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The lethal livestock virus foot-and-mouth disease has resurfaced in Indonesia for the first time in over 30 years, dramatically raising Australia’s threat level. Guardian Australia’s rural and regional editor Gabrielle Chan explains to Jane Lee what could happen if the disease enters Australia and what governments and farmers are doing to try to prevent a domestic outbreak

With Omicron infections on the rise and Australia now averaging about 30,000 new Covid cases a day, health authorities have expanded access to oral antivirals and made the fourth dose of the Covid vaccine accessible to an additional 7.4 million people. Medical editor Melissa Davey talks to Jane Lee about the latest Covid announcements and whether these measures are enough to combat this new wave

A leak of internal documents reveal evidence that the company broke laws, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied prime ministers and presidents in an effort to break into markets long held by taxi companies

As airlines and airports struggle with staff shortages, travellers are increasingly experiencing severe delays, lost luggage and cancelled flights. For already vulnerable travellers in particular, these chaotic scenes have led to a shortage of basic services – including wheelchairs

The US supreme court has struck down the constitutional right to an abortion, one of several landmark decisions that will affect the lives of millions of Americans for decades to come. Jonathan Freedland and Jill Filipovic discuss whether it’s still possible for a deeply divided court of nine judges, a group that now has a 6-3 conservative majority, to keep the promise to the American people of ‘equal protection’, and what happens if it can’t

As we wait to see how fast flood waters recede in Sydney and what the damage will be further north in the coming days, many are already asking: are we doing all we can to prepare for these disasters? Gabrielle Jackson speaks to Peta Levy, whose house has been flooded three times in the past 18 months, and environment reporter Graham Readfearn about what role the climate crisis is playing in recent natural disasters

Five months before a state election, Daniel Andrews’ Labor government has faced an exodus of some of its most senior cabinet ministers – taking with them a combined 71 years of political experience. To add to the turmoil, the premier is facing tough questions after multiple secret interviews with the state’s integrity commission. Gabrielle Jackson speaks to Victorian state correspondent Benita Kolovos about how the loss of four senior cabinet ministers will impact the chances of Labor in the state election later this year

On Sunday Australia recorded its 10,000 Covid death since the virus emerged. In 2022 alone, there have been more than four times as many deaths as the previous two years combined. Jane Lee speaks to medical editor Melissa Davey about how Australia got to this point and what the numbers tell us, and Liz Beardon, who lost both her parents to Covid

The US congressional hearings on the Capitol Hill attack have been primetime viewing. And the case against Donald Trump has been building for all to see, says Lawrence Douglas

As house and rental prices skyrocket, Australians are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. Families across Australia are moving into caravan parks and campgrounds, while little is being done to meet their housing needs. In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Patrick Keneally about a critical moment in the housing crisis