Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers will next week present his government’s third and possibly final budget of this term. He has said it won’t be one of ‘scorched-earth austerity’ and will take into account hardships caused by the cost-of-living crisis. But the 2024 Australian federal budget is not without its economic and social challenges and the government needs to convince voters that the economy is in safe hands. Bridie Jabour speaks with editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and deputy editor Patrick Keneally about the Albanese government’s budget narrative You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

Newsroom edition: how Labor is trying to frame the 2024 budget

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It’s been more than two weeks since riots broke out on the streets of New Caledonia in response to plans to enfranchise long-term French residents in the Pacific territory. Reged Ahmad speaks to campaigner Jimmy Naouna about the ongoing fight for Kanak independence and what it will take to restore peace to the streets of New Caledonia.

How New Caledonia caught fire

Frontline women’s services say they are under immense strain and cannot keep up with the demand for crisis housing. Are government providing enough funding where it’s needed? Full Story host Nour Haydar goes inside one of the nation’s newest refuges for women and children escaping domestic violence, and speaks to CEO of Women’s Community Shelters Annabelle Daniel about the crisis accommodation shortage You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

Inside a women’s shelter at the height of a national crisis

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, H5N1, has been detected in Australia for the first time, although there is no evidence of the disease spreading. At the same time a more common strain of the disease, H7N3, has been detected in two chicken egg farms in Victoria. Matilda Boseley speaks to Guardian Australia’s rural and regional editor Calla Wahlquist about why the poultry industry is worried – but everyday Australians don’t need to panic just yet

What does bird flu mean for Australia?

Opposition leader Peter Dutton is once again pitching nuclear power as the Coalition’s signature energy policy. But new analysis confirms it would be the most expensive energy option in Australia’s road to net zero.Gabrielle Jackson speaks to editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and deputy editor Patrick Keneally about why a nuclear transition is the wrong path for Australia

Newsroom edition: why Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy makes no sense

In March 2020 Russell Hill and Carol Clay, both in their 70s, went missing while camping in Victoria’s alpine region. Gregory Stuart Lynn has pleaded not guilty to the alleged double murder of the couple in Victoria’s supreme court. Courts and justice reporter Nino Bucci tells Nour Haydar about the trial’s latest developments You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

Newsroom edition: how Labor is trying to frame the 2024 budget

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