The diplomatic flashpoint over North Korea has seen the US ramp up its rhetoric against the rogue state over its missile program. The acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said Australia has "sympathy" for trade sanctions against China.

But Labor has slammed any suggestion of sanctions against Australia's biggest trading partner as a disaster for jobs and exports.

The shadow minister for trade and investment Jason Clare speaks to Elysse.

Wood Mackenzie, a world renowned leading forecaster, predicts that the huge volumes of coal that will come out of the untapped Galilee Basin in the next 20 years will be at the expense of existing coal regions in New South Wales and Queensland where output will be displaced, mines shelved, and thousands of jobs lost.

Philipp Schroder, Managing Director of German energy storage company Sonnen, talks to Elysse.

Chris Jordan says the level of rorting by individuals is nothing less than startling and far exceeded tax evasion by big business.

As the saying goes, "the best way to predict your future is to create it." But, with such rapid technological change and now the rise of artificial intelligence it is important to understand what kind of jobs will exist.

The market had its best day for the year supported by some solid gains in mining and banking stocks. Henry Jennings from 'Marcus Today' speaks to Elysse.

The $22-billion national disability insurance scheme goes national this week and while it enjoys rare bi-partisan support, questions have been raised over its sustainability and value for money.

Citi Group has been running the ruler over the scheme and says the ground breaking social policy reform will provide significant employment benefits generating somewhere up to one in five jobs nationally.

Josh Williamson, the senior economist for Citi Group, speaks to Elysse.

The concept of paying everyone the same basic living wage whether they work or not, is gaining some high profile supporters, including billionaire entrepreneurs Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.

Another session in the red for the markets following Friday's big selloff. Michael McCarthy from CMC Markets speaks to Elysse.

The end of the financial year on Friday ended a great year for sharemarket investors, up 9 per cent. So, as a new financial year kicks off, what's hot right now as banks show signs of struggling and miners lose their lustre? Chris Stott, Chief Investment Officer with Wilson Asset Management, speaks to Elysse.