Julia Baird joins Greg Sheridan, Andrew Johnson, Zara Seidler and Dr Neela Janakiramanan to discuss gender representation in major parties ahead of the election, plus Afghanistan's health systems on the brink of collapse.

Ellen Fanning joins Julie Leask, Nyadol Nyuon, Toby Ralph and Adam Carrel to discuss living with COVID during the summer holiday period, plus the mid-year economic review shows Australia's recovery is stronger than expected.