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Australia's relationship with China has been the subject of a conference in Parliament House in Canberra today just as that relationship's been coming under increased strain.

On tonight’s program: The battlelines between the major parties over tax cuts are clearer tonight, with Labor confirming it'll oppose most of the Government's plan; The US Senate defies Donald Trump and moves to ban Chinese tech company ZTE. What lesson for Australia and who should be allowed to help build the new 5G mobile network?; And the US President wants to dominate space with a new US "Space Force."

Thousands are expected to gather tonight for a vigil at Princes Park in Melbourne, where Eurydice Dixon was raped and murdered last week on her way from performing in a stand-up gig.

Donald Trump has asserted a trade war with China is a good thing and that the US could win one - but what would that look like? Victor Shih from the University of California says it depends how you define 'winning'.

Reworked legislation to introduce a register of foreign influence on political processes is continuing to cause concern. Charities say they're still not sure which organisations would need to register, while the Law Council is calling for procedural fairness to be available to anyone issued with a "transparency notice."

Clive Palmer has returned to Parliament House two years after he left as the member for Fairfax after his Palmer United Party had all but collapsed - so why is he back?

Since it was made illegal five years ago, more than 230 cases of forced marriage have been referred to the Australian Federal Police, but advocates say these cases don't reflect the real numbers at risk and are calling for more measures to be introduced to protect victims.

After infuriating football fans, and sparking a new hashtag - FloptusSport - Optus will allow SBS to air all FIFA World Cup Games for the next 48 hours.

A meeting between government officials and police in Melbourne in the wake of Eurydice Dixon's murder has resulted in plans for a security assessment of the park where she was murdered, more CCTV cameras and openness to new ideas - but is that enough?

On today's program: Thousands have gathered in Princes Park in Melbourne for a celebration of the life of murdered comedian Eurydice Dixon; Forced marriages were outlawed in Australia in 2013 but there have been no prosecutions since, and advocates are calling for stronger measures; And why has Clive Palmer returned to politics?