The ACT has just committed to a second pill-testing trial, but not everyone agrees that this is the best approach to harm minimisation at music festivals.

Reporter Ashleigh Barraclough spoke to Students for Sensible Drug Policy Communications Manager Tim Fraser and Liberal ACT legislative assembly member Jeremy Hanson about what they think.

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While government corruption seems to be growing and stealing headlines across Australia, questions around our ability to tackle things effectively are also getting louder. One solution is Labor's proposed National Integrity Commission. But how bad is corruption in Australia? And is the Commission enough to get the job done?

Reporter Sam Varian speaks with Transparency International CEO Serena Lillywhite and Melbourne University lecturer in Politics, George Rennie, to find out.

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The Government has announced a new suite of climate policies, including the newly rebranded Climate Solutions Fund, to tackle one of the biggest issues we just can't seem to settle action on in Australia: climate change.

Many Australian governments have tried to find a solution, but is this the action we've been looking for, or is the governments' new plan ill-equipped to have the impact needed?

Sam Varian reports

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Councils across Victoria are being forced to dump their recycling in landfill after the closure of several of the state's largest recycling plants. But what can be done to turn things around?Reporter Ashleigh Barraclough talks to Gayle Sloan, CEO of Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association Australia, and Tim Read, the Greens MP for Brunswick, about fixing Victoria's recycling system.

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Pressure is mounting from the international football community to release Hakeem al-Araibi from Thai detainment. Leading the charge is Craig Foster, former Socceroos captain and SBS television's Chief Football Analyst. Reporter and Panorama EP Nicolas Zoumboulis spoke to him about Hakeem al-Araibi's situation.

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For many young people, the Victorian State election was their first opportunity to have a say in politics. Research has shown that the vast majority of youth are passionate about politics. However, the majority do not have the knowledge or tools to make informed voting decisions.

Reporter Nicolas Zoumboulis investigates and speaks to Dr Zareh Ghazarian, Lecturer in Politics in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University.

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The Australian Labor Party (ALP) celebrated a massive victory in the state election on the weekend, but the state’s micro-parties were big winners too - currently on track to win 9 of the 40 seats in the Legislative Council.How does this happen? Reporter Catie McLeod speaks to leader of the Victorian Socialists and unsuccessful upper house candidate Stephen Jolley to find out.

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The Transport Matters party are making a push for free public transport at this year's Victorian state election.

Reporter Caroline Tung spoke to the head of the Transport Matters party, Rod Barton, ahead of the 2018 Victorian state election. 

 

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Its been one full year since Australia voted ‘yes’ to same sex marriage. While a legislative change has taken place, the question remains whether Australian society has fully caught up yet.

Lisa Favazzo reports

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Students around Australia have skipped school today in protest of what they see as a dangerous lack of action by the government on climate change 

Reporter Catie McLeod spoke to Ronan Neilson Bridgefoot, a year ten student from Castlemaine who is part of a group of students at his school who are walking away from their desks today

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