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Guardian Australia's daily news podcast. Every weekday, join Guardian journalists for a deeper understanding of the news in Australia and beyond. You can support The Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

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Australia’s welfare system is often described as a safety net for the most vulnerable, so what happens when that safety net is yanked away? Analysis released earlier this year suggests that hundreds of thousands of Centrelink payments have been illegally cancelled since 2020, with many more suspended. Inequality reporter Cait Kelly speaks to Nour Haydar about the automated system linked to the cancellations, and the human toll of a broken system

How Centrelink illegally cancelled jobseeker payments

The art detective Arthur Brand on why thieves may have targeted the Louvre jewellery and why time is of the essence if it is to be found in one piece

The heist of the decade

Millions of people across the US attended No Kings protests against Donald Trump last weekend. The president publicly denied he wanted to be a king, but he posted an AI-generated video of himself dressed as one, flying a fighter jet and dumping excrement on protesters. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the political scientist Barbara Walter about the tactics the Trump administration is using against protesters

Is Trump preparing for civil war?

After finally meeting with Donald Trump, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese passed another political test and returned home with a win. Domestically, the Coalition continued to battle over net zero and generate its own headlines for all the wrong reasons. Bridie Jabour talks to editor Lenore Taylor, national news editor Josephine Tovey and head of newsroom Mike Ticher about what Albanese’s and Sussan Ley’s two very different weeks tells us about the state of Australian politics

Newsroom edition: a win for Albanese, but when it rains it pours for Sussan Ley

After just 40 days at the reins of Nottingham Forest FC, Australia’s much-celebrated English football manager Ange Postecoglou was sacked on Saturday. It means ‘Ange’ now takes away the unfortunate title of the shortest-ever permanent managerial appointment in the history of the English Premier League. Sports writer Martin Pegan speaks to Reged Ahmad about the events that led to the move and what’s next for one of the most polarising figures in football

Gone in 40 days: can polarising Ange Postecoglou stage a comeback?

After a storm of new allegations and headlines, Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Prince Andrew – King Charles’s younger brother – will no longer hold his royal titles. It’s the latest development in a controversy that’s haunted the British monarchy for years. In this episode of our global news podcast Today in Focus, Helen Pidd and Zoe Williams unpack the scandal that shattered royal tradition, and why so many questions remain unanswered

Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein and the scandal that won’t go away

The former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has confirmed his intention to quit the Nationals, further fuelling suspicions he could join Pauline Hanson at the far right of the parliament. It’s not the first time the member for New England has made headlines, but the move raises questions about the direction of the Coalition – particularly when it comes to climate policy. Guardian Australia political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy speaks to Nour Haydar about why the well-known backbencher says he wants to quit the Nationals and what this says about the Coalition’s looming crisis over net zero

Will Barnaby Joyce jump to One Nation?

The long-awaited meeting between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump has taken place at the White House. It’s being hailed as a success for the prime minister, who left with an endorsement for Aukus and his leadership – but what else did we learn? Political reporter Josh Butler speaks to Reged Ahmad from Washington about what it was like in the room as the two leaders met face-to-face, what it means for Australia’s relationship with the US and THAT comment about Kevin Rudd

Albanese meets Trump: a win for the PM, but Kevin Rudd? Not so much

Earlier this month Australian Surya McEwen was among hundreds of humanitarians and activists onboard an aid flotilla bound for Gaza when the fleet was intercepted by the Israeli military. McEwen joins Nour Haydar to talk about what it was like being inside Israel’s Ketziot prison, the conditions detainees face and why he continues to fight for Palestine

Australian Gaza flotilla activist on his time in a notorious Israeli prison

Anthony Albanese is set to have his first face-to-face meeting with the US president at the White House. Reged Ahmad speaks to former ambassador to the US and former Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos – a man who’s been in the room with Donald Trump – on what Australia should be offering this most unpredictable of presidents

Arthur Sinodinos on how Albanese can tackle Trump

As America’s second-largest city reels from massive fires blown in from the bush, Australians are looking for lessons on how to stop it happening to us. David Bowman, a pyrogeography and fire science professor from the University of Tasmania, tells Reged Ahmad why he thinks we need to rethink how we design our cities and our homes to live with fires

LA fires: how can we stop it happening here?

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