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Three years after it was announced, the PM has finally introduced a controversial religious discrimination bill in parliament. He believes people of faith need more protection under the law, but there are concerns that LGBTQI+ students and teachers could be worse off. Plus, Yorta Yorta-Gunditjmara singer Isaiah Firebrace has presented his petition for Aboriginal history to be taught in Australian schools at Parliament House. Live guests: Keysar Trad, Australian Federation of Islamic Councils Jo Inkpin, Minister of Pitt St Uniting Church Sydney, Anglican priest and trans woman Steff Fenton, queer Christian and co-pastor at New City Church Isaiah Firebrace, musician

As the federal election looms next year, a new cohort of politically-engaged young people are turning Tiktok’s signature trends into some serious (and not so serious) Auspol content. But what if the posts you’ve been seeing were paid for by the political parties themselves? Australia has joined the US in staging a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year because of human rights abuses in China. Plus, would you move to the bush to work, if it meant all of your uni debt was wiped? Live guests: Andrew Hughes, political advertising researcher at Australian National University Zali Steggall, Independent Federal MP, and former Olympian Kate, junior doctor from Albury Dr Dan Wilson, Rural Doctors Association

Sick of all the side-effects from taking the birth control pill, a German inventor has created a new form of contraception for men that uses ultrasound to temporarily immobilise sperm. Protestors are marching across a town in America’s midwest after teenager Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of killing two Black Lives Matter activists last year. Plus, a remake of The Cure’s iconic song ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ is shining a light on men’s mental health and encouraging blokes to reach out for help and check in on their mates. Live guests: Jamal Hakim, Marie Stopes Australia Tavis Grant, bishop and black rights activist Simon Lee, advertising executive

Just weeks after we opened our borders to the world - COVID-19 is back with a new variant. But we don't know how dangerous it is, how much protection our vaccines are going to give us and what’s going to happen to all our travel plans and holiday reunions. Meet the 23-year-old who got a vasectomy because he was worried about climate change. Plus, the government wants to introduce new laws that will force social media companies to unmask online trolls, and make them responsible for the abuse people face online. Live guests: Dr Larisa Labzin, immunity and molecular bioscience expert from the University of Queensland Josh Bornstein, lawyer and director at the Australia Institute

Imagine smelling your dog’s barks or seeing music as colours. It sounds kinda strange, but people who have synaesthesia live with this sensory cross-wiring. And while some love it, others find it overwhelming. It’s been a tough few days for Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who’s fighting to defend his character after a spicy leaked text. A report released this week has exposed a rampant culture of sexual harassment, racism and bullying at one of the country’s biggest mining companies - Rio Tinto. Plus, why Afghan women are accusing the Taliban of using a pregnant journalist as a publicity stunt to get international support. Live guests: James Elton, ABC political journalist Rebecca Trigger, ABC reporter Muzhgan Samarqandi, Afghan journalist from New Zealand