Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by Liberal senator James Paterson, the shadow minister for cybersecurity and countering foreign interference to discuss Aukus, the continued fallout from the Aston byelection, and the dangers of TikTok

Chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis to analyse the latest Guardian Essential poll. They discuss climate policy and emissions caps, cost of living, protocol for deciding to go to war and the prime minister’s approval rating

Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by the Greens’ housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather to discuss the housing crisis, Labor’s climate policy and the Indigenous voice to parliament

Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by Labor MP Peter Khalil who is chair of the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security. They discuss the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, the Aukus deal, Julian Assange and politically motivated violent extremism Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

Chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis to analyse the latest Guardian Essential poll. Together, they discuss public opinion on the Aukus nuclear submarines and whether the deal will remain part of the national discussion; the dip in support for the voice to parliament and the upcoming NSW State election Guardian Essential poll: Perrottet the preferred NSW premier but both parties’ election policies fail to excite Selling the Aukus deal to the public presents clear challenges for the Labor government

This week new details on the Aukus defence partnership were finally announced, including that the government is planning to spend up to $368bn on nuclear powered submarines. Deputy prime minister and defence minister Richard Marles speaks with foreign affairs and defence correspondent Daniel Hurst. Marles argues the agreement with the UK and US won’t affect the stabilisation of our relationship with China and that Australia’s sovereignty will not be compromised by a reliance on US defence capabilities Aukus submarine deal will be ‘too big to fail’, Richard Marles says Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

Political editor Katharine Murphy speaks to economics writers Shane Wright and Greg Jericho about inflation and whether the reserve bank is doing its best to curb it, any prospects of a recession and the upcoming budget

Political editor Katharine Murphy and Essential Media’s Peter Lewis analyse the latest Guardian Essential poll. Together, they discuss the latest survey results on superannuation changes and stage-three tax cuts, aspirational voting and how people across Australia are imagining their financial futures, as well as the shifting popularity of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton

With Labor requiring the support of the Greens to pass the safeguard mechanism, the party’s leader talks to the Guardian Australia political editor, Katharine Murphy, about its stance on stopping new oil and gas projects and what it is willing to negotiate on. They also discuss party leadership, superannuation tax changes and social housing

This week, Guardian Australia’s politics team sit down to answer your questions. Is there such thing as a safe seat? How prepared has the Albanese government been for the pushback on the voice? And what responsibility does the current government have in keeping us safe from Covid?