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In 1993, Terry Irving was wrongfully arrested for robbing a Queensland bank, and ended up spending 1,671 days in jail. Irving was released by the high court after the state conceded he had not received a fair trial. But exoneration is just the start of his story, as he embarked on a 25-year legal battle against the state for compensation. Queensland state correspondent Ben Smee speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about Irving’s case and why it’s so hard to pursue justice for a wrongful conviction in Australia

The kickboxer turned social media star – who calls himself a misogynist and has millions of followers – has been arrested on charges that include human trafficking. What happened?

The uncanny ability of the new online chatbot ChatGPT, which converses with humans using the latest in artificial intelligence, has provoked wonder and alarm worldwide. Universities are scrambling to combat AI-assisted cheating and some outlets, like the Australian satirical site the Chaser, will paywall their content to prevent it being used as AI training material. AI expert Prof Toby Walsh speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about how artificial intelligence is changing the future of learning, art and work

George Pell, who died last week in Rome aged 81, was a towering figure in the Catholic church and Australian political life. But for many ordinary Australians, he epitomised the church’s inability to effectively and compassionately deal with victims and survivors of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. In this episode of Full Story, Jane Lee talks to David Marr about how Pell gained and wielded power and influence over his lifetime and how he should be remembered

Rafqa Touma loves books and loves bookstores. One day, as she was blissfully reading, two curious questions popped into her head. Where is Australia’s most beautiful bookstore? And how would you go about deciding what makes a beautiful bookstore? In this absolutely non-scientific, completely subjective journey, Rafqa travels to what she thinks is Australia’s most beautiful bookstore.

Love it or hate it, a day at the beach is a quintessential Australian summer experience. Here are five stories about how life happens when surrounded by sand and sea, including how to have sex on the beach (don’t), how to take your kids there (impossible) and what to do when caught skinny dipping (run). Told with more light and shade than a cloudy day by the water

Josh Nicholas always thought artists were child prodigies who were born to be great. But when he started teaching himself how to draw, he learned why this wasn’t true and some lessons about himself along the way. Jane Lee talks to Nicholas about art, creativity and what it takes to pick up a new skill as an adult

Rejected for a Canadian visa six times thanks to her ‘unique’ Pakistani passport, debut artist Almitra Mavalvala moved to Australia and channelled her rage into Blacklisted, a one-woman, genre-bending show. In an episode that blends the stage and storytelling, audio producer Karishma Luthria and Almitra discuss navigating new identities and the importance of theatre in creating community

Hazara refugee and photographer Muzafar Ali fled Afghanistan in 2012 and arrived in Adelaide via Indonesia. In his quest to find belonging in a new country, Muzafar goes back in time to the Afghan cameleers, who migrated to Australia 160 years ago and whose camel trains became the foundation of the rural economy. Joey Watson follows Muzafar’s journey to discover the past and present of the cameleers and Australia’s colonial history

What does a white woman writing in the 18th century have in common with South Asian women in the 21st century? Allison Chan speaks to Sarah Malik and Sharmini Kumar – both women of colour – about their identification and affinity with Jane Austen, and the complex relationship with the western literary ‘canon’ and colonisation