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Mum's Boy, Dad's Girl - Part 4

30 October 2016

Here, age delivers frailty but also brings healing sweetness to a previously combative relationship, a son accepts that he can never know his origins, a mother becomes grandmother and learns to let go and a family makes the powerful discovery that good things can come from dark places. Special site here...

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Mum's Boy, Dad's Girl - Part 4

30 October 2016

Here, age delivers frailty but also brings healing sweetness to a previously combative relationship, a son accepts that he can never know his origins, a mother becomes grandmother and learns to let go and a family makes the powerful discovery that good things can come from dark places. Special site here...

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Sacred Animals

6 November 2016

Humans have always shared a complicated relationship with animals. So, why and how are animals venerated in Australia today? Compass explores the intriguing rituals, prayer & blessings for animals, embedded in a range of religious, indigenous, spiritual and secular traditions....

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Past Episodes

Mum's Boy, Dad's Girl - Part 3 Mum's Boy, Dad's Girl - Part 3

23 October 2016

The volatile teenage years are explored with humour and pathos as our five families open up about their lives. Previously malleable children turn into strangers and honesty brings long-held secrets into the open.

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Mum's Boy, Dad's Girl - Part 2 Mum's Boy, Dad's Girl - Part 2

16 October 2016

The joy and struggle of being a child and raising a child are combined with the demands of domesticity and the pressure of external forces as our five families courageously step up to life’s challenges.

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Mum's Boy, Dad's Girl - Part 1 Mum's Boy, Dad's Girl - Part 1

9 October 2016

Jane Caro delves into the fascinating world of parenting, specifically the bond between fathers and daughters and mothers and sons. We meet the five families who bravely agreed to participate, each one sharing their unique story to explore themes of love, fear, abandonment and triumph.

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Pilgrimage to the Kalachakra Pilgrimage to the Kalachakra

2 October 2016

Insights from His Holiness the Dalai Lama are interwoven with the stories of Australians among 150,000 spiritual seekers travelling to Ladakh for the 33rd Kalachakra.

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Religion News

Thursday 27 October 2016

'Donald Trump will let Israel be itself': Republican supporters rally in Jerusalem's Old City

On a rooftop overlooking the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, around 200 American-Israeli supporters of Donald Trump gather to proclaim their support for the Republican candidate.

Thursday 27 October 2016

Five years since NSW schools switched to ethics classes alternative

It's been five years since the New South Wales government overhauled its school scripture program and introduced ethics classes as an alternative.

Wednesday 26 October 2016

George Pell voluntarily interviewed by Victoria Police in Rome over historic child abuse allegations

Australia's most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal George Pell, is interviewed by Victoria Police detectives over historic child abuse allegations.

Wednesday 26 October 2016

Audrey McGregor inquest: 'Substantial overdose' given by confused nurses, coroner says

A "substantial overdose" by hospital staff who were confused about a medication and how to measure it contributed to the death of an 88-year-old patient at a Sydney hospital, an inquest finds.

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