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Tuesday 21 Mar 2017
FBI chief James Comey has confirmed for the first time that the bureau is investigating alleged Russian interference in last year's election.
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Aboriginal remains, believed to have been taken 150 years ago, are returning to Australia.
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The working conditions of low paid aviation workers are in the spotlight after an expose on ABC's 7.30 program last night.
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FBI director James Comey has put a pin into President Trump's tweeted wiretapping claims at a hearing in Congress.
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A look at all of the latest developments in federal politics with RN Breakfast's Political Editor Alison Carabine.
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Monday 20 Mar 2017
The long, drawn out saga of George Brandis's ministerial diary has finally reached a climax.
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Penalty rates will be at the forefront of debate when Parliament resumes today.
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The move by CEOs to sign a letter urging the Prime Minister to end the political stalemate over same-sex marriage appears to have divided the Turnbull ministry.
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Tributes continue to pour in for the founding father of rock n roll, Chuck Berry, who has died aged 90.
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As US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson winds up his first tour of Asia, questions are being asked as to how Donald Trump's 'America First' policy will affect America's relations with the world.
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Every week here on RN Breakfast we bring you music suggestions to update your playlists.
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There's a renewed push in Tasmania to reduce the output of a big hydro scheme for the sake of tourism.
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The outback mining town of Coober Pedy is experiencing an opal rush with the release of new land.
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Federal parliament is back today for its final sitting fortnight before the Budget.
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Over the past few years there has been a boom in brain-training programs in the belief that they could also help delay or prevent dementia.
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The Conversation's Michelle Grattan joins RN Breakfast from our Parliament House studio to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.
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In the UK, Brexit is moving forward, with the Queen giving Royal Assent to the Brexit Bill — Article 50.
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RN Breakfast's Business Reporter Michael Janda previews the week ahead in business and finance.
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A look at all of the latest developments in federal politics with RN Breakfast's Political Editor Alison Carabine.
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Friday 17 Mar 2017
Donald Trump and Angela Merkel couldn't be more different in political experience, world views and temperament—and later today they'll meet at the White House to see if they can find any common ground.
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Mark Butler says the time-frames for the upgrade of the Snowy hydro scheme are 'heroic' and the project will not generate any new power.
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Donald Trump's budget blueprint aims to slash foreign aid to spend more on defence and border security.
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Correctional rehabilitation programs are routinely offered to Australian prisoners, yet the rate of recidivism hasn't come down in five years.
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Former energy advisor Ross Garnaut says Australia is 'a bit late' coming to the energy transition happening in the rest of the world.
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You may have heard that US authorities have charged two Russian intelligence agents and two criminal hackers over the hacking of at least half a billion Yahoo accounts back in 2014.
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If you're a parent, you'll likely know that our playgrounds and classrooms are becoming increasingly crowded.
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Earth, wind, gas and water—energy policy has once again dominated the headlines this week.
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Few artists can claim success in the world of opera as well as on the world's pop charts. But Brisbane-born Kate Miller-Heidke can.
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Parliament House Bureau Chief for BuzzFeed News Alice Workman joins RN Breakfast from our Parliament House studio to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.
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The budget proposes a $54 billion dollar boost to defence and national security spending.
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Juergen Hahn from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US compared blood samples collected from a group of 83 autistic children with blood samples from 76 unaffected volunteer controls.
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