RMIT’s Dr Emma Shortis joins Amy to discuss the life of feminist icon and US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - who died on Friday. They will also discuss the implications of her passing on the looming US Presidential Election, and all the latest in US politics. Nic Maclellan, Pacific affairs correspondent for Inside Story magazine, talks about the upcoming independence referendum in New Caledonia – what would a yes or no vote mean for the island nation? As well as news from pacific island nations, including how they are managing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus Ben Eltham on the week in federal politics.