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After about a decade of work, voting has closed for Victoria’s First Nations treaty body, and next month those elected will form a new-look First Peoples’ Assembly called Gellung Warl. But a state election in November could undo it all, as the Victorian Liberal party promises to dismantle the process. Indigenous affairs reporter Douglas Smith speaks to Reged Ahmad about this pivotal moment in the pathway to treaty, and if national truth-telling will come along with it

This week the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, warned that Australians could face tougher times ahead as the economy is held ‘hostage’ by the US-Israel war on Iran. Political editor Tom McIlroy and business editor Jonathan Barrett join Nour Haydar to discuss how hard Australians are being hit by the cost of living and if help is on the way

Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy talk about Donald Trump’s erratic social media posts, as commentators try to understand the US president’s strategy on peace talks with Iran. Meanwhile, as Trump floods the zone, is there space for Americans to talk about policy changes that matter? And finally, are the Democrats managing to cut through it all, and if so, who is doing it best Decoding America is a new podcast from Guardian Australia hosted by Reged Ahmad with Jonathan Yerushalmy, Guardian Australia’s US site editor.

The strange and lonely death of Bikram Lama exposes a glaring gap in homelessness services. Reged Ahmad speaks with Guardian Australia’s chief investigations correspondent, Christopher Knaus, about what hopes and dreams brought Lama to Australia, and what went wrong

Nour Haydar speaks with investigations reporter Ariel Bogle about how a ‘bad’ law means children charged with possessing extremist material may not always understand they have committed a crime

This week, in the wake of opposition leader Angus Taylor announcing the Coalition’s new hardline immigration policy, author Yumna Kassab questions how Australia views itself and its migrants

Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy discuss the opposition leader, Angus Taylor’s, new immigration policy and why Tony sees it as a strategy to come second. They also look at Donald Trump’s stoush with the pope, Anthony Albanese’s cautiousness when it comes to taking on gambling advertising and why this years budget will be one of the toughest ever delivered.

In this bonus episode of the Walkley-nominated series about Australia’s richest person, senior correspondent Sarah Martin and producer Joe Koning examine Wednesday’s landmark court ruling that ends a 15-year-court battle between Gina Rinehart and rival heirs

Liberal leader Angus Taylor has announced his new immigration policy including a crackdown on immigration and an emphasis on ‘Australian values’ in determining who is allowed to come to the country. Political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy speaks to Reged Ahmad about why the Liberal leader is borrowing from One Nation’s playbook and how the policy could backfire on the Coalition

Earlier this month, as the United States and Israel’s war on Iran raged, the prime minister frustrated many when he reiterated his support for the US- Australian alliance. And he did so again days later when he responded to Donald Trump’s threat to wipe out the entire Iranian civilisation by calling it inappropriate. Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to Nour Haydar about how the Australian government’s response and language stacks up and why Anthony Albanese is being so cautious

In this episode of Decoding America, Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy look at Donald Trump’s war of words with the Pope, that AI image and the blowback it has received - especially when seen through the administration’s painting of the war through a religious lens. They also also examine how the new blockade of the strait of Hormuz will work in practice, the US making such a contradictory move after failed negotiations with Iran, and why the US president and Marco Rubio were at the UFC while it was all going down. Decoding America is a new podcast from Guardian Australia hosted by Reged Ahmad with Jonathan Yerushalmy, Guardian Australia’s US site editor.

Over recent years, the warnings about the threat posed by rising sea levels have been getting louder and more urgent. Now, a new international commission has been set up, with experts saying rising seas are already damaging bodies, minds, livelihoods and cultures. The commission will bring together two dozen health and environment leaders to examine the impact of the climate crisis on human health and justice. Guardian Australia’s medical editor, Melissa Davey, has exclusive details on their findings about who will be most affected if sea levels continue to rise and who should pick up the bill when climate change affects our health and wellbeing. She talks to host Nour Haydar.

Last month in the United States in two separate court rooms, in two separate states and in the span of just two days, the world’s most powerful social media company, Meta, was sent a message. The cases in New Mexico and California found Meta liable for products that inflict harm on young people, and were the first of thousands to go to court. Technology reporter for Guardian US, Dara Kerr, speaks to Nour Haydar about the landmark verdicts and why some believe this could be big tech’s big tobacco moment

“Hungary has been a model for the Trump presidency for a while now,” the Guardian journalist Flora Garamvolgyi tells Helen Pidd. “And US Republicans looked at Hungary for these past years as a model to follow. “[Viktor] Orbán is currently on his fourth consecutive term. And the fact that he has been so successful and he had similar narrative, similar ideologies to US Republicans in terms of immigration, for example, I think they have found a link to connect with Orbán and they were studying his success.” On Tuesday, JD Vance appeared at a rally for Orbán in Budapest in the run-up to the Hungarian elections. He endorsed Orbán and phoned Donald Trump from the stage. “I am here for a simple reason,” Vance told the crowd. “Because I admire what you are fighting for. You are fighting for your freedom, for your sovereignty, and I am here because President Trump and I wish for your success and we are fighting right here with you.” But this election will be challenging for Orbán. Will Hungarians decide his time is up? Flora Garamvolgyi on JD Vance’s visit to Hungary in the run-up to the country’s elections on Sunday

Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy discuss the fragile ceasefire in Iran and the pressure building on Australian politicians to respond to Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric. The Barries also examine the prime minister’s trip to Singapore, Matt Canavan’s “economic revolution” and the political response to Ben Roberts-Smith’s arrest.

Released just hours before Australians began their Easter long weekend, the Albanese government’s long awaited reforms to gambling advertisements have been described as ‘timid’.Jo Tovey speaks to Patrick Keneally, Mike Ticher and Tom McIlroy about whether a partial ban is better than nothing.

While the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire that could lead to the reopening of the strait of Hormuz, the consequences of Donald Trump’s war continue to ricochet around the world. Speaking shortly after the truce was announced, political editor Tom McIlroy tells Reged Ahmad about Anthony Albanese’s upcoming and impromptu dash to Singapore – Australia’s biggest fuel supplier – and how it might aid the government in keeping petrol prices under control

Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been arrested at Sydney airport in relation to alleged war crimes. He was subsequently charged, and was due to appear in bail court on Wednesday. He was to spend Tuesday night in a cell. He has denied any wrongdoing. Guardian Australia senior reporter Ben Doherty speaks to Nour Haydar about the charges facing the Victoria Cross recipient, what we know about the arrest and what could happen next

Decoding America is a new weekly podcast from Guardian Australia hosted by Reged Ahmad with Jonathan Yerushalmy, one of our editors on the international desk. It will peel back the surface of Trump’s America, decoding the undercurrents of United States’ democracy. In this first episode we look at Trump’s growing frustrations and threats to take out Iran in “one night” in a surreal weekend of condemning allies like Australia, social media posts and White House Easter celebrations. Jonathan also takes us through a now deleted speech which reveals the US president’s growing frustration with allies, the US public and how far removed we might be from the US of old.

Margaret Sullivan on the billionaire father and son buying up the US media