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The story of a Ukrainian woman who escaped modern slavery in the UK. Annie Kelly reports in the first of a four-part series

With the Easter break coming up, for many of us, this is a four-day work week. But what if every week was like this? With successful trials in Australia and around the world, a shorter work week has been backed by a recent Senate inquiry with support from members of Labor, the Coalition and the Greens. Greens senator Barbara Pocock and Guardian Australia chief political correspondent Paul Karp speak to Laura Murphy-Oates about the case for the four-day work week

Episode one of the new Guardian podcast series Cotton Capital explores the revelations that the Guardian’s founding editor, John Edward Taylor, and at least nine of his 11 backers, had links to slavery, principally through the textile industry

The government’s social housing bill has stalled in the Senate due to a deadlock with the Greens and other crossbenchers. The Greens want more funding for housing and a series of extra measures to ease pressure on renters across the country. Political reporter Amy Remeikis breaks down the opposition to this bill and whether the tough negotiations ahead could result in a more ambitious housing plan

The international banking crisis has sparked fears that nervous investor sentiment could impact local banks too. But senior business reporter Jonathan Barrett tells Jane Lee why Australians should be more worried about a rush of mortgage failures than a run on the banks

With the results of the NSW state election rolling in, the Labor party now holds power federally and in every mainland state or territory government in Australia. With an unpopular leadership and a philosophy increasingly out of step with the electorate, what is next for the Coalition? Move to the centre in an attempt to win seats back from the independents? Or listen to the fringes of their party, who are pushing them further to the right?Gabrielle Jackson talks to to head of news Mike Ticher and associate news editor Jo Tovey about the future of the Liberal party

Just days after a group performed the Nazi salute on the steps of Victoria’s state parliament at an anti-trans rights rally, a mob in Sydney attacked an LGBTQ+ protest group. Australia’s LGBTQ+ advocates say attacks on the country’s queer community are increasing – and claim that the protections offered by Australian law are lacking. Laura Murphy-Oates talks to non-binary performance artist and activist Kitty Obsidian and Guardian Australia journalist Cait Kelly about whether the country’s laws are failing to protect the queer community

On Saturday, residents in the Melbourne electorate of Aston will vote to decide which candidate should replace the former Liberal cabinet minister Alan Tudge, who held the seat for 13 years. The byelection has been cast as Peter Dutton’s first major test as federal opposition leader in a state where the Liberal party recently lost its third election in a row. Chief political correspondent Paul Karp joins Jane Lee to discuss the battle for Aston, what it means for Peter Dutton and how people in the area are thinking about their vote.

We now know both the proposed question and changes to the constitution we would see if Australians vote yes to legislating the Indigenous voice to parliament. Indigenous affairs editor Lorena Allam talks to Jane Lee about what this wording means practically and how it has been received

The health minister has accused the vaping industry of making a ‘new generation of nicotine addicts’ amid rising reports of vaping addiction in teenagers and nicotine poisoning in toddlers. This comes as a vaping reform inquiry reveals an ‘overwhelming’ number of health experts and authorities support tighter border controls around nicotine vaping products. Medical editor Melissa Davey explores what Australia’s vaping crackdown – expected within the year – could look like, and the impact of vaping on kids