Radio National Breakfast

Data on crimes committed by migrants in Australia will be tracked by the United States, following a directive from the Trump Administration. The ABC has confirmed the US Embassy in Canberra has been given the directive along with embassies in several other western nations, including New Zealand and Canada. 

The CEO of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, Warren Pearce, has called on the parliament to pass the government's long-awaited environmental reforms. 

Mr Pearce says there is a sense of urgency for a deal to be made this week on the final sitting week of 2025. 

Then, Nigeria's president says all 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by armed assailants from a government boarding school last week in Kebbi, in the country's north-west, have been rescued.

And, the University of Canberra has announced it will develop a large-scale aged care community next to the University of Canberra Hospital, as part of a 100-year agreement to bring residents closer to where healthcare staff are trained.

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

It's been an incredible year for the Indigenous art world, with art fairs in Cairns and Darwin smashing attendance and sales records — generating millions of dollars for local art scenes.

Attention now turns to Adelaide where two of Australia's most influential Anmatyerre artists — Emily Kame Kngwarreye and her brother Kudditji Kngwarreye — are on display together for the first time.

• Guest: Jade Akamarre Torres, Alyawarre and Anmatyerre artist and director of Pwerle Gallery in Adelaide
• Producer: Grace Stranger

Well you've probably seen them pounding the pavement...or perhaps you've been among them.

Australia's financial crime watchdog is considering action against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, after an internal investigation into its management of anti-money laundering risks found failures.

Data on crimes committed by migrants in Australia will be tracked by the United States, following a directive from the Trump Administration. 

The CEO of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, Warren Pearce, has called on the parliament to pass the government's long-awaited environmental reforms. 

Mr Pearce says there is a sense of urgency for a deal to be made this week on the final sitting week of 2025. 

• Guest: Warren Pearce, Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies
• Producer: Isadora Bogle   

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said the government's request to federal departments and agencies to find further efficiencies is "not unusual or controversial."

Yesterday, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher did not dispute a report in the Australian Financial Review that the public service would need to find savings of as much as five per cent in a year.

It comes as economists are waiting for fresh inflation data to be published later today. 

• Guest: Jim Chalmers, Treasurer
• Producer: Isadora Bogle  

Relations between Japan and China are in a precarious position, with both sides holding high-level talks with US President Donald Trump.

So how far is Beijing prepared to escalate the situation, as it tries to woo President Trump ahead of his visit to China next year.

Australia is grappling with an ageing population, and aged care remains a sticking point in government funding arrangements.

But now, one university is thinking outside of the box.

The University of Canberra has announced it will develop a large-scale aged care community next to the University of Canberra Hospital, as part of a 100-year agreement to bring residents closer to where healthcare staff are trained.

• Guest: Bill Shorten, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra and former Labor opposition leader 
• Producer: Grace Stranger

The wheeling and dealing continues in Canberra today, as the government works to push through its environmental laws by the end of this week.

Support from the Coalition or the Greens is needed in the Senate, and native forest logging has become one of the key sticking points.

But one of Australia's most respected forest scientists has said it shouldn't be up for debate at all.

• Guest: Professor David Lindenmayer, world-leading expert in forest ecology and resource management, conservation science, and biodiversity conservation with the Australian National University (ANU) 
• Producer: Eddy Diamond