For the 27th day in a row, Victoria has recorded no new COVID-19 cases or deaths. It's a milestone many believed was impossible just three months ago especially Melbourne's frontline healthcare workers.

7.30 Victoria goes 27 days with no new COVID cases

For anyone who objects to an airline which requires international travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Mark Humphries is starting up a new airline just for you – Anti-Vaxx Airlines.

Anti-Vaxx Airlines - meeting your need for a lack of safety.

Politicians hold a lot of power and behind them there are backroom advisors who escape the spotlight. But when those campaign operators also act as political lobbyists, questions are asked about the appearance of conflicts of interest.

The role of business lobbyists in political election campaigns is raising questions for integrity watchers

US President Donald Trump has pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. John Bellinger worked in the George W Bush administration as a legal adviser for the US Department of State and National Security. He joins Leigh Sales to discuss what else Donald Trump might do before leaving office.

Donald Trump has pardoned Michael Flynn – what else might he do before leaving office?

Scores of people across the country, mainly retirees, are in a precarious position after putting their life savings into a failed housing scheme. The scheme was popular, raising more than $18 million before going bust.

ASIC accused of acting too slowly after retiree housing group collapses

The NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is currently one of the most popular and respected leaders in the country thanks to her handling of the bushfires and the pandemic.

Gladys Berejiklian defends grants scheme

Soaring coronavirus infections have sent the United Kingdom into a second national lockdown. How long it will last and whether it will be effective are questions that are yet to be answered and the economic consequences could be long-term.

How is the United Kingdom coping with a second national lockdown?

Australia's relationship with China has significantly deteriorated this year with agricultural exporters caught up in the escalating tensions but there are some hopeful signs things could be about to improve.

Australian exporters fearful of shipping to China due to trade tensions

Soccer is the most popular team sport in Australia and it's mostly funded by fees paid by families at the grassroots level.

Football Queensland salary scandal

Maggie Beer is a much-loved cook, a former Senior Australian of the Year and was awarded an Order of Australia for her service to tourism and hospitality. She refects on how COVID-19 is changing Australia.

Maggie Beer on how COVID-19 is changing Australia

Political campaigner Clive Palmer is seeking to end one of the longest running controversies in his business empire. He has agreed to a $20 million settlement in a dispute with villa owners on the grounds of his Coolum Resort on Queensland's Sunshine Coast but not all villa owners are happy with the deal.

Clive Palmer offers settlement deal after his long-running dispute with Coolum Resort villa owners

It's been one and a half years since residents of Sydney's infamous Mascot Towers were rushed out of their building late one Friday night as major cracks appeared - they're yet to return.

Mascot Towers apartment owners still in limbo 17 months after building evacuated due to defects

Daniel Andrews speaks with Leigh Sales as there are fresh hopes that the border with Queensland will open shortly. He admits that the Victorian second wave was very different to anything experienced anywhere else in the country and says that you have to get the public health part right before you can move to economic repair.

Premier Daniel Andrews confident that if everyone plays their part, widespread lockdowns can be avoided

President-elect Joe Biden faces the unprecedented challenge of arresting the overwhelming spread of coronavirus in the US.

2,000 people a day dead in the US from COVID-19

After weeks of stalling, the official transition process for a change of president is now underway in the United States. In a tweet Donald Trump said he'd instructed the government agency that oversees presidential transitions to participate in the process.

Donald Trump tells US Government agency to start transition of power to Joe Biden

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