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22 min
The rental affordability crisis continues. Here's what might actually help
A survey report released this week says 76 per cent of Australians would have to make sacrifices to their budget if their rent or mortgage rose by $20 a week. For some, that would…
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13 min
Ask Aristotle: What can ancient philosophers teach us about arguing?
There have been repeated calls from across the political divide this week to turn down the heat of our political discourse.After the alleged attack on MP Helen Haines, the way we c…
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17 min
Are visitor information centres still relevant in a digital age?
When you visit a new town, where do you go to find out the must-see sights, the best coffee, and the comfiest bed in town? Social media? A tourism website? Or do you make a beeline…
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17 min
Siblings of people with disabilities are often overlooked. What support do they need?
Have you heard the term the "glass child"? It's used to describe the sibling of someone with a disability or chronic illness.They're called a glass child because they can become le…
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10 min
Get out there and count the birds!
If you stumble across a bunch of people looking up at the sky and then frantically typing something into their phones this week, there's a chance you've found a group of citizen sc…
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23 min
Could hitchhiking become popular again?
Hitchhikers used to be a common sight across Australian roads.For a few good decades, thumbing a lift to the beach, home from school or further afield on an adventure was common pr…
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23 min
How everyone — including politicans — can turn down the political temperature
Last night, independent MP Helen Haines was the victim of an attack that has left her hospitalised in a critical condition, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the incide…
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16 min
Beau Miles on injecting adventure into your everyday
When you get the itch for an adventure, what scratches it?Is it a trip to the Himalayas? Trekking the Kokoda Trail? Or are you just bravely charting your own course through your su…
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9 min
Head and Heart: Is HSC stress contagious?
Stress can be like a cold, if one person brings it home everyone can catch it. With students starting their year 12 exams it can be a stressful time for families as they navigate t…
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21 min
Are you a 'carer' or are you just doing what's expected?
According to new research, 46 per cent of people who would fit the definition of a "carer", don't think of themselves that way. Because maybe caring for your aging family while jug…
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13 min
What genetically modified purple tomatoes say about our food future
From today, the first genetically modified whole food to be grown and sold in Australia will start hitting shelves in Victoria.It's a purple tomato that's been in the works for mor…
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15 min
Senior drama enrolments are falling. What is the point of an arts education?
As year 12 students across the country sit down for their HSC exams this month, the number sitting to complete senior level drama is dwindling.From 2015 to 2025, senior drama enrol…
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42 min
Why our animal relationships can be as important as human ones
A dog. A horse. A cat. A bollard-bashing elephant seal. An adorable pygmy hippo. A short-spined raccoon.All creatures — whether you know them in real life or online — can be man's…
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12 min
Ask Aunty: How do you shake off a kid who wants to tag along?
This week, the Aunties scale dilemma mountain with listener Anton, who's unsure about sharing his favourite hobby with the kid next door. Anton's nine-year-old neighbour is super k…
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10 min
Social Studies: Protesting as a national identity
Students across France are protesting for better quality education, for the fourth week in a row. The demonstrations are part of a long history of protest that is baked into the na…
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19 min
Does designing for disability have to be so ugly? The case for aesthetic mobility aids
Wheelchairs, walkers and commodes aren't usually things of beauty.More often than not, products for people with mobility needs or disabilities are hospital-like and boring. But do…
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23 min
Richard Glover's read all the parenting books. Here's how you ruin a child
Parenting doesn't come with an instruction manual. But if you're looking for advice, there are endless tomes out there decreeing the dos and don'ts.Since Dr Spock, so-called "exper…
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13 min
Work In Progress: How to combat tech neck
You spend around 2,000 hours at work each year, and if you're doing it in the wrong position, eventually it's going to hurt. Many people at the workplace are sitting at a desk and…
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15 min
Is chasing a Michelin star really worth it?
For the first time ever, South Australian restaurateurs are about to find out if they've landed a spot on the world-renowned Michelin Guide.Anonymous inspectors have been dining in…
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18 min
Australia has a truckie shortage. Could women help solve it?
From the milk in your coffee to the phone in your pocket, so many things we use every day come off the back of a truck.But we have a growing problem. Australia is short at least 28…