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Last time Irish singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan was in Australia, he was supporting Ed Sheeran — now, he's headlining a national tour.

He stopped by the RN Breakfast studio for a performance of his first single in two years. The singer also shared an anecdote about how he was initially discovered by Foy Vance by playing him a cover of Tracey Chapman's Fast Car in a toilet cubicle.

Guest: Ryan McMullan

In the wake of the Yarra Valley Grammar spreadsheet rating female students, two of the year 11 boys responsible have been expelled with others facing disciplinary action.

The incident comes after recent research from Monash University suggests there is a resurgence of male supremacy and toxic masculinity attitudes from male students in Australian schools.

The government has stepped in to guarantee $10 billion dollars in insurance premiums for commercial and residential properties in cyclone ravaged areas.

It's part of a Federal plan to keep insurance affordable and available in the most cyclone prone areas. But what about other areas experiencing extreme increases in their insurance premiums?

Guest: Andrew Hall, CEO of the Insurance Council of Australia

A new study reveals the extensive links between many more social media apps or online games - and China's state-controlled propaganda units.

Researchers at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute have found these propaganda units are forging ties with Chinese tech companies to harvest private data from a wide range of globally popular social media apps or platforms and online games.

Guest:Dr Samantha Hoffman, lead author of the report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute 

The federal government is set to overhaul privacy laws this year, as a series of high profile data breaches expose just how easily your personal details can be stolen and shared.

The long-anticipated reforms come as Australia gets a standalone privacy tsar for the first time in almost a decade.

In NRL, State or Origin player David Fifita has multiple clubs openly courting him. In swimming, a Canadian rival's planned Olympic schedule may give her Aussie competition a boost - get ready to hear more about 17 year old Canadian Summer McIntosh.

And in cycling, a close finish in stage four of the Giro D'Italia.

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