs for Conservation
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    'Historic times' - Israeli Ambassador to Australia on talks with Lebanon

    14/04/2026 | 7 mins.
    Israel and Lebanon have held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington.
    Israel has been conducting an air and ground campaign in Lebanon - insisting that the current ceasefire - with Iran - does not apply to fighting in Lebanon.  
    The Israeli Ambassador to the United States told reporters overnight that his government, and those of Lebanon and the US, are united in their goal to remove Hezbollah's influence in Lebanon's south.
    Meanwhile, Hezbollah has rejected the talks and say it won't adhere to any terms agreed.
    GUEST: Dr Hillel Newman, current Ambassador of the State of Israel to Australia 
    PRODUCER: Eddy Diamond
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    Treasurer warns of 'dangerous time for the global economy'

    14/04/2026 | 9 mins.
    The International Monetary Fund has warned of significant pressure on the global economy and inflation if the war between the US and Iran is prolonged.
    Its worst-case scenario would see a global recession; inflation as high as six per cent and elevated fuel prices all the way through 2027.
    GUEST: Jim Chalmers, Treasurer 
    PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

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