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The government’s long-awaited plan to protect gig economy workers comes before parliament this week. Under the bill, the Fair Work Commission will be given the power to set minimum standards for hundreds of thousands of ‘employee-like workers’ on digital platforms such as Uber and Hungry Panda. Chief political correspondent Paul Karp tells Jane Lee whether the proposed reforms go far enough to keep workers safe

This week the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced 14 October as the date for the voice to parliament referendum. And as the campaign gears up, the stakes are high and the conversation increasingly pernicious. Gabrielle Jackson talks to editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and Indigenous affairs editor Lorena Allam about the moment that could define Australia’s national character

Spain’s spectacular World Cup win in Sydney earlier this month should only have been a cause for celebration. Instead, an ‘unwanted’ kiss – planted on star player Jenni Hermoso’s lips by the Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales after the match – has sparked national protests, a hunger strike and calls for one of the most powerful men in European football to resign. Guardian Australia’s deputy sports editor Jo Khan tells Laura Murphy-Oates how the kiss fuelled a revolution in women’s football

The date of the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum is due to be announced on Wednesday. In this episode of Full Story special series The voice ask me anything, we discuss why South Australia could decide the outcome of the vote and what role the voice could play in the ‘ongoing fight against racial violence’.Laura Murphy-Oates is joined by yes campaigner Thomas Mayo, journalist Dr Amy McQuire and Guardian Australia political reporter Josh Butler

Some reproductive healthcare, including abortion and contraception such as the morning-after pill following a sexual assault, is unavailable to patients at a number of publicly funded Catholic hospitals across Australia. Science reporter Donna Lu talks to Jane Lee about the devastating impact this can have on patients – when religious views override the right to medical care

An inquiry into the worsening rental crisis in Australia has heard moving testimony about the impact of unaffordable rent hikes, evictions and poor building standards on renters. Earlier this month the national cabinet unveiled a new plan to fix this crisis, which the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, calls ‘a better deal for renters’. Reporter Cait Kelly on what this new plan, labelled ‘smoke and mirrors’ by the Greens, will do for renters

Once a popular social media platform for celebrities, politicians and journalists, Twitter – or X as it has been renamed – has seen its followers and advertisers leaving in droves. Among those leaving are media organisations such as NPR, PBS and, most recently, Australia’s ABC, highlighting the transformation under way for digital journalism internationally. Gabrielle Jackson talks to editor in chief Lenore Taylor and head of news Mike Ticher about what the end of Twitter means for the future of the media

In February, the floating sea ice around Antarctica hit a record low for the second year running. But the moderate alarm from scientists at that record low is now being overlaid with astonishment – with some scientists worried they could be witnessing the start of a slow collapse of the delicate southernmost ecosystem. Guardian Australia environment reporter Graham Readfearn and oceanographer Dr Will Hobbs tell Laura Murphy-Oates about why this melting is happening, and the major knock-on effects for the rest of the planet

Millions suffer from endometriosis – where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in other parts of the body – and yet the disease still remains largely a mystery. But that could be about to change. Gabrielle Jackson, associate news editor for audio and visual at Guardian Australia, and the author of Pain and Prejudice, speaks to Jane Lee about why despair is turning to hope in the endometriosis community.

When China imposed tariffs on Australian wine, it effectively closed the door on Australia’s biggest wine market. Two years on, wine consumption has dropped internationally and an extended La Niña has led to bumper crops in some regions, leaving Australia with an extra 2.8bn bottles worth of wine. Guardian Australia’s rural and regional editor Gabrielle Chan speaks to Jane Lee about how the wine glut is affecting winemakers, grape growers and consumers