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Thursday 9 Feb 2017
A doctor's journey into the lives of families living with serious illness.
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How can patients and doctors make sound decisions about complementary medicines when it comes to life threatening illnesses?
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Why do some people bruise easily and when should you worry about it? Should you wake a sleepwalker? Can you smell if food is off?
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Andrew McGregor was sick of a culture that thinks staying late in the office is OK, so he posted his thoughts on social media.
The post went viral! It's been read by more than two million people. What did Andrew say?
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Wednesday 8 Feb 2017
Some of the best young thinkers and shakers from their communities in regional Australia came together to discuss access to education, cultural chasms, support for mental illness, and tolerance for diversity.
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Tuesday 7 Feb 2017
Have you ever walked into a bank and been sold a product or service that you didn't really want?
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Two strangers who don't speak the same language meet in Haiti and sparks fly through Google Translate.
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Becoming a new parent can be both a time of great joy and great fragility. For some, it can bring with it the risk of perinatal anxiety and depression.
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For Sam Thurman, heading along to a hardcore punk show in Tokyo helps him discover his inner rebel.
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Monday 6 Feb 2017
All Australian students have a right to the best education available, but some parents of children with disabilities, ADHD and language disorders say their children are not getting the support they need.
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Poet Rob Walker has very strong memories of his first day at school.
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A fitness audit may seem more terrifying than a tax audit but it's infinitely more rewarding.
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Saturday 4 Feb 2017
What should you do if you get a letter from Centrelink, claiming you owe thousands of dollars? Some advice from the frontline of the welfare debt recovery system.
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Victorian woman Sarah Keeble took part in the Deakin University trial having lived with clinical depression for more than 17 years, and she describes the profound impact a change of diet had on her state of mind.
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One quarter of young people will experience depression, anxiety or another form of mental illness before they reach 25. How can you best support the young people in your life?
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Embracing the chaos and finding creativity in clutter and disorder.
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Friday 3 Feb 2017
Research says a punitive approach in the classroom doesn't improve student behaviour, but finding an alternative is not that simple.
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More than 95 percent of Australian women remove their body hair, with girls as young as 10 feeling the pressure to conform.
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You are standing in the queue at your local Post Office. It’s run by an Asian couple and there’s someone at the counter who starts racially taunting them. Do you step in? If so, how?
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Thursday 2 Feb 2017
A doctor's journey into the lives of families living with serious illness.
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How can parents and doctors talk to children living with chronic illness about pain and anxiety?
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Victorian woman Sarah Keeble took part in the Deakin University trial having lived with clinical depression for more than 17 years, and she describes the profound impact a change of diet had on her state of mind.
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