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Communities in Queensland and northern NSW are facing the daunting task of cleaning up the damage caused by historic floods earlier this month. Some are angry, others devastated and most are wondering whether government support will be enough to rebuild and recover. Guardian Australia’s Jane Lee speaks to reporter Christopher Knaus on the daily challenges being faced by residents as they rebuild

Our new season of Look at Me has host Rae Johnston uncover weird and wonderful tales of Australian wildlife. This first episode showcases a butterfly that tricks ants into feeding its caterpillars and the people who wrote a song to save it from extinction

Recent crises in Australia have underlined the power of state governments and their roles in our lives. State premiers stepped up during the Covid pandemic, while the prime minister went missing. Communities hit by floods and bushfires have been left to fend for themselves as they wait for state and federal governments to act. In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson speaks to Lenore Taylor, Mike Ticher and Conal Hanna about how to approach state news in a federalist system

The Guardian’s central and eastern Europe correspondent Shaun Walker reports from Ukraine on how Putin’s invasion has brought the divided country together

With the federal election due to be called in a few weeks, it’s still unclear who will be running for the Liberal party in some pivotal New South Wales seats. The stalemate stems from a factional brawl within the NSW division of the Liberals, and it has led to interventions from the prime minister and the supreme court. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to the Guardian’s investigations editor Anne Davies about how the NSW Liberal’s ongoing battle over seats could threaten the Coalition’s chances in the upcoming election

As the clean up continues in flood-affected communities across the east coast we examine what scientific research can tell us about this rain event and if it’s likely to happen again. Guardian Australia’s Graham Readfearn and PhD researcher Kimberley Reid speak to Laura Murphy-Oates about the weather systems that caused the record-breaking event, and how to prepare for the future of natural disasters, in the face of the climate crisis.

The world has reacted with revulsion to stark images of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. But televisions in Moscow show a different story entirely, says Guardian’s Moscow correspondent Andrew Roth

Volodymyr Ksienich, 22, has returned to Ukraine to join the defence of Kyiv. He tells Michael Safi how his life changed forever after last week’s Russian invasion

Catastrophic flooding has left at least 14 dead and thousands of homes destroyed in Queensland and NSW. In the middle of this crisis the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report was released, outlining how human actions are closing an ever-narrowing window to a liveable future. Gabrielle Jackson speaks to editor Lenore Taylor and Queensland correspondent Ben Smee about how we report on severe weather events in a climate emergency

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data on Covid deaths. For many, the information highlights the unequal way this pandemic has affected some communities. For some radio hosts and columnists, however, it represents something different – proof lockdowns and other interventions were an “overreaction” or the result of a “scare campaign”. Guardian Australia’s data and interactive editor Nick Evershed breaks down what the data shows, how it has been misinterpreted by rightwing media, and how this has helped feed conspiracy theories