Radio National Breakfast

Australia's first treaty legislation has passed in Victoria's parliament to applause and tears.

The Statewide Treaty Bill enshrines a democratically-elected body for First Peoples, called Gellung Warl.

The legislation will now go to the Governor for royal assent. 

• Guest: Rueben Berg,  First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria co-chair and Gunditjmara man
• Producer: Lexie Jeuniewic 

Australia signed a $1.7 billion dollar contract with American company Anduril for a fleet of autonomous submarines, known as Ghost Sharks, which are expected to soon start rolling out of a new factory in Sydney.

The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says rescue and recovery teams have been sent to the Caribbean to help following Hurricane Melissa leaving behind a path of destruction. 

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have taken steps to de-escalate their trade war following a meeting at an international airport in South Korea yesterday.

Following the talks,  US is now set to reduce some tariffs for Chinese imports.

There will also be a pause in Beijing's new restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets, and a resumption of its purchases of American soybeans

• Guest: Dennis Wilder, professor at Georgetown University and a former CIA official who held high-ranking positions at the National Security Council
• Producer: Teodora Agarici

The federal government's long-awaited overhaul of environmental approvals will be introduced to parliament today.

But passage for the bills will be treacherous, with the Coalition calling it a "handbrake on investment"  and the Greens arguing it "weakens environmental protection".

Then, we get the details on reports of paramilitary forces committing mass killings and other atrocities in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher.

And we'll go inside an unprecedented corporate dumping. 

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

A citizen science project restoring oyster reefs in South Australia has become a key element in tackling the state's algal bloom.

The federal government has ordered the Bureau of Meteorology to fix its new $4.1 million website after a torrent of complaints about its new design and lack of features.The agricultural sector has been one of the biggest critics of the new website, with farmers and fishers struggling to access localised rainfall and wind information.

When Dan O'Keeffe went missing in 2011, the lives of his family were changed forever.  

His sister Loren is now a leading voice for families impacted by long-term disappearance.

Support is available through 1800 Respect: 1800 737 732 or Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

Australia's new AFP chief yesterday pledged to take down online crime networks targeting young girls.

Helen Schneider, Commander at the AFP's Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, is working closely with the task force.

• GUEST: AFP Commander Helen Schneider, Commander of the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation at the AFP.
• PRODUCER: Brooke Young

The federal opposition has reiterated its concerns over the government's environmental law reforms, which will be introduced to parliament today.