Full Story

In this episode – from the podcast Look at Me – we dive into the oceans to discover a dazzling group of sea slugs that adapts to its environment using colourful headdresses, stinging cells and lungs that can exist outside the body

Controversy over the prime minister’s captain’s pick for the seat of Warringah may have jeopardised any chance the Coalition had to win the seat back this election. Jane Lee talks to political reporter Paul Karp about why Scott Morrison decided to weigh in on anti-trans activism and how it could affect the Coalition’s election campaign

With the election underway, the Guardian’s political reporters have been travelling across the country talking to voters and candidates. In Western Australia, the 2021 state election – returning just two Liberals to the WA lower house – sent shockwaves through the Liberal party, and put WA on the map as a state that could deliver a rich return for federal Labor. Political reporter Paul Karp speaks to voters in three key WA seats about the issues that will decide their vote. He also speaks to candidates in the seat of Hasluck, where a moderate swing to Labor could knock out a current cabinet minister

How do journalists go about covering election campaigns? In this episode of Full Story’s campaign catchup, Jane Lee talks to political editor Katharine Murphy, who says journalists take the campaign trail to hold governments to account, not merely to amplify their daily messages

New activist groups such as Blockade Australia and Fireproof Australia are on the rise, with a series of recent climate protests blocking major roads, bridges and coal ports. In response, the NSW government has passed new laws that could see such protesters spend up to two years in jail. Sam Noonan and Violet Coco, members of Fireproof Australia, speak about why they joined the radical group, and journalist Royce Kurmelovs explores the rise in anti-protest laws, which are contributing to what human rights organisations call a ‘climate of repression’

In our new election campaign podcast, political editor Katharine Murphy explains why Scott Morrison and the Department of Finance continue to dodge questions about a $500,000 payout made to former Liberal party staffer Rachelle Miller. Plus, other headlines of the day including a second port for Darwin

From the cancellation of performances of Tchaikovsky to the exit of Ikea and McDonald’s from Moscow, there has been a rush to boycott all things Russian. But what impact do these official and unofficial economic protests have?

Political editor Katharine Murphy breaks down the opening salvos from the major parties this election and argues that, ultimately, either side could find themselves needing independents or micro parties to form government

Why is it, in some cases, one member of a household tests positive to Covid-19 while those living with them may develop symptoms yet return negative tests? Medical editor Melissa Davey talks to Jane Lee about why test results can be hit and miss and how the onset of cooler weather has people wondering: is it Covid, or a cold?

In this episode of the Book It In podcast, Paul Daley speaks to Chelsea Watego about why she says ‘fuck hope’ and why she wants to take her book, Another Day in the Colony, to Aboriginal readers in prisons