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Days of heavy rain and flooding along Australia’s east coast have caused widespread damage and triggered the evacuation of thousands of residents – from western Sydney to the mid-north coast. With the weather finally easing and the recovery set to begin, reporter Graham Readfearn explores what may have caused the disaster – and what that might tell us about life in a climate crisis future

Christian Porter is suing the ABC for defamation over an article reporting that an anonymous senior cabinet minister had been accused of rape in 1988. Porter later identified himself as the minister in question and strenuously denied the allegation. Paul Karp explores how this case could play out, and whether Porter can continue to do his job while fighting to clear his name

Christian Porter is suing the ABC for defamation over an article reporting that an anonymous senior cabinet minister had been accused of rape in 1988. Porter later identified himself as the minister in question and strenuously denied the allegation. Paul Karp explores how this case could play out, and whether Porter can continue to do his job while fighting to clear his name

More than 300 Covid vaccine candidates are in development and more than 400m doses have been administered. But those people are overwhelmingly found in just a few of the world’s richest countries. As the Guardian’s international correspondent Michael Safi tells Anushka Asthana, this huge economic global divide means some are facing a wait of up to three years, if they can get a jab at all

More than 300 Covid vaccine candidates are in development and more than 400m doses have been administered. But those people are overwhelmingly found in just a few of the world’s richest countries. As the Guardian’s international correspondent Michael Safi tells Anushka Asthana, this huge economic global divide means some are facing a wait of up to three years, if they can get a jab at all

In a groundswell of anger and frustration 100,000 people took to the streets this week to march for women’s safety. But women have marched before. Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about what needs to be different this time so that all women’s lives can be changed for the better

In a groundswell of anger and frustration 100,000 people took to the streets this week to march for women’s safety. But women have marched before. Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about what needs to be different this time so that all women’s lives can be changed for the better

The online safety bill that’s currently before the Senate has alarmed free speech advocates, tech companies and Australia’s sex industry, with many concerned it gives too much power to one bureaucrat over what you can post online. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to porn performer Charlie Forde and reporter Josh Taylor about how the bill could endanger free speech and the future of the sex industry

The online safety bill that’s currently before the Senate has alarmed free speech advocates, tech companies and Australia’s sex industry, with many concerned it gives too much power to one bureaucrat over what you can post online. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to porn performer Charlie Forde and reporter Josh Taylor about how the bill could endanger free speech and the future of the sex industry

Kasey Edwards, author of Raising Girls who Like Themselves, and Madonna King, author of Ten-ager, know all too well the joys and challenges of raising girls. In this episode, a recording of Guardian Australia’s Zoom book club, they share their personal struggles, research and wisdom with features editor Lucy Clark