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Breakfast Wrap: Hegseth defends against impeachment push

November 11, 2026 · 25 min

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The US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending against a push from within his own party to impeach him.

You'll hear from someone who knows a thing or two about impeachment proceedings - former federal Watergate prosecutor Nick Ackerman.

Then, Qantas is cutting more than 800 positions from the airline in coming years.

And we'll dive into the government's plans to introduce mandatory artificial intelligence safety and security standards for developers.

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