John Olsen's works depicting Australian landscapes from the inner city to the outback have graced every major state gallery collection, several private buildings, the Opera House and the Prime Minister's office - and he's also collected and loved by hundreds of ordinary Australians. He's long been regarded as the country's greatest living artist, but when he was growing up in Sydney's Bondi, the idea of making a career in art was regarded in the same light as flying to the moon.

Hillary Clinton's collapse at the memorial service for 9/11 has prompted questions about her health and played into the hands of the Trump campaign. Tensions along the border between Lithuania and Russia are fuelling talk of a new Cold War. The tests at Maralinga were conducted with a blatant disregard for the people living in the vicinity.

Laura Tingle joins Andrew from Canberra to talk politics.

A year out from the last election, the Liberal party deposed Tony Abbott as leader and replaced him with Malcolm Turnbull. It was a risky move given that the last time Turnbull led the Liberal party it had ended in near disaster with 'Utegate'. And then there is the fact that the leader's world view doesn't seem to mesh with many in his own party. Not to mention all those colleagues he's alienated. After the election, with the Coalition achieving a less than stellar victory, opinion is divided on whether the gamble has paid off.

Phyllis Schlafly , conservative US icon dies at age 92. Evatt: a life. The world of the microbiome.

On the 350th anniversary of London's great fire we look back at why it was such a pivotal moment in history. The great dividing line in US politics is between the one per cent and the rest. Hillary Clinton is trying to re-fashion herself as a champion of the 99 per cent, with the help of Felicia Joy Wong.

Danish photographer Daniel Rye was held captive by ISIS for thirteen months, and told his story to author Puk Damsgard. Ted Conover has been to Guantanamo Bay several times and reports on the latest efforts to close the camp. William Burrell donated 9000 artworks to the city of Glasgow and for the first time some of them are being shown outside Scotland.

Innovation culture, ideas booms, innovative economy, innovation push. Innovation rhetoric has flooded Australia in 2016. However, the magic of technological innovation often leads to disenchantment when inventions fail and governments and corporations lose interest.

Bruce Shapiro on the latest news from the US Presidential campaign. How Norway built a trillion dollar Sovereign Wealth fund from oil production.

Parliament resumes - and it promises to be chaotic. Martin Feil on the great multinational tax rort. And the story of Sayyid Qutb, the godfather of modern Islamic politics - executed 50 years ago today.