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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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0:20:05

Should the health star rating system be mandatory?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/11

The health star rating system - designed to help us make healthier choices - has been in place for a decade now.The scheme is currently voluntary, so why aren't companies signing up? Should the system, backed by public health and nutrition professionals alike, be made mandatory?

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0:15:02

The truth behind "pretty privilege"

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/11

Free drinks at a bar. A promotion at work. Getting out of a parking fine.Attractive people often benefit from special treatment. It's a benefit that's become known as "pretty privilege."

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0:08:37

From cartoon sperm to consent: the evolution of sex...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/11

Fifty years ago, Where Did I Come From? landed on Australian bookshelves and changed the way kids learned about sex.How has sex education changed since then? And are parents better equipped today to guide their children through these important - and often tricky - conversations?

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0:06:39

Why Australia's latest tourism push might not work

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/11

Robert Irwin and Nigella Lawson are among the famous faces who make an appearance in Australia's latest tourism campaign. But will the $130 million campaign bring more travellers to our shores?

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0:06:55

What's the cost of your commute?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/10

As we grapple with the cost of living, more and more people are contemplating the cost of the commute.In Victoria, the state government plans to enshrine a legal right for people to work from home - a money-saver for many.

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0:17:28

Protecting your image in an AI world

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/10

We've seen AI used to craft deepfakes of people, and in Denmark, there has been a change to copyright laws - to give people the right to their own likeness. Meanwhile in Australia, our Productivity Commission is warning against making new laws that would stifle the development of AI.... saying the technology has the potential to boost our economy by billions.So, how do we protect ourselves?

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0:12:40

What a new history of Aussie "fathering" reveals...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/10

When you think about your dad, what does he look like?Which kinds of memories does he feature in... and where's he absent? Fathering takes many forms, as diverse as the dads that span the country. Now a group of researchers have set out to document the history of "dad-ing" across the last century.

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0:12:16

The life of a home-grown spy

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/10

International missions, covert operations and code cracking. It's the sort of thing we gobble up in spy movies... but tell ourselves probably doesn't actually happen in real life.But Rachel Noble was living that life -- at the highest level -- when she led Australia's top spy agency, the Australian Signals Directorate -- the first woman to do so.

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0:40:35

Kumi Taguchi on how she was shaped by her family history

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/07

For much of her life, journalist Kumi Taguchi refused to engage with the family history that had been passed on to her.But, eventually, she says, she had no choice but to better understand it. That process not only enriched her life but helped her make sense of her place in the world. How has your family history been passed on to you and how has it shaped the way you connect with the world?

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0:12:27

Ask Aunty: How to deal with cashed-up mates

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/07

When finance and friendship is mixed... it can get awkward.So, what happens to a friendship when your bank balances don't match?

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0:13:57

The app making it easier for carers to ask for help

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/06

Caring for someone at the end of their life can feel all-consuming and overwhelming, but asking for help can be hard.Now an Australian-made app can ease the load - helping families identify the support they need, and making it easy for friends and neighbours to step in and help.What the app's creator didn't expect was that she'd need it herself, after her husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

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0:14:36

The digital divide leaving some Australians behind

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/06

Are you one of the lucky few who can still go into a physical building to do your banking?From self check outs at supermarkets and QR codes…. to prescriptions emailed to your smartphone and trying to fix a problem with Centrelink or the Tax Office. More and more, our lives are being moved online.For some of us it's no big deal... but there are fears a widening digital divide is leaving some older Australians behind.

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0:09:41

When honesty isn't always the best policy

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/06

Kylie Jenner recently responded to a fan's online question about her breast implant surgery detailing the work she'd had done. Vogue heralded the revelation as "radical honesty." As the saying goes, the truth will set you free. So, do we owe each other honesty, all the time? And when is it ok to lie?

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0:12:06

What would it take for you to ditch streaming services?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/06

Would you give up the convenience of having the world's music, movies and television shows at your finger tips, if it meant paying artists fairly?Recent outrage over the Spotify CEO's perceived ethical failings has led to a number of high profile artists ditching the platform, but is temporary outrage enough to turn people off streaming totally? And what would replace it?

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0:11:50

The wild world of Australian conspiracy theories

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/05

Conspiratorial thinking has spread through the megaphone of the internet, and Australians aren't immune.Now it's the subject of a new book, Conspiracy Nation: exposing the dangerous world of Australian conspiracy theories, which takes readers to the places where home-grown conspiracy theories spread.

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0:18:37

Why women are joining the We Do Not Care Club

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/05

Chin hairs, smiling and making others happy. These are just some of the things the worldwide We Do Not Care Club have struck off their list.The club started when Melanie Sanders, a US social media influencer, posted a video online listing things she used to care about but no longer does.So, why does the movement appeal to so many women?

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0:20:35

Parents' instincts are important. Hospitals are now...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/05

"Are you worried they're getting worse?"From September 30, parents of children in NSW public hospitals will be asked that question, to ensure concerns about their child's health are recognised and acted upon.The new rule is backed by Monash Health research which found a parent's intuition is just as important as clinical measures like heart rate and blood pressure.

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0:18:42

The challenges of protesting in Australia

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/04

Over the weekend, in the midst of torrential rain 100,000 protesters shut down the Sydney Harbour Bridge calling for an end to the war in Gaza. But it almost never happened.In some states we're seeing legislation pass that can make it harder for protests to get approval. Are we risking "regulating away" our freedom to protest?

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0:07:47

Why group chats are impacting our friendships

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/04

Online group chats are an increasingly common part of modern friendships.So, do these "bubbles on a screen" help or harm our friendships?

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0:13:01

When someone goes missing - what's life like for...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/04

This week is Missing Person's Week. Every year, 50,000 missing persons reports are filed in Australia. Luckily, most of those people are found. But for those who aren't, their families are left in a constant state of uncertainty.Fluctuating between despair and hope their loved one will walk through the door - it's a unique sort of grief, and the only kind experts say gets worse over time.

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