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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 fight for Kanak independence and what it will take to restore peace

Frontline women’s services say they are under immense strain and cannot keep up with the demand for crisis housing. Are governments 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 the chief executive of Women’s Community Shelters Annabelle Daniel about the crisis accommodation shortage You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

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

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

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

In his budget reply last week, Peter Dutton promised to slash permanent migration by 25% – a move he says could ease pressure on the housing market. Chief political correspondent Paul Karp tells Nour Haydar why the opposition leader has zeroed in on the issue and what it could mean in a pre-election year You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport