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Saudi Film Nights are being held in Sydney and Melbourne this week, and are luring a new demographic of audiences. The events hope there will be new collaborations between Australian and Saudi film industries. 

It comes as a new film industry emerges in Saudi Arabia, after the Kingdom opened its first new cinema in 2018 - following a 35-year ban on films being screened in cinemas.
Guest: John Gregory, Blacksand Pictures

As the east of the country shivers through a severe cold snap and gas prices spike, manufacturers warn they'll have to buy gas from overseas if supply doesn't improve.

Tony Wood from the Grattan Institute warns that gas supply issues are "getting more serious every year". He told RN Breakfast governments have spent too long it doesn't exist, and while he doesn't believe there's a risk people will run out of gas in their homes, the things that can be done to manage this "aren't pretty"
Guest: Tony Wood, Director of the Energy and Climate Change Program at the Grattan Institute

Last year, then 14-year-old American high school student Francesca Mani discovered she had been deepfaked.

Since then, Francesca and her mother Dorota have taken their fight to Congress, and this week will join a bipartisan group of senators to introduce legislation aimed at protecting kids from deepfake porn.
Guest: Dorota Mani, mother of Francesca Mani

2024 has seen a major rise of AI-generated content during election, and it's creating a lot of anxiety.

AI-content is fuelling misinformation and disinformation online and on social media, and AEC Commissioner Tom Rogers told RN Breakfast we should be "pre-bunking rather than debunking" misinformation.
Guest: Tom Rogers, Australian Electoral Commissioner

The nuclear debate is turning radioactive. Opposition leader Peter Dutton has called the Prime Minister a child - so where is this debate heading?

The Chief Political Correspondent for The Conversation Michelle Grattan joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.


Guest: Michelle Grattan 

The government says it's moving faster than ever on its renewables rollout, with new data from the federal environment department showing renewable approvals have got to record levels.

But Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says investment in renewables could be jeopardised by the nuclear debate which could lead to 'uncertainty' for businesses.
Guest: Tanya Plibersek, Environment Minister