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He was one of LA’s most-loved rappers, and a pillar of his community. But records disclosed after his death revealed that he was also the target of an extensive Los Angeles policing operation

Many Aboriginal activists say that 26 January is not a day to celebrate, but instead a day to start ‘paying the rent’ – by supporting and donating to the needs of First Nations people. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to Greens senator Lidia Thorpe and First Nations author Veronica Gorrie about the history of this movement, and how to ‘pay the rent’ this invasion day

On January 15, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano erupted in a blast 600 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, cutting Tonga off from the world. Journalist Marian Kupu speaks to Pacific Editor Kate Lyons about what it was like on the ground

All summer we’ve seen the highly contagious Omicron variant rip through most of Australia, as a record number of people continue to get sick and die from the virus. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to a paramedic and a senior ICU nurse, who say the health system is being pushed to the limit

Paul Daley talks to Marion Frith about how she wrote a novel about life after loss and human resilience in the midst of trauma – by telling the story through an unlikely friendship between two fictional characters

Millions of Australians are heading to the supermarket and facing empty shelves, but it’s not due to a lack of supply. Senior business reporter Ben Butler speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about how the Omicron outbreak, and a shift in Australia’s covid-19 strategy, has resulted in a supply chain crisis

After a harrowing escape from the Taliban, Afghanistan’s female politicians are regrouping in Greece to fight for their country. Amie Ferris-Rotman reports on the work of the Afghan women’s parliament in exile

With more than a million people currently infected with Covid-19 across Australia, the Full Story team speaks to Dr Karen Price, the president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners about what symptoms to expect and when to seek emergency medical care. Then, Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, a psychiatrist and researcher from Monash University shares some mental health dos and don’ts while in isolation

Omicron is now the dominant variant of Covid-19 in Australia and since its emergence late last year scientists and governments have been racing to learn more about it. So what do we know about how Omicron impacts the human body? And how effective are public health measures like masks, testing and vaccines against it?Science writer Donna Lu speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about the latest data, studies and health advice on the variant

Through personal tragedy and time spent telling the stories of victims, investigative crime journalist Debi Marshall says she’s found that closure doesn’t exist. So why do people read, and why do authors write, true crime?