Radio National Breakfast

The US President Donald Trump has signalled he wants to ease tensions in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of American citizen Alex Pretti.

The killing of Mr Pretti has reignited local protests in Minneapolis and across the country, and comes just weeks after Renee Good was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official in the same city.

Guest: Patrick Kent, former US Department of Justice attorney

Producer: Pip Cook, Brooke Young & Anne Barker

US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to make a deal on the future of its nuclear ambitions, warning the next American attack would be far worse.Meanwhile, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency says more than 6,000 people have been killed in the brutal crackdown on protesters - but other groups put the toll in the tens of thousands, with an internet blackout making it difficult to verify.

• Guest: Javaid Rehman, professor of Law at Brunel University in London and the former UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran   
• Producer: Pip Cook

US President Donald Trump says he wants an "honourable and honest" investigation into the killing of protester Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. Mr Trump's so-called "border tsar" Tom Homan has arrived in Minneapolis to lead the immigration crackdown, replacing Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino. The Breakfast Wrap speaks to a former director of ICE.

Then, former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Muslim leaders to accredit preachers, to translate religious teachings into English and to clamp down on links to foreign Islamist groups. 

On the program opposition front bencher Andrew Bragg supports the notion, saying that "the Australian Muslim community has to take some responsibility for the behaviours we've seen exhibited over the last couple of decades".

And overseas, the political fallout continues in the UK, after former British home secretary Suella Braverman became the latest MP to defect from the Conservatives to join Nigel Farage's Reform UK party this week.Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

From Jerusalem to Jakarta, foreign correspondent and Radio National Breakfast producer Anne Barker has had an astonishing career.

She has been with Aunty for 38 years, but today Anne hangs up the headphones.

We couldn't say goodbye without a tribute to her stellar storytelling.

• GUEST: Anne Barker
• PRODUCER: Eleni Psaltis 

Forty years ago today, on the 28th of January 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded live on TV.

To the shock of the millions of people watching, the shuttle disintegrated just 73 seconds after launch... And tragically all astronauts on board were killed.

For season five of Science Friction, ABC journalist Fiona Pepper -- and co-host Dr Karl -- investigate how the Challenger disaster unfolded, and what its legacy means for science.

• GUEST: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
• PRODUCER: Oscar Coleman

There are few young, male wildlife carers, but Josh Neille is one making a huge impact. 

Josh's journey hasn't followed the usual path; in a previous life, he used to hunt animals. 

Today, his property in Gippsland Victoria is a rescue and rehabilitation sanctuary and he's amassed a huge following on social media so that he can inspire others to create change.

• Guest: Josh Neille, registered wildlife carer, owner of The Wombat Guy Hobby Farm and Sanctuary and author of 'Growing Up Wombat'.

The Northern Territory's Children's Commissioner has warned of the toll law and order policies are taking on young people - particularly First Nations communities.

Shahleena Musk's annual report raises particular concerns with the territory's youth detention - even after a new detention centre was built to replace the notorious Don Dale facility.

• Guest: Shahleena Musk, NT Children's Commissioner
• Producer: Tyler Hall

Anthony Albanese jets to Timor-Leste today for the first time as Prime Minister, where he's expected to address parliament and meet with the president and prime minister.

Pat Conroy, Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, talked about the security relationships in the region and responded to Scott Morrison's proposal and Andrew Bragg's endorsement of accrediting Islamic preachers. 

• GUEST: Pat Conroy, Minister for Pacific Island Affairs 
• PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

Overnight, former Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged Muslim leaders to accredit preachers, to translate religious teachings into English and to clamp down on links to foreign Islamist groups.

Opposition front bencher Andrew Bragg supported a discussion about the ideas, saying that "the Australian Muslim community has to take some responsibility for the behaviours we've seen exhibited over the last couple of decades".

Plus, backers of the federal Opposition Leader Sussan Ley have tried to hose down speculation of a Liberal Party leadership challenge in recent days.

• GUEST: Andrew Bragg, Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness
• PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

Australia has been criticised for its record on incarceration and the treatment of First Nations communities, refugees and asylum seekers as part of a United Nations assessment.

More than 100 nations used the five yearly Universal Periodic Review this week to make recommendations on Australia's human rights performance.

• Guest: Hugh de Kretser, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission 
• Producer: Tyler Hall