Shelley Hepworth

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived his second leadership challenge in four months, but flagging poll numbers, a sluggish economy and several high-profile gaffes are intensifying pressure on his government. With the next election only months away, the podcast examines whether Luxon can retain his leadership and remain in power until voters go to the polls in November.

As the second week of Alan Jones’s criminal trial ends, cross-examination of the first complainant, known as J, concludes. Witnesses for J have testified, while inconsistencies concerning the timeline of alleged offending around 20 years ago threaten to delay the proceedings. Amanda Meade and Nour Haydar examine the latest evidence and courtroom developments.

The podcast examines the first week of Alan Jones’s criminal trial, nearly two years after his arrest on multiple counts of indecent assault and sexual touching. Nour Haydar speaks with Guardian Australia media correspondent Amanda Meade about the prosecution’s opening statements, key evidence, and the alleged treatment of a teenage victim; Jones strongly denies the charges.

The podcast examines the first week of Alan Jones’s criminal trial, nearly two years after his arrest on multiple charges of indecent assault and sexual touching, which he denies. Nour Haydar and Amanda Meade discuss the prosecution’s opening case, key evidence, alleged treatment of a teenage victim, and the significance of Jones’s reported friendship and payments.

The podcast examines 764, a global online network accused of coercing vulnerable children into self-harm, violence and sexual exploitation, and sometimes turning victims into perpetrators. It discusses urgent warnings from the FBI and investigations under way worldwide, including in Australia, while highlighting the dangers these networks pose to children.

Australian owner-driver Frank pays for his own diesel while spending up to two months on the road. His business model allocates roughly one-third of each job’s pay to fuel, one-third to truck maintenance and one-third to wages, but rising diesel prices linked to the war in Iran and the transport industry’s slim margins are placing drivers under severe financial pressure.

Photographer and picture editor Carly Earl selects Guardian Australia's three standout photographs from April 2026. The selection features athlete Gout Gout after a record-breaking performance, a striking court image of Kyle Sandilands, and an awe-inspiring image of Earth that emphasizes the planet's scale and beauty. Earl explains the craft and composition behind each photograph.

Guardian Australia senior correspondent Sarah Martin and producer Joe Koning examine a landmark court ruling ending a 15-year legal dispute between Gina Rinehart and rival heirs. The ruling requires Rinehart to share hundreds of millions of dollars and may determine whether the family feud continues.

Tashi, a miniature poodle, is one of 389 dogs involved in Story Dogs, an Australian literacy program for primary school students. Accompanied by volunteer owners, the dogs provide a calm and accepting presence while children practise reading aloud, sound out difficult words and build confidence.

The episode examines how Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged influenced Gina Rinehart’s worldview and how those capitalist values shape her activities today. It focuses on her proposal to build a coalmine in Canada’s Rocky Mountains and includes environmental campaigner and author Tim Winton’s perspective on her efforts to prevent changes to Australia’s environmental laws.

The episode examines Gina Rinehart’s father, Lang Hancock, and his early involvement in blue-asbestos mining at Wittenoom, Western Australia. After Hancock and a partner began mining there in the 1940s, CSR continued operations for two decades. The site became associated with widespread asbestos exposure and a major public-health tragedy, prompting scrutiny of the stories the Rinehart family celebrates and those it leaves unacknowledged.

An update to the Full Story podcast examines historical claims that Lang Hancock had two unacknowledged daughters with separate Indigenous women. The daughter of Sella Robinson, one of the women who claimed Hancock was her father, has decided to speak publicly for the first time.

The episode examines a portrait of Gina Rinehart that became globally viral and compares its cultural impact to Australia’s Mona Lisa. It explores how Rinehart’s wealth shapes her public image and influence across art and sport, while connecting those themes to Australia’s colonial history and the treatment of Indigenous Australians. The episode includes warnings about offensive historical language, distressing events and the names of deceased Indigenous people.

John Hancock describes the collapse of his relationship with his mother, mining magnate Gina Rinehart, following what he says was their last positive interaction 20 years earlier. He discusses the high-stakes legal case that could affect the foundations of Rinehart’s business empire and the wider family dispute surrounding it.

The third episode examines the origins of Gina Rinehart’s wealth, including bitter family rivalries, court battles and conflicts surrounding the Hancock fortune. It considers whether Rinehart should be viewed primarily as a mining heiress or a self-made magnate, and focuses on her leadership of Hancock Prospecting and ownership and operation of the Roy Hill iron mine in Western Australia.

The episode examines how mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has used wealth and political influence, focusing on her successful lobbying against the Australian Labor government’s mining super profit tax in the early 2010s. It compares her approach with that of her father, Lang Hancock, whose campaign against Australia’s iron ore export embargo in the 1950s helped establish the family fortune.

The first episode examines Gina Rinehart’s rise as Australia’s richest person and considers how her growing wealth may translate into political power and influence. Sarah Martin traces Rinehart’s childhood in the Pilbara and the formative influence of her father, Lang Hancock, to provide context for her public role and ambitions.

A video reconstructs the events of the Wieambilla terror attack using evidence presented during a five-week Queensland coroner's inquest, including body-worn camera footage, police aerial vision and a triple-zero emergency call. The incident resulted in the deaths of two police officers and a neighbour and focused on establishing what happened at the remote property.

The final episode of The Guardian’s Broken Trust investigation examines allegations that Queensland police failed to learn from mistakes in cases where vulnerable women died after seeking protection. A former senior detective alleges that police covered up institutional failures and instructed her to protect the organisation’s reputation, raising broader concerns about police accountability, domestic and family violence, and trust in law enforcement.

An investigative video examines serious police failings before and after the murders of Brisbane woman Hannah Clarke and her three children. Whistleblowers from Queensland police and the state coroners court dispute the official conclusion that nothing more could have been done to protect the family. Further evidence indicates that police may have failed at least two other women before their deaths and failed to properly investigate those shortcomings afterward, raising broader questions about how domestic violence cases and deaths are handled.

The first episode of The Guardian’s Broken Trust investigation examines alleged Queensland Police Service failures in the period before Hannah Clarke and her three children were murdered. It presents new evidence suggesting that serious policing shortcomings were overlooked by the coronial inquest and not pursued by homicide detectives. The Queensland Police Service maintains that officers acted appropriately based on the information available at the time and points to subsequent reforms, including mandatory training on coercive control, victim-centred investigations, information sharing and domestic and family violence risk assessment. The case raises broader questions about police accountability and the effectiveness of Australia’s response to coercive control and family violence.

A special Full Story podcast investigation examines Australia’s domestic and family violence crisis and the culture and attitudes of Queensland police. The series presents exclusive new evidence concerning the murders of Hannah Clarke and her children, alleging that serious police failings before the killings were overlooked by the coronial inquest and not investigated by homicide detectives.

The episode examines how Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged influenced Gina Rinehart’s worldview and how those values inform her current activities, including a proposal to build a coal mine in Canada’s Rocky Mountains. It also features environmental campaigner and author Tim Winton discussing Rinehart’s efforts to prevent an overhaul of Australia’s environmental laws.

The episode investigates the lesser-known early mining career of Gina Rinehart’s father, Lang Hancock, who began mining blue asbestos at Wittenoom in Western Australia before becoming a pioneer of the country’s iron ore industry. After the operation was sold to CSR, mining continued for two decades, exposing thousands of workers and residents to asbestos fibres. The episode examines which parts of this history the Rinehart family highlights and which it leaves unmentioned.