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Jack Nunn found out by chance that he and his mother were some of the many descendants of a prolific sperm donor at a time when regulations had not been established to try to prevent this practice. Today, that wouldn’t happen but senior reporter Tory Shepherd speaks to Jane Lee about why people are choosing not to use the IVF system

Daniel Boffey reports on the life and death of Staff Sergeant Denys Tkach, the first soldier to have been killed by Russian forces on the day of the invasion

This week Labor opened the door to reforming superannuation. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has questioned whether tax breaks on wealthy people’s super are sustainable, given they will cost the budget more than the age pension by 2050. Jane Lee talks to Guardian Australia’s editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and live news editor, Patrick Keneally, about what your superannuation is really for: personal gain or national good

The state government announced this week it would override its own Human Rights Act and implement laws that make breaches of bail a criminal offence for children. With youth prisons full, there are fears the new laws will lead to an ‘explosion’ of children in adult watch houses. So why did the Palaszczuk government make this decision after months of arguing it would be ineffective?

Queensland police say Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train believed in premillennialism and that their attack on police officers in December was a religiously motivated terrorist attack. Jane Lee speaks with Deakin University’s Josh Roose about why people are being drawn to these extremist beliefs and how the threat of terrorism in Australia is changing

An impending class action will allege that the national disability insurance scheme is discriminatory – unlawfully excluding people who are over 65. The lawyers behind the case say this could cost the federal government more than the robodebt settlement and permanently change the way the NDIS operates. In this episode the proposed lead plaintiff Helen Bonynge describes how being lock out of the NDIS has changed her life, and reporter Paul Karp breaks down the legal arguments behind this class action, and how it could transform the NDIS

The New South Wales election is just over a month away, and after 12 years of Liberal/National governments, voters will soon decide whether to grant the Coalition a fourth term in office, or try a new Labor government. After a string of electoral defeats for rightwing parties nationwide - can premier Dominic Perrottet hold on in NSW? Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to NSW state correspondent Michael McGowan about the track records of Perrottet and opposition leader, Chris Minns, and their strategies to win this election.

The torrent of bad news – on the economy, the climate and the war in Europe – can be exhausting. Despite the news reflecting a grim picture of our society, some of Australia’s best writers, including Helen Garner and Tony Birch, have found happiness amid the chaos. In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Guardian Australia’s editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and assistant editor for features, culture and lifestyle, Celina Ribeiro, about how we can find joy without turning away from the world’s most pressing issues

A Senate inquiry is examining the link between repeated concussions and other head injuries from contact sports including AFL, rugby league and rugby union and a neurodegenerative disease called CTE. Inequality reporter Stephanie Convery speaks with Jane Lee about the life of former semiprofessional rugby player Terry Strong, who suffered from severe CTE in his later years and died in 2021

After her shock resignation from the party, the newly independent senator Lidia Thorpe sits down with Guardian Australia to discuss her views on the voice to parliament and her plan to represent the Blak sovereignty movement on the crossbench. Political reporter Paul Karp also discusses what this moment means for the voice and for the Greens