Life Matters - Separate stories podcast
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.
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Citizen science is booming, but does it really help?
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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How the shortage of after school care impacts families
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Why we're being targetted by the "Gen Z stare"
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Seeing a pharmacist could soon be part of your visit to the doctor
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Your rights as covert filming becomes easier
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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The musical that made Todd McKenney a father
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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How do you help a loved one drawn to extremist groups online?
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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From cartoon sperm to consent: the evolution of sex education
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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The truth behind "pretty privilege"
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Should the health star rating system be mandatory?
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Why Australia's latest tourism push might not work
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Protecting your image in an AI world
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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The life of a home-grown spy
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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What's the cost of your commute?
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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What a new history of Aussie "fathering" reveals about modern families
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Kumi Taguchi on how she was shaped by her family history
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: How to deal with cashed-up mates
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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When honesty isn't always the best policy
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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The app making it easier for carers to ask for help
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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What would it take for you to ditch streaming services?
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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The digital divide leaving some Australians behind
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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The wild world of Australian conspiracy theories
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Why women are joining the We Do Not Care Club
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Parents' instincts are important. Hospitals are now listening
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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The challenges of protesting in Australia
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Why group chats are impacting our friendships
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Bludgers! Bogans! Snags! What our 'Strine language says about us
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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When someone goes missing - what's life like for those left behind?
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Could Aussie kids be given the "right to be forgotten" online?
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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"Repairability" ratings considered to deal with Australia's e-waste
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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What's behind the influencers dubbed "hot priests?"
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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What your wall art reveals about you
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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What does it mean to be a man in 2025?
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: Work drama over stolen milk
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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"We'll do it ourselves": the small towns buying back local services
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Would work be better for everyone if it was designed by parents?
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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The death knell sounds for nightclubs
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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City slickers encouraged to move to regional Australia
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Being a non-drinker in an alcohol-fuelled culture
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Push to subsidise nannies, au pairs after childcare centre allegations
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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The cost of cosy: how wood heaters harm our health
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Debate over child safety and age-gating the internet
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Celebrities, brands, and consumer influence
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Is an extra long weekend the solution to burn-out?
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Netflix jumps onboard our obsession with board games
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Could you go seven days without looking at your own reflection?
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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My Two Cents: Alan Kohler
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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The power of the "C word"
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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More families are homeschooling, but often not by choice
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: How to deal with a funeral faux pas
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Dr Billy Garvey's advice on supporting your kid's mental health
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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AI influencers infiltrating our social media feeds
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Princess Polly and the criticism over B Corp certification
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Can we end homelessness?
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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The changing viewing habits of Aussies at home
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Surprising research on what's seen as "older" in the workplace
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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The ethics of dark tourism
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Why do some people develop a god complex?
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Experts fear AI is replacing work done by interns and grads
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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The temptation to judge others' affairs and scandals
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Can psychedelic drugs heal body and soul?
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Why are young workers still so widely exploited?
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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How to move on after a relationship breakup
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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The enduring appeal of Superman
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Why a basket weaver moved to a ghost town
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: Do different sleep routines equal relationship doom?
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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How to embrace your sporting identity
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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New research on how to treat anxiety patients over 60
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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My Two Cents: Outback Mike
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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What makes an awkward silence... awkward?
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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What does a card surcharge ban mean for consumers?
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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The rise of the YIMBY movement
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Are your boots made for walking?
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Should children skip school for mid-term holidays?
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Should governments mandate how much time we spend with our pets?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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What's behind the #GirlDad movement?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Is the housing crisis preventing divorce?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Do public apologies from brands actually work?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Are you dealing with decision paralysis when it comes to your career?
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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One in five AFL umpires cops physical abuse
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Why are patients being "punished" for good health?
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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What do a prawn, a banana, a pineapple, and a sheep all have in common?
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Have you ever "masked" parts of who you are?
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Have you ever "masked" parts of who you are?
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: The case of the frosty step-sister
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Could explicit teaching help your kids in class?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Should children's books include an age recommendation?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Is it ethical to support a friend no matter what?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Why are many Gen Zs opting for celibacy?
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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What is weight stigma and who is it hurting?
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Why families create their own languages
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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My siblings are I are all grown up... so why are we still squabbling?
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Would you let your children drink non-alcoholic beer?
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Why is buying concert tickets online so expensive and unreliable?
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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When a town becomes known for tragedy, what happens to those who call it home?
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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12 strangers, one verdict, the hidden dynamics of jury deliberation
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Questions raised over male childcare workers
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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The science of being "cool"
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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The unique grief of losing your best friend
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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How were you shaped by your school days?
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: Is it OK when kids create chaos in a library?
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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How are young people learning about money?
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Is your fitness tracker helping or harming you?
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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My Two Cents: Nate Byrne
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Are full body health scans worth it?
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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What does modern grandparenting look like?
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Should you get AI to write a sympathy note or love letter?
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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From grief to action: turning tragedy into a legacy
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Why broken consumer trust is hard to fix
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Hey miss! Is it rude to call your teacher by their first name?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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What happens when we run out of burial sites?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Are hobbies the secret weapon for work-life balance?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Outback Mike's epic 1500km survival journey
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Is it possible to be an ethical traveller?
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Elite athletes living below the poverty line
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Doctors warn our kids could die younger than us
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: Have I just been 'ghosted'?
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Are you in a parasocial relationship with your favourite celeb?
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Rewriting History: Who controls the truth in the age of AI?
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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My Two Cents: Alan Kohler
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Why ads keep getting older Aussies so wrong
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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How tech is transforming the way we watch sport
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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What's behind the rise in homebirths?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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How can green thumbs adapt to our changing climate?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Why do we struggle to talk about cancer?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Why the pub might be good for your health
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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The reality behind winning the jackpot
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Could playground design prevent bullying?
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Is smart tech making you dumb?
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Lab-grown meat on the menu in Aussie restaurants
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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How do you handle anxiety around global conflict?
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Why are so many people wearing earbuds all the time?
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Why the first day of school matters
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: When a guest's 'plus one' has four legs and a tail
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Is home a feeling, a person, or a place?
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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How does a track become your favourite song?
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Have our attention spans become shorter?
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Are we living in an "inheritocracy"?
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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New baby, missing partner: Can your relationship survive FIFO life?
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Are we giving up on climate change?
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Early Christmas shopping is the new self-care
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Is the classic matchmaker making a comeback?
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Tamworth’s big win for little readers
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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How pandemic drinking almost destroyed a marriage
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Does protesting still pack a punch?
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Calls grow for e-scooter regulation
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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What happens after you tap your phone to order dinner?
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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What's holding back women’s sport in Australia?
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Same relationship, two very different stories
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: Family that doesn't "do feelings"
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Ethical Dilemmas: Parenting other people's children
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Who actually needs a COVID jab?
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Will new alcohol delivery laws help prevent family violence?
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Buy Now Pay Later changes: How they'll impact consumers
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Ethical Dilemmas: Kid free zones
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Fertility industry questioned after another embryo mix-up
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Does tourism raise awareness about conservation or harm fragile places?
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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How far have you gone to impress someone?
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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The truth behind family secrets
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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During a professional bust-up, should you air dirty laundry?
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Are We Failing Our Boys at School?
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Snap this! How photography can change lives
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Is your smartphone a parasite?
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Why do people choose to donate their body to science?
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Will new rules for cosmetic injectables make these procedures safer for Aussies?
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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The truth about parenting and how it changes you
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: my child's best friend is being mean
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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What's behind the boom in grey divorce?
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Should Australia invest more in competitive gaming?
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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My Two Cents: Sarah McLeod
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Is the university sector in terminal decline?
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Has the Right to Disconnect made a difference in your life?
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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What's the best way to protect mum and dad from cyber scams?
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Can you do anything about the forever chemicals in your body?
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Should you be dipping into your super?
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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What's the best way for emergency services to respond to a mental health crisis?
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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"Recession indicators" have taken over social media, but what's the reality?
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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What can we learn from extreme sports enthusiasts?
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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The Good Retirement: Living the high life on a low budget
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Big changes coming to pet custody in divorce law
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Will new reforms improve ADHD diagnosis and treatment for patients?
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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What do your clothes say about you?
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May 29, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: How cautious should you be with new love?
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May 29, 2025 |
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Ethical dilemmas: Can you offset doing something morally wrong?
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May 28, 2025 |
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What are the ethics of cryopreserving humans?
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May 28, 2025 |
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Why all the drama in WhatsApp parent groups?
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May 28, 2025 |
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What's behind the rise of 'dupe' culture?
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May 27, 2025 |
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Are modular homes the solution to Australia's housing crisis?
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May 27, 2025 |
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Imagining a life without the internet: Have you tried to step back from the screen?
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May 27, 2025 |
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The profound effect team sport can have on mental health
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May 26, 2025 |
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When entertainment meets justice: true crime’s legal impact
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May 26, 2025 |
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AI Therapists Are Here — But What Do Psychologists Think?
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May 26, 2025 |
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Soft plastic recycling is slowly coming back - will it work this time?
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May 26, 2025 |
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Left brain or right brain: why neuromyths like this don’t help
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May 25, 2025 |
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Surviving disaster after disaster: new research reveals hidden mental toll
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May 25, 2025 |
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What happens when an introvert falls in love with an extrovert?
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May 25, 2025 |
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What no one tells you about how money shapes your life
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May 22, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: Resisting family pressure to 'forgive and forget'
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May 22, 2025 |
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How do you help a loved one who's being drawn to extremist views?
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May 21, 2025 |
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How food co-ops lower grocery bills
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May 21, 2025 |
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My Two Cents: Dr Karl
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May 21, 2025 |
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The generation being hit hardest by cossie lives
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May 21, 2025 |
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The city country divide
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May 20, 2025 |
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Sober curiosity
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May 20, 2025 |
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Tracking or Trusting? When location sharing crosses the line
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May 20, 2025 |
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The cost of camping in National Parks
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May 19, 2025 |
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The anti-ageing race
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May 19, 2025 |
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Why do your best ideas always come in the shower?
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May 19, 2025 |
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The Good Retirement: Seeing the world
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May 18, 2025 |
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The Protein Myth: are we being fed a fad?
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May 18, 2025 |
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Inside the "toxic" tradwife subculture
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May 18, 2025 |
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Robots, AI & Automation: Is Your Job Next?
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May 18, 2025 |
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What does it mean to be a man in 2025?
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May 15, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: My non-composting neighbour's co-opting my bin
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May 15, 2025 |
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Does AI belong in courtrooms?
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May 14, 2025 |
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Is literary fiction the antidote to the manosphere?
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May 14, 2025 |
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Could cheaper parking at hospitals get patients out quicker?
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May 14, 2025 |
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Why one woman became a "reproductive refugee" to achieve her dream of parenthood
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May 14, 2025 |
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Revolutionising how endometriosis is diagnosed
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May 13, 2025 |
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Eurovison: why Aussies love or hate it
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May 13, 2025 |
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My Two Cents: Brett Blake
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May 13, 2025 |
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How side hustles have gone mainstream
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May 13, 2025 |
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Endometriosis is a pain, but diagnosis doesn't have to be
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May 12, 2025 |
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Are too many of us taking antidepressants?
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May 12, 2025 |
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Home solar battery rebate: how it could benefit you
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May 12, 2025 |
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"To be, or not to be", is it time to rethink high school reading lists?
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May 12, 2025 |
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Why do we overlook "butterfly effect" moments?
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May 12, 2025 |
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The Good Retirement: The big day
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May 11, 2025 |
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Sick of Dud Politicians? Here’s How to Choose Better Ones
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May 11, 2025 |
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My Two Cents: Dee Madigan
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May 11, 2025 |
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The hidden struggle, one in three adults can’t read properly
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May 11, 2025 |
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Letting go of a dream and what comes next
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May 08, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: Am I being "that parent" at my kid's sports' game?
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May 08, 2025 |
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Dark sky tour guide on the best night sky locations
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May 07, 2025 |
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The landslide Labor win that's ousted two party leaders
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May 07, 2025 |
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I was smacked as a kid but chose to parent differently
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May 07, 2025 |
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South Australia bans "unhealthy" food ads on public transport
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May 07, 2025 |
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What does the future look like for first home buyers?
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May 06, 2025 |
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Why is it so hard to form to new habits?
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May 06, 2025 |
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How intergenerational living could help ease housing unaffordability
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May 06, 2025 |
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New research questions link between screen time and youth mental health issues
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May 05, 2025 |
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Is Lyme Disease Really in Australia? The Debate Heats Up
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May 05, 2025 |
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Do loyalty cards keep customers coming back?
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May 05, 2025 |
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Weirdest Day at Work: Pinball Mechanic
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May 05, 2025 |
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Broken Brains, helping pick up the pieces for sick loved ones
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May 04, 2025 |
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The Good Retirement: Dreaming and planning
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May 04, 2025 |
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How to be a better listener
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May 04, 2025 |
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Ask Aunty: Can I veto my senior-aged dad's decisions?
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May 01, 2025 |
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Finding your tribe
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May 01, 2025 |
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Ethical dilemmas: Teaching kids the value of money
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Apr 30, 2025 |