Rob Delaney and Bel Powley star in a knotty rehab drama: best podcasts of the week

English rugby league needs systemic change and national side must be a higher priority after early exit “England have gone backwards over the last eight to 10 years.” Damning words about the state of English rugby league, from an Australia head coach, no less. But what should be most troubling for anyone with any sort of power within the sport is that these comments are not recent: they were made by the then Kangaroos coach, Ricky Stuart, almost two decades ago. Stuart was speaking after England

Karl Bushby arrives back at his childhood home in England after walking around the world.

Four supermarket chains have reported an IT incident that spiked fridge and freezer temperatures overnight, with one company claiming it was a cyberattack.

With the Reserve Bank poised to hike interest rates today, voters are increasingly pointing the finger at government spending rather than global headwinds. But with household budgets already stretched to breaking point, can Jim Chalmers tame inflation without triggering a recession? Guardian Australia economics editor Patrick Commins joins Reged Ahmad to unpack whether Labor is losing control of the economic narrative. Read more: Is the government really on an ‘out-of-control’ spending splurge?