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RISING is Victoria's flagship festival that brings Melbourne to vibrant life every June.

For 16 days live performances, public art installations, new art, music and parties draw thousands to the centre of the city. Co-Artistic Director, Hannah Fox joined RN Breakfast to discuss.

Guest: Hannah Fox, Co-Artistic Director, Rising

Citizens of four foreign nations will be able to fight under an Australian flag in future conflicts, in a new plan outlined by the federal government today.

Over the next year  permanent residents from New Zealand - and then the UK, US, and Canada will be allowed to join the ADF.
Guest: Rodger Shanahan, security analyst and former army officer and former army officer

In football, amid much high emotion, the Matildas beat China last night 2-nil and farewelled Lydia Williams ahead of her retirement.

Sports commentator and RN Breakfast legend, Warwick Hadfield brings the latest news from the world of sport..

Actor Glen Powell has been reunited with beloved indie director Richard Linklater in a rom-com about a fake hit man who meets a love interest in an unconventional setting in 'Hit Man'.

Released straight  to streaming, it's a movie that Wenlei Ma says would have also played well in cinemas. Also out this week is The Acolyte, a new series set in the Star Wars universe.
Guest: Wenlei Ma, culture editor, The Nightly 

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In Australia one person is diagnosed with the deadly skin cancer, melanoma, every 30 minutes. But there is hope.

Researchers from Australia have announced two new developments that will transform and revolutionise the treatment of melanoma and other cancers.
Guest: Professor Georgina Long AO, Co-Medical Director of the Melanoma Institute Australia and joint 2024 Australian of the Year

Australia's lowest paid workers will earn an extra $33 a week from July after the Fair Work Commission boosted the minimum wage by 3.75 per cent.

The CEO of the Council of Small Business Organisations says it was a "textbook" decision from the Fair Work Commission - but warns that it has "ripple effects" for small businesses, with many already struggling with rising costs.

Featured: Luke Achterstraat, CEO of the Council of Small Business Organisations