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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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Debating the future of gene-edited meat and supermodel Samantha Harris' meteoric rise
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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The impact of a good book and will your house last the distance?
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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AI and cheating accusations complicating student life and how extreme weather is changing sport
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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The complex steps needed to protect koalas and why men with eating disorders face an added challenge
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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You've been diagnosed with ADHD, now what?
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Retail workers facing abuse and why phone scams are targetting Aussies
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Treaty promises to "reckon with the past" and what's it like to reunite with an old friend?
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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The questions surrounding female perpetrators and what's the meaning behind work uniforms?
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Why new suburbs become fast food magnets and can your local club survive the volunteer drought?
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Taking action to change your personality and what to do when a young child is sharing her family's secrets?
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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The meaning behind the Australian flag and the minefield of an office romance
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Reimagining the Great Australian Dream and how much would you pay to call someone you loved?
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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The struggle to share the mental load and coping when you're caring for a loved one
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Stopping a life of crime at the start and are universities dying?
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Navigating difficult conversations and managing ex-in-laws
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Why are banks bailing on the regions and is gun control still under control?
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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The mixed emotions of empty nesting and what is a sovereign citizen?
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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New frontier for gambling advertising and the cult of Swifties, Beliebers and Bey-hive
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The upsides to downsizing and Osher Günsberg on how to ask for help
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Recovering from perfectionism and handling an ex-best friend
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Navigating drug rehab wait lists, and why legal language is so confusing
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Wild stories from a paramedic, and why one woman ran the City2Surf topless
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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The human heart of productivity, and pocket money pay gap
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Charging EV users a road use charge, and the argument for pets on planes
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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The moment you know a relationship is over, and surviving a getaway with the in-laws
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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The evolving role of pharmacists, and have you been targetted by a "Gen Z stare"?
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Todd McKenney's journey to fatherhood, and what to do if you're filmed without consent
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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The pros and cons of our health star rating system, and what's the impact of "pretty privilege"?
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Claiming the right to "own" your face, plus the real-life experiences of an Aussie spy
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Connecting to your family's past, and what happens when your friends have money... and you don't?
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Being left behind as life moves online, and the app helping ease the load
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Trusting parents' gut instincts, and who is in the We Do Not Care Club?
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Peaceful protest is getting harder, and the heartbreak when a loved one goes missing
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Debating a teenager's right to delete, and are influencers the new church missionaries?
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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The evolution of masculinity, and what happens when stolen milk drama spills into the workplace?
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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The push to move Aussies to the regions, and should parents redesign the workplace?
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Living booze-free in Australia, and should parents get more choice in how to spend their childcare subsidy?
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Digital age verification online, and is the solution to burnout more public holidays?
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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The baggage that comes with the word "cancer" and why more families are homeschooling
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Helping kids through mental health challenges, and how to deal with a rude funeral guest
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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A plan to tackle homelessness in Australia, and does Princess Polly deserve the sustainability tick of approval?
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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The age considered "older" in the workplace, and is your toddler in charge of your remote?
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Pioneering work with psychedelic drugs, and AI threatening some workplace roles
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Why young workers are still being exploited, and do you have a breakup ritual to help you move on?
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Finding a physical activity that fills you with joy, and juggling different sleep schedules
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Call to ban card surcharges, and older Aussies dealing with anxiety
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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The debate over letting kids skip school for a holiday, and the rise of the YIMBY movement
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Housing affordability is now impacting divorce, and are you a #GirlDad?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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The risk of losing your doctor, and what's your favourite big Aussie tourist attraction?
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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How we mask aspects of ourselves, and dealing with a difficult step-sister
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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A new teaching method that's old-school, and what are the limits to supporting a friend?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Families who develop their own lingo, and why Gen Z is saying no to sex
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Zero-alcohol beverages are having a moment, and why is buying tickets online so stressful?
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Fixing a broken childcare system and grieving your best friend
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Give a pep talk to your high school self, and how should children behave in public?
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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The pros and cons of whole body MRIs, and why are young people tight-lipped about money?
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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The special role of grandparents, and should AI write our heartfelt messages?
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Creative burial ideas, and why you should ask strangers "what do you do for a hobby?"
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Children living shorter lives than their parents and how to not be 'that' annoying tourist
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Connections with people you've never met, and what to do if you're 'ghosted'
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Challenging tired stereotypes in advertising, and the tech that's changing who gets to watch sport
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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What to say after someone you love says "I have cancer", and what's it like to give birth at home?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Winning a million-dollar lottery, and playgrounds that prevent bullying
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Finding calm in times of global crisis, and helping kids transition to school
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Exploring your sense of home, and is a pet dog a party guest?
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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How we fall in love with particular songs, and the challenges of Fly In Fly Out work and parenting
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Putting your love life in the hands of a matchmaker, and why are climate targets starting to unravel?
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Dealing with a spouse's alcohol addiction, and a new study about an embarrassing illness
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Safety concerns escalate over e-scooters, and what's your relationship with meal delivery apps?
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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The lessons we learn in relationships, and what to do when your family doesn't "do feelings"
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Changes to liquor laws aim to curb family violence, and is it acceptable to discipline other people's children?
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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The extreme things we do for a crush, and fears after another Australian embryo mix-up
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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How to ensure boys embrace reading, and why do families keep secrets?
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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New guidelines for cosmetic injectables, and what happens when you donate your body to science?
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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The changes that parenting brings to your life, and is it wise to get involved in your child's friendships?
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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The push for Australia to invest more in the gaming industry, and why is grey divorce a phenomenon?
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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A legal test case for the Right to Disconnect, and new data about forever chemicals
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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How to respond to a mental health crisis, and should you withdraw your super early?
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Changes set to make an ADHD diagnosis easier for some patients, and retiring comfortably on a budget
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Our relationship with our clothing and a warning about a new girlfriend
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May 29, 2025 |
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The world of human cryopreservation and why drama is engulfing parent WhatsApp groups
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May 28, 2025 |
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Have you imagined a life without the internet and what's behind the rise of 'dupe' culture?
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May 27, 2025 |
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Playing team sport improves mental health
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May 26, 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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Our money relationships and family estrangement
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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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Tracking or Trusting? When location sharing crosses the line
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May 20, 2025 |
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Has camping become too expensive?
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May 19, 2025 |
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Inside the "toxic" tradwife subculture
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May 18, 2025 |
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Exploring masculinity and conflicting bin etiquette
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May 15, 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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Escort, removalist, can collector: how side hustles became mainstream
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May 13, 2025 |
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Overprescribing and undertreating: the antidepressant dilemma
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May 12, 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 dreams go and super intense parents in kids' sports
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May 08, 2025 |
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It's legal to smack kids in Australia, but advocates want to see the laws change.
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May 07, 2025 |
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Pathways to home ownership and intergenerational housing easing loneliness
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May 06, 2025 |
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Screen time links to poor youth mental health questioned by new research
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May 05, 2025 |
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How to be there for sick loved ones and The Good Retirement ep 2
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May 04, 2025 |
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How to "find your tribe" and helping your elderly dad out of a pickle
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May 01, 2025 |
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Why Aussies are cancelling US holiday plans & can you copyright a recipe?
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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How to talk politics without losing friends and comedian Brett Blake on second chances
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Is an electric vehicle actually the right choice for you?
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Why people are voting early and how to have a good retirement
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Blended families, dealing with your friends' children, and advice from a comedian
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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What's behind the rise of women on steroids?
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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How to leave the productivity rat race
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Why are humans so obsessed with leaving a legacy?
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Matters of the heart — the science of love from the World Science Festival
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Changing your relationship with work, and advice about an annoying colleague
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Would you play Roblox with your kids to keep them safe?
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Gen X career switches and how to have a device free holiday
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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What's it like to be a tourist with a disability?
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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What have we learned about mental illness a year on from the Bondi Junction attack?
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Saying "yes" to yourself as you age and poor food etiquette at work
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Men's Mental Health Social Media Groups: Help or Hindrance?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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How your budget and relationship can survive a home renovation
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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How safe do you feel exercising alone? and what to expect when tariffs take effect
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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What happens when you regret sharing your kids online?
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Communicating with teens and negotiating with the 'bank of mum and dad'
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Rethinking after school care and Ben Lee's two cents
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Is the price of fitness too high? And what your generation says about your vote.
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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What does it mean to commit to a "no money" lifestyle in 2025?
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Is sexual harassment in schools getting worse?
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Is the "Let Them" theory useful? And sharing tough news with your partner
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Do boycotts work? and how to spot early signs of coercive control
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Sharing finances with your spouse and how to raise good men
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Why do younger people with disabilities still end up in nursing homes?
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Are rental blacklists being misused? and how fantasy sports are taking off in Australia
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Big conversations with friends and dealing with teenage romance
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Bravery in all its forms and when is public shaming ok?
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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The truth behind hoarding clean-up TikToks and the heavy toll of migraines
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Are housing co-operatives the future of renting? And the zen of lawn care
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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The psychology of grudges and a 'rainbow space invasion'
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Creative solution to GP shortage? and the struggle to get work after being a stay-at-home-dad
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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What are your COVID silver linings? and giving your pet a good death
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Disaster resilience, first time voters and the dangers of family vlogging
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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What does it mean to go 'no contact'? and how to spot a wellness scam
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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How aunts and uncles shape us, and jealousy in relationships
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Is it safe for kids to play contact sports? and surprising Aussie divorce stats
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Grandparents footing the bill and how to talk about obesity
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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When the breadwinner loses their job and the cultural value of reality tv
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Why fewer people are going to the cinema, and are you the fix-it friend?
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Family business highs and lows, bookstore bad recommendations
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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ADHD in relationships, Kathy Lette on men and feminism and the art of slow looking
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Life insurance and genetic testing, tween skincare, and our changing relationship with faith
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Your rights in an era of covert filming and should all public space be free?
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Can you be financially stable while renting and how 'lemonading' can help you stay positive
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Trusting your gut and raising kids who aren't spoilt
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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The rise of illegal tobacco, dads feel guilty too, and the ethics of living in a big house
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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What's the future of long service leave and a diagnosis that changed everything
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Does your childcare maths add up? and the link between stoicism and men's mental health
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Family estrangement, wellness conspiracies, and the happiest place on earth
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Celebrating the single life and can you keep a secret?
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Switching careers for a job in tech and do you believe in ghosts?
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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No Buy 2025 and the psychological impact of spending less
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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How the egg shortage is affecting consumer behaviour and the ethics of inherited wealth
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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How to navigate your child's first phone, altruistic organ donations and the power of silence
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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How to navigate the dynamics of step-families. And Ask Aunty, help my friends kids are annoying
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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What next for gender affirming care in Australia, how to reset your weekend and the rise of selling second-hand online
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Solo travel empowering women, how tariffs work, flies detecting crimes
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Making sense of crime stats, AI chatbot companions and cutting down on food waste
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Accidental vaping exposure, the red tape restricting farmers' markets and reset your weeknight
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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What's your relationship with work? And Ask Aunty, help me with my annoying collegue
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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The role of public psychiatry, how to reset your workday, and a new push for outdoor learning
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Near death experiences, finding your third place and Lunar New Year traditions
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Creative ways to save up for a home, losing your libido and the nostalgic power of music
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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More trees for cooler suburbs, writing a dating profile and goodbye Sunday scaries
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Reconnecting with family for the holidays and Ask Aunty
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Alcohol and warning labels, plus how free is public education?
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Is your daily commute a drag or quality me time? and why home insurance is becoming unaffordable for so many
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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How pill testing works and the joys of embracing grey hair
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Mobile cameras detecting seatbelts and how to reset your morning
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Improving your relationship with money and a road trip gone wrong
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Surviving the squish!
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Coping under pressure and getting it right about teenage girls
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Supporting yourself and your family across the generations
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Looking after your parents, your children, and yourself
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Finding love online and on the apps
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Happily ever after?
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Hidden agendas, heartbreak, and... things get hot and heavy
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Meeting a new partner and the truth about romantic love
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Starting a new relationship
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Turning bad sex into good sex and handling friendship breakups
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Making a big change in how you're living
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Making a big change in your beliefs
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Making big changes in your life
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Making big changes at home
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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What does a good life mean? And bin night drama
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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The surprising science behind how our brains work
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Rethinking diet culture and how we see our bodies
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Healing your body through strength and stimulation
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Keeping your brain and body healthy as you age
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Making and maintaining adult friendships and a concern over clothes
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Finding success in business, ethically
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Discovering new versions of yourself as you age
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Raising healthy, happy children
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Building healthy relationships with ourselves, our friends, and our families
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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How did you develop a love (or hate) of cooking? Plus, a 'cool' uncle tries to impress a teen
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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How to support children's independence and why holiday traditions are important
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Navigating big life changes and understanding sleep paralysis
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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AI in the mental health space and the science behind iron infusions
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Making the most of your superannuation and how can shoppers navigate a supermarket duopoly?
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Nurturing relationships and what happens when you regret a job reference?
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Using buy now, pay later to pay for groceries and why people are forced to 'hot bed' in a housing crisis
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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How sportswear can discourage girls from sport and would you get someone to write your dating app profile?
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Survivors who fear their cancer will return and should airlines do more to assist travellers with disabilities?
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Why the film Wicked is resonating with so many people and what's the best way to recharge while on leave?
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Tackling burnout and borrowing woes
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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How to fix rising costs and speed up timelines for building homes plus tattoo regret
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Getting children to embrace a second language and the psychology of sales
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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The Federal Government expands an anti-vaping program for young people and a powerful partnership seeks to "de-colonise" south-west Victorian town
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Why Stoicism is having a moment and why Australians are buying and reading fewer books
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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How to make flirting fun, and should you date in your workplace?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Helping kids to cultivate social courage, and new research on delivering affordable housing
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Breaking gender norms in the workplace and privacy concerns about connected cars
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Privacy, babytalk and why we need more tour guides
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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The value of gossip, and quitting social media
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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How to learn from your mistakes, and how to deal with a competitive friend
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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New research links frailty to dementia and why people are moving to the country
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Should we ban social media for teens?
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Preparing for natural disasters, birth rate boosters, and being polite to your smart home
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Facing your fears, and toys for grown-ups
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Setting healthy boundaries, and dealing with a bad influence
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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How donor-conceived people are finding their siblings, and lessons in love from sex work
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Can relationships survive political disagreement?
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Hangxiety, having something to look forward to and why luxury perfume is so popular
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Being watched at work and how to do medium talk
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Love in a time of illness and an unusual proposal
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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What to do about stalking, and the ableist origins of monsters
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Kids held back, and kids made to grow up too fast
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Some needed scam relief, and the myth of a swimming nation
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Credit scores, ageing beauty and pets in crisis
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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How to embrace emotional vulnerability
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Getting mentally prepared for bushfires, and how to handle stress in a relationship
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Outsourcing physical education, and life with synaesthesia
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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The telehealth prescription rush, and poetry slam for empowerment
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Love ceremonies and other experiments in rituals, gender disappointment and Johann Hari puts Ozempic on trial
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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The positives and problems with work friends, and a bridesmaid dress drama
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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When a village raises a child, and why do we still have exams?
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Going back to sharehousing, and why we aren't eating our veggies
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Boxing out trauma, supporting new dads, and the story of The Cubbies
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Why young workers are shunning middle management, and embracing the pain of running
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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The pitfalls of perfection and distancing yourself from a friends passion project
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Risk taking in teens and Dylan Lewis on supporting entertainers
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Talkback: Does 'eldest daughter syndrome' exist?
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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How to decide what to leave behind
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Oct 07, 2024 |