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Queensland's inquiry into Child Safety resumes in Toowoomba today, with public hearings focusing on the link between out-of-home care and the youth justice system.

The inquiry was called back in May last year, to examine what the state government has labelled a 'broken system' that's failing children in residential care at a cost of $1.12 billion.

• GUEST: Estelle Abela, interim CEO of PeakCare 

The federal government is facing a new-look opposition, with Liberal leader Angus Taylor and his deputy, Jane Hume, outlining some of the party's policy priorities at the weekend.

Mr Taylor has signalled he will pursue a stricter immigration policy, saying it will be a focus for the party - both as a vehicle to reduce cost-of-living pressures and to "protect the Australian way of life". 

• GUEST: Jim Chalmers, Treasurer
• PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

It took more than 80 years for the Liberal party to elect a female leader and just nine months to remove her.

On Friday, Angus Taylor defeated Sussan Ley in a partyroom vote to become Liberal leader. Shortly after that, Sussan Ley announced she'd be retiring from parliament after 25 years of service.

• GUEST: Fiona Scott, Federal Vice President of the Liberal Party and former Liberal Member for Lindsay, NSW
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The Winter Olympics have been rocked by accusations of cheating in the curling competition. 

Tempers flared between Sweden and Canada, after a Swedish curler accused a Canadian competitor of illegally touching his stone twice before release, ushering an expletive-laden response. 

The new opposition leader Angus Taylor has signalled he will pursue a stricter immigration policy and a return to "Australian values" in his first pitch to voters.

Meanwhile on economic policies, he has already ruled out any possible changes to the capital gains tax discount for property investors.

The federal government is currently considering winding back the concession in the upcoming May budget.

• GUEST: Innes Willox, CEO of the Australian Industry Group
• PRODUCER: Joe Sullivan

A key recommendation put forward in the Carbon Leakage Review, commissioned by the federal government, is for countries with weak emissions reduction policies to face a levy for certain products exported to Australia.

• Guest: Frank Jotzo, ANU Professor of environmental and climate change economics and lead author of the Carbon Leakage Review
• Producer: Eddy Diamond 

The Munich Security Conference has wrapped up in Germany, after three days of meetings and speeches from world leaders covering everything from the war in Ukraine to regime change in Iran.

The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio used his speech to reassure Europe that the U-S doesn't plan to abandon the transatlantic alliance, but he also warned that the US has no interest in being the "caretakers of the West's managed decline."

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a 20 year security guarantee from the US; before agreeing to any peace deal.

• Guest: Keir Giles, Associate Fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House
• Producer: Pip Cook

In 2009, the US Environmental Protection Authority handed down a landmark ruling known as the 'endangerment finding'.

This ruling concluded that a range of greenhouse gases warm the planet and pose a threat to public health.

That finding formed the backbone of US climate change policies.

But, late last week, the Trump administration announced the US EPA was repealing its own finding. 

• Guest: Gina McCarthy, Former EPA Administrator and former White House National Climate Advisor
• Producer: Tyler Hall

The Breakfast Wrap shares fresh analysis following Angus Taylor winning the Liberal leadership  34 votes to 17, with Jane Hume elected deputy.

Featuring commentary from Niki Savva and two Liberal politicians speaking before the vote, we try to understand the position the Liberal party is in and where they need to go now. 

Then, its a big morning in parliament for other reasons.

It is18 years since the government's apology to the Stolen Generations. We feature an interview with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. 

Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

Queensland Liberal MP Scott Buchholz says he'll be backing Sussan Ley in today's Liberal leadership spill.

• GUEST: Scott Buchholz, Federal LNP member for Wright in Queensland