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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

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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0:15:07

How can we stop banks bailing on regional Australia?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/27

There's a small town on the west coast of Tasmania locked in a David and Goliath battle to save their last bank.If the bank closes Queenstown locals will have to travel a 300 kilometre round trip to do their banking in person.Since 2017, 36 per cent of brick and mortar bank branches have closed around regional Australia, with many banks citing declining customers as a reason to shut up shop.So how can we stop the flow of banks bailing on the regions? Guests:Simon Lyons, chief

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0:12:13

Australia is building more data centres. What does...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/27

Online banking. Social media scrolling. Streaming your favourite TV show. These everyday digital activities rely on massive, physical data centres that operate 24/7 - and use significant amounts of water and energy.Australia is building more of them, but what do these resource-hungry facilities mean for communities nearby? We hear about the push for tougher planning controls and greater community input.

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0:08:27

Should we still have beauty pageants in 2025?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/27

This week, Miss Universe Australia was crowned - 21-year-old Lexie Brant will represent us in Thailand in November.Lexie admits there's a stigma around pageants, and she prefers to call the Miss Universe competition a "program" or "party".So, do pageants still have space in a post-body positivity world?

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0:13:32

What's behind Australia's rise in gun ownership?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/27

Australia is often held up as a global example for strong gun laws because of the sweeping reforms after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. But since then, the number of firearms in Australia has increased by 25 per cent to more than four million, according to figures from The Australia Institute.In light of this week's fatal shooting of two Victorian police officers, we examine what's behind the rise in gun ownership - and whether Australia's gun laws are still keeping people safe.

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0:10:28

What is a "sovereign citizen"?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/26

Overnight it's emerged that the man accused of fatally shooting two police officers in Victoria, Dezi Freeman, is a self-identified "sovereign citizen". It's a growing anti-government movement, formed by people who reject the authority of the legal system.Early iterations were almost laughed off, but is this ideology becoming a more serious threat to public safety and the rule of law?

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0:11:42

Running a half-marathon when you can't see the road...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/26

Running a marathon, a half-marathon, even a 5K, is no small thing. The training, the early mornings, the commitment can take a lot out of you.Now, imagine doing it without being able to see.For blind and vision-impaired runners, it's a whole different level of difficult.But a Sydney running club is making it possible - pairing vision-impaired runners with specially trained guides.

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0:27:36

The pain (and joy) of being an empty nester

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/26

There's no shortage of advice for the early years of parenting - everything from pram choice to sleep training to toddler tantrums.But what about the other end of the journey, when your kids leave home?In this conversation we explore the ups and downs of empty nesting, and hear how our listeners are navigating this big - but often overlooked - life transition.

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0:14:39

The uncomfortable truth of the 'class ceiling' at work

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/25

Australia prides itself on the idea of a fair go.However new research from Diversity Council Australia shows that social class influences who gets ahead at work - and who hits a ‘class ceiling’.Early findings from the Class Inclusion at Work report reveal that only 44% of class-marginalised workers were offered career development opportunities in the past year, compared with 76% of their more privileged peers.

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0:08:49

How the arts can become a better place for people...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/25

Jordan Fyfe is a disabled artist, researcher and advocate who is currently finishing her PhD, and an ABC Top 5 Arts Resident for 2025. Her research focuses on the many barriers that face people with disabilities to attend or work in the arts - and what needs to change to improve acc

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0:12:04

Swifties, Beliebers, and the cult of celebrity

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/25

Are you a Swiftie? Maybe a part of the Bey-hive? Or perhaps you never stopped being a Ring Nut or a Belieber. When Taylor Swift announced her new album last week, it sent fans into overdrive.Some fans seem to have almost a religious experience at her shows. So why do a select few celebrities inspire such fanaticism?

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0:14:14

Big payday and bigger losses: the new market for...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/25

Every year Australians lose more than 32 billion dollars to gambling.Since online gambling entered the realm it's never been easier to spend big, and it's opened up a new frontier for gambling advertising with companies offering huge sums to influencers on social media to promote their online casinos.So who is being targeted with these offers, and what can be done to control gambling advertising online?

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0:12:41

Science says couples who meet online are less happy

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/24

How did you meet your partner? If your answer is "online", sorry to be the bearer of bad news - but research says you're probably less happy than your mates who met their match in the real world. A cross-cultural study compared relationship satisfaction, intimacy, passion, and commitment. On all four measures, people who met online scored lower.

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0:19:17

Osher Günsberg's new project to start a mental health...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/24

Osher Günsberg is one of best-known names in Australian entertainment. He's a television and radio host, a podcaster and an author.He is also known for sharing his personal mental health journey... living with anxiety, depression, addiction, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.Now he's continuing the conversation about mental health in a new graphic novel.

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0:19:13

The upsides for housing if we get downsizing right

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/24

We all want the housing crisis to end, but are you willing to sacrifice your house if it could help others live the dream you had?The downsides to downsizing might include leaving your friends, your GP and the neighbourhood you love.So how can we make it easier for Australians to downsize, and what impact would it have on the housing crisis?

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0:12:36

Ask Aunty: what to do when your nemesis sends a gift

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/21

When an ex friend-turned-enemy from years past reappears in the present, with a present, how do you know if it's an opening for repair?

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0:39:37

'You are Enough!' - a world expert's message to...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/21

Internationally-renowned psychologist, Dr Thomas Curran says healing from perfectionism is about learning you are worthy of love just as you are.

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0:09:03

The Salt Path: the ethics of lying in a memoir

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/20

Lying, fibbing, telling a furphy. When it comes to stretching the truth, a lie is a lie.A popular author has been accused of fabricating parts of her best-selling memoir - and there's been swift backlash.So, what makes some untruths, more unforgivable than others?

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0:14:21

What NDIS changes mean for your autistic child

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/20

For 12 years, the NDIS has helped countless people live better, more dignified, more supported lives.It's also been marred by overwhelming cost, overcharging and exploitation.From next July, a specific group of young children will no longer enter the NDIS.Children with mild and moderate developmental delays and autism will be diverted away from the NDIS, towards a new program called "Thriving Kids".The government says it's about making the NDIS sustainable, but for many parents,

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0:08:59

Ditching legalese to make the law fairer

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/20

It's a common complaint - the language used is court is super-confusing for the average person, and muddies what's already a tricky system to navigate.But, a New Zealand magistrate has broken the mould - delivering his verdict in a cross-continental custody dispute, as a letter to its 14-year-old subject.In it, he speaks directly to the boy - known as Claude - mentioning the teenager's love of rugby and acknowledging the mental toll of being involved in a family dispute.It's a rare

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0:17:49

Half a million Aussies want help to quit drugs. Why...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/20

Drug overdoses now kill twice as many Australians as road crashes. Yet half a million people are turned away from drug and alcohol services each year.Why? And what happens when someone is ready to change but the help isn’t there?

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