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Last Australian summer as the bushfires swept through the south coast of New South Wales, the small town of Mongarlowe found itself in the path of an enormous blaze, with very little resources to fight it. To save the town, the residents banded together and formed a very special firefighting crew – the Mosquito Army

As lockdowns ease around the country, Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to prison staff and prison reform advocates who are concerned about a potential second wave of Covid-19 that could quickly spread through prisons and put the Indigenous population, and other vulnerable people at risk

An attempt earlier this month to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power ended in farcical failure as a seaborne invading force was captured easily following a series of mishaps. World affairs editor Julian Borger tells the bizarre story

Cafes, restaurants and pubs are reopening to limited customers as states and territories ease social distancing rules. Alyx Gorman examines the challenges the hospitality industry faces as Australia begins to unlock and asks: What will it look like after the pandemic?

The US presidential campaign is usually in full swing by this stage of the political cycle, but the coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to rallies and fundraising events. David Smith in Washington looks at how the race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is playing out

Paul Karp reports on the increased scrutiny the prime minister has faced this week over his office’s involvement in the sports grants scandal

South Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen reports on the implications of people downloading an app designed to help control the spread of Covid-19 in a country with an increasingly authoritarian government

Last summer the celebrated author Bruce Pascoe found himself in the middle of two life-changing events – the East Gippsland bushfires and a very public controversy surrounding his bestselling book Dark Emu and his Indigenous identity. In this episode, Guardian Australia’s Indigenous affairs editor, Lorena Allam, speaks to Pascoe about how he has rebounded, pouring his efforts into a historic agricultural project in Mallacoota • ‘Time to embrace history of country’: Bruce Pascoe and the first dancing grass harvest in 200 years

When it comes to unpaid housework and caring duties, Australian women are among the most overworked in the world. They’re also overrepresented in low-paid jobs on the frontline of Covid-19 – such as aged care, childcare and disability support work. In this episode of the Full Story podcast, producer Ellen Leabeater explores how the pandemic is making gender inequality more visible, and also, a lot worse

Despite rising coronavirus case numbers, the US state of Mississippi is moving out of lockdown and reopening parks, restaurants and other non-essential shops. Oliver Laughland went to the resort of Biloxi to see how residents were responding