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Julian Assange has been released from a British prison to seal a US plea deal. The WikiLeaks founder is due to be sentenced at a hearing on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific, before returning home to Australian soil. Foreign affairs and defence correspondent Daniel Hurst tells Nour Haydar what led up to the release and what happens now

Thirty years ago, 164 children born in inner-city Melbourne were selected to take part in a longitudinal study into inequality. Tracking the twists and turns of each child’s life into adulthood, the study examined issues such as housing, income, health and job opportunities. And asked – what really determines someone’s fate? Inequality reporter Stephanie Convery tells Jane Lee why inequality in Australia is ultimately a policy choice.

The Australian government rolled out the red carpet for China’s premier, Li Qiang, last week. And while both countries were keen to signal that relations were positive, protests and an attempt to block the view of an Australian journalist hinted at tensions sitting just beneath the surface. Jane Lee speaks to Guardian Australia’s foreign affairs and defence correspondent, Daniel Hurst, about the changing ties You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

In this year’s presidential election, there is hardly a more divisive issue than immigration. Earlier this month, Joe Biden signed an executive order to temporarily limit asylum claims on the southern border, but just two weeks later he announced a citizenship pathway for hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses. In his speech, he said: ‘I’m not interested in playing politics with the border or immigration; I’m interested in fixing it.’ As he faces accusations of being both too hard and too soft on the issue, will his political gamble pay off? Jonathan Freedland is joined this week by Dara Lind, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council

Peter Dutton wants to use the cost-of-living crisis to the opposition’s advantage. And while Australian households are under a huge amount of financial stress, polls show people feel Labor isn’t doing enough to help them where it hurts most. Bridie Jabour speaks to editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and head of news Mike Ticher about why Australian politics is defined by the cost-of-living crisis

After months of speculation, opposition leader Peter Dutton revealed his party’s nuclear policy – naming seven power plant sites across the country but leaving many questions unanswered. Climate and environment editor Adam Morton and chief political correspondent Paul Karp join Nour Haydar to discuss the problems with the Coalition’s nuclear policy You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport