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On a very special, election-themed episode of Guardian Australia’s online culture podcast, Saved For Later, Michael Sun is joined by reporter and resident TikToker Matilda Boseley to explain the best and worst of #auspol election memes, and how political parties try and use memes to sway young voters

Cost of living is a key issue this election and Labor has been claiming its policies will lead to higher wage growth in Australia. Political reporter Paul Karp joins Jane Lee to discuss the details of the policies and whether they would make a bigger difference to wages than the Coalition’s plans

New inflation figures show the largest annual rises since the introduction of the GST. The consumer price index hit 5.1% annually. The numbers tell a clear story: Australians are struggling. Struggling to afford groceries, petrol and to keep a roof over their heads. In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about why we aren’t hearing from the people most affected by massive price hikes and low wage rises and whether it will influence the election campaign

Public schools are falling $6.5bn short of the funding they need every year, while many private schools are over-funded. Political reporter Paul Karp explains to Jane Lee why this hasn’t been a focus in this election campaign, and what this will mean for education spending after the election

In 2009, during the highly charged political climate around border protection, Indonesian children were wrongly jailed in Australia as adult people smugglers. This week the Western Australia court of appeal overturned their convictions and found ‘a substantial miscarriage of justice has occurred’. Reporter Christopher Knaus breaks down the now-discredited medical technique used by the Australian Federal Police to prosecute these children, and why it’s taken 12 years to have their appeal heard

Political editor Katharine Murphy, who has seen the climate wars up close over many years, talks to Jane Lee about why they are being revived and why it’s such a risky strategy in this election campaign

This election, teal independent candidates are facing off against Liberal MPs in some of Australia’s wealthiest electorates – focusing on issues such as the climate crisis and the need for a federal corruption body. One of the tightest contests is in the Sydney seat of Wentworth, where independent Allegra Spender – backed by fundraising vehicle Climate 200 – is up against the moderate Liberal MP Dave Sharma. Political reporter Josh Butler breaks down the role of the teal independents in this election, and speaks to Allegra Spender plus voters in Wentworth about the key issues

The complex issue of China’s growing influence in the Pacific is becoming a political football in this election. Foreign affairs and defence correspondent Daniel Hurst speaks with Jane Lee about the advantages and limits of Labor’s plan to contain China’s power in the region

Energy policy is taking centre stage in the election campaign, with the Coalition warning, without evidence, that Labor will drive up energy bills, and making a slew of new funding announcements for fossil fuels. But as the world shifts away from fossil fuels, is either party preparing for the transformational change ahead? Guardian Australia’s climate and environment editor Adam Morton breaks down the major differences between the main parties’ energy policies and what that means for the future

Conflicting messages on Australia’s net zero by 2050 emissions target are being delivered to voters on the campaign trail by government MPs. Political editor Katharine Murphy talks to Jane Lee about what this says about the Coalition’s climate change strategy in this election