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Life Matters - Full program podcast

ABC Radio National

Life Matters is your guide to contemporary Australian life. Be part of rich conversations on relationships, family, parenting, education, work, health and consumer issues.

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54:36

Can Australia get off gas?

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/06/14

In the past, we've been told gas was clean, cheap, and efficient. But, with prices on the rise, more and more people are disconnecting from the gas grid now. Why are they making this choice and how are they doing it?

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54:36

Extreme bodies, the end of email and the Queen's visit

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/06/13

Why Jenny Valentish and others push their bodies to extremes. Plus a look back at the Queen's 1954 visit, and what she didn't see, and how to rid your life of annoying and interrupting emails that prevent you from getting on with your work.

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54:36

Best advice about fatherhood, and how to juggle the...

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/06/10

What’s the best advice you’ve received about fatherhood? We explore the bonds between a father and their child and how to keep that relationship strong. And in the Too Hard Basket, how do you manage being a boss and a friend of a work colleague, who seems to struggle with respecting your authority?

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54:02

Reducing energy use and finding your community

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2022/06/09

While controlling energy supply and prices is difficult right now, experts say there is a lot that can be done on the demand side of the energy equation. Plus two men who left evangelical churches after spending their teenage years as pastors, explain how they are building community. Plus Alison Bechdel on exercise and super strength.

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54:36

Insecure work, art and friendship, and the power of...

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2022/06/08

The new federal government has IR reforms in its sights, but what if anything can be done about insecure work, and how did things get to this point? Forming bonds through a love of art. And comfort dogs hard at work in some unlikely workplaces, including courtrooms and funeral homes.

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54:36

Tapping for stress relief, the rise of...

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/06/07

Bans on single-use and thin plastics are now in place right around Australia, but how much of a difference do they really make? There’s growing interesting in tapping, or Emotional Freedom Techniques, as a drug-free strategy for stress relief. What is it and how does it help? And climate fiction is having it’s moment in the sun. What can this genre of fiction tell us that science can’t?

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54:36

Julian Assange and the state's responsibilities for...

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/06/06

What responsibility does the government have when Australians are detained overseas? Peter Greste and Kylie Moore-Gilbert share their experiences alongside film producer Gabriel Shipton, Julian Assange's brother.

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54:26

Older women embracing their sexuality and what to do...

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2022/06/03

There are many cultural myths surrounding women’s sexuality as they age, and most are negative. We take your calls on how this culture has held back older women's sexual agency and how to get the pleasure you want as you age. And in the Too Hard Basket, how to deal with a friend you feel you’ve outgrown.

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54:34

How to manage your gut problems and Helmut Newton's...

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/06/02

Doctors say more people have been presenting with gut problems in the past twelve months. We find out why that is and what can be done to address any related food intolerances. Plus celebrity photographer Helmut Newton's connection with Melbourne is explored in an exhibition at the city's Jewish Museum, and Mez Lanigan's Life in 500 words story about a cameo necklace that's precious to her.

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54:33

University reform and the dark side of chivalry

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/06/01

Higher education is in crisis, and the Albanese government wants to reform it with a Universities Accord. We look at what needs to change at Australian universities.Plus, meet the retirees taking up opal mining in Lightning Ridge, and we look at whether chivalry in dating is actually a kind of sexism.

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54:34

Depp versus Heard, understanding the unvaxxed and...

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2022/05/31

As updates of the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard defamation trial hit our news feeds daily, what effects are they having on us and what we believe? Also, two years into the pandemic, six per cent of Australians remain un-vaxxed, so what's behind their decisions? And, is there such thing as the science of skin care?

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54:34

Australia's end of life laws

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/05/30

All Australian states have voluntary assisted dying legislation, leaving the ACT and Northern Territory as the only places without access. So how is it working in practice?

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54:36

Cosmetic dentistry on the rise, and extravagant...

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2022/05/27

What’s driving the growth in cosmetic dentistry in Australia? Where do you draw the line between dentistry for cosmetic purposes and health purposes? And in the Too Hard Basket, what do you do when your child is given a birthday gift that’s completely over the top, costing way more than the average present?

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54:36

True healing for Stolen Generations, living alone and...

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2022/05/26

How far have we progressed towards healing for Indigenous families impacted by forcible removal? Plus what we can learn from singletons about how to live alone well, and how to stop being a people-pleaser.

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54:36

The future of aged care, negotiating pay and caravan...

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2022/05/25

Labor campaigned strongly on aged care reform in the lead up to the election. We take the magnifying glass to the new government's policies and whether they go far enough to futureproof a struggling sector. Plus, Emily Stewart explains how to negotiate your wages. And as grey nomads return to the roads, we look at how to stay safe driving RVs.

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54:37

Schools and COVID update, death technology and moving...

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2022/05/24

Covid and other infectious diseases are running rife in schools right now. Are the measures in place to prevent spread going far enough and what are the risks for students and teachers? Also, with more of our lives being lived online, some innovators are thinking about how technology can also aid preparation for death. And, are there ways to approach moving house that take into account the emotional strain as well as the logistics?

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54:36

Independents, influence and the teal sea

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2022/05/23

Election night saw a victory for teal independents, who campaigned on greater climate change action and a federal integrity commission, and minor parties. What will their presence mean for passing legislation in the lower house? And how effective is a hung parliament?

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54:36

Online dating no longer the outlier, and lending an...

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/05/20

Dating apps and online dating sites have totally transformed the way we search for love and relationships. Author Jennifer Pinkerton spent six years researching how this shift had changed Australia’s dating culture, for better or worse. And in the Too Hard Basket, what do you do when you lend your expensive drill to a good friend, only to have a different, and inferior quality, one returned to you?

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54:36

Disability discrimination, citizen juries and slow...

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/05/19

Why do people with disability still experience discrimination in their every day lives when there are already policies and programs in place to prevent it? Plus how to slow down and take care of yourself to improve your mental and physical health. And students at Western Sydney University get involved in a citizen jury process to have their voices heard.

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54:36

The right COVID response and the perfect dinner party

Life Matters - Full program podcast ·

2022/05/18

COVID isn't over, and the 'let it rip' approach has left us with some the highest daily case numbers in the world. How did we get from fortress Australia to throwing in the towel, and do we need to go back to restrictions? Plus, Alice Zaslavsky dishes on the ultimate dinner party etiquette. And this National Volunteer Week, we spotlight volunteers working in natural disaster zones.

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