Radio National Breakfast

The Israeli Prime Minister has ordered talks with the Lebanese government, so what does this mean for the ceasefire in the Middle East?
We'll take you on the ground to Beirut and you'll hear from a former senior figure in the US State Department.
The Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles will also weigh in on the future of the Strait of Hormuz, and our Friday political panel will wrap the week.
Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

This week was yet another dominated by the war in the middle east and US President Donald Trump's daily threats.
Our Friday political panel discuss. 
GUESTS Shane Wirght, Senior Economics Correspondent at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
Sarah Ison, Senior Political Reporter at The Australian 
Tom Crowley, Radio National's Breakfast Correspondent

The US and Iran are preparing for peace talks in Pakistan this weekend, as a two-week ceasefire deal for the Middle East appears to be largely holding.
That's despite conflicted accounts as to whether Lebanon was included in the truce - with Israeli strikes earlier this week killing more than 300 people - according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Meanwhile, there has been no sign Iran has lifted its effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz - with Israel's ongoing attacks on Lebanon cited as a key sticking point.
GUEST: Richard Marles, Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence 
PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's authorised direct negotiations with the Lebanese government, aimed at disarming Hezbollah, so what does this mean for the ceasefire in the Middle East?
GUEST: David Shoebridge, Greens spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

Australia's island territories are facing significant pressures - as the costs of sea and air travel surge.
A federal Senate inquiry is currently probing the ability of the nation's aviation sector to deliver reliable and affordable services to rural, regional and remote communities.
It comes in the wake of last year's rescue deal for Regional Express - the airline known as Rex - after the company fell into administration in 2024.
Guest: Marcus Blackie, Mayor of King Island Council
Producer: Grace Stranger