Jenny Mikakos is the Victorian Minister for Youth Affairs. The Minister spoke to Reporter and Producer Jack Fryer about the Government's recently announced 4-year funding commitment to SYN and the issues facing young people in politics today.

With summer comes music festivals, but these festivals often leave a mountain of rubbish in there wake. One festival however has committed to going waste-free to minimise the impact it has on the surrounding area. 

Gabriella Payne has the story. 

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The ongoing strawberry scandal is having significant effects on Australian growers. 

The industry has been reeling after needles were found in a number of punnets of strawberries. While new measures are being taken to safeguard supplies, and tougher new penalties for anyone tampering with fruit announced, consumers are still cautious. 

Sophie Jacobsen investigates.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has proposed a new national day celebrating Indigenous Australians. The announcement comes after another council has decided to stop holding citizenship ceremonies on January 26. 

Scott Morrison criticised the move of Byron Shire council in Sydney as 'indulgent self-loathing' after it became the third council in Australia to cease citizenship ceremonies on Australia day. 

Gabriella Payne looks at the issue

Huong Truong is a Greens member of Parliament in the Victorian Legislative Council. 

Huong is the first Vietnamese woman in Australian parliament, and is the Greens' spokesperson for a number of areas, including young people and sustainable cities. 

Last week, Panorama reporter Jack Fryer sat down with Huong Truong for an interview

The skyrail project has divided communities across Melbourne, but new figures are showing that it might actually have significant benefits for local property values.

The elevated railway lines going up in suburbs around the state have been criticised as having the potential to ruin neighbourhoods and increase crime. However, it's not clear yet that this has happened or will happen. 

Andrew Kelso looks at the issue

A cartoon published after tennis superstar Serena Williams' loss in the final of the American open to Naomi Osaka in the American open last week, has been labelled by many as racist. 

The cartoon, depicting Williams throwing a tantrum during a match that was also marred by controversy, was published in the Herald Sun and was drawn by Mark Knight. 

Gabriella Payne has more

Huong Truong is a Greens member of Parliament in the Victorian Legislative Council. 

Huong is the first Vietnamese woman in Australian parliament, and is the Greens' spokesperson for a number of areas, including young people and sustainable cities. 

Last week, Panorama reporter Jack Fryer sat down with Huong Truong for an interview

The trial of two international journalists in Myanmar has been labelled a 'travesty of justice' by the new U.N High Commissioner for Human Rights, and has led to widespread condemnation and calls for them to be immediately released. 

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, reporters for the news gathering service Reuters, were sentenced to seven years in prison. The pair had been investigating alleged military killings of Rohingya Muslims in the country. 

Reporter Gabriella Payne takes a deeper look at the story

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On the show today, Panorama looks at the latest leadership spill in Australian politics, plus reports on the effects of the recent moves in Victoria to remove single use plastic bags from supermarkets.