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Wednesday 15 Feb 2012 Updated: 2012-02-14 22:00:00 Description: In today's program we talk to the NSW Attorney General about why he wants to keep young people out of gaol, why wearing high heels can be more than a fashion accident, they can harm your body. Plus getting men out of retirement and into the sheds. An...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 08 Feb 2012 Updated: 2012-02-13 22:00:00 Description: On the program: The private health rebate - will parliament pass legislation to reduce the private health rebate for high income earners? A Way Through: The life of Rick Farley and our Valentine's Day, Meet the Listener - it's a great romance....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monday 13 February 2012 Updated: 2012-02-12 22:00:00 Description: Today on Life Matters we look at the issues surrounding one of the most important aspects of our lives - Work - in the final in our Agenda 2012 series. You'll meet Stella Young and hear about arguably her most important relationship, her wheelchair a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday 10 February 2012 Updated: 2012-02-09 22:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thursday 09 Feb 2012 Updated: 2012-02-08 22:00:00 Description: Money changes everything - money, family and feuds; Most of us will have had our own experience of just how bitter and intractable things can become within families when it comes to matters of money. So how can we navigate the sensitive issues around...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 8th February 2012 Updated: 2012-02-07 22:00:00 Description: In today's program we hear from energy and finance analyst Nicole Foss on why she thinks an international credit crunch threatens our energy future. Also a challenging question for anyone facing it, should we sell our family home to finance our old a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuesday 07 February 2012 Updated: 2012-02-06 22:00:00 Description: Today on Life Matters. Pregnancy in the workplace, what are your rights and responsibilities? The final in our series on one woman's experience of dealing with MS and on Charles Dicken's 200th anniversary we find out what was on his dinner table. All...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monday 06 February 2012 Updated: 2012-02-05 22:00:00 Description: Agenda 2012 - health; modern dilemmas; Holy Switch, a TV experiment...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday 03 February 2012 Updated: 2012-02-02 22:00:00 Description: We're talkng Fat and our attitudes to it....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thursday 02 February 2012 Updated: 2012-02-01 22:00:00 Description: Today on Life Matters the score card on the education revolution, the fallout from the historic decision handed down yesterday granting community sector workers pay equity. Plus the quest to live a simple life....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 01 February 2012 Updated: 2012-01-31 22:00:00 Description: On Life Matters today. Is life past 55 all about life insurance, funerals and retirement homes? Scotsman and ex-banker Gary Mulgrew on how one dodgy deal cost him everything. And landscape photographer Peter Elfes shares his experiences of the 'Green...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuesday 31 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-30 22:00:00 Description: On Life Matters:...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monday 30 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-29 22:00:00 Description: Our national agenda looks at the environment and some key developments in clean technology. Our first modern dilemmas for 2012. Parenting with Elly Taylor....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday 27 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-26 22:00:00 Description: Friday talkback: Don't bug me! Our relationship with insects....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thursday 26 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-25 22:00:00 Description: Why do we need a National Year of Reading?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 25 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-24 22:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuesday 24 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-23 22:05:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monday 23 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-22 22:00:00 Description: In today's program the first in a series of our Agenda 2012 discussions where we look at the trends and forecasts that will shape our world this year. Plus sharing the joys of foraging, and a tale of a murderous liar....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday 20 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-19 22:00:00 Description: Talkback: Measuring progress. The ABS has launched a project aimed at getting a better idea of what's important in our society, economy and environment. They want ordinary Australians to suggest what should be included to measure national progress. T...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thursday 19 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-18 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Thursday 19 January 2012...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 18 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-17 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Wednesday 18 January 2012...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuesday 17 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-16 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Tuesday 17 January 2012...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monday 16 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-15 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Monday 16 January 2012...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday 13 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-12 22:00:00 Description: Talkback: Is there ever a right time to have a baby? For the first time in three decades there's been an increase in the number of women having babies in their twenties. It goes against the trend of starting a family in your 30s after establishing a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thursday 12 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-11 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Thursday 12 January 2012 - Motherhood - not coping, Treasure Trove of memory and Dirty Deeds with former AC/DC bass player Mark Evans....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 11 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-10 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Wednesday 11 January 2012...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuesday 10 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-09 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Tuesday 10 January 2012 - Andrew Robb on depression, Australia's convict women, 20 Years of The Wiggles, Colin the collector...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monday 09 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-08 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters 9 January 2012 - Same sex marriage, Goodbye Sarajevo, A generous helping cookbook, Youth mentoring driving scheme...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday 06 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-05 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Friday 6 January 2012 - Revisioning the library...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thursday 05 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-04 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Thursday 5 January 2012 - Wendy Macarthy, Marieke Hardy, Michael Veitch and Acts of Kindness with Maureen....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 04 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-03 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Wednesday 4 January 2012 - Forum: Do fat children become fat adults?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuesday 03 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-02 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Tuesday 3 January 2012 - Rob Brooks, The Big Issue is 15, author Oliver Phommavanh and Tom Kenneally donates his library...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monday 02 January 2012 Updated: 2012-01-01 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Monday 2 January 2012 - Alison Summers: Girls' Guide to Predators, Jane Clifton, Elly Varrenti on home and photographing the Dalai Lama....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday 30 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-29 22:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thursday 29 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-28 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters - Thursday 29 December 2011 - Beauty pageants, Growing up in a doomsday cult, Fiona O'Loughlin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 28 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-27 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters - Wednesday 28 December 2011 - Forum: Women's business: all sorted?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuesday 27 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-26 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Tuesday 27 December 2011 - Tamil Tiger, Mia Freedman, Being ecotarian, Colin goes camping...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monday 26 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-25 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Monday 26 December 2011 - Brave book, Ita's etiquette, Kid's entertainer Peter Combe and Acts of Kindness with Chris...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday 23 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-22 22:00:00 Description: Talkback: Big gifts. In March this year the leader of the Australian Greens Party, Dr Bob Brown, gifted a beautiful rural property to Bush Heritage Australia. Everyone may at some stage be in a position to give in a big way, if they choose to. And it...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thursday 22 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-21 22:00:00 Description: Michael Kirby: pride in diversity. Infidelity. Music Track: Someone like you. Photographing the Arctic Circle....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 21/12/2011 Updated: 2011-12-20 22:00:00 Description: Nick Vujicic on life without limbs. The Short Goodbye: Elisabeth Wynhausen. John Waters: looking through a glass onion. Act of Kindness: Cheryl....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20/12/2011 Updated: 2011-12-19 22:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 19/12/2011 Updated: 2011-12-18 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Monday 19 December 2011- Tiger Mother Amy Chua, shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder, Elly Varrenti - Run baby run....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Talkback: Moving on Updated: 2011-12-15 22:00:00 Description: After six years presenting Life Matters Richard Aedy is moving on to other broadcasting duties at Radio National....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 15 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-14 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Thursday 15 December 2011 - Insecure jobs campaign, Grand Dame of vintage clothing, When parents text and Elly Varrenti wraps up 2011....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 14 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-13 22:00:00 Description: Today on Life Matters, Andrew Leigh on the widening gap between top earners and the rest, a cautionary tale on kids and ipads, what it is like to go to war and your feedback....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuesday 13 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-12 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters Tuesday 13 December 2011. On today's show - seniors in the workforce, a violence prevention program for indigenous communities, riding trains in Japan, and a meet a listener who believes health is wasted on the well....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monday 12 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-11 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters 12 December 2011. The two economists with their take on global financial matters at the end of 2011, what some of the alternatives are if you don't get into university, a love story beginning in Papua New Guinea and the art of designing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday 09 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-08 22:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thursday 08 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-07 22:00:00 Description: Life Matters, Thursday 8th December 2012 – In this Life Matters we discuss frozen British pensions, ‘Brandwashing’ with Martin Lindstrom, hear about the importance of education for former refugees and debate the merits of nude photography, as f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 07 November 2011 Updated: 2011-12-06 22:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuesday 06 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-05 22:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monday 05 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-04 22:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friday 2 December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-01 22:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thursday 01 December 2011 Updated: 2011-11-30 22:05:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Apology for duplicate podcasts Updated: 2011-11-29 23:32:22 Description: We have just upgraded to a new website, and the move has caused some podcast subscribers to download duplicate mp3s. We apologise for this issue and hope you continue to listen to Radio National podcasts in the future....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wednesday 30 November 2011 Updated: 2011-11-29 22:05:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuesday 29 November 2011 Updated: 2011-11-28 22:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-28 Updated: 2011-11-27 14:00:00 Description: Performance pay for teachers Earlier this year the federal government proposed a one-off bonus payment for exceptional teachers. Workplace resilience One in four Australian workers claims to be under stress. Perhaps that´s not surprising given that...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-25 Updated: 2011-11-24 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: It´s All About Me! The new selfishness. Selfishness has almost vanished as a vice, it´s been rebadged as a virtue. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-24 Updated: 2011-11-23 14:00:00 Description: Stem cells and cerebral palsy Every 15 hours in Australia, a child is born with cerebral palsy; a physically and sometimes intellectually debilitating condition. The Family: living between two worlds A new reality TV series on SBS The Family - link...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-23 Updated: 2011-11-22 14:00:00 Description: Promotion and womens leadership style Male executives promote men just like them and don't value womens' different leadership style according to a survey of over eight hundred business professionals. The late Peter Roebuck Even if you´re not a fan ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-22 Updated: 2011-11-21 14:00:00 Description: Enough good food The rising cost of food is taking a bigger bite out of household budgets and it means that fresh fruit and vegetables are not on the menu in low-income households. Nutritionists Danielle Gallegos and Rebecca Ramsey say that it's not ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-21 Updated: 2011-11-20 14:00:00 Description: Coal seam gas unmasked Plans to expand the mining of coal seam gas, especially in New South Wales, have not been well received by the farming and regional communities affected. Rudolf Steiner 150th birthday This year marks the 150th anniversary of R...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-18 Updated: 2011-11-17 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Dealing with our changing bodies Here's a chance to hear a Talkback we did earlier in the year on our changing bodies. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-17 Updated: 2011-11-16 14:00:00 Description: Out of pocket healthcare expenses Australians are paying a billion dollars a year in out-of-pocket health care and there's growing concern that this is making healthcare unaffordable for people on modest incomes. How Dolly got Rotherham reading Doll...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-16 Updated: 2011-11-15 14:00:00 Description: Marriage and children When it comes to children´s health and well being, does it matter whether or not their parents are married? Apparently it does, but not for the reasons you might think. Prescription medicine Keeping track of your prescription...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-15 Updated: 2011-11-14 14:00:00 Description: Alcohol at both ends of the life cycle Teenagers attending Schoolies Week expect to binge drink. Ray Kurzweil, futurist American futurist Ray Kurzweil has made a name for himself forecasting and inventing technology. A letter to my sixteen year o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-14 Updated: 2011-11-13 14:00:00 Description: Frank Furedi: leadership and tolerance UK Professor of Sociology , Frank Furedi, believes that western society is facing a crisis of leadership. Defying the gatekeeper It´s two years since the then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, made a formal apology...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-11 Updated: 2011-11-10 14:00:00 Description: Friday Talkback: In defence of rudeness, gossip and other bad behaviour Is it always necessary to mind our Ps and Qs? Sometimes being rude is the only way to respond. Gossip can be the best way to cement our relationships with each other and sick jo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-10 Updated: 2011-11-09 14:00:00 Description: Forum: Multiculturalism, migration and a sustainable Australia Australia's brand of multiculturalism is admired by other nations, but it still has its sticking points, and future challenges. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-09 Updated: 2011-11-08 14:00:00 Description: 30 years of the Glycemic Index Do you watch the amount of carbohydrates in your diet? The lowdown on Vitamin D Visiting researcher Michael Holick argues that Vitamin D deficiency is the most common medical condition in the world. Unlocking creativ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-08 Updated: 2011-11-07 14:00:00 Description: A supermarket ombudsman? In January, the two biggest supermarket chains slashed the price of milk. Girls and the impact of reality television Reality television is very popular with teenagers and a recent American study shows it has a real impact on...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-07 Updated: 2011-11-06 14:00:00 Description: Pro active adoption As we heard in Thursday's program, a recent report from the Centre for Independent Studies claims that child protection is harming children by not moving quickly enough to adoption when it's in the best interests of the children. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-04 Updated: 2011-11-03 14:00:00 Description: Don't bet on it The government is intent on legislation to reduce the number of problem gamblers who play the pokies. But as a nation of gamblers, how do we feel about putting limits on gambling and are pokies now the main game or is online betting ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-03 Updated: 2011-11-02 14:00:00 Description: Child protection harming children What to do with some of the youngest and most vulnerable people in our society - children at risk from their own families - is one of the hardest decisions to make. Parents and Asian language studies The Australian ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-02 Updated: 2011-11-01 14:00:00 Description: Cult conference Stories of cult leaders brainwashing and extorting money from vulnerable young recruits has often been the fodder of tabloid headlines and commercial TV current affairs programs. But it seems the serious side of this issue has now mad...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-11-01 Updated: 2011-10-31 14:00:00 Description: How many parents can a child have? All children have two parents right? Sybil Exposed The famous multiple-personality case of Sybil - the woman who was said to have developed 16 separate personalities in reaction to the cruel and sadistic treatment ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-31 Updated: 2011-10-30 14:00:00 Description: Travel bugs Qantas finds itself in the middle of a PR nightmare. Annie Leonard and the story of stuff Annie Leonard is a well know American advocate for sustainability and critic of excessive consumerism. John McKenzie awarded Justice Medal John M...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-28 Updated: 2011-10-27 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Charity choices With 60,000 charities in Australia it can be a challenge to decide who is worthy of your hard earned cash. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-27 Updated: 2011-10-26 14:00:00 Description: Global population and family planning The United Nations says there will soon be seven billion people on the planet, nine billion by 2050 and over ten billion at the end of this century. Anxiety and depression in older people While depression in lat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-26 Updated: 2011-10-25 14:00:00 Description: Midicities Four million Australians now live in mid-sized regional centres like Bendigo in Victoria, Armidale in New South Wales or Ipswich in Queensland. Menopause - should we be afraid? Actress and comedienne Jean Kittson says she says she´s now ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-25 Updated: 2011-10-24 14:00:00 Description: Hazel: My Mother´s Story Sue Pieters-Hawke, the daughter of Bob and Hazel Hawke, speaks out on behalf of her mother. Measuring educational quality Improving the education system has been a major focus of the federal government and it mirrors an in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-24 Updated: 2011-10-23 14:00:00 Description: The Two Economists: the widening gap The Two Economists, Oliver Hartwich from the Centre for Independent Studies and David Hetherington from progressive think tank Per Capita discuss the increasing gap between Australia's rich and poor households. S...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-21 Updated: 2011-10-20 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Sex and intimacy in long term relationships The writer Nikki Gemmell is back with a story of how sex has disappeared from one committed and happy marriage. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-20 Updated: 2011-10-19 14:00:00 Description: Breast feeding friendly workplaces The great majority of women start breastfeeding in hospital but the rate drops off dramatically once they go home. Join the Club: the power of peer pressure Imagine a situation where a group of school kids hang ou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-19 Updated: 2011-10-18 14:00:00 Description: Family employment solutions One of the biggest barriers facing unemployed people when they look for work is their family situation. Kathy Kelly: the cost of war, the price of peace Can one person really make a difference? William McInnes: Worse th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-18 Updated: 2011-10-17 14:00:00 Description: A long and healthy life We're living longer but the cost and treatment of chronic diseases is the challenge for the 21st century. Small acts of resistance: Steve Crawshaw Steve Crawshaw is the advocacy director with Amnesty International. Raw Foods...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-17 Updated: 2011-10-16 14:00:00 Description: Student services fee Universities and student unions have welcomed the reinstatement of the student services fee which was abolished in 2006. Healthshare website Healthshare is a new website which involves health support organisations such as the He...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-14 Updated: 2011-10-13 14:00:00 Description: Friday Talkback: Work's Intimacy With our ravenous take-up of technology the boundaries between work and home are blurred. Checking work emails and being available on the mobile 24/7 is almost par for the course in many professions. And when it comes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-13 Updated: 2011-10-12 14:00:00 Description: Winning support for the carbon tax Climate groups have welcomed the carbon tax but polls still show significant opposition to the plan. Mindfulness with Goldie Hawn Hollywood movie star Goldie Hawn's career has spanned four decades as an actor, prod...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-12 Updated: 2011-10-11 14:00:00 Description: Too old to have a baby? A Perth doctor, Dr Barry Walters, says that late pregnancy is high-risk and that having children after 40 can be a selfish choice. The science of handwashing Ahead of Global Handwashing Day we get a few tips on the science of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-11 Updated: 2011-10-10 14:00:00 Description: Selling the family home Many older people live in large family homes which are expensive and tiring to maintain. Over-cautious childhoods no longer? The prevailing anxiety that Western nations have about children's safety is beginning to ease, if t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-10 Updated: 2011-10-09 14:00:00 Description: Indigenous recognition in the constitution An expert panel will soon report to the federal government on constitutional change. World sight day More than 80 per cent of vision loss is caused by just five conditions, including macular degeneration a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-07 Updated: 2011-10-06 14:00:00 Description: Tom Insel If you´ve been diagnosed with a serious mental illness...like schizophrenia, like bipolar disorder, you´ll know that navigating options for support and treatment -- while not losing a sense of who you are amid a maelstrom of medical label...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-06 Updated: 2011-10-05 14:00:00 Description: Ending early and forced marriage Early and forced marriage is a tradition in many societies, highlighted by a recent case where a 16 year old Sydney girl sought legal protection against her parents' desire for an arranged marriage in Lebanon. Future...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-05 Updated: 2011-10-04 14:00:00 Description: Tax break for nannies Should a tax break for nannies be an outcome of the current Tax Forum at Parliament House? Born with Albinism Albinism is a rare genetic condition affecting approximately 1,000 Australians. Women's stuff: Kaz Cooke Journalist...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-04 Updated: 2011-10-03 14:00:00 Description: Chinese language learning We are in what´s now called the Asian Century, as the wealth and influence of that region grows exponentially. Is Australia ready for it? Probably not. Tea with Arwa Arwa El Masri is the daughter of Palestinian migrants. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-10-03 Updated: 2011-10-02 14:00:00 Description: Yes, I'm a Baby Boomer but it's not my fault: public forum This public forum called 'Yes, I´m a baby boomer but it´s not my fault' is a light-hearted look at the differences between the baby boomer generation and the generations that follow. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-30 Updated: 2011-09-29 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Rebuilding after disaster Can design and planning make us flood and fire-proof? Queensland has had a devastating series of floods and cyclones and communities in southern Australia face the start of another fire season , two years after Bla...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-29 Updated: 2011-09-28 14:00:00 Description: Tax Summit: what will it deliver? The blunt message from the Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong is that we'll need more taxes, not less. The Allergy Epidemic Australian infants are facing an unprecedented epidemic of potentially life threatening fo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-28 Updated: 2011-09-27 14:00:00 Description: Savings scheme for low-income families Saverplus is a savings incentive scheme for low-income families developed by the ANZ Bank and the Brotherhood of St Laurence. Act of Kindness - Deirdre In association with Michael Landy's Kaldor Public Art Proj...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-27 Updated: 2011-09-26 14:00:00 Description: Prostate cancer screening: the need for national protocols Screening tests for prostate cancer are controversial. Speaking at a public health conference in Brisbane, leading epidemiologist Bruce Armstrong proposed national protocols for the screening...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-26 Updated: 2011-09-25 14:00:00 Description: World contraception day World Contraception Day is part of a global campaign working toward a world in which every pregnancy is wanted. Telling it like it is: conversations about dying Dr Ranjana Srivastava is an oncologist with Southern Health in M...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-23 Updated: 2011-09-22 14:00:00 Description: Make or Break talkback The Rugby World Cup is in full flight. It's football finals season. And Year 12 students are preparing for their final exams. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-22 Updated: 2011-09-21 14:00:00 Description: Disability & Work: Richard Pimental We talk to inspiring disability rights advocate, Richard Pimentel, who's developed a training program to help employers open up the workplace to people with disabilities. All in the family From newspaper empires, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-21 Updated: 2011-09-20 14:00:00 Description: Closing the super gap for women The latest ABS figures show that women have much less money in superannuation savings than men and many will face a frugal retirement on the aged pension. Community views on animal cruelty How do you feel if you see a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-20 Updated: 2011-09-19 14:00:00 Description: Surviving on Newstart Aged pensioners, carers and those on disability support pensions will today receive the increased payment promised in the federal budget. Smile study: humour therapy for dementia We hear about the results of the first scientif...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-19 Updated: 2011-09-18 14:00:00 Description: The Two Economists- rogue traders and central bankers The Two Economists, Oliver Hartwich from the Centre for Independent Studies and David Hetherington from progressive think tank, Per Capita, consider rogue traders, central banks & liquidity and ho...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-16 Updated: 2011-09-15 14:00:00 Description: Friday talkback: Organ donation - why some cultures do and some don't In 2010 organ donations in Australia were the highest in the past ten years, but we still lag behind many other countries. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-15 Updated: 2011-09-14 14:00:00 Description: Prisons, mental health and cognitive disability There's been a steady increase in the prison population over the last decade in Australia and a rise in repeat offenders. The fully sick rapper Christiaan van Vuuren, also known as the Fully Sick Rapp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-14 Updated: 2011-09-13 14:00:00 Description: A carbon tax: implications for households and social equity We feature edited highlights from a discussion held as part of CEDA's Cost of Carbon Series. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-13 Updated: 2011-09-12 14:00:00 Description: Exercise and workplace productivity Just released figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that most of us - six out of ten - are not getting enough exercise. Family genetics and breast cancer A family history increases a woman's risk o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-12 Updated: 2011-09-11 14:00:00 Description: Children and the images of 9/11 Watching the footage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks doesn´t get any easier, especially now with the 10th anniversary and the repeated airing of often distressing images taken on and around that day Commonground suppor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-09 Updated: 2011-09-08 14:00:00 Description: Friday Talkback: Memories of 9/11 It'e been 10 years since the fatak attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-08 Updated: 2011-09-07 14:00:00 Description: Mobile customer confusion Australians are keen consumers of mobile phones but find the process complex and confusing. Meet the new Race Discrimination Commissioner Australia´s new Race Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Helen Szoke, started in the job...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-07 Updated: 2011-09-06 14:00:00 Description: Family breakdown and the impact on children A report on the impact of family breakdown, released yesterday by Professor Patrick Parkinson, an eminent family law expert, has highlighted many undesirable outcomes for children. The ethical treatment of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-06 Updated: 2011-09-05 14:00:00 Description: Politics and a deeper purpose The Federal Government, and in particular the Prime Minister, are currently the focus of high levels of antipathy. City cycles State and federal transport agencies want to double the number of Australians cycling by 201...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-05 Updated: 2011-09-04 14:00:00 Description: Child Neglect Child neglect is one of the most pervasive forms of child abuse and the impacts on children and their families can be severe and long lasting. D-I-Y Asbestos Researchers from the University of Western Australia have found a steady rise...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-02 Updated: 2011-09-01 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Measuring progress The ABS has launched a project aimed at getting a better idea of what´s important in our society, economy and environment. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-09-01 Updated: 2011-08-31 14:00:00 Description: School funding review research reports The Gonski review of school funding is to report at the end of the year and has released four commissioned research papers for public comment. The life of a heroin user Heroin is perhaps the most widely recogni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-31 Updated: 2011-08-30 14:00:00 Description: Dangerous Dogs The recent tragic death of a four year old girl in Victoria as a result of being mauled by a pit-bull-mastiff dog has prompted the Victorian State Government to introduce new laws governing dog owners. Parents and teenage drinking ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-30 Updated: 2011-08-29 14:00:00 Description: Safe sex over 40 More women over 40 are meeting new partners through internet dating but research reveals they´re not as focussed on safe sex as younger women. Andrew Robb: Black dog daze We all have bad days. But what happens when it seems there a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-29 Updated: 2011-08-28 14:00:00 Description: Jihad vs Jobs Ron Bruder was a successful real estate developer in New York but after a traumatic experience as a result of the 9/11 World Trade Centre attack his life changed forever. Grey-haired prisoners There are some grey-haired nomads settling...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-26 - UPDATED Updated: 2011-08-25 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: when are you old enough? Child psychologists say we´re wrapping our children in cotton wool, not letting them take risks and develop independence. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-25 Updated: 2011-08-24 14:00:00 Description: Fly-in fly-out inquiry The mining boom in Queensland and Western Australia has seen the rise of an estimated 100,000 non-residents, or fly-in, fly-out workers from around the country. Martha Nussbaum: why democracy needs the humanities Martha Nussba...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-24 Updated: 2011-08-23 14:00:00 Description: The Two Economists: steel, stirling and stuttering world economies The high Australian dollar has put added pressure on the manufacturing sector. Solo living: Professor David de Vaus One in four Australian households are single occupancy homes, and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-23 Updated: 2011-08-22 14:00:00 Description: Social media and policing NSW Assistant Police Commissioner Carlene York has been working on an international project looking at how social media provides both opportunities and `challenges´ for policing. Women in politics forum Only six Commonwea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-22 Updated: 2011-08-21 14:00:00 Description: A worker's experience of a chemical spill 'Jack' was working as a contractor at the Orica chemical plant in Stockton, near Newcastle, NSW, at the time of the toxic chemical spill two weeks ago. Climate changing polling Public opinion polls show tha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-11 Updated: 2011-08-10 14:00:00 Description: Green light for disability insurance The Prime Minister has announced government support for a National Disability Insurance Scheme. Roger Wood: Kinglake cop For the first time Roger Wood, the only police officer on duty in the small mountain town o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-10 Updated: 2011-08-09 14:00:00 Description: Aged care can't wait The Productivity Commission Aged Care Report sets out a blueprint to fund the increasing demand for aged care services. Pregnancy loss and mental health Between 8 and 20 percent of depression in young men and women aged 18-23 i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-09 Updated: 2011-08-08 14:00:00 Description: Tomorrow's boards The Australian Institute of Company Directors has resisted the idea of quotas to increase the rate of women on boards, preferring an `if not, why not´ approach to giving more women a voice at the top. Lifeline: call waiting Lifel...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-08 Updated: 2011-08-07 14:00:00 Description: Aged Care Reform final report The government will release the Productivity Commission´s long awaited final recommendations into aged care reform today. Children's place on the agenda: Franklin Gilliam Visiting UCLA public policy professor Frankli...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-05 Updated: 2011-08-04 14:00:00 Description: Friday Talback: School discipline What means, fair and foul, are schools using to manage problematic student behaviour? The cane is out -- except in several schools in Queensland. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-04 Updated: 2011-08-03 14:00:00 Description: National Carer Strategy A new government national carer strategy promises more money for payments and allowances for the estimated 2.6 million carers in Australia. Talk soon talk often: sex education Many parents struggle to find the right words and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-03 Updated: 2011-08-02 14:00:00 Description: Miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions A call for forensic psychologists to become more involved in miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions. Kidnapped overseas What do you hope your government might do for you if you were kidnappe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-02 Updated: 2011-08-01 14:00:00 Description: Lisa Pryor: recreational drugs The journalist, social commentator and now medical student, Lisa Pryor lifts the lid on recreational drugs. Is a national disability insurance scheme one step closer? The final Productivity Commission report on a Nati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-08-01 Updated: 2011-07-31 14:00:00 Description: Age discrimination commissioner The federal government has appointed Susan Ryan as the first age discrimination commissioner. Census 2011 The 2011 Census will be held on Tuesday 9 August. It's the 16th census and marks 100 years of Census taking in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2011-07-29 Updated: 2011-07-28 14:00:00 Description: Friday Talkback: Breaking the silence on pain What do you do when your doctor says 'I´m sorry I can´t do anything more for you -- you´ll have to live with it'? ...more... 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