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A high-energy, fun way for upper primary and secondary students to learn about current issues and events in their world. Each program is built around major news stories of the week.

For decades we've been told that we can do our bit for the environment by recycling our waste. But as Four Corners revealed in 2017, much of Australia's recycling operations have been effectively a sham with mountains of waste being stockpiled with nowhere to go. Now, in this revealing investigation from PBS Frontline, the actions of the American plastics industry are laid bare. The program shows how over decades clever marketing campaigns were created to persuade consumers they should carry the burden of plastic pollution, by recycling, rather than expecting industry to reduce the amount of plastic it manufactured.

The impact of Victoria's state of disaster: Will businesses survive and what powers do police and state government have? How will border closures impact the nation? How do we look after our mental and emotional wellbeing? Panellists: Tim Wilson, Victorian Liberal MP; Kimberley Kitching, Victorian Labor senator; Dinesh Palipana, emergency doctor and disability advocate; Michele O'Neil, ACTU president; and Paul Waterson, CEO, Australian Venue Co. Also joining the program: Killian Ashe, psychiatrist, Royal Melbourne Hospital.