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Australian harmonising siblings Angus and Julia Stone have released their sixth album together 'Cape Forestier'.  While the pair have had success as solo artists, Julia Stone says there's quite like making music together.

The duo stopped by RN Breakfast to perform one of the singles 'Losing You'. 

Guests: Angus and Julia Stone

A new study looks at the African elephants and how they great each other -  ABC Science Reporter Belinda Smith says it involves lots of vocalisation and noise, and likens it to "family members greeting each other at the airport."

And researchers say Beethoven's hearing loss can be explained, at least partly, by toxic chemicals found in his hair.

BRAINTEASER:

My child, Roman, had a birthday party last week. Four guests were aged 5, nine of them were 6, five were 7 and one was 8. How many 9-year-olds attended?

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How many native ingredients will be on your dinner plate tonight? 

Internationally-acclaimed indigenous celebrity chef Mark Olive aka 'The Black Olive' is at Beef Australia in Rockhampton this week for a celebration of culinary sensations making mouths water fusing delectable native ingredients with gourmet cuisines.

Guest: Mark Olive, Celebrity Chef

The AFR says it's being forced to end its daily print edition in Western Australia after Seven West Media, which is owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes, announced it's going to double the cost of printing the paper at its local press.

The press is the state's only printer for major papers, and AFR Editor in Chief Michael Stuchbury says the move is "an abuse of market power."

Guest: Michael Stuchbury, Australian Financial Review Editor in Chief

In football, a Matildas legend will hang up the boots and gloves after the Olympics. In cycling, a podium stage finish for an Aussie at the Giro D'Italia.

And the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is getting a funding boost, and has confirmed they will stay put in Canberra.

Sports commentator and RN Breakfast reporter, Joe Sullivan brings the latest news from the world of sport.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has doubled down on Israel's invasion of Rafah.

But one of those calling on Netanyahu to stop the ground offensive is his predecessor, Ehud Olmert. The former Prime Minister of Israel joined RN Breakfast to discuss.

Guest: Ehud Olmert, former Israeli Prime Minister