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Australia's leading nightly public affairs program, bringing you more exclusive investigations and real-life stories of extraordinary Australians. Plus, a unique perspective on the issues of the day. Presented by Leigh Sales.

This is Australia's premier investigative journalism program. Since 1961, the team have been exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos.

Dr Norman Swan on what 'COVID normal' life might look like. How the city of Shepparton in Victoria is coping with coronavirus COVID-19. Plus what lessons have we learned from last summer's bushfires?

David Speers interviews shadow education minister Tanya Plibersek, and Mike Bowers talks pictures with Triple J political reporter Shalailah Medhora. On the panel are Nine Newspapers' chief political correspondent David Crowe, the Australian Financial Review's Jennifer Hewett and Network Ten's political editor Peter van Onselen to discuss Gladys Berejiklian's week from hell, Victoria's plan for 'COVID normal', tax policy, Labor's ACT election win and Jacinda Ardern's big win in New Zealand.

The local area that's had more cases of COVID-19 than any other in Australia. The latest from the ICAC inquiry into Daryl Maguire. Plus, it appears women have been the hardest hit by the coronavirus shutdown, particularly in Victoria.

People left in limbo waiting for new compensation scheme to start. Where the newly unemployed can be found. Michael Kirby reflects on coronavirus COVID-19 and how he believes 2020 compares to other periods in history.

It started out as the holiday of a lifetime and quickly turned into a ship in lockdown, searching for a port in a COVID-19 storm. This program charts the story of the MV Greg Mortimer cruise ship that left Argentina three days after coronavirus was declared a pandemic.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is fighting for her political life. George Pell has been granted an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Plus we go behind the scenes with Senator Jacqui Lambie.

Tinder is the dating app that has reinvented the way we meet new people. Some are looking for love, others, are after a casual fling. The app has been downloaded more than 100 million times worldwide and it's the most popular dating app in Australia. In a joint investigation, Four Corners and Triple J Hack reveal that the dating app has become a playground for sex offenders. Multiple women have come forward to speak with Four Corners guest reporter and Hack presenter Avani Dias. They tell their stories of assault at the hands of those they have matched with on Tinder.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian reveals she had been in a "close personal relationship" with Daryl Maguire. The farmers bouncing back from crippling drought. Plus Leigh Sales interviews rock legend Jimmy Barnes.

David Speers interviews treasurer Josh Frydenberg, and Mike Bowers talks pictures with Nine newspapers Alex Ellinghausen. On the panel are 7.30's Laura Tingle, the Age and Sydney Morning Herald's Shane Wright and Guardian Australia's Katharine Murphy to analyse the federal government's plan and ask if it does enough to kickstart Australia's economic recovery.

Australia's leading nightly public affairs program, bringing you more exclusive investigations and real-life stories of extraordinary Australians. Plus, a unique perspective on the issues of the day. Presented by Leigh Sales.

7.30 takes a look at the political fallout from last night's federal budget and the people who will be directly affected by it. Plus Leigh Sales interviews the Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Stacey Dooley visits the two main camps in northern Syria, al-Hol and al-Roj, meeting European, American, and Australian women and their children. Stacey starts to unpick the complex forces at work, as every woman she speaks to has to weigh every word.

An investigation by Britain's Channel 4 News alleges Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election campaign targeted 3.5 million Black Americans in battleground states to deter them from voting.

On a hot summer evening two months ago in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, a catastrophic explosion ripped through the city. It looked like a scene from a disaster movie, but it was very real. Four Corners pieces together the story of the explosion, tracking down many of the people who filmed the blast as well as those who were dramatically shown on screen. Using previously unseen footage, the program tracks the final minutes of the emergency responders who had no idea what they were walking into. In this city with so many connections to Australia, the pain and grief is immense, as is their anger.

High stakes for James Packer as Crown Casino's business dealings come under the microscope. America waits while US President Donald Trump is treated for coronavirus COVID-19. Plus the Australian government prepares for an unprecedented budget.

David Speers interviews shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers, and Mike Bowers talks pictures with the Guardian's Amy Remeikis. On the panel are the Australian Financial Review's Phillip Coorey, the Saturday Paper's Karen Middleton and ABC News political editor Andrew Probyn to discuss manufacturing and look ahead to other budget measures, plus a scathing report into the pandemic response in aged care.