Donald Trump has announced his third run for president, and not all Republicans are happy about it. Not only have there been a string of midterm losses by candidates he handpicked and supported, but in the background authorities are investigating Trump’s personal, political and financial conduct. Jonathan Freedland speaks to political columnist Jonathan Martin of Politico and unpacks how the Republican party can finally break away from Trump’s legacy

Donald Trump re-enters the battleground for the presidency

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Billed as a rival to the Olympic Games, the Enhanced Games – set to take place in 2025 – is a sporting event with a difference: athletes will be allowed to dope. Ian Sample talks to chief sports writer Barney Ronay about where the idea came from and how it’s being sold as an anti-establishment underdog, and to Dr Peter Angell about what these usually banned substances are, and what they could do to athletes’ bodies

Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead?

More than 9 million Australians live in areas with limited or no childcare services, and the problem is only exacerbated in regional and remote areas – forcing many mothers to take a break from their careers. Guardian Australia columnist Gabrielle Chan tells Nour Haydar about her experience as a working mother in a regional area, her frustration at a lack of progress, and whose responsibility it is to ensure more towns get the childcare services they need You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

How ‘childcare deserts’ are holding Australia back

This week the devastating killings at Bondi junction, the attack at Wakeley and the long-awaited judgment in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial dominated the headlines. Sensitive, traumatic and often violent images flooded people’s feeds. Bridie Jabour speaks to editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and head of newsroom Mike Ticher about getting breaking news right, and what happens when we get it wrong

Newsroom edition: From Bruce Lehrmann to violence in Sydney, what happens when the media gets it wrong?

At about 7pm on Monday night, a teenager wearing a black hoodie walked up to a bishop conducting a service in an Orthodox church in western Sydney and allegedly stabbed him repeatedly. Police have labelled it an act of terrorism, and community leaders are calling for calm. Reporter Mostafa Rachwani tells Nour Haydar why emotions are running high in the Assyrian Christian and Muslim communities

Sydney church stabbing: how an alleged attack reignited tensions

After Iran launched an attack on Israel, is the region heading for all-out war? Emma Graham-Harrison reports

Donald Trump re-enters the battleground for the presidency

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