Legendary Australian poet, author and broadcaster Clive James has died at home at the age of 80; The Prime Minister feels the political heat as he defends embattled Energy Minister Angus Taylor; And we meet the farmers changing the way they work to adapt to climate change.

Westpac woes: political pressure for a parliamentary grilling over the money laundering scandal; an action plan to crack down on phone scams as the cost of dodgy calls skyrockets; and doubts about the Government's changes to regional migrant visas.

Another shakeup of the rules for private health insurance on the way — AM speaks with Health Minister Greg Hunt; and a security warning about Australian university collaborations with China.

Explosive allegations that a Chinese intelligence group attempted to infiltrate the Federal Parliament; and election fever as voters go to the polls in Hong Kong, and in the US a new high-profile candidate enters the presidential race.

What is the smoke from bushfires actually doing to our bodies?; Bougainville set to vote for independence from PNG; and crocodiles: not the silent killers we thought they were.

Hydrogen is being touted as the clean, plentiful fuel of the future - but critics warn it's no easy fix; Investors are sharpening their knives ahead of the annual general meeting, as Westpac's money laundering scandal continues; And as drought bites around the country, we visit the town on the brink of running out of water.

Donald Trump remains defiant in the face of damning testimony at his impeachment hearing; As Australians face another day of extreme fire conditions, Prime Minister Scott Morrison dismisses accusations his government failed to prepare for the threat; And corporate Australia taking on the challenge on climate change.

Timothy Weeks has been released in Afghanistan after being held hostage by the Taliban for more than 3 years; fire authorities in SA are bracing for catastrophic conditions today; and Swedish authorities have dropped a rape investigation into Julian Assange.

Hong Kong students stage a dramatic escape from a police siege on a university; more bad news for the climate as levels of a deadly greenhouse gas are found to be accelerating; and the annual snapshot on women's pay and progress suggests it's going nowhere.

Troops on the streets and threats of lethal force as Hong Kong's protest crisis deepens; 'IVF for coral': how scientists are helping the Great Barrier Reef to regenerate; and the 90-year-olds bridging the digital divide.