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Tasmania became the first state in Australia to open a casino in 1973, and since then it has become a place where the gambling lobby’s influence on politics is most bald-faced. Now, a bill before Tasmania’s upper house has brought that influence into the open. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to lower house independent Tasmanian MP Kristie Johnston and inequality reporter Stephanie Convery about the bill and how the pokies industry came to hold so much power in Tasmania

When farmer Will Picker broke his back on his NSW farm there was no mobile phone reception – forcing him to crawl for 1km to get help. It’s these sorts of stories that are putting pressure on federal MPs to sign on to a private member’s bill, intended to force Australia’s telcos to improve patchy mobile coverage and shoddy customer service. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to Will and his partner Hannah Sparks, and Guardian Australia’s rural and regional editor Gabrielle Chan about the real – and sometimes dangerous – cost of Australia’s poor mobile performance

Adelaide United’s Josh Cavallo says the response to his recent coming out as gay has been overwhelming

With a new electric vehicles strategy and more money for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Scott Morrison would appear to be announcing policies to help the nation reach its net zero emissions goal by 2050. But do these policies represent a true change of heart for the Coalition, or are they just pamphlets with little action attached? Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about climate policy and posturing

As Covid-19 restrictions ease in Australia, sporting bodies have found themselves navigating an ethical and legal dilemma: what to do if athletes are not vaccinated? Differing state and federal public health restrictions are complicating both domestic and international competitions as some players refuse to get the jab while others, such as tennis world No 1 Novak Djokovic, decline to disclose their vaccination status ahead of the Australian Open. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to deputy sports editor Emma Kemp about what all this means for the future of sport in Australia

In 2019, a 29-year-old Yamatji woman – known as JC – was homeless, suffering from poor mental health and walking through Geraldton holding a kitchen knife, when the police were called. Sixteen seconds after a police officer began to approach her, she was shot and later died. Last month a jury found the officer not guilty of both murder and manslaughter. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to ABC reporter Rebecca Trigger and Noongar human rights lawyer Hannah McGlade about the life of JC, and what happened in those 16 seconds

Booster shots and rapid antigen testing are part of the next phase of Australia’s pandemic response, but what role will they play, and how effective are they? Medical editor Melissa Davey explains to Laura Murphy-Oates

Ridhima Pandey in India, Iris Duquesne in Canada and Raina Ivanova in Germany tell Michael Safi about their attempts to force their political leaders to change course on tackling the climate crisis

In the third episode of Guardian Australia’s new podcast, Alyx Gorman, Michael Sun and Steph Harmon bring in colleague Josh Taylor to please for the love of god explain Facebook’s pivot – before we try a recipe TikTok can’t get enough of

When Scott Morrison left Australia to attend the global climate summit in Glasgow, he left prepared to defend Australia’s checkered position on global heating. But by the time he touched down in Europe, another diplomatic disaster was unfolding with the French. Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher speak to Gabrielle Jackson about Scott Morrison’s leadership on the global stage