New South Wales schools to axe China-backed language program; A multi-ministerial delegation is heading to Papua New Guinea in the hopes of mending the Government's dented Pacific step-up program; And antique collectors anxious about Australia's promise to ban the domestic sale of ivory.

A man is in immigration limbo after a bungled deportation operation saw him rejected by both his countries of birth and upbringing; More than a million Victorian households at risk of blackouts this summer if coal and gas plants aren't functioning correctly; And will the Pope bow to pressure to remove George Pell from the priesthood after his failed appeal?

The exodus from private health insurance continues; And will the Australian Government ever re-open the door to Chinese telco Huawei?

How will Australia meet its promise to stop exporting our recyclable waste? The Environment Minister Sussan Ley joins me; And Twitter and Facebook have suspended hundreds of accounts they believe are part of a state-backed disinformation campaign from mainland China targeting the Hong Kong protest movement.

The corporate regulator prepares to pounce, as the Government fast-tracks its response to the banking royal commission - Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is my guest; And a Grattan Institute report says younger generations aren't making the same economic gains as their predecessors, and it's called for major changes to 'restore the fair go'.

The Deputy PM says Pacific Islanders have a rosy future regardless of rising sea levels caused by climate change; Hong Kong pro-democracy protests in Australia turn ugly; and an Indigenous playwright explores his people's shocking incarceration rates through theatre.

Kerry Stokes on who should be entrusted to run the Australian War Memorial: Australia has stymied efforts by small island states to secure Pacific-wide consensus on their declaration for stronger action on climate change; And young East Timorese are leaving in droves as the country struggles to address chronically high unemployment rates.

As the NBN nears completion, there are growing customer complaints about connection and ongoing concerns about obsolescence; A contractor email blunder results in the confidential health information of hundreds of visa applications being sent to a member of the public; And the release of documents for the Broken Hill Pipeline Scheme show the needs of irrigators were prioritised over the environment.

Questions about a federal Liberal MP's ties to an organisation linked to a secretive influence network backed by Beijing; Tensions over climate change policy are expected to overshadow Prime Minister Scott Morrison's talks at the Pacific Islands Forum; And they're universally loathed, but could flies be the solution to Australia's recycling crisis?

The EU wants to stop Australian producers from using product names like gorgonzola and feta; And departures cancelled as protestors swarmed the transport hub of Hong Kong airport, while China ups its rhetoric about the protestors.