{"podcast":{"title":"Radio National Breakfast","slug":"radio-national-breakfast-572135","podcast_index_feed_id":572135,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/2890360/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/7e958630301265f8c03c1955242be8e5.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":249,"summary":"Radio National Breakfast is Australia's only daily national radio current affairs program, synonymous with agenda-setting news coverage, breaking news and a place where you will hear the most significant stories impacting the lives of all Australians wherever they live. The full unedited daily program is available on our website at: abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T10:19:51.120438+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-national-breakfast-572135"},"episode":{"title":"Former Australian diplomat says budget 'preparing for very difficult times ahead'","slug":"former-australian-diplomat-says-budget-preparing-for-very-difficult-times-ahead","published_at":"2026-05-13T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-national-breakfast-572135/former-australian-diplomat-says-budget-preparing-for-very-difficult-times-ahead","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-national-breakfast-572135","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/former-australian-diplomat-budget-geopolitics/106676974","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kg/Z/r7.mp3","summary":"Back to the federal budget now, and what it has to say about the government's priorities on the global stage. Foreign aid is being maintained – but with some cuts to multilateral organisations like the United Nations. Meanwhile the Government announced last month that an extra 53-billion dollars will go towards Australia's defence capabilities over the next decade, with defence spending climbing to 3% of GDP by 2033 - using NATO measurements. So, what are the geopolitical ramifications? GUEST: Jane Hardy, former Australian diplomat with more than 30 years’ experience in the foreign service PRODUCER: Pip Cook","meta_description":"Back to the federal budget now, and what it has to say about the government's priorities on the global stage. Foreign aid is being maintained – but with s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":417,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/radio-national-breakfast-572135/episodes/former-australian-diplomat-says-budget-preparing-for-very-difficult-times-ahead/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-national-breakfast-572135/former-australian-diplomat-says-budget-preparing-for-very-difficult-times-ahead.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}