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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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Guardian Australia’s daily news podcast examines why more people are falling prey to cults and whether the current laws are strong enough to help vulnerable people who might be lured in. Victoria correspondent Benita Kolovos speaks to Reged Ahmad about why more ‘modern’ cults are using new methods to recruit and promising ‘simple answers to complex problems’

Australia’s growing cult crisis

Parliament is back and the political fight over long-awaited legislation updating the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act is expected to dominate debate. Political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy tells Nour Haydar why the government is racing to negotiate a deal with either the Coalition or the Greens to fix Australia’s broken nature laws

Can Labor finally get a deal for the environment?

For weeks now, thousands of Sydneysiders have queued for up to hours at a time, hoping to cash in on the soaring price of gold. Investors view the precious metal as a safe haven during times of economic uncertainty and despite fluctuating prices, gold is having its biggest rally since the 1970s. Economics editor Patrick Commins joins Reged Ahmad to break down what ‘gold fomo’ says about the state of the global economy

What the new gold rush says about our uncertain economy

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?

As the heat hits harder, Australians head to public swimming pools to cool off. They’re also an important place to learn to swim. But going for a dip is harder for some, depending on their postcode. Reged Ahmad talks to climate and environment reporter Petra Stock and Victorian state correspondent Benita Kolovos

Australia’s public pool class divide

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