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Book It In, Guardian Australia’s latest podcast, explores what books teach us about the world we live in. Dear Son is a searing anthology of letters by First Nations fathers and sons. In this episode, two of Australia’s best authors discuss the tenderness and strength of Indigenous masculinity with Paul Daley

The Morrison government wants to pass a law to protect women, children and other vulnerable people from anonymous online abuse by making it easier to unmask the identities of trolls. But there are concerns the bill could actually protect the interests of media companies, and the wealthy and powerful. Guardian Australia political reporter Paul Karp explains to Laura Murphy-Oates how the draft bill could work if it’s passed

When they work, environmental or biodiversity offsets are supposed to prevent new roads, buildings and other major infrastructure from impacting negatively on the environment. But Guardian Australia has exposed serious concerns about the NSW offsets system, triggering multiple inquiries. Environment reporter Lisa Cox explains to Jane Lee how Australia’s environmental offsets policy, which was designed to protect Australian wildlife, ended up failing it.

Barbados has replaced Queen Elizabeth II with president Sandra Mason, and while some are celebrating the change, others ask if a symbolic shift is enough to reckon with the legacy of colonialism. Michael Safi visits Bridgetown to ask whether the country can free itself from its history and what Britain owes to its former colonies and the people whose ancestors were enslaved

In early November, fruit pickers on Australian farms were granted a minimum wage, in a historic decision handed down by the fair work commission. However, unfair pay is just one example of the shocking conditions plaguing this sector, where it’s alleged that workers – many from the Pacific islands – are routinely exploited. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to reporter Cait Kelly about the dark side of Australian farm work

In Guardian Australia’s online culture podcast, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman bring in Vice Australia’s head of editorial Brad Esposito to chat about the evolution of brands on social media, from cringey posts to identity politics – including a tweet so tone deaf, Brad had to pull his car over to report on it. Then Michael teaches Alyx why breaking a Snapchat streak is an unforgivable faux pas

Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner, Kate Jenkins, handed down her landmark report into the culture of Australian parliament this week. The report was triggered after former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins alleged she was raped in a ministerial office in March 2019. In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about the toxic culture in Parliament House and the response to the report

A bill before federal parliament would legalise IVF technology to prevent a rare genetic disorder – mitochondrial disease. In Australia, about one child a week is born with a severe form of mitochondrial disease, and many of those children will die before they turn five. While this bill has cross-party support, some MPs are opposed to it and it has also stoked controversy with religious groups. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to reporter Rafqa Touma about her family’s experience with mitochondrial disease and the push to legalise mitochondrial donation

The Omicron variant of Covid has prompted governments around the world to reintroduce border restrictions, with Australia shutting the border to southern Africa and delaying the reopening date for international students and visa holders. The federal government has called for calm, describing the variant as ‘manageable’, but what do we actually know about it? Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to medical editor Melissa Davey about what scientists have discovered so far about Omicron and our evolving approach to combating Covid variants

The Coalition has introduced its religious discrimination bill almost three years after it was first promised. Despite a third draft watering down a number of contentious provisions, some MPs still think it doesn’t go far enough to protect certain groups. Political reporter Paul Karp explains what’s in the bill and whether it will be passed before the next election