Trump's new China tariffs come at an awkward time for Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham; The Government rules out major changes to its controversial ParentsNext program; And the owner of David Jones says Australia is in a retail recession after more poor results.

Calls for a major overhaul of road safety measures as the Australian road toll continues to rise alarmingly; Australian palliative care could be improved if authorities listened to people who have gone through the system with a loved one; And the banned ball tampering trio of Australian cricket are back together for the first Ashes test in England.

Evidence climate change will increase the risk of human disease; The push to improve the safety of quad bikes has been dealt a blow as the US refers a requirement for a roll bar to the WTO; And Indigenous leaders say the Aboriginal flag is a uniting symbol for First Australians and should not be under private copyright.

Huawei steps up its campaign to overturn its ban from Australia's 5g network, but it faces serious National security questions; And the HILDA survey has found that many of us are more unhappy than we were a decade ago and are spending a lot more time commuting to work.

Attorney General Christian Porter joins AM to discuss the Government's tough new laws on union regulation; And Swimming Australia come's under fire for its handling of Shayna Jack's positive drug test, but legal experts say the organisation was right to keep the affair secret for two weeks.

An expert in countering violent extremism says Australia's new foreign fighter laws risk increasing radicalisation; The Korean War ended 66 years ago today but there's no end in sight for ongoing tensions, with Pyongyang firing off another missile this week; And how much do you trust eggs?

Doctors say we're only now discovering just how many tradies are at risk of developing incurable lung disease from working with manufactured stone for benchtops; Indonesian feminists celebrate a rare victory as a woman jailed for reporting sexual harassment is pardoned; And temperature records continue to tumble in Europe, with the mercury getting above 42 degrees in Paris.

The idea of 'voluntary superannuation' gets a public outing in Federal Parliament; Robert Mueller denies that Donald Trump was cleared of collusion in his election tampering investigation; And why are pro-Beijing students protesting on Australian campuses? Nationalism or fear of a police state?

The ATO calls in the Serious Financial Crime taskforce after a surge in phone scams leaves Australians millions out of pocket; New UK PM Boris Johnson vows to finalise Brexit first before re-invigorating his 'sleeping giant' of a country; And it's the end of a TV era as the three Masterchef judges walk after a contract dispute.

Countdown to Number 10 - it looks likely Boris Johnson will become the next UK prime minister, and if so he'll immediately face an international crisis in the Middle East; And in Vietnam, a 70-year-old Australian has been held for six months on what his family says are political charges.