Rn Breakfast - Separate Stories Podcast

English rockers Gomez have been known as music innovators for more than 20 years - bursting onto the world stage after winning the prestigious Mercury Prize in 1998. Since then, Australia has become a favourite destination for the band.

The collapse of the AGL demerger came after a chorus of investors, including Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brooks and super fund HESTA made it clear they'd oppose the move. It's hard to ignore the impact of another key player in its collapse - Greenpeace.

A fourth season of Danish political drama Borgen lands this Thursday on Netflix, taking viewers back in the life of politician Birgitte Nyborg. Also out this week is the third season of The Boys, an over-the-top anti-superhero series.

It may not have featured much during the election campaign, but COVID-19 will pose an ongoing challenge for the incoming Labor government. Deaths have been slowly increasing in recent months with the likely rise of new variants making it hard to plan for the coming winter.

The RBA is set to go under the microscope in a sweeping review of the central bank. As Treasurer Jim Chalmers weighs up how to conduct the inquiry, a group of 12 pre-eminent economists have written an open letter arguing the investigation needs to be led by a foreigner.

New Liberal Leader Peter Dutton and Nationals leader David Littleproud have laid down some markers for their leadership - so what will they look like in Opposition? David Crowe joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

New Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley says women voters deserted the Party because they didn't believe the former Morrison Government was focused enough on them. She says she'll be listening to the issues raised by women post election, including on the question of quotas.

Nationals Leader David Littleproud says he's up for a sensible conversation about climate change policy, but doesn't believe net zero by 2050 needs to be legislated Professing his personal regard for Anthony Albanese, he says that the Nationals are prepared to work constructively with the new government.

Labor looks set to form majority government after the ABC's Antony Green declared the seat of Macnamara in inner Melbourne for Josh Burns. With postal votes in Gilmore also favouring Labor, it could be a 77 seat majority.

In an extremely tight labour market, employers are offering cash rewards to incentivise staff recommendations. KPMG economist Sarah Hunter says there aren't many levers the Federal Government can pull to immediately ease the staffing crisis, although getting more women into the workforce is one.

One clear result from the federal election was that the Albanese Government can claim a mandate to take climate action - having vowed to end the 'climate wars'. A new briefing paper takes stock of how we can revitalise our climate action and carbon markets, and what the government should prioritise.

Pacific Island countries have declined to sign a region-wide trade and security deal with China. It comes after a high-level meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterparts from 10 Pacific nations in Fiji.

European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels to again try to ban imports of Russian oil to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. All 27 EU members must agree to the ban but a group of countries, led by Hungary, are opposing the move.

When he's not touring the world on the keys for Maroon Five, Grammy Award winning musician PJ Morton is making magic with the likes of Jill Scott and Stevie Wonder. Last month the New Orleans artist released his latest album Watch The Sun, which he's now touring in Sydney and Melbourne.

The First Nations approach to seasons, based on tens of thousands of years of weather patterns detected across country, is explained in a new three-part documentary series produced by the ABC and CSIRO. Indigenous seasonal calendars show a complex understanding of the interactions between plants, animals, water, weather, fire and even the stars throughout the year.

New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia are set to follow Queensland's lead and offer free flu shots with the start of winter. It's a move welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia which says the approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration will ensure there's plenty of supply.

Australia has upped the ante in its tussle for influence in the Indo-Pacific, offering Papua New Guinea strategic support for its upcoming national election. Canberra says it will send more than 100 Defence Force Personnel to PNG to help secure the election in July.

Jai Hindley has become the first Australian to win one of cycling's Grand Tours, the Giro d'Italia. The win puts him in the same league as the legendary Cadel Evans, who won the Tour De France in 2011.

The big task of rebuilding the Coalition begins today with the first party room meetings since the election loss. The Chief Political Correspondent for The Conversation Michelle Grattan joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

Former Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman says the Party must adopt a sensible approach to climate change, as it starts the arduous task of rebuilding after its election loss. He says the Coalition must acknowledge that Labor has a mandate to implement its 43% emissions target by 2030.