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From reckonings on race and gender inequality, to Australian sporting heroes shining on the international stage – Guardian Australia sports editor Mike Hytner and deputy editor Emma Kemp talk to Laura Murphy-Oates about the biggest moments in sport in 2021

From questionable Covid treatments to life-saving inventions and discoveries about the natural world – medical editor Melissa Davey and science writer Donna Lu talk to Laura Murphy-Oates about the best and worst science stories of 2021

Breakthroughs in computing have changed how high-level chess is played, making draws all too common. But the Norwegian champion’s stunning performance in Dubai wrests the game back from the grip of the supercomputers, Guardian US deputy sport editor Bryan Graham reports

What do books teach us about the world we live in? In conversation with Zoya Patel, Alice Pung talks about the writing life and having a separate job – while also navigating the publishing industry as a woman and person of colour

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has driven a rise in case numbers across the world. But as Omicron reaches Australia, restrictions across the country have start easing. In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Mike Ticher and Patrick Keneally about the growing threat of Omicron and how politicians are responding

Over three days, Solomon Islands’ capital, Honiara, was rocked by violent protests that resulted in three deaths, a curfew, and Australian troops being flown in to assist. Reporter Gina Kekea and Lowy Institute Research Fellow Mihai Sora explain to Jane Lee what is behind the protests, and what role Australia is playing in them.

The Labor party has unveiled their plan to tackle climate change, including an emissions reduction target of 43% by 2030. But is it up to the task of addressing the climate crisis? And after 12 years of broken politics around climate change, is Australia finally ready for serious action? Environment editor Adam Morton speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about how Labor’s plan compares to the Coalition’s, and the future of climate policy in Australia

Animals brought illegally to Colombia by the drug kingpin have been allowed to roam free and are now disrupting the fragile ecosystem. Michael Safi speaks to reporter Joe Parkin Daniels and veterinarian Gina Paola Serna about Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’

For the past two and half years, domestic violence awareness advocate, mother and victim-survivor Roia Atmar has been chronicling her life after abuse for the podcast Tender. In this episode Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to Roia Atmar about about the complex intricacies of what it means to live with abuse, and her journey from survival to advocacy

In Guardian Australia’s online culture podcast, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman bring in YouTube Asia-Pacific’s culture and trends lead Ashley Chang to discuss the best and worst of last year – and what to expect from 2022 across fashion, gaming and the internet. Then, writer Cam Williams joins Michael and Alyx to talk about why mortifying teenage email IDs are actually anti-capitalist