The Conversation Hour
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Expect engaging discussions with real people and inspiring stories connecting communities across Victoria, on The Conversation Hour with Richelle Hunt and Jonathon Kendall.
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Celebrating Sir David Attenborough at 100
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May 08, 2026 |
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Should the World Cup still be screened at Federation Square?
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May 07, 2026 |
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Improving public transport accessibly
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May 06, 2026 |
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Has the recent spate of firebombing impacted your business?
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May 05, 2026 |
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Accessing voluntary assisted dying in aged care
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May 04, 2026 |
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How can we better suppport our paramedics?
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May 01, 2026 |
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The interim report from the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has been handed down
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Concerns about AI surveillance at work
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Why don't you take the bus?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Improving the condition of roads in Victoria
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Answering your questions about the NDIS
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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What is basic human dignity?
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Truck drivers to receive fuel money from business
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Changes to blood donation eligibility
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Are the men 'marrying up'?
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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New survey reveals extent of financial strain dental costs caused by dental costs
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Navigating the AFL tribunal on umpire abuse and the principles of justice
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Is Australia too reliant on the US?
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Safeguarding democracy in Australia
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Why don’t we repair things more?
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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How is the Lebanese Community feeling?
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Is this peace?
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Junior pay rates abolished for young adult employees
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Supporting our Victorian policing community in times of trauma
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Concern the fuel crisis will impact kids sports
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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How much is walking part of your daily commute?
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Principals under pressure
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Will we see more people cycling as a result of the fuel crisis?
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Can jet skis co-exist with marine life?
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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How Should You Think About Your Budget
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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What could the fuel crisis mean for tradies
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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How much surge capacity is in our public transport system?
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Elder rights advocates share concern about a major aged care provider two-tier system
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Divided opinion on plans to shift building inspection costs from buyers to sellers
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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The psychology of panic buying
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Understanding Australia's involvement in the Iranian conflict
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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When was the last time you went to the ballet or opera?
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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A Conversation Hour menopause special
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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How did you come to barrack for your AFL team?
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Introducing your pets to a newborn
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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A win for better access to speech pathologists
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Turning the plane around: what happens in the cockpit during international conflicts?
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Ron Barassi memorialised in Barassi Way
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Combating racism in community sport
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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What makes a good airport design?
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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The tale of your teddy
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Supporting neurodivergent kids at the hairdresser
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Have we got better at designing hospitals?
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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What is the future of the Philip Island Circuit?
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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How prepared are you for grassfires in the suburbs?
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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How hard is it for you to go to the toilet at work?
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Why park rangers matter
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Taking your talkback on talkback...
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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"The police don't really take us seriously" hiker calls for stronger police action after alleged assault
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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What do we actually mean when we talk about 'activity centres' in a housing context?
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Co-existing with kangaroos
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Is food studies back?
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Are fewer people going vegan?
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Could greater collaboration between Victorian schools boost student performance?
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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The Mardi Gras after party has been cancelled
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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The push to save Writers Victoria
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Climate proofing sporting events
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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What skills did you learn from your first job?
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Little buddies creating a sense of belonging at school
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Why outdoor play matters
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Designing heat resistant homes
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Do you still dance?
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Finding light in a time of darkness
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Do you holiday in the suburbs?
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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New birth guidelines introduced for clinicians
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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What does the 2016 trend tell us about our relationship with social media?
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Is it getting harder for holiday parks to insure?
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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What is the etiquette around claiming a patch on the beach?
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Did Mattel's new autistic barbie get it right?
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Do you want live music at your next sporting event?
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Improving temporary accommodation after a natural disasters
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Will the social media ban change how kids will holiday this summer?
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Is it ok to ask what someone got for their ATAR score?
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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A dinosaur skeleton is going to auction, but should it be?
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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What are your unique Christmas traditions?
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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What's happening to VicHealth?
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Should primary schools have a stronger focus on teaching typing skills?
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Changing employer attitudes towards hiring a person who is blind
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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What should nightclubs be doing to prevent sexual harm to its patrons?
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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We take you to Town Hall Station
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Do we need lockdown drills in Victorian schools?
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Are we doing enough to reduce plastics?
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Would you be happy to walk into a shop that has no staff?
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Improving our neighbourhoods for older Melbournians
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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New survey reveals extent of poor toilet facilities for women transport workers
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Are cigarettes back in the culture?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Is backyard cricket still a thing?
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Understanding the wide ranging impacts infertility can have on your life
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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That time in the 90s when Nirvana performed on MTV
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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It's Solo Mothers by Choice Day
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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When did you discover rock and roll?
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Why we need to talk about the sexual wellbeing of women in midlife
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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AC/DC are in town
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Improving team sport inclusion for people with autisim
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Do we need to simplify footy?
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Meet the Victorian senior of the year
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Have generational holiday homes become a luxury Victoria can no longer afford?
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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The Foodbank Hunger Report
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Are we ready for 'supervised' self-driving cars?
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Will live translation tech stop us from learning new languages?
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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What does the new Aged Care Act mean for you?
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Do we underestimate the role of PE teachers?
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Is education the missing link in our youth crime problem?
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Is visual clutter becoming an issue on our roads?
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Managing chronic constipation
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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The disconcerting rise of 'menowashing'
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Navigating the question of home births
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Are you an accidental home schooler?
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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What's the state of women's basketball in Australia?
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Should supermarket junk food specials be banned?
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Football Victoria calls for urgent upgrade to facilities
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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What happens when a young person gets their first phone?
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Are you looking for gold?
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Have we got a bit carried away with how we sell real estate?
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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How do we safeguard the future of music venues?
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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How sport influences the things we say
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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What does a useful donation to an op shop actually look like?
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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How do we better support kids who miss school due to illness?
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Happy Taylor Swift day!
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Sunscreen testing under further scrutiny
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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The Conversation Hour goes to the Royal Melbourne Show
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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What does it take to be an umpire?
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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How far have we really come in reducing fast food marketing to kids?
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Jimmy Kimmel has been reinstated
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Do you have awards at your local sports club?
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Are the prelims better than the Grand Final?
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Does the music industry need to introduce a green tick?
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Why youth clubs matter
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Why are dads less likely to talk about sexual education?
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Are athletes paid too much?
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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How did Korean culture break into the mainstream?
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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The diet created in Victoria that has changed countless lives
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Using smart phones to monitor roads
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Erin Patterson has been sentenced
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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The loss of a literary journal
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Could clubs make it easier for fans to go to the AFL finals?
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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How can we better support migrants to keep their name?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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The competitive sport that puts the environment front and center
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Debunking the myth that migration leads to a lack of housing
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Supporting the mental health of AFL players
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Should golf courses be multi-functional?
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Supporting frontline workers
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Should greyhounds be allowed off-leash in dog parks?
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Improving the safety of cyclists
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Are ear pods making us feel disconnected?
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Do we need to get tougher on dog owners?
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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What is the best way to combat homophobia in sport?
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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How effective is book week in connecting kids to reading?
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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The showgirl is having a moment
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Do we underestimate the impact of being homesick?
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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The Conversation Hour
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Why do women still face criticism for mixing motherhood and a career?
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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The environmental cost of Winter swimming
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Is customer service in retail a lost art?
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Creating hospital meals for culturally diverse patients
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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The kids taking charge of air pollution
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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New study reveals prevalence of women experiencing migraine
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Why we need to talk about IVF 'add-ons'
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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The legacy of Where Did I Come From
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Supporting the families of emergency service workers
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Is social media addiction impacting your family?
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Do skate parks help keep kids connected?
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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What will the Saints historic win mean for fans?
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Is footy following the American model?
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Would we judge Monica Lewinsky as harshly as we did 3 decades ago?
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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What is the state of your local basketball facility?
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Has footy become too long?
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Are AI recruitment practices exacerbating ageism in the workforce?
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Why meaningful work when you are young matters
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Do women who decide to not have kids still face social stigma?
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Police initiative combats harassment on public transport
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Birth trauma connected to poor mental health outcomes
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Privacy concerns over age verification for internet searches
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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What is the best way to ensure protests remain peaceful?
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Do we need to reign in how medicinal cannabis is prescribed?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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What happens when the local bank closes?
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Funding cuts to programs that help new parents settle their babies
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Women's football on the big grounds, would it make a difference?
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Why there are calls for restricted access to supplements containing B6
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Why we need to talk about the well being of childcare workers
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Will the new seafood labeling laws change what you order in a restaurant?
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Is it ok for students to use their teachers first name?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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How much is your wardrobe a form of self-expression?
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Has online ticketing made going to events just too hard?
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Why we need to talk about suicide prevention
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Should YouTube be included in the social media ban?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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How much do we need to be watching our water consumption in Melbourne?
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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How insurance costs are impacting the live music scene
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Preparing young workers for security incidents
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Improving mental health support for GPs
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Will the post and boast laws work?
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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What is the true cost of not being able to see a psychiatrist?
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Should libraries be a gateway to social services?
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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What impact does school expulsion have on a student?
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Could you live on the minimum wage?
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Do we need menopause accredited workplaces?
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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What happens when you discover you have a life altering condition?
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May 30, 2025 |
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Supporting farmers through drought
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May 28, 2025 |
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Supporting young retail workers
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May 26, 2025 |
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State budget cuts for women in sport
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May 23, 2025 |
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the Enhanced Games + who is still playing Grand Theft Auto ?
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May 22, 2025 |
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Accessing hospital parking + new report into adolescent health
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May 21, 2025 |
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Why there are protests against the emergency services tax
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May 20, 2025 |
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What role can a community play in preventing suicide?
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May 19, 2025 |
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Celebrating women in cricket
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May 16, 2025 |
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When a seabird's body crunches with the sound of plastic
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May 15, 2025 |
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Is secondary traumatic stress driving teachers out of the profession?
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May 14, 2025 |
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Supporting families through paediatric palliative care
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May 13, 2025 |
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How do we cultivate a love of reading?
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May 12, 2025 |
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Is the risk of concussion too high in kids footy?
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May 09, 2025 |
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Why are young people not driving trucks?
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May 08, 2025 |
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Why is the AFL looking to recruit players in America?
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May 07, 2025 |
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A big night for Melbourne's basketball community
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May 06, 2025 |
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Why are children overrepresented in e-scooter fatalities?
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May 05, 2025 |
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Is nightclubbing still a rite of passage?
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May 02, 2025 |
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Do we need better breastfeeding facilities at sporting venues?
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May 01, 2025 |
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What would Maggie Dent do?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Do we still know how to protest with purpose?
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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What do dentists think about dental being covered by Medicare?
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Where do you turn for guidance?
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Exploring the legacy of Pope Francis
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Does political campaigning over Easter work?
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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How much will foreign policy influence your vote?
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Who should pay for student debt?
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Have renters been overlooked in this election campaign?
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Who will build the new houses?
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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The legal complexities of the Monash IVF mix-up
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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How do we co-exist with noise?
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Does there need to be greater regulation around ADHD diagnosis?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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What would improve youth mental health services?
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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How safe do you feel on public transport?
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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How much do we understand about the rates illegal gun ownership in Australia?
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Do you still eat beef?
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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How should the police force attract cadets?
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Do retired police officers get the support they need?
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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When doctors have to talk about death
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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How much do you change which party you vote for?
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Breaking the social stigma around Tourette syndrome
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Have you ever visited an Urgent Care Clinic?
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Is Roblox encouraging child gambling?
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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When is animal testing ok?
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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When men cry
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Why there are calls to limit tourism access along The Great Ocean Road
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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How spontaneous are 'surprise' gigs?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Why we need to talk about 'Adolescence'
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Mar 19, 2025 |