She's famous for her intimate photos of friends dying from AIDS or drugs, and for decades her work has explored subcultures such as the post-Stonewall queer community in New York. Nan Goldin's signature work — the Ballad of Sexual Dependency — began as a slideshow and was later distilled into 126 photos. Now it's on loan at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Guest: Anne O'Heir, curator

Natural Hazards Research Australia is the key national organisation tasked with addressing the major challenges arising from events such as bushfires, cyclones, heatwaves and floods. The organisation has just appointed one of Australia's leading environmental engineers as their new Science and Innovation Director. How will the appointment refocus the centre's priorities?

Today's emergency National Cabinet aims to address the escalating levels of family and domestic violence. The sole agenda item is to find immediate, meaningful and practical action to address family violence. Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says she agrees that investment in this area has to be massively increase in this area. She's called on the government to keep their promise to deliver 500 frontline and community workers to support women in crisis, claiming when she last checked in...

The Fundao dam collapse in 2015 was the largest spill of mining waste in history, and considered Brazil's worst ever environmental disaster. It unleashed a torrent of nearly 40 million cubic meters of toxic sludge, flooding 39 towns and killing 19 people. Now, Australian mining firm BHP and its partner Vale have offered $39 billion to settle local authorities' claims over the collapse. So, what do local Brazilian prosecutors make of the offer? Guest:Thomas Goodhead, Global Managing Partner...

Advocates for homeless services are calling on the federal government to invest more to prevent domestic or gender based violence. Kate Colvin, Homelessness Australia CEO says women can't leave violent homes as they don't have another home to go to, or if they do they get stuck in homelessness. She says "having homes people can go to that are affordable, is absolutely essential" and is calling on state and federal governments to invest more resources in housing to keep women safe. Guest:...

​​In rugby league, at the end of a tumultuous day of board meetings, South Sydney has sacked coach Jason Demetriou. This will take effect immediately, while the search is on for permanent replacement. While in rugby union news, Melbourne Rebels number 10 Carter Gordon is being shopped around to rugby league clubs, also Wallaroos squad. And in golf, Hannah Green is now Australia's top-ranked female golfer after winning the LA Championships. Sports commentator and RN Breakfast legend, Warwick...

The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner is addressing today's emergency National Cabinet, she told RN Breakfast she wants National Cabinet to walk out with a resolve that addressing gendered violence will stay a priority overtime. The Commissioner says one of the issues she's deeply concerned with is the younger generation growing up with violent porn and misogynistic messaging on social media and is calling for more to be done in the early prevention space. She says while more...

How significant are the changes the Treasurer has announced to the foreign investment laws? And National Cabinet will be held later this morning - it'll begin in just over an hour - how likely are we to see some concrete measures or money committed following it? The chief political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age David Crowe joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

In a major speech today the Treasurer will announce Australia will introduce stronger foreign investment rules, as the government tries to bolster domestic investment and local supply chains. Australia will join other western nations and five eyes partners who have already tightened their foreign investment laws, as geo-political tensions and the risk of economic coercion by foreign powers escalate. Guest:Jim Chalmers, Federal Treasurer 

The Washington Post reports that "nest of spies" referred to by ASIO boss Mike Burgess in 2021 was made up of Indian intelligence officers. They were reportedly working for the same agency the Washington Post now claims was behind a high-profile assassination attempt on American soil.

Japan is home to some of the most densely populated cities on earth, where large crowds are a way of life and tourists are - for the most part - welcome. But one community has reached breaking point, erecting a mesh net roughly the size of a cricket pitch to block one of the most popular views of Mt Fuji. It's to stop bad-behaving tourists who break the law to capture the perfect photo.  Guest: Jane Lawson, Travel writer

Hundreds of passengers were left stranded after Australia's new budget airline Bonza suddenly went into voluntary administration yesterday. Passengers arrived for scheduled flights in the morning to find the airline's entire fleet had been grounded, with no indication of when - or if - services will resume. Many of the routes operated by Bonza are not serviced by Qantas or Virgin. Guest:Tracey Hilbert, Bonza passenger left stranded 

A patch the size of a coin could be the answer to protecting children against measles.  A team of researchers are trialling a game changing way of vaccinating children in The Gambia. Professor Ed Clarke says while it's early days, this trial is a "real step forward" — and he says if successful there are lots of potential uses for the patches. Guest: Professor Ed Clarke, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia 

There are warnings Sudan's year-long civil war is about escalate further, with the United States claiming the country is on the verge of a "large-scale massacre". The alarming prediction comes as rebel forces are expected to attack a major city in the region of Darfur. Guest: Susan Page, former US Ambassador to South Sudan

Ten years ago, Dan Sultan's Blackbird album burst onto the scene with heavy guitar riffs, rock and soul melodies infused lyrics of identity and love. To celebrate, Dan Sultan is taking to the Hamer Hall stage with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for a special performance to coincide with the start of NAIDOC Week.

Guest: Wenlei Ma, culture editor, The Nightly  RECOMMENDATIONS/MENTIONS: Hacks, The Idea of You, Shardlake, A Man in Full, Tattooist of Auschwitz, Welcome to Wrexham S3, Unfrosted

On Wednesday, federal, state and territory governments will meet virtually, at a special National Cabinet meeting on gender violence. There have been questions over whether gender violence should be treated similarly to terrorism, and while Minister for Youth and victim-survivor Anne Aly says there is a legal difference: "I think it’s important to recognise that for the women who are being terrorised, it is very much violence, terrorism, control," she said.

Victoria's premier Jacinta Allan is the first Australian leader of a state or territory government to appear before an Indigenous-led truth-telling inquiry. But the appearance was peppered with questions about what long-standing change will come as a result of the historic moment, or will it all amount to being "another day in the colony"?

The Prime Minister has touched down in Alice Springs, weeks after a youth curfew thrust the town into the spotlight.

An increasing number of people around the world are switching from smart phones to so-called 'dumb phones'. And one person leading the disconnect revolution is filmmaker Alex Lykos.

Political Editor for the Guardian Australia Karen Middleton joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

In the 12 months to June last year, 34 women were murdered by an intimate partner. That's a 28 per cent increase on the previous year.

Ukraine's Ambassador to Australia says, "if Russia wins in Ukraine, it will be more emboldened to assert itself in the Pacific." So is that anything more than a desperate plea from a country under siege, or does Moscow actually pose a threat to Australia in the Asia-Pacific? 

She is the poster woman for Australian netball with multiple world and national championships, Commonwealth gold medals and MVPs, plus years of experience at board level across multiple organisations. Now, as Netball Australia wrestles with change and a tumultuous 12 months, Liz Ellis takes her place on the board she's fought to be a part of.  Guest: Liz Ellis, former Diamonds captain and Netball Australia board member Producer: Joe Sullivan

Manasseh Sogavare has abandoned his bid to remain Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, after his party won just 15 of 50 seats in Parliamentary elections. It's increasingly likely the next government will be formed by a coalition of opposition parties, who have spent the past few days locked in negotiations.