Radio National Breakfast

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

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 

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

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?

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 

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 

For rural families, a round trip to the local footy oval, swim meet or netball courts can take hours - and burn hundreds of litres of increasingly expensive petrol each week.That's forcing many parents to make some tough decisions; cutting back on extra-curricular activities and school events to preserve the family budget.GUEST: Jess Pluckrose, sheep and cattle farmer on Marrapina Station, NSWPRODUCER: Brooke Young

The Lebanese army says one of its soldiers has been killed, and several others injured after an Israeli attack on a checkpoint in the country's south.It comes as Israel continues a major military incursion in Lebanon, as part of a plan to establish a security zone from the Israeli border, known as the Blue Line, to the Litani River.Lebanese President Joseph Auon has denounced Israel's campaign - which has included targeting bridges and other civilian infrastructure; describing it as a violation of Lebanese sovereignty.More than 1,200 people have been killed in Lebanon since the conflict reignited just over a month agoGuest: Sally Hayden, correspondent for The Irish Times based in BeirutProducer: Pip Cook

Daniel Mookhey, NSW Treasurer, urges a staged national framework for fuel security. Christy McBain, Minister for Regional Development and Emergency Management, outlines regional fuel distribution and reserves. Stephen E. Biegun, former US Deputy Secretary of State, analyzes US strategy and alliance implications. Hisham El-Omacy, Yemen analyst, explains Houthi capabilities and risks to Red Sea shipping.