Full Story

The far-right party AfD has met neo-Nazi activists to discuss mass deportations. Why is the party still so popular? Kate Connolly reports

Woolworths and Cricket Australia are at the centre of the annual political debate about the meaning and significance of 26 January. Political reporter Josh Butler talks to Patrick Keneally about why it was opportune for Peter Dutton to take aim at a major supermarket in a cost-of-living crisis, and how the voice referendum is shaping the conservative political playbook You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

A Guardian Australia investigation has revealed thousands of people have lost millions of dollars to the HyperVerse crypto scheme. So what were investors promised? And why wasn’t more done to warn consumers here in Australia, despite one overseas authority calling it a ‘possible scam’? Investigations correspondent Sarah Martin tells Gabrielle Jackson how a chance conversation at the hairdresser pulled her into the HyperVerse

As parks and gyms fill with people hoping to make 2024 their year of fitness, Science Weekly host Ian Sample speaks to Martin Gibala, professor of kinesiology at McMaster University in Canada, about how much exercise we should be doing, the benefits of interval training and how to make a new regime stick.

Last year was a horror year for household budgets as Australians struggled with rising interest rates, soaring rents and cost-of-living pressures. Many are asking: will things get better or worse in 2024? Guardian Australia’s economics correspondent Peter Hannam tells Jane Lee about the certainties and uncertainties that lie ahead You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

Donald Trump faces multiple civil and criminal lawsuits – some of which could potentially end in a jail term if he is convicted. He denies all allegations. The Guardian’s US political investigations reporter Hugo Lowell speaks to Reged Ahmad about what impact these lawsuits have on Trump’s chances of getting back into the White House You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza at hearings in the international court of justice. Chris McGreal reports on what happens next

With an increasing number of people fed up with online options, speed dating is making a strong comeback in bars and venues across the country. Gabrielle Jackson talks to lifestyle editor Alyx Gorman about 10 years of apps in Australia and why more people are looking for love offline

An off-road driver in their dusty ute, blue heeler in the back, arm across the passenger seat – it’s an image that’s helped fuel the rise of SUV sales in Australia. That and the incentives given to consumers to purchase them. But how safe are these cars? And is their rising popularity at the expense of combatting the climate crisis?

At the start of the summer holidays, many Australians were preparing for another bad bushfire season. But instead, communities on the east coast have been battling extreme rainfall – from Cyclone Jasper in far north Queensland and severe storms on the Gold Coast to flooding in southern New South Wales and Victoria. Jane Lee talks with Guardian Australia’s environment reporter Graham Readfearn on what is driving these devastating downpours and whether they become more common in the future