Radio National Breakfast

European leaders have been rallying around Denmark in the face of US President Donald Trump's latest attempts to acquire Greenland.

They're due to meet on Thursday to discuss US threats to impose a 10 per cent tariffs on eight European countries - including Denmark - unless they cede the autonomous territory.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has welcomed the support - and says Europe will not be blackmailed. 

• Guest: Trine Pertou Mach, Danish MP and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for Enhedslisten, the Red-Green Alliance
• Producer: Pip Cook

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join U-S President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza.

Moscow says it's studying the proposal and hoping to get further clarification from Washington.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is among the latest offered a place on the board, as is authoritarian Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. 

Diplomats have told Reuters that the plan risks undermining existing UN structures, with reports that permanent seats could be bought for a billion dollars.

• Guest: Hugh Lovatt, Senior Policy Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Program, at the European Council on Foreign Relations
• Producer: Anne Barker

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join U-S President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza.

Moscow says it's studying the proposal and hoping to get further clarification from Washington.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is among the latest offered a place on the board, as is authoritarian Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.

Diplomats have told Reuters that the plan risks undermining existing UN structures, with reports that permanent seats could be bought for a billion dollars.

• Guest: Hugh Lovatt, Senior Policy Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Program, at the European Council on Foreign Relations
• Producer: Anne Barker 

Protests in Iran appear to have eased for now after a violent crackdown, with Iranian authorities now suggesting the country's internet may be restored in the coming days.

Meanwhile hackers disrupted state television satellite transmissions; broadcasting warnings to the Iranian government and security forces and urging them not to attack protesters.

There are varying figures for the death toll from this latest crackdown, ranging from around 4,000 to more than 16,000 Iranians killed.

• Guest: David Satterfield, a former US Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues
• Producer: Anne Barker

The Pentagon has reportedly ordered hundreds of active-duty U-S soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota following widespread protests at the weekend. We'll hear from a Democratic State Senator in Minneapolis. 

Then, federal parliament returns today for an urgent sitting to respond to the Bondi terror attack, with the federal government forced to make major amendments to its proposed hate speech reforms.

EU ambassadors have held an urgent meeting after U-S President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on opponents to his proposed Greenland takeover. A former Greenlandic politician in the Danish parliament who's been protesting Washington's advances shares their take. 

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

After dedicating much of his life to Australia's largest country music event, Festival Manager Barry Harley OAM is taking a bow.He reflects on his five decades of service to the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

• GUEST: Barry Harley, Tamworth Country Music Festival Manager
• PRODUCER: Katie McAllister

The world's greatest tennis stars - and their hordes of fans - have descended on Melbourne for this year's Australian Open.

The opening Grand Slam tournament of the year officially kicked off yesterday.

• GUEST: Craig Tiley, CEO Tennis Australia
• PRODUCER: Brooke Young

Improving school attendance and educational outcomes is a challenge felt across Australia.  It's a significant challenge also felt by First Nations students.

Indigenous educator Dr Chris Sarra has a few solutions to share on this front.

His philosophy of 'stronger smarter' was central to the rapid improvement of education outcomes at Queensland's Cherbourg State School in the late 90s to 2005...today he shares this philosophy with many other schools and communities around the country.

Guest: Dr Chris Sarra, founder of the Stronger Smarter Institute

A number of councils in south-west Queensland could soon become insurers to home owners and businesses, after years of complaints over skyrocketing premiums.

In an Australian-first for local government, six councils in the region have engaged international insurance broker JLT to develop a proposal that would see insurance offered through a not-for-profit mutual fund.

• Guest: Samantha O'Toole, Balonne Shire Council Mayor
• Producer: Kate Uebergang 

The federal government is trying to secure support for proposals to reform hate speech and gun laws in response to the Bondi terror attack in December.

The Opposition says it is working through draft hate and gun laws proposed by the government to see "what can be salvaged." 

• Guest: Andrew Wallace, Shadow Attorney-General
• Producer: Isadora Bogle