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One of the key members of the international advisory panel to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has resigned in spectacular fashion, raising questions about how the international community deals with the possible repatriation of 680,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled the country.

The US President Donald Trump has declared he's looking forward to being interviewed by former FBI director Robert Mueller, but later his lawyer Ty Cobb played down the statement, saying Donald Trump was speaking hurriedly .

It was a victory for the New South Wales Government, with the Fair Work Commission putting a stop to a planned one day strike by the state's rail workers on Monday. Industrial and workplace law specialist Professor Shae McCrystal says it constitutes a "huge lowering of the bar" in terms of workers having the right to go on strike.

On tonight's program: Some experts warn the right to strike is under threat after a 24-hour rail strike planned by New South Wales rail workers on Monday was stopped by the Fair Work Commission; and Myanmar's Government has accused Bangladesh of stalling on the agreement to begin repatriating some Rohingya refugees.

The Federal Government has announced funding for a number of mine rehabilitation research projects in the Northern Territory, but mining rehabilitation expert Dr Suzie Reichman doesn't believe the time frame is realistic.

What if you could package Aussie Rules into a bite sized, fast-paced game that's not only high scoring but only 20 minutes long? That's exactly what the AFL is doing with its new brand of footy, AFLX.

On tonight's program: The Prime Minister is touting the promise of tariff cuts for Australian exporters under a revamped Trans Pacific Partnership, but the Federal Opposition is withholding its support for the deal; and a 30 year study of poverty in Australia finds half of all families surveyed have experienced poverty at some point.

A 30 year study of poverty in Australia by the University of Queensland found half of 7,000 families surveyed have experienced poverty at some point. The St Vincent de Paul Society says it's a national crisis that needs to see government policy change.

There's potentially good news tonight for growers and investors left in limbo after the collapse of the West Australian-based sandalwood company, Quintis, which went into administration on Saturday.

If you want a bill or account statement mailed to you, you're likely to be charged a fee. The Commonwealth Treasury Department is considering restricting the fees. At least one group campaigning to restrict fees for consumers is backed by the paper and printing industry.