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Ukraine’s army held off Putin’s forces and stopped a Russian takeover of Kyiv in the first phase of the war. But, as Luke Harding reports, Russia’s approach in this next stage looks very different

Two weeks into a six-week campaign, opposition leader Anthony Albanese has tested positive for Covid-19 and has to isolate for seven days. On his first day of isolation, Jason Clare stood in at the daily press conference and took aim at Scott Morrison’s performance. Jane Lee talks to political editor Katharine Murphy about how the Coalition and Labor could each use Albanese’s absence to their advantage

The Coalition kicked off another climate scare campaign this week. Emissions reductions minister Angus Taylor reignited the climate wars by announcing electricity prices would rise by $560 under a Labor government, claims he was unable to back up. In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson speaks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about what happens when nuanced policy debates get lost in the news cycle

Prime minister Scott Morrison has apologised for saying he was ‘blessed’ not to have children with disabilities after losing the first leaders’ debate to Labor leader Anthony Albanese. Political editor Katharine Murphy speaks to Jane Lee about the future of the national disability insurance scheme under both major parties

In Tasmania two marginal seats – Bass and Braddon – may swing again this election. While some voters in these seats feel ambivalent about the major parties, everyone knows the independent senator Jacqui Lambie and her party, the Jacqui Lambie Network, whose preferences could shape the election result in the state. Guardian Australia’s political editor Katharine Murphy speaks to voters in Tasmania about salmon farming, housing, Scott Morrison and the power of the ‘Jacqui Lambie effect’

Solomon Islands’ new security pact with China is shifting the mood on the campaign trail ahead of the leaders’ first debate. Scott Morrison found himself under fire from Labor on Wednesday for poorly managing Australia’s relationship with Pacific leaders. Chief political correspondent Sarah Martin and Jane Lee discuss whether there’s any substance to these attacks and how they will shape the election contest

The Australian Electoral Commission has voiced alarm at scaremongering about potential election fraud spreading via social media. While it hasn’t specified which posts triggered these concerns, Guardian Australia has reported that candidates from minor parties, such as One Nation and the United Australia party, have posted material sowing seeds about ballots potentially being erased, amended or hidden during the election.With some candidates saying they’re simply giving voice to voters’ concerns, political reporter Josh Butler examines what’s behind these posts and what the AEC can do in response

In the second week of the campaign, political scare campaigns are intensifying on energy, asylum seekers and welfare. Jane Lee talks to political reporter Paul Karp about why they seem to work and how they could affect voters

The cost of living in Australia is on the rise, with everyday things like petrol, groceries and rent pushing many – including those in full-time employment – into financial stress. However, experts claim that the government’s cost of living measures, unveiled in the budget, will disproportionately benefit higher-income earners. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to inequality reporter Stephanie Convery about the impact of the cost of living on lower income households, and how the government and the opposition plan to tackle this issue

Labor has capitalised on Anne Ruston’s appointment as health minister if the Coalition wins the election by reminding voters of her comments from 2014 that Medicare is unsustainable in its current form. Chief political correspondent Sarah Martin talks to Jane Lee about the lack of focus on health care policy in Australia’s first pandemic federal election