Trump Re-Opens US Government

President Trump has signed a bill to end the government shutdown for now -- without getting the funding he needs to build a wall on the Mexican border.

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, appoints an envoy responsible for all US efforts to restore democracy in Venezuela.

Australia's National Day... why not everyone will be celebrating.

Julian Worricker is joined to discuss issues in the news by Jenny Kleeman, a British journalist and documentary film-maker, and Ian Johnson, a Canadian-American writer and journalist based in China.

(Image: US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks on ending the partial shutdown of the federal government. Credit: EPA)