PM's investigation into Australia's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter continues, with the jet expected to fall short of US mission readiness targets; the building industry warns of a looming crisis, as state and federal ministers agree on a national reform plan; and ASIC vows to take action against cold callers pressuring people into buying insurance policies.

New research quantifies just how much shorter the lives of those with severe mental illness can be; And Perth has embraced recycled water for almost two years now, so should the eastern states follow suit?

Victoria has a plan to fix flammable cladding on hundreds of buildings, but former federal industry minister Craig Laundy says he had another scheme to address cladding headaches; and a discussion about why sexual assault in the military remains a shameful problem both in the United States and in Australia.

Major brands in Australia under pressure to ensure their goods are not made using slave labour; weight discrimination seems to be one of the last socially accepted stigmas, with many people feeling unfairly targeted; and where is Australia's place in the US-China trade war?

The convoluted operating model behind an aged care home that's suddenly shut, leaving residents in limbo; And as senior Coalition figures back away from moves to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution, lawyer and academic Dani Larkin on why one of the most strident criticisms is unfounded.

Coalition MPs raise concerns about a proposed referendum on Indigenous recognition; The UK ambassador to the US packs his bags and heads home, after leaked emails infuriated Donald Trump; and Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop to resign. What state does he leave the game in?

Will Australia go to a referendum in three years, as pledged today, and reshape Indigenous Australians' place in our politics? And a PNG community leader issues a plea for international help after at least 16 people were found massacred in tribal violence.

The Qld Government to pay out $190 million over the past theft of wages from Indigenous workers; the Federal Assistant Minister for Housing under fire for wanting to put "a positive spin" on the issue of homelessness; and AI to ask social media bullies to think again.

Intelligence and counter-insurgency expert Dr David Kilcullen on how Australia's adversaries have evolved since the end of the Cold War; the Aged Care Royal Commission begins hearings in Darwin, with stories of care that is inadequate and far from home for many recipients; and PM celebrates its 50th year on air.

The Australian freed from North Korean detention, Alek Sigley, declines to speak and plans to get back to a so-called normal life; And the Attorney-General Christian Porter has held his first workshop with Coalition MPs to nut out new laws to ban discrimination on the basis of religious beliefs.