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When you turn on the TV at 7:30 next week a new host will greet you for the first time in 12 years. Leigh Sales is stepping down from her role as the host of the ABC's flagship TV current affairs program.

Widely hailed as the best Led Zeppelin band on the planet, tribute group No Quarter, has arrived in Australia from Seattle, USA. Their show is so faithfully recreated that original Led Zeppelin band member, John Paul Jones said that "I never had to worry about touring with my band again."

Like spices in the pantry, Maggie Beer has been a staple of Aussie TV for years. To celebrate the ABC's 90th birthday, she'll be returning to the screen with Simon Bryant for a special Cook And The Chef reunion.

America's abortion ruling is having a ripple affect overseas, with Israel easing its own restrictions and French lawmakers agitating to enshrine access in the constitution. But there are fears the roll back could see similar regressions elsewhere around the world.

The Albanese government's early focus on foreign affairs has continued overnight, with the PM holding a flurry of high-level meetings on the sideline of an historic NATO summit. The Political Editor for Guardian Australia Katharine Murphy joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

The Australian Energy Market Operator has unveiled an ambition plan to transform the National Electricity Market over the next three decades. The report says Australia will need a nine-fold increase in grid-scale wind and solar capacity, triple the firming capacity and a near five-fold increase in distributed solar.

Gig economy workers are categorised as contractors, and not entitled to basic workers rights, but the federal government plans to change that. It comes after Uber announced an agreement with the Transport Workers Union to work together on minimum standards for drivers and food delivery workers.

Consultation is underway to determine the future of Australia's submarine fleet under the AUKUS nuclear agreement. For the 5 years, submariner turned Senator Rex Patrick has been vocal about what direction he thinks our fleets should take - today marks his last day on office.

The services sector comprises 80% of the economy, but the Chair of the Productivity Commission says there are huge issues with measuring productivity and incorporating quality is required. He says decarbonisation is key to productivity growth and that GDP hasn't factored in the cost of economic growth to the environment.

Former R&B singer R Kelly has been sentenced to 30-years behind bars for being the ringleader of a decades-long sex trafficking and racketeering scheme. The artist exploited his star status to prey upon black women and children for his own sexual gratification.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says free trade negotiations with the European Union will resume, as he holds a flurry of meetings alongside the historic NATO summit in Madrid. Leaders gathered to discuss the military alliance and have vowed to provide more support for Ukraine, labelling Russia a "direct threat" to Europe's security.

Known for singing about war and peace and the reality of gun violence in America, Michael Franti's music has covered the depth of life all while lifting and inspiring audiences around the world. Now, his latest album shares the silver linings he's found, as the world emerges from the pandemic.

Aboriginal women and children experience family violence at disproportionately high rates. An area which has had very little research is the role of traumatic brain injury and how it impacts both victims and perpetrators.

Retired music teacher turned scientist Marion Anstis got the surprise of her life when she received a call to say a new genus of frogs was going to be named in her honour. The naming recognises Marion's longtime love of the Australian amphibians, which saw her circumnavigate the country in her campervan - doubling as a lab - and record frog species.

Welfare advocates warn the Federal Government hasn't gone far enough to protect the 800,000 jobseekers, who will move to a new mutual obligation job assistance program on Monday. Jobseekers with demerits under the current program will be given a clean slate for the start of Workforce Australia, but there's concern vulnerable people could lose Centrelink payments.

A former White House aide has alleged that Donald Trump was well aware of the potential violence that erupted on January 6, when supporters descended on the Capitol. Cassidy Hutchinson, who worked for Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows appeared before the committee investigating last year's attack and gave new evidence outlining his attempts to subvert the 2020 election.

The NATO leaders summit is being attended by dozens of world leaders, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese - fears of Russian expansion are a major focus. The chief political correspondent with The Financial Review, Phil Coorey, joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

Day one of the NATO Summit in Madrid has wrapped up with news Sweden and Finland are set to join the organisation, after Turkey agreed to support their membership. World leaders are working through ways to redefine their relationships with Russia, but they're co-operating to contain the Kremlin's aggression.

Defence Minister Richard Marles says he hopes to have the key details of the AUKUS nuclear submarine program nailed down by next March. He says that the Government is exploring all options to close what could be a 20 year capability gap before the nuclear subs are in the water.

There could be a major change coming for the riders who bring takeaway to your home and the drivers who ferry you about town. Tech goliath Uber is calling for workers across the sector to be guaranteed a minimum wage and other conditions for the first time, a move that would upend the so-called gig economy.