Radio National Breakfast

The government will introduce a bill to overhaul Australia's environment laws to parliament later this morning.It has already received strong criticism from the Coalition-- who called it a "handbrake on investment" and the Greens, who said it "weakens environmental protection."

• Guest: Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and Water 
• Producer: Isadora Bogle 

The chairwoman of building materials giant James Hardie Industries has been ousted in what's been labelled an unprecedented wave of investor anger.

Anne Lloyd was voted off the multinational's board, following a string of controversial decisions by the company, including the $14 billion purchase of American rival Azek.

• Guest: Dean Paatsch, corporate governance researcher and co-founder of Ownership Matters
• Producers: Lexie Jeuniewic and Peter Martin

The federal government is expected to unveil long-awaited reforms to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act today.

Drafts of the legislation have been given to key stakeholders, raising concerns from both environmentalists and industry.

• Guests:Bran Black, Chief Executive of the Business Council of AustraliaGeorgina Woods, Head of Research and Investigations at the Lock the Gate Alliance 

Ten people are on trial in Paris accused of cyber-bullying the French president's wife.

They allegedly made “malicious” comments online, spreading claims that Brigitte Macron is a man.

Ms Macron did not show up at the two-day trial in Paris, but the first lady's daughter has told the court her mother now suffers from "deep anxiety" because of the false claims.

• Guest: Adam Sage, Paris correspondent and contributor to The Times UK
• Producer: Teodora Agarici

Dutch voters have been casting their ballots for the third time in less than five years after the collapse of the right-wing coalition government.Less than two years ago, far-right firebrand Geert Wilders led his party to a stunning victory over the established giants of Netherlands politics.

But in June, he pulled his support for the four-party coalition over the issue of immigration, toppling the administration of Prime Minister Dick Schoof. 

• Guest: Haylee Kelsall, PhD researcher at the University of Amsterdam
• Producer: Oscar Coleman

There are growing reports of paramilitary forces committing mass killings and other atrocities in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 460 patients and companions have been reportedly killed in one of the city's hospitals.

The city had been under siege for 18 months, with hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in desperate conditions, cut off from aid.

• Guest: Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health
• Producer: Pip Cook

Queensland's Education Minister has ordered an investigation into how at least eight schools taught the wrong material for today's Year 12 Ancient History exam.

The topic changed from Emperor Augustus to Julius Caesar this year, but several schools including Brisbane State High missed the update.

Guest: Ray Laurence, Professor of Ancient History in the School of Humanities at Macquarie University

"The very survival of our people on country is at stake."

That's according to the Northern Territory's land councils, have have come together this morning to demand a say on the federal government's reforms to environmental protections.

The Central, Tiwi, Northern and Anindilyakwa land councils say they're "dismayed" they haven't been consulted, urging the government to ensure all major projects face stringent water and climate impact tests.

• Guest: Dr Josie Douglas, acting chief executive of the Central Land Council.
• Producer: Grace Stranger

Hurricane Melissa, described as the 'storm of the century', has made landfall in Jamaica and immediately led to widespread destruction and heavy floodwaters sweeping across the south-west of the country. 

Wheelie bins are a source of national pride, with many Australians embracing the urgent need to recycle waste.

But we don't recycle or reuse everything we should. And if your recycling is contaminated with things like plastics or broken glass, it's likely to end up in landfill.

Guest: Ninna Larsen, founder of Reground, a circular economy social enterprise