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Listeners have asked us to explain the childcare policies on offer at this election. 

There’s a crisis in the quality of care, with Four Corners recently revealing alarming cases of mistreatment and even abuse of children. 

Parents also want to see improvements on childcare affordability and access to places.

Today, ABC investigative reporter Adele Ferguson answers your questions about the crisis and whether any party has policies that could fix childcare. 

Catch our past episodes explaining energy, housing and defence policy, the backstories of the leaders and political donations. 

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Adele Ferguson, ABC investigative reporter

One of the most highly anticipated murder trials in recent memory is about to begin in regional Victoria. 

Erin Patterson is accused of murdering three people and attempting to murder another after serving up a Beef Wellington allegedly laced with lethal death cap mushrooms. 

Today, Stephen Stockwell co-host of the ABC podcast Mushroom Case Daily on what to expect as jury selection begins. 

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Stephen Stockwell, co-host of Mushroom Case Daily

Last year, more than one million Australians travelled to the United States.

But if you’re planning a visit soon, be aware that under Donald Trump things have changed.

The border checks have intensified, some travellers are unexpectedly being denied entry, detained and deported.

Today, Sarah Kopit, editor-in-chief of travel industry news site Skift, on what's been happening to travellers at the border and how it’s leading people to postpone trips to America.

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Sarah Kopit, Skift editor-in-chief

It’s a battle between Katy Perry and Katie Perry. One is an international pop super star, the other an Australian fashion designer. 

Now after 15 years the case has reached its climax, landing in the High Court. 

So, who will get to claim the name? 

Today, Dr Sarah Hook an intellectual property law expert at UTS steps us through the trademark fight and what it could mean for all Australian brands. 

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Dr Sarah Hook, Senior Lecturer at the School of Law at University of Technology Sydney

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador, even though the migrant living in the United States had never been convicted of a crime. 

Now, Donald Trump is refusing to follow a Supreme Court order to bring the man back to the United States. 

Today, we take you inside the notorious prison where the migrant was first held with SBS Dateline reporter Catalina Florez and look at President Trump’s deal with El Salvador’s president, the self-described ‘world’s coolest dictator’. 

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Catalina Florez, SBS reporter

There’s a stark difference between Labor and the Coalition on energy policy at this election. 

Listeners of ABC News Daily have asked us to delve deeper into how Labor’s renewable energy targets stack up against the Coalition plans for nuclear power and gas. 

Today, political correspondent Melissa Clarke steps us through the fork in the road facing voters.  

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Melissa Clarke, ABC Radio National Breakfast political correspondent

Pope Francis has died. 

The Vatican announced his death on Easter Monday. 

He appeared at St Peter’s Square to bless thousands of people on Easter Sunday just hours before his death.  

The head of the Catholic Church had been in increasingly poor health including spending a lengthy time in hospital with pneumonia. 

The Catholic world is now in mourning for the 88 year old who was elected in March 2013. He’ll be remembered for the progressive, no frills approach he brought to the church.

Today, Vatican Correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, Christopher White on Pope Francis’s life and legacy.  

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Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter

A big concern since Donald Trump returned to the White House has revolved around his authoritarian style and what it means for the future of US democracy. 

So when he says he’s not joking about the possibility of serving another term as President, which is banned under the US constitution, it’s not just seen as a flippant comment. 

Today Philip Klinkner a professor of government at Hamilton College in Clinton New York on how Trump could actually do it 

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Philip Klinkner, Professor of Government, Hamilton College, New York

This week, Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese unveiled big new policies supposed to make it easier for young Australians to buy their first home.

From a five percent deposit scheme to tax deductions for mortgage interest, will the policies really help and which party will leave Australians in a better position?

Recently, we brought you our Housing Hostages series with our business editor Michael Janda, all about the housing crisis, how we landed in it and how we get out of it.

Today, Michael is back to explain the new policies and analyse what they’d do to the housing market.

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Michael Janda, ABC business editor

In two and a half weeks you’ll be heading to the polling booth to decide who you want to lead the country for the next three years.

Right now, the polls suggest that Labor’s Anthony Albanese is on track to be elected again, with Peter Dutton’s Coalition trailing.

Today, host of the ABC’s 7.30 program, Sarah Ferguson, on what you need to know about the campaign so far and why anything associated with Donald Trump is now toxic to Australian politics.

She explains how the Coalition’s apparent nods to ‘Trumpism’, like appointing a shadow minister for government efficiency and targeting work from home policies have seemingly backfired. 

Plus, her analysis on a listener question about the relevance of the Labor and Liberal leader’s backstories; Albanese from public housing and Dutton the Queensland police officer. 

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Sarah Ferguson, host of 7.30