Since Senator Kimberley Kitching died of a heart attack on the 10th of March, the Labor Party has been embroiled in allegations of factional in-fighting and bullying. 

Today, ABC 7.30's chief political correspondent Laura Tingle steps us through the scandal that's unravelled since the Senator's death, and what it means for Labor so close to an election. 

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Laura Tingle, ABC 7.30 chief political correspondent

Right now, more and more people are contracting COVID-19, as another wave of infection sweeps the nation.

Driving the spike is a more infectious sub variant of Omicron, known as BA.2.

Today, epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely on how worried we should be, and the need to prepare for a more dangerous variant that could be on the way.

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Professor Tony Blakely, epidemiologist, University of Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

As the war in Ukraine drags into its fourth week, Ukrainian life is largely lived underground, and it's from there the wheels of government continue to turn. 

In a heavily fortified bunker in the capital Kyiv, the President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is leading the country's military operations and successfully galvanising his people in the face of the fierce Russian assault. 

Today, ABC 4 Corners reporter Sarah Ferguson takes us inside that bunker, and to the frontlines above ground as Putin’s forces close in. 

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Sarah Ferguson, reporter, ABC TV 4 Corners

In 1987, scientists gathered in Melbourne for a landmark conference where they discussed, for the first time, the effects climate change might have on Australia.

In the decade after that, two decisions were made by federal governments - one Liberal, and one Labor - which have shaped the climate debate in this country ever since. 

Australia, If You’re Listening will look at why Australia’s found it so hard to tackle climate change since then, and what that means for the future.

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Dr Graeme Pearman - Former Chief of Atmospheric Research, CSIRO

Graham Richardson - former Federal Environment Minister

Ros Kelly - former Federal Environment Minister

Robert Hill - former Federal Environment Minister

Kathleen Folbigg has served almost 20 years in jail for killing her four children, but now modern science is raising doubts about her guilt. 

Today, Background Briefing’s Rachael Brown on growing calls to reopen her case and whether the legal system needs reforming to keep up with scientific advances. 

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Rachael Brown, reporter, Background Briefing.

If you feel like you're paying more for almost everything, it's because you are: fuel, bread, beer, biscuits and even tinned food prices are all on the rise. 

Today, ABC TV's Insiders host David Speers on why we are paying more, and how Scott Morrison could be punished for our hip pocket pain at the ballot box.

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David Speers, Host, ABC TV Insiders

The sprawling city of Kyiv is now all but lifeless, as Vladimir Putin's brutal war draws ever closer to the centre of the Ukrainian capital. 

It's thought about half of the historic city's three million residents have fled, while many of those who remain are there to fight. 

Today, Lyse Doucet, the BBC's chief international correspondent in Kyiv, on why Putin's war is an attack against us all, and why she stays to tell the story even while journalists are dying.

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Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent, Kyiv

It was a case watched around the world, as singer Britney Spears fought her own father to take back control of her life and money. 

But it's happening in Australia too, and an ABC 4 Corners investigation has uncovered stories of Australians who've been virtually abducted by the state, stripped of their money, and silenced. 

Today ABC investigative reporter Anne Connolly on the stories of some of Australia's most vulnerable, and why even telling their stories could have landed her in jail. 

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Anne Connolly, ABC investigative reporter

Chris Pearson, Public Trustee client, Queensland

Inge-Marie Piekkala, advocate, Queensland

Siham Benz, former charity founder, Western Australia

As Vladimir Putin continues the relentless and senseless shelling of Ukrainian cities, he's also disregarding the welfare of his own people, who are grappling with the collapse of the Russian economy. 

The severity of western sanctions and the decisions of multinational corporations to stop trading in Russia have seen the value of the rouble tumble by a third. 

Today, Russia expert Professor Peter Rutland on why the sanctions could lead to an uprising in Moscow, even if they don't stop the war. 

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Professor Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University, Connecticut, US

It's only March, but parts of the east coast have had more rain already than they normally get in a year. 

It's led to deadly and devastating floods, but why is it happening? 

Today, Dr Chiara Holgate, a hydroclimatologist, explains the rare weather event that's brought some of wettest conditions ever recorded, and why there's still more to come. 

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Dr Chiara Holgate, hydroclimatologist, Australian National University, Canberra