2022 has been a year of change. Tonight we take a look back at the people, events and stories that shaped the year. (Final for 2022)

The under-regulated online gambling industry is increasingly fuelled by cryptocurrency. Some Tasmanians feel they're being pressured into building a stadium they can't afford. Plus Laura Tingle interviews Megan Davis.

The January 6 committee has recommended criminal charges against Donald Trump. Laura Tingle interviews Kim Beazley. Plus Trumpeter Billy Burton is still performing at the age of 90.

The regional customers facing long journeys to get cash following bank closures. Laura Tingle interviews Rebekha Sharkie. Plus issues within football in Australia have been simmering under the surface for more than a decade.

As extreme weather increases the threat to homes, insurance companies are hiking premiums to unaffordable levels or refusing cover at all. Russia continues to attack Ukraine's power grid as a bitterly cold winter sets in.

Scott Morrison has appeared at the Robodebt royal commission. The January 6 attack on the US Capitol dramatically changed the life of former police officer Mike Fanone. Plus Sarah Ferguson interviews Tom Hanks.

The nation is reeling following a siege in rural Queensland that left six people dead. New laws in NSW under scrutiny after a climate protester was sentenced to more than a year in jail after causing major traffic disruption.

The government's plan for power bills. Laura Tingle interviews Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Plus rural towns across Australia are finding it harder than ever to get doctors.

Experts are concerned hidden sugars are increasing childhood obesity. Sarah Ferguson interviews Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. Plus South Sudanese community leaders say suicide among young people is "out of control".

The plan to put a price cap on gas and coal. Sarah Ferguson interviews Dr Anthony Fauci and Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce. Plus it's hoped workers from Pacific Island nations will help bolster the aged care workforce.

The Reserve Bank raises rates to the highest level in a decade. The ACCC is monitoring airlines over price gouging concerns. Plus Sarah Ferguson interviews South Australia's Premier Peter Malinauskas.

How the Eugowra flood disaster unfolded. What is the 'Barbie drug' and why are authorities worried? Plus healthcare workers are sounding the alarm on the mental health crisis inside the industry.

The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has wreaked havoc in Australia. Sarah Ferguson interviews Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin. One of Australia's rising stars in the Socceroos is 18-year-old Garang Kuol.

Scott Morrison censured by the House of Representatives over his secret ministries. Sarah Ferguson interviews Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Plus South Australia braces for floods.

What will the Indigenous Voice to Parliament achieve? Three change-makers weigh in. Sarah Ferguson interviews Linda Burney. Plus extraordinary scenes in China with demonstrations against COVID lockdowns.

Sarah Ferguson interviews Sean Turnell, the Australian professor who became a political prisoner in Myanmar. Plus Scott Morrison will face a censure motion over his secret ministries.

Liquidators are investigating a failed Australian company whose investors claim they are owed hundreds of millions of dollars. Russia continues to target and destroy Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.

Victoria could be heading for a hung parliament. An insider claims medical device companies are upselling products to surgeons in operating theatres. Thousands of people in PNG's capital Port Moresby are facing homelessness.

The government is still in negotiations to get its industrial relations bill through parliament. Sarah Ferguson interviews Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. A report finds QLD Police has a culture of sexism, racism and misogyny.

Australia's medicines regulator is considering tighter restrictions on pain-relief drugs. Resetting Australia's relationship with China. Sarah Ferguson interviews World Trade Organisation director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

As floods continue to wash across NSW, incredible stories of bravery and loss are emerging. Sarah Ferguson interviews Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen. The families of MH17 crash victims are still searching for justice.

The latest on the flood-ravaged areas of NSW. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with China's President Xi Jinping. Sarah Ferguson interviews Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

People are finding themselves homeless for the first time due to the rental squeeze. Fresh concerns over China's plans in the Pacific. Plus satire with Mark Humphries.

Investigation reveals how school students were tracked during lockdowns. At least 19 children have died after another school shooting in the US. Plus journalists who were pepper sprayed by Victoria Police take legal action.

Millions of dollars are missing from a group of funeral funds that have left almost 15,000 Aboriginal people out of pocket. In Fowler, Dai Le defeated Labor's parachute candidate Kristina Keneally amid a community backlash.

Millions of voters abandoned the major parties at the federal election. The rise of the teal independents. Plus Leigh Sales interviews Linda Burney and Barnaby Joyce.

In a special Friday edition of 7.30 on the eve of the election, Leigh Sales interviews Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, Laura Tingle looks back at the election campaign, plus political satire with Mark Humphries.

Nursing home owners don't need to provide evidence of how much they spend on food. Laura Tingle on the day in politics. Plus the non-government schools that received JobKeeper.

Insiders claim there's a lack of investment in long-term natural disaster modelling. Anthony Albanese at the Press Club. Facebook accused of deliberately shutting down pages for some emergency services and charities in 2021.

Alan Kohler looks at how housing affordability is being addressed by the major parties. The speed of the energy transition in Australia is no longer being dictated by the major parties. The battle for the seat of Gilmore.

Leigh Sales interviews Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The Liberal Party held its campaign launch on the weekend.