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The full unedited daily program is available on our website at:
abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/
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Mar 30, 2026 • 25min
Breakfast Wrap: Zomi Frankcom's family still seeking answers
Two years ago this week Australian Zomi Frankcom was one of seven aid workers killed by an Israeli Defence Force strike in Gaza. Two years on, Zomi's family still wants answers - and accountability. We hear from her brother Mal.Then, the states, territories and feds have a fuel plan. We speak with the Energy Minister Chris Bowen. And we answer your questions about the fuel crisis. Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

Mar 30, 2026 • 4min
Cyclone Narelle leaves regional WA tourism in limbo ahead of Easter
The Western Australian Premier Roger Cook says Cyclone Narelle has lashed the Gascoyne coast, leaving a trail of destruction through towns like Exmouth and Carnarvon.But the timing of Cyclone Narelle's destruction, combined with fuel challenges as a result of the middle east conflict, is not ideal with the Easter Long Weekend just days away. GuestAinsley Hardie, Tourism and Community Development Officer for the Shire of Upper Gascoyne

Mar 30, 2026 • 13min
Changing Australia: Dina Yehia and driving systemic change in the courts
Indigenous Australians are grossly overrepresented in the criminal justice system.A closing the gap target to reduce incarceration rates of First Nations people by at least 15 per cent is currently not on track to be met by 20-31.That reality is not lost on the judicial system — where powerful voices have been trying to drive change.Supreme Court Justice Dina Yehia is founder of the Walama court list in New South Wales, and one of the architects of the Bugmy Bar Book — a critical tool now cited in many court and tribunal decisions.Guest: Supreme Court Justice Dina Yehia

Mar 30, 2026 • 9min
Lambie says new Veterans' Service Commission bill must be amended
The Senate has passed a bill to establish an independent Defence and Veterans' Service Commission to monitor and report on matters relating to suicide prevention and general wellbeing.The creation of the commission is a key part of the government's response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.GUEST: Jacqui Lambie, Jacqui Lambie Network Senator for TasmaniaPRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

Mar 30, 2026 • 9min
Bowen explains federal government's plan for fuel crisis
Federal, state and territory leaders have agreed to a four-stage plan to respond to the fuel supply issues caused by the war in the Middle East.The Prime Minister also announced yesterday a three-month reprieve on fuel excise - halving the rate for petrol and diesel ... while suspending the road user charge for heavy vehicle usersGUEST: Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and EnergyPRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

Mar 30, 2026 • 10min
Two years on, Zomi Frankcom's family still wants answers
Two years ago tomorrow - on April 1st - Australian Zomi Frankcom was one of seven aid workers killed by an Israeli Defence Force strike in Gaza. Two years on, Zomi Frankcom's family still wants answers - and accountability.We sought comments from the Israeli Ambassador to Australia as well as the IDF - we will update this story when we get a responseGUEST: Mal Frankcom, brother of Zomi FrankcomPRODUCERS: Grace Stranger & Katie McAllister

Mar 30, 2026 • 4min
Is Trump right to declare 'regime change' complete?
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the regime has been changed in Iran.While senior Iranian leaders have been assassinated in the first month of this war, their replacements have been described as equally, if not more hardline than their predecessors.So, has regime change really happened?

Mar 30, 2026 • 5min
Friend of slain police officer Neal Thompson reflects on death of Dezi Freeman
For more than 200 days, police killer and self-identifying sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman evaded police.Freeman had been on the run for seven months, after he killed two police officers at a property in Porepunkah in Victoria's High Country, last August.Yesterday, police found and fatally shot Freeman at a remote property in Victoria's north east. GUEST: Alex Krstic, former police officer and friend of one of the killed police officers, Neal ThompsonPRODUCER: Joe Sullivan

Mar 30, 2026 • 8min
Supply chain experts answer your fuel questions
The National Cabinet met yesterday announcing a four-level plan to respond to pressures on fuel supply as a result of the war in the Middle East.The measures include suspending the road user charge for heavy vehicle users and halving the fuel excise.This week we've been trying to answer some of your questions on the conflict - and the rolling impact from the bowser to the broader economy. GUESTS: David Leaney is an expert in international supply chain management and a lecturer at the Australian National University + Associate Professor Stuart Walsh, Deputy Director of Research at Monash University’s Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringPRODUCER: Eddy Diamond

Mar 30, 2026 • 3min


