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LMS 2010-02-09 Updated: 2010-02-08 14:00:00 Description: Psychology blues The Medicare rebate for psychology is over budget and not working. It is operating within a flawed system of delivering psychological services, according to Professor Ian Hickie. Wryside economics: the economics of terrorism You mig...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-02-08 Updated: 2010-02-07 14:00:00 Description: Green Loans response Our story on Thursday February 4 on problems with the Green Loans scheme prompted a big audience response. Highly gifted children Dr Deborah Ruf is a US based educational psychologist specialising in highly gifted children. Ad...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-02-05 Updated: 2010-02-04 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: don't worry be happy When author Barbara Ehrenreich was diagnosed with breast cancer she found the emphasis on positive thinking a burden rather than a support. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-02-04 Updated: 2010-02-03 14:00:00 Description: Problems with the Green Loans scheme The Federal Government's Green Loan program is designed to assist householders make their homes more energy efficient. Strathewen: a school reborn The Royal Commission into the Black Saturday bushfires had some s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-02-03 Updated: 2010-02-02 14:00:00 Description: Agenda 2010 - Health Reform The second in our new series of expert panels talking on the big issues on the government's agenda in education, health, employment and social affairs throughout 2010. Political insider Niki Savva It´s going to be a big...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-02-02 Updated: 2010-02-01 14:00:00 Description: Students in limbo University Orientation Week has begun in two universities, while most start in three weeks. But many students remain unsure whether they can, or should, begin study this year. My name is Ross: an alcoholic's journey On Australia Da...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-02-01 Updated: 2010-01-31 14:00:00 Description: The two economists: productivity, tax and interest rates It´s going to be a big week for economic news this week, Wayne Swan releases the government´s third intergenerational report today, the Reserve bank seems set to increase interest rates tomor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-29 Updated: 2010-01-28 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: a convict in the family Do you have a convict in your family, if you do, you probably come from good resilient stock. No longer something shameful, it´s a matter of pride to discover your convict ancestry. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-28 Updated: 2010-01-27 14:00:00 Description: My School launch Despite opposition from teacher unions, the federal government's My School website is now up and running. There were teething problems for the first few hours, but by mid morning the site was working smoothly. Tackling sex trafficki...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-26 Updated: 2010-01-25 14:00:00 Description: Meet the listener special This Australia Day special is a selection of interviews with the many audience members who have taken part in our popular weekly 'Meet the listener' segment over the past two years. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-27 Updated: 2010-01-26 14:00:00 Description: Agenda 2010 - Education The first in our new series of expert panels talking on the big issues on the Government's agenda in education, health, employment and social affairs throughout 2010. Margo and Micko Two siblings, born a year apart, stick t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-25 Updated: 2010-01-24 14:00:00 Description: Respect Do we need to show each other more respect? Mick Dodson: Australian of the Year Indigenous lawyer and activist Mick Dodson reflects on his year as Australian of the Year. Born in the colony The first generation of Europeans born in the co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-22 Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Talkback: it's a dog's lifeDog owners are frustrated by the increasing number of rules and restrictions on their four-legged friends....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-21 Updated: 2010-01-20 14:00:00 Description: Beside Every Successful Man: Megan Basham In her book Beside Every Successful Man, conservative commentator Megan Basham looks at what she says is a growing trend among women to reject the pressures of full-time work in favour of child-rearing and, p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-19 Updated: 2010-01-18 14:00:00 Description: Eric Fombonne: Autism latest More people are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders yet the causes of the condition are still not well understood. Working with autism People with autism struggle to find work suited to their personality and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-20 - UPDATED Updated: 2010-01-19 14:00:00 Description: Keeping teen mothers in education When a teenage girl gets pregnant, it usually means the end of her education and a fast-track to disadvantage. Depression in the workplace It´s estimated that depression costs the Australian economy 6.3 billion dol...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-18 Updated: 2010-01-17 14:00:00 Description: The Birth Wars Novelist and journalist Mary-Rose MacColl worked on a 2004 review of Queensland´s maternity services and has now undertaken her own review of maternity care and birthing across Australia. School choice New research has found that mi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-15 Updated: 2010-01-14 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: The joy of living alone One in four Australian households are single occupancy homes, and it's predicted that in the coming decades millions more of us will choose to live alone. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-14 Updated: 2010-01-13 14:00:00 Description: Every patient tells a story Dr Lisa Sanders is the doctor and technical adviser to the TV program House. She's the brains behind many of the fascinating medical cases you see on the program. Someone else's child: part 4 In this four-part series Juli...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-13 Updated: 2010-01-12 14:00:00 Description: Drug trends Illicit drug use in Australia is for the most part going down or stabilising, but in some remote communities drug use is increasing, particularly cannabis. Someone else's child: part 3 In this four-part series Julie Kimberley speaks with...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-12 - UPDATED Updated: 2010-01-11 14:00:00 Description: Men and DIY health Why are men so good at maintaining their cars or sports gear but not so great at looking after their own health? Someone else's child: part 2 In this four-part series Julie Kimberley speaks with foster parents about their own priv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-11 Updated: 2010-01-10 14:00:00 Description: The case for ECT Last year on Life Matters we heard from Barry Dickins on his experience of being treated for severe depression with electro-convulsive therapy. The decisive moment How good are you at making decisions? If only we could make more ter...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-08 Updated: 2010-01-07 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: the family home Whether it´s death, divorce or downsizing, selling the family home is almost always a big deal. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-07 Updated: 2010-01-06 14:00:00 Description: Fathers preventing drug abuse Perhaps the biggest fear that parents have is that their children will get involved with drugs. Good-looking staff are bad for business Have you ever walked in to a shop, taken one look at the gorgeous assistant wearing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-06 Updated: 2010-01-05 14:00:00 Description: The 'Worst Mum in America': Lenore Skenazy Allowing a nine-year-old to catch a train or a bus on their own may not seem like a big deal, but for New York writer Lenore Skenazy, the decision to give her son a bit of autonomy made her a national media ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-05 Updated: 2010-01-04 14:00:00 Description: Food waste How much food do you waste? John Grogan You're either a dog person or you're not, and it seems a lot of people are. Forensic medicine A new forensic course is operating in Sydney—and you don't have to be a medical practitioner to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-04 Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: The population debateAs Australia faces the threat of climate change one conversation we're not having is the growth of our population.Working on big issuesAlan Attwood is the editor of The Big Issue, the magazine sold by and on behalf of homeless an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2010-01-01 Updated: 2009-12-31 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: taking the mickey, laughing at ourselves. If you want to hear Richard laugh at his own foibles and talk about his white man overbite have a listen to our Friday talkback. We all know that saying about laughter being a universal language but...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-31 Updated: 2009-12-30 14:00:00 Description: Shiftwork and kids The non-standard working hours of parents can have a negative effect on the mental health of their adolescent children, new research has found. Alain de Botton on work How do you feel about your work? Is it a fulfilling vocation o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-30 Updated: 2009-12-29 14:00:00 Description: Hugh Mackay: Ways of escape Have you ever wanted to run away from your life? Social researcher and writer Hugh Mackay has been thinking a lot about why some people want to disappear and start again. It's the topic of his latest novel Ways of Escape. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-29 Updated: 2009-12-28 14:00:00 Description: Caroline Jones: Through a glass darkly After decades of getting others to tell their stories, the veteran broadcaster Caroline Jones has now written a detailed memoir dealing with the death of her father and what was for her the shocking grief that f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-28 Updated: 2009-12-27 14:00:00 Description: Elisabeth Wynhausen: On Resilience Resilience is one of those qualities that pretty much all of us admire and we celebrate it in clichés: Music Track - Our Lady of Pigalle Not my family, never my child Tony Trimingham is the founder of Fami...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-25 Updated: 2009-12-24 14:00:00 Description: Music Track: They're your bloody family 'They're Your Bloody Family' is the latest track from Australia's answer to Sonny and Cher, KJ and Big Swifty. Talkback: I don't do Christmas Christmas is pretty hard to avoid isn't it? You might be looking fo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-24 Updated: 2009-12-23 14:00:00 Description: Dealing with tricky people Tricky people may cause us grief in the workplace and at home, but they're often the movers and shakers amongst us. Mary Moody: what happened next Mary Moody ran away to France in her 50s, and then wrote a series of books...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-23 Updated: 2009-12-22 14:00:00 Description: Driven: Richard Broinowski Former diplomat Richard Broinowski recalls his career and the cars which transported him through his overseas postings. Alastair Campbell Alastair Campbell was known as Tony Blair´s chief spin doctor. His bestselling diar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-22 Updated: 2009-12-21 14:00:00 Description: The lost mother In 2005 the feminist journalist and author Anne Summers inherited a portrait of her mother, painted when she was a child. Steve Jones on Charles Darwin Charles Darwin was born 200 years ago, and we hear about his life and work with g...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-21 Updated: 2009-12-20 14:00:00 Description: We need a creative revolution: Sir Ken Robinson British creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson believes we´re all born with creative capacities but we lose them the more time we spend in the world. The lost art of sleep After sleeping on lots of bad ma...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-18 Updated: 2009-12-17 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: the disbelievers Almost 70 per cent of Australians claim to have some kind of religious affiliation - many fewer are regular church goers. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-17 Updated: 2009-12-16 14:00:00 Description: Games classification and internet filters Australia currently does not have an R18+ classification for computer games and the federal government has released a discussion paper to encourage community feedback on the issue. Wryside economics: Scrooge...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-16 Updated: 2009-12-15 14:00:00 Description: Global generations: Mark McCrindle The 'noughties' are nearly over - get ready for 2010 and beyond. Cataract update There´s still no resolution to the year-long dispute between the Health Minister, Nicola Roxon and ophthalmologists over the Medica...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-15 Updated: 2009-12-14 14:00:00 Description: Surrogacy update A national framework is being developed to harmonise surrogacy laws which are different in each Australian State. The wealthy and tax concessions Treasury secretary Ken Henry is about to hand over his `root and branch´ review of ou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-14 Updated: 2009-12-13 14:00:00 Description: The two economists: end of year wrap Our economists sum up the year of the GFC and discuss why Australia weathered the storm comparatively well. Kinship care More children who can no longer live at home are now being placed in kinship care. Placing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-11 Updated: 2009-12-10 14:00:00 Description: An ambitious social experiment: the Harlem Children's zone We present a special program on a fascinating and important social experiment to solve entrenched disadvantage. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-10 Updated: 2009-12-09 14:00:00 Description: The cost of healthy food Despite healthy eating campaigns, Australians are growing fatter leading to an increase in diabetes and other obesity-related diseases. So why are we making unhealthy choices? 1 Million Women Natalie Isaacs calls herself an ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-09 Updated: 2009-12-08 14:00:00 Description: Indigenous policy: the year in review Professor Larissa Behrendt, the 2009 NAIDOC Person of the Year, adds another feather to her cap tomorrow when she shares the stage with the Dalai Lama, for World Human Rights Day. Cast Offs It might sound like a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-08 Updated: 2009-12-07 14:00:00 Description: Draft ADHD guidelines New draft guidelines have recently been released on managing the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. 'Jail Bird' Heather We meet Heather who has been a member of the Voices from Inside choir, feature...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-07 Updated: 2009-12-06 14:00:00 Description: Population, forests and climate change Population planning is vital to stop climate change according to population scientists. Practical self-detemination Can a practical focus on health, housing and education close the gap between indigenous and n...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-04 Updated: 2009-12-03 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: what is it with vampires? The `Twilight´ series of books and movies is the latest in a long line of depictions of vampirism. But what is it about this latest story that´s so enthralled a mainly female audience from pre-teen girls through ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-03 Updated: 2009-12-02 14:00:00 Description: Copenhagen for dummies The UN climate change conference is due to start next week in Copenhagen. Analysts are sceptical that the conference will deliver a binding global agreement to replace the Kyoto protocol. Wryside economics: are children in ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-02 Updated: 2009-12-01 14:00:00 Description: GP Changing Trends The role of the GP, and the reasons people visit a GP, have changed significantly over the past decade. Disability awareness Over summer chances are you might take a trip to the pool or the beach or want to catch a movie. Bhopal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-12-01 Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Cataract rebateIn the 2009 Budget the government announced it would halve the rebate for cataract surgery, but it has been unable to implement the policy due to a hostile Senate.Changing Australia's alcohol cultureAlcohol is linked to nearly three an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-30 Updated: 2009-11-29 14:00:00 Description: Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting Forgetting is important. It is part of human nature, and helps us move forward and make changes in our lives. But in the digital age, we are losing the capacity to forget. Either by choice or not, so much information ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-27 Updated: 2009-11-26 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Heat Where ever you are in Australia, chances are you experienced some extreme heat conditions over the past month. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-26 Updated: 2009-11-25 14:00:00 Description: WA Income Management trial The Federal Government has announced an expansion of Northern Territory welfare reforms to non-indigenous families. One year on from Mumbai A year ago the world was transfixed by a terrorist attack in Mumbai in India. Let...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-25 Updated: 2009-11-24 14:00:00 Description: Shared parenting Three years ago, family law moved away from custody and access to the concept of shared parenting. It was designed to allow separated fathers to spend more time with their children. An experience in South Darfur Danielle Castles ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-24 Updated: 2009-11-23 14:00:00 Description: Northern Territory consultation process 'flawed' The Australian Government has recently consulted with Aboriginal communities about the Northern Territory Emergency Response, known as 'the Intervention', launched by the previous Government. Tamil as...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-23 Updated: 2009-11-22 14:00:00 Description: Parents supplying alcohol to teens There´s a head of steam building up over the issue of young people and drinking and the role of parents. Stalking laws If you´ve ever been stalked by someone you´ll know that it´s not something you would wish o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-20 Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Talkback: Enduring toysSome toys have real lasting power -- think train sets, building blocks and yoyos. They never go out of style....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-19 Updated: 2009-11-18 14:00:00 Description: World Toilet Day We may take toilets for granted - but just imagine what life would be like if you didn´t have a toilet down the corridor, or one at your workplace. Imagine if the local school had no loos, or life without toilet paper or wash basins...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-18 Updated: 2009-11-17 14:00:00 Description: Kids in care now When the Prime Minister made the National Apology to the Forgotten Children and Child Migrants on Monday, he spoke strongly about the accountability of current governments, to the children in their care. Wryside economics: money doe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-17 Updated: 2009-11-16 14:00:00 Description: Used to be somebody Gaby Hinsliff was until very recently the political editor of The Observer in the U.K, where she admits she was a a relatively `big fish in a small pond´. Living with the 'Man Drought' part 3 In this episode Suzanne Hill explain...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-16 Updated: 2009-11-15 14:00:00 Description: Forgotten Australians special On the day the Prime Minister apologises to the Forgotten Children -- those who were raised in children's homes last century -- and to the former child migrants, this special program tracks the public emergence of these ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-13 Updated: 2009-11-12 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Likeability Do you like to be liked? And what does actually being likeable mean? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-12 Updated: 2009-11-11 14:00:00 Description: Post natal depression A new awareness campaign on post and antenatal depression is being launched today. Meet Pino Migliorino Australia is full of migration success stories -- we´re built on them. You may be one of every four Australians born overs...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-11 Updated: 2009-11-10 14:00:00 Description: The power of social networks What if your network, and not just the people you know, but the people they know too, affected your health and happiness in a very profound way? Simon Bryant on eating animals Where do you draw the line about what´s acc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-10 Updated: 2009-11-09 14:00:00 Description: Principals report card One hundred and fifty school principals are meeting with the federal Education Minister Julia Gillard today to talk about the government's education reforms. Donate Life The Prime Minister no doubt discusses a lot of difficult...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-09 Updated: 2009-11-08 14:00:00 Description: The two economists: the fall of the wall and the UK economy Oliver Hartwich was a 14 year old boy living in Essen in West Germany when the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989. Charlie Perkins Scholarship As we speak there´s a search going on for ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-06 Updated: 2009-11-05 14:00:00 Description: Dear Diary Diaries and journals help us to keep track of daily life, our thoughts and our feelings. Counsellors recommend journal writing as a way to resolve troubling issues. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-05 Updated: 2009-11-04 14:00:00 Description: Home insulation update Do you live in one of the estimated half a million Australian homes that has recently had roof insulation installed under the Federal Government´s Energy Efficient Homes Package? Wryside economics: nudge In an ocean of choice...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-04 Updated: 2009-11-03 14:00:00 Description: We're over the `GFC´ It´s official - Australians are `over´ the global financial crisis. Teaching ethics in schools How can ethics and values best be taught in schools? Beyond Reasonable Drought `The blessed smell of rain - no sweeter smell in c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-03 Updated: 2009-11-02 14:00:00 Description: Cyber bullying campaign Sixteen per cent of teenagers and children report that they have been bullied online. A new cyber-bullying campaign on YouTube is designed to encourage young internet users to think twice before forwarding humiliating material...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-11-02 Updated: 2009-11-01 14:00:00 Description: National Squalor Conference If you think you´re a messy person spare a thought for people who are genuinely living in squalid conditions, often the elderly or the mentally ill. Prince Manvendra and HIV/AIDS awareness Crown Prince Manvendra Singh G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-30 Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Forum: 'Yes it is unethical but it is not my fault'Edited highlights from a forum held recently in Geelong at the Alfred Deakin Research Institute, featuring three issues never far from the headlines - asbestos, gambling and food - and the ethical co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-29 Updated: 2009-10-28 14:00:00 Description: Trans-fats and why they're bad for you We're told it's not healthy to eat too much fat but one kind in particular is boosting our risk of heart disease and diabetes. Breaking the link between fat and diabetes Australian life scientist of the year, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-28 Updated: 2009-10-27 14:00:00 Description: Body image report Young people especially have high rates of dissatisfaction with their bodies, it´s the now the norm to wish for a thinner body. Half of all teenage girls diet, and five percent suffer from eating disorders. How should police deal ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-27 Updated: 2009-10-26 14:00:00 Description: Internet security: much more needed The internet is increasing the risk of crime and a recent Queensland conference warned that it´s not just individual hackers but organised crime gangs who are systematically operating on the Net and stealing perso...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-26 Updated: 2009-10-25 14:00:00 Description: Cyber scams Do you bank online, have a Facebook page or pay your bills by credit card? Deconstructing Wisdom 6: familiarity breeds contempt Jane Caro and Cheryl Kernot discuss 'familiarity breeds contempt' - at home, in the workplace and in politic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-23 Updated: 2009-10-22 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: vegging out Barack and Michelle Obama have one, and the Mayor of Brisbane Campbell Newman thinks we all should have one. The first Europeans to this country all had them simply to survive -- and many migrants established them here. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-22 Updated: 2009-10-21 14:00:00 Description: Gambling report Gambling - and gamblers - should be much more regulated and controlled by governments, the Productivity Commission said in its draft report released yesterday. Wryside Economics: Cash Handouts We all took the cash handouts, but was t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-21 Updated: 2009-10-20 14:00:00 Description: Bruce Baird International students and refugees are two of the biggest political issues of the moment. Television for tots According to new guidelines, children under the age of two should not watch television at all, and for those between two and f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-20 Updated: 2009-10-19 14:00:00 Description: Online therapies The world of therapy is changing fast. Before too long, more people may be getting help online rather than face to face. Carers recognition It's Carers Week which highlights the caring work of 2.6 million Australians. Karen Hitchc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-19 Updated: 2009-10-18 14:00:00 Description: Nanny state? The term `nanny state´ is sure to be invoked this week as Parliament debates legislation to introduce the Preventative Health Agency, which is due to begin operations in January next year. Prisoner to activist: Vicki Roach Nicknamed th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-16 Updated: 2009-10-15 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: marrying out of the faith Today a discussion springing from oral historian Siobhan McHugh's research into 'marrying out'. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-15 Updated: 2009-10-14 14:00:00 Description: Revamping the not for profits The rapidly growing not-for-profit sector is estimated to contribute as much to the GDP as the retail sector. Talkback: Tenant's Rights For a quarter of Australians their housing concerns are not about mortgage stress o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-14 Updated: 2009-10-13 14:00:00 Description: Food Crisis World experts are meeting in Rome this week for a United Nations forum. It's their job to work out how to feed the world in 2050. Superannuation: where does it go when we die? Australians have billions of dollars invested in superannuat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-13 Updated: 2009-10-12 14:00:00 Description: Bushfire warnings: stay or go Ahead of the bushfire season, and in the wake of the devastating Black Saturday fires, the Victorian Government has announced a change to the controversial stay or go policy. Teen depression It's common for teenagers to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-12 Updated: 2009-10-11 14:00:00 Description: Poverty, the GFC and the state of the family While many Australians appear to have ridden out the GFC relatively unscathed, the National Chair of Anti-Poverty Week, Julian Disney, says that for the most vulnerable it has exacerbated problems of pover...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-09 Updated: 2009-10-08 14:00:00 Description: Friday Talkback: black sheep of the family Today our topic is the black sheep of the family, the odd one out, the one that doesn´t quite fit. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-08 Updated: 2009-10-07 14:00:00 Description: How young people are faring A major research report released today shows that there´s been a sharp rise in the rate of `youth disengagement´ from work and study. Business and social change Business is a powerful - possibly the most powerful - veh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-07 Updated: 2009-10-06 14:00:00 Description: National disability insurance scheme If you´re injured in an accident, you can be compensated for an acquired disability but if you´re born with a disability, it´s a different story. Brewarrina dental program Dentists in rural Australia are even...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-06 Updated: 2009-10-05 14:00:00 Description: The two economists: the ETS The Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull seems to have staked his political future on being able to negotiate with the government about the Emissions tradig Scheme, the ETS. The Merry Makers The Merry Makers, a suburban Sy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-05 Updated: 2009-10-04 14:00:00 Description: Survive to Five: infant mortality campaign A report by Save the Children, the children´s rights organisation, has found that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are three times more likely than other Australian children to die before thei...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-02 Updated: 2009-10-01 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: water, running on empty Has the long drought made us value water more? While water restrictions have eased in other places, Adelaide relies on the ailing Murray River and is investing in stormwater recycling and other technologies to boost ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-10-01 Updated: 2009-09-30 14:00:00 Description: Language teaching in Australian schools Almost 90 percent of senior high schools student learn no language at all. Wryside Economics: the size of nations The world´s a messy place, especially for economists. Just have a look at a map of the world. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-30 Updated: 2009-09-29 14:00:00 Description: Superannuation Fees A new report from the Australia Institute on superannuation fees claims that up to a quarter of the retirement savings of some Australian workers are being significantly eroded by excessive fees being charged by superannuation fun...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-29 Updated: 2009-09-28 14:00:00 Description: Drug trends Illicit drug use in Australia is for the most part going down or stabilising, but in some remote communities drug use is increasing, particularly cannabis. Knife crime Knife crime is a growing problem in Australia. The Victorian Police ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-28 Updated: 2009-09-27 14:00:00 Description: What is Medicare select? A proposed national health reform agenda has been set out in the final report of the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission. Values and ethics classes in school Should ethics and values be taught to students who donÂ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-25 Updated: 2009-09-24 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: unfashionable virtues Which unfashionable virtues do you think should make a comeback? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-24 Updated: 2009-09-23 14:00:00 Description: What's new in complaint handling? More than half a million complaints are made each year over the conduct of government departments, the most intractable of these reach the desk of the Commonwealth Ombudsman Professor John McMillan. Genetic tests an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-23 Updated: 2009-09-22 14:00:00 Description: Depression in the public eye Liberal MP Andrew Robb has stepped down from the front bench because of a depressive illness. He's been congratulated by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for being so open and honest about his condition. Richard speaks with Prof...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-22 Updated: 2009-09-21 14:00:00 Description: Because I am a girl Girls and women of the developing world - the Western world needs you. Every patient tells a story Dr Lisa Sanders is the doctor and technical advisor to the TV program 'House', she's the brains behind many of the fascinating med...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-21 Updated: 2009-09-20 14:00:00 Description: Swine flu vaccine in Australia Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced the start of the vaccination program for swine flu. Reprieve: Australian lawyers fighting the death penalty While Australia no longer has the death penalty, many of our near ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-18 Updated: 2009-09-17 14:00:00 Description: Women and drinking: talkback Middle-aged professional women are having a glass of wine or three at night to help them manage the transition from working day to domestic life. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-17 Updated: 2009-09-16 14:00:00 Description: Hina Jilani Pakistani lawyer and human rights advocate Hina Jilani is an internationally distinguished jurist and most recently was part of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza conflict. Wryside Economics Andrew Leigh, our regular Wry...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-16 Updated: 2009-09-15 14:00:00 Description: Chronic pain summit Chronic pain can colour your whole life, employment, your family and social life and wellbeing. Philanthropic Trusts More and more Australians are deciding to put their money into charitable trusts, and since changes introduced s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-15 Updated: 2009-09-14 14:00:00 Description: International students Australia's reputation as a safe, high quality student destination was damaged after a series of violent attacks on Indian students earlier this year. Parents of Indian students For parents of Indian students studying in Aust...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-14 Updated: 2009-09-13 14:00:00 Description: Childcare overhall Australia´s childcare sector is undergoing its biggest reforms ever. By the middle of next year, child-staff ratios will be cut, qualifications of childcare workers will be lifted and new uniform standards for centres across all...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-11 Updated: 2009-09-10 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: relocation nation Australians are one of the world´s most mobile peoples, almost 20% of us move house each year, and almost half of us move every five years. Then there´s the people who travel around following jobs in the mining industry,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-10 Updated: 2009-09-09 14:00:00 Description: Same-sex domestic violence Domestic violence is no longer a hidden issue. There's the "Violence Against Women. Australia Says No" national campaign, White Ribbon Day, and frequent media coverage of sports stars and celebrities who´ve been charged wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-09 Updated: 2009-09-08 14:00:00 Description: Cannabis and the teen brain The first ever national cannabis conference is being held in Sydney this week. Uses of breast milk Breast milk is not just for the baby of the mother who produces it. At least, it doesn´t have to be. Blood Born: crime w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-07 Updated: 2009-09-06 14:00:00 Description: Homebirth rally Hundreds of women are gathering outside Parliament House in Canberra today for a rally on homebirth. The two economists: are we out of the woods? Are we `the wonder from downunder´, in economic terms at least? Let's pretend I'm dea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-08 Updated: 2009-09-07 14:00:00 Description: Preventing homelessness A ten point plan to end homelessness in ten years has been the ambitious goal of an alliance in the United States. Teach for Australia debate The Federal Government is proud of the new Teach for Australia program, which is c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-03 Updated: 2009-09-02 14:00:00 Description: Wryside Economics: randomised control trials Laptop computers are currently being distributed to most Year 9 students in Australia, if they haven´t already got them. Abortion law reform The Queensland government has announced amendments to its cen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-04 Updated: 2009-09-03 14:00:00 Description: Life Matters at the North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum Today's program is a broadcast from the North Stradbroke Historical Museum, winner of the 2009 Regional Museum Award. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-02 Updated: 2009-09-01 14:00:00 Description: Angela Davis: are prisons obsolete? Are prisons obsolete? Under the influence: a history of alcohol We take a journey back through Australia´s love affair with grog with historian Ross Fitzgerald. Yoram and Elinor: a love affair between strings an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-31 Updated: 2009-08-30 14:00:00 Description: Privacy and social networking Millions of people belong to social networking sites like Facebook, but their personal information isn't adequately protected, according to a report by the Canadian Privacy Commissioner. Working with autism People with...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-09-01 Updated: 2009-08-31 14:00:00 Description: Sexualised culture and girls' mental health Girls, even pre-school girls, are bombarded with media images of the perfect body and sexiness. This is fuelling an increase in emotional disorders according to contributors to a new book which challenges ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-28 Updated: 2009-08-27 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: winning We all know that saying 'winners are grinners': today put that line to the test. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-26 Updated: 2009-08-25 14:00:00 Description: Swine flu lessons As Europe heads in to the winter influenza season, medical authorities there are keenly interested in Australia´s experience of swine flu. The Birth Wars Novelist and journalist Mary-Rose MacColl worked on a 2004 review of Queensl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-27 Updated: 2009-08-26 14:00:00 Description: Justice for Timor-Leste It's ten years since the Timorese people voted in a politically charged referendum to become an independent nation. The historic poll was held in 1999 amid violent clashes between pro and anti-independent movements, and at lea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-24 Updated: 2009-08-23 14:00:00 Description: Preventing youth suicide: one community's response There's been a call for the federal government to invest more money in suicide prevention, after reports that more people are taking their own lives than the official figures show. Independent publi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-25 Updated: 2009-08-24 14:00:00 Description: Forum: Beyond the veil Today on Life Matters edited highlights from a forum at the recent Adelaide Festival of Ideas. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-21 Updated: 2009-08-20 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: it's a dog's life Dog owners are frustrated by the increasing number of rules and restrictions on their four-legged friends. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-19 Updated: 2009-08-18 14:00:00 Description: University students and money For years there was a university student union fee, until it was dropped by the Howard government. Neuroethics: Eureka Prize winner You probably know someone taking mind enhancing drugs. They're people who need antidepr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-20 Updated: 2009-08-19 14:00:00 Description: Eric Fombonne: Autism latest More people are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders yet the causes of the condition are still not well understood. Wryside Economics: prediction markets Betting on political outcomes, economic outcomes, even ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-13 Updated: 2009-08-12 14:00:00 Description: The ETS and you It´s D Day for the government´s climate change legislation as it faces a hostile Senate. Good-looking staff are bad for business Have you ever walked in to a shop, taken one look at the gorgeous assistant wearing the clothes you w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-14 Updated: 2009-08-13 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: oversharing Today we're talking about the seismic shifts in what's public and what's private, what we keep to ourselves and our closest friends and what's out there for all the world to read and see. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-17 Updated: 2009-08-16 14:00:00 Description: Be prepared The Royal Commission Interim Report into the Victorian bushfires is released today, prompting a lot of discussion about how we can be better prepared next time around. Managing anger Anger, some people describe it as a force that rises ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-18 Updated: 2009-08-17 14:00:00 Description: Unemployment growth New forecasts suggest that by next year, there will be many, many more longterm unemployed people. The Bennetts of Ethiopia: working at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital Life with four children is hectic at the best of times. But ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-10 Updated: 2009-08-09 14:00:00 Description: Fosamax court case The risk of osteoporosis, where the bones are brittle and prone to fracture, increases with age and drugs are prescribed to reduce the risk. Deadly Treadlies Deadly Treadlies was an innovative youth program established in Alice Sp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-11 Updated: 2009-08-10 14:00:00 Description: More approvals for RU486 The abortion drug RU486 is very restricted in Australia. It can be prescribed by only a few doctors, under strict conditions, despite its widespread use in other countries such as the United Kingdom. Aung San Suu Kyi faces ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-12 Updated: 2009-08-11 14:00:00 Description: Food waste How much food do you waste? Spark of life dementia care The happier people living with dementia are, the easier it is to treat some of the negative behaviour that goes with the condition, including things like agitation or aggression. Th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-04 - UPDATED Updated: 2009-08-03 14:00:00 Description: Keeping teen mothers in education When a teenage girl gets pregnant, it usually means the end of her education and a fast-track to disadvantage. Men and DIY health Why are men so good at maintaining their cars or sports gear but not so great at look...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-05 Updated: 2009-08-04 14:00:00 Description: School disability funding Macquarie University's Dr Linda Graham says that schools in New South Wales are pressuring parents to get their children diagnosed with behavioural disorders to secure additional disability services funding. Forensic Invest...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-06 Updated: 2009-08-05 14:00:00 Description: Fathers preventing drug abuse Perhaps the biggest fear that parents have is that their children will get involved with drugs. The case for ECT Recently on Life Matters we heard again from Barry Dickins on his experience of being treated for severe d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-07 Updated: 2009-08-06 14:00:00 Description: Nostalgia talkback Popular culture is often the window through which we view our past. It´s our shared history, and it can define a nation, and a period of time. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-08-03 Updated: 2009-08-02 14:00:00 Description: The two economists : is the GFC over? Are we over the worst of the global financial crisis? Driven: Richard Broinowski Former diplomat Richard Broinowski recalls his career and the cars which transported him through his overseas postings. MyPOWER ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-31 Updated: 2009-07-30 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Smacking In New Zealand a referendum gets underway today to decide whether legislation that´s in place banning smacking should continue. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-27 Updated: 2009-07-26 14:00:00 Description: International family planning: 15 and counting In 1994, the Cairo Conference on Population and Development produced a twenty year action plan to improve maternal and child health and access to family planning services. Work life balance update More...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-28 Updated: 2009-07-27 14:00:00 Description: The camping summit: tackling indigenous suicide An indigenous family has succeeded in bringing prominent political and legal leaders to a summit on suicide at a tiny outstation on the north-western tip of Australia. Health Reform Commission Australi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-29 Updated: 2009-07-28 14:00:00 Description: WA Redress Scheme Thousands have made claims under Redress Schemes, set up to compensate those who suffered abuse and neglect in state care. The parent education revolution Parental involvement can make a huge difference in educational outcomes. Au...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-30 Updated: 2009-07-29 14:00:00 Description: Sunbeds and cancer Sun beds have been put into the highest cancer risk category by the international body charged with evaluating potential cancer hazards. Legal Wills It's estimated that half of us don't have a legal Will. A Will is a legal state...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-22 Updated: 2009-07-21 14:00:00 Description: Expatriate workers and risk In a global economy an overseas posting is a common way to advance your career. Teacher librarians Teacher librarians are a dying breed in the education system. Although Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has injected billions of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-23 Updated: 2009-07-22 14:00:00 Description: Financial downturn and not-for-profits Charities are finding it harder to raise money while trying to deal with increased demand for their services during the financial crisis. Wryside economics 2 Carrots or sticks, what works best in changing our b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-24 Updated: 2009-07-23 14:00:00 Description: Friday talkback: Selling out Have you ever been called a sellout? What does the term actually mean? It´s certainly the worst of insults in the world of politics. Environment minister, Peter Garrett knows this, he´s been the butt of all sorts of jok...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-21 Updated: 2009-07-20 14:00:00 Description: Testing the health system After advocating on a professional basis for better sharing of, and electronic management of health records, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal unexpectedly experienced the need first hand. How sex works The science that drives why we´re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-20 Updated: 2009-07-19 14:00:00 Description: What's going wrong with the BER? The Federal government's massive upgrade of Australia's schools is underway. Earlier this year, the government announced that it would make almost $15 billion available to schools for the much needed upgrade of schoo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-15 Updated: 2009-07-14 14:00:00 Description: Nano-particles and regulation Nano-particles are appearing in more and more products including sunscreens, cosmetics, foods, medical products and building materials. Swine flu update We´re smack bang in the middle of winter now and it´s proving to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-16 Updated: 2009-07-15 14:00:00 Description: Why marriages succeed or fail Australia´s first long-term statistical analysis of relationships has come up with some key factors that make, or break, a marriage. The real life of a master chef The popular reality TV show MasterChef has inspired mi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-17 Updated: 2009-07-16 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: the power of music The transformative power of music - guests and listeners talk with guest presenter Guy Noble about the moment they were switched onto music, powerful musical influences in their lives and how music connects us with other ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-06 Updated: 2009-07-05 14:00:00 Description: The two economists talk tax It's tax return time, surely high on the list of most people's least favourite activities. Julie Metz: Perfection Julie Metz became a widow at 44 and was left with a young daughter to care for after the sudden death of h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-07 Updated: 2009-07-06 14:00:00 Description: Homebirth and midwifery indemnity Dr Barbara Vernon of the Australian College of Midwives talks about the proposed maternity care reforms and the impact they may have on homebirths. UK social exclusion update The UK pioneered the concept of social ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-08 Updated: 2009-07-07 14:00:00 Description: US stem cells In a matter of days medical researchers around the world will have access to Federal US government funds for embryonic stem cell research. Caring and working What would it take to develop both political and policy support for both soci...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-09 Updated: 2009-07-08 14:00:00 Description: Fair Work system Do you know how to use the new Fair Work system? Funeral options website Funeral Comparisons is a website that offers an overview of options, services and costs. The lost art of sleep After sleeping on lots of bad mattresses durin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-10 Updated: 2009-07-09 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Feedback Giving feedback is now supposed to be part of workplace culture yet most of us say we don´t get enough. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-13 Updated: 2009-07-12 14:00:00 Description: Young people and climate change The G8 leaders last week committed to working towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by the year 2050, a so-called 'aspirational goal'. Understanding the Australian psyche: George Megalogenis The Australian ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-14 Updated: 2009-07-13 14:00:00 Description: Corporate childhood Does corporate and commercial culture negatively influence children or are they savvy media consumers who can see through marketing techniques? Rod Quantock's guide to climate change Veteran Australian comedian Rod Quantock wants...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-26 Updated: 2009-06-25 14:00:00 Description: Getting more students to uni Australian universities are facing some big changes. Compass education program One in five university students will be from low socio-economic backgrounds by 2020 if the Federal Government gets its wish. In conversati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-29 Updated: 2009-06-28 14:00:00 Description: Tax returns and the stimulus bonus Accountants are being swamped by people bringing in multiple, long overdue tax returns. Who's living together in Australia? Cohabiting is defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as married defacto. Teri Lo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-30 Updated: 2009-06-29 14:00:00 Description: What we think about ads Advertisers´ ploys are not only understood by consumers; they are often resented. Sue Palmer: 21st century boys Boys will be boys, or so we're told. They want to rough-house and play with guns. So why don't we let them? Me...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-01 Updated: 2009-06-30 14:00:00 Description: New unemployment regime Job Services Australia has replaced Job Network, the government-administered, but privately delivered, job placement system. Teacher training Teacher training is on the brink of being revolutionised. The lost mother In 2005...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-02 Updated: 2009-07-01 14:00:00 Description: Doctor in charge Dr Hilary Joyce has just made history by becoming the first female president of the National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Wryside economics with Andrew Leigh We begin a new series on behavioural econ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-07-03 Updated: 2009-07-02 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: the urge to merge Today we discuss the phenomenon of "sameness" between partners - the urge to merge. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-12 Updated: 2009-06-11 14:00:00 Description: Friday Talkback: The joy of living alone One in four Australian households are single occupancy homes, and it's predicted that in the coming decades millions more of us will choose to live alone. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-15 Updated: 2009-06-14 14:00:00 Description: Swine flu pandemic Be alert but not alarmed. That´s the message from the federal government after the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced we are experiencing a swine flu pandemic. Preventing diabetes type 2 There's a coming wave of diabetes ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-16 Updated: 2009-06-15 14:00:00 Description: We need a creative revolution: Sir Ken Robinson British creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson believes we´re all born with creative capacities but we lose them the more time we spend in the world. Housing for all In the next 20 years it´s projected t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-17 Updated: 2009-06-16 14:00:00 Description: The population debate As Australia faces the threat of climate change one conversation we're not having is the growth of our population. Notschool Many students go off the rails at school, by avoiding school or truanting. Others leave completely bec...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-18 Updated: 2009-06-17 14:00:00 Description: Drugs in Australia A recent report by the Crime Commission claimed that Australia is in the midst of a 'cocaine binge': there's been almost a one thousand per cent jump in the importation of speed, there are more local labs making ecstasy, and drug d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-19 Updated: 2009-06-18 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: single-sex clubs Are you a member of a club? Is it single-sex or mixed gender? Does it have leather chairs, or is it a more your plastic chairs and bring-a-plate type of club? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-22 Updated: 2009-06-21 14:00:00 Description: Iranian people power As political unrest continues in the wake of the recent Iranian presidential election, we speak to author Banafsheh Serov, an Iranian exile living in Australia. Gay couples and Centrelink changes From July 1 changes to Centrelin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-23 Updated: 2009-06-22 14:00:00 Description: Parenting young adults Parenting is for life, but realistically how long should you expect to be helping out your son or daughter? Same-sex couples pension changes: Centrelink responds Same sex couples who are clients of Centrelink have a week to re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-24 Updated: 2009-06-23 14:00:00 Description: Green wedges: Melbourne's urban expansion Go up or go out, two stark choices to cope with population growth in our burgeoning cities. Myths and half-truths about our health Old wives tales are convincing because they're kind of exciting. It's more ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-25 Updated: 2009-06-24 14:00:00 Description: Talkback - MPs We meet three Members of Parliament - Joanna Gash, Arch Bevis, and Darren Chester to talk about what it means to be an MP in Australia. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-01 Updated: 2009-05-31 14:00:00 Description: Health politics and the dirty ashtray awards The outgoing president of the Australian Medical Association has described the relationship between her organisation and the federal government as an 'ideological battleground'. Learning how to be a citiz...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-02 Updated: 2009-06-01 14:00:00 Description: Complaints about nursing homes Australia has a 'flawed' system of dealing with complaints about nursing homes according to Professor Alan Pearson, one of the country's most respected authorities on aged care. Susan Johnson: On beauty Research shows ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-03 Updated: 2009-06-02 14:00:00 Description: Obesity report: from prevention to the last resort Underwhelmed -- that sums up the reaction of one of our leading obesity researchers to the House of Representatives' Health Committee´s report 'Weighing it up' released earlier this week. Stop the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-04 Updated: 2009-06-03 14:00:00 Description: International students: safety and security In light of recent assaults on Indian students in Melbourne, a federal taskforce has been established to be chaired by national security adviser Duncan Lewis, former head of the SAS. Third culture kids Thi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-06-05 Updated: 2009-06-04 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Fixing things That quaint notion of repairing, so that you can get a few more years out of something, seems to belong mostly to the oldest generations. For them, "he can fix anything", or perhaps "she can mend anything", is a badge of honou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-26 Updated: 2009-05-25 14:00:00 Description: Retirement age change Raising the retirement age from 65 to 67, as announced in the Budget, has several ramifications. Hurry Down Sunshine: a father's story New Yorker Michael Greenberg is a freelance writer. This moving memoir Hurry Down Sunshine ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-27 Updated: 2009-05-26 14:00:00 Description: Swine flu: don't panic, don't relax We are now in the official `Contain´ phase of a pandemic virus. New cases of swine flu are being announced daily, as are new quarantining measures and school closures. At the same time, some experts are saying itÂ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-28 Updated: 2009-05-27 14:00:00 Description: Education agitation League tables (school performance results) should be banned by parents and teachers. Doing the hard yards as an international student Living in a foreign country can be a real challenge, particularly if you´re studying at unive...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-29 Updated: 2009-05-28 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: The deserving poor It's a term that's been around for decades, but in the middle of a global financial downturn who are the 'deserving poor'? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-19 Updated: 2009-05-18 14:00:00 Description: Complaining about ads Have you ever been driven to complain about an advertisement, something on TV, radio or a billboard, promising longer lasting sex? Snoring and the brain Anyone who has to sleep next to a snorer will understand the disruption th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-20 Updated: 2009-05-19 14:00:00 Description: National Health reform: Healthdirect An innovative way of providing healthcare in Australia is being rolled out nationally, a 24-hour healthcare hotline. Gettin' it on (line) Our recent twitter fest on Life Matters confirmed our suspicions that some...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-21 Updated: 2009-05-20 14:00:00 Description: NT town hubs plan In the Northern Territory there are many communities that don´t have basic facilities like water, electricity, shops or a hospital. But that´s about to change. China Cuckoo: Mark Kitto Mark Kitto has undertaken the mother of all ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-22 Updated: 2009-05-21 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Taking the Mickey, laughing at ourselves. If you want to hear Richard laugh at his own foibles and talk about his white man overbite have a listen to our Friday talkback. We all know that saying about laughter being a universal language but...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-25 Updated: 2009-05-24 14:00:00 Description: Sexual abuse in the Catholic church Ireland is in a state of shock following the tabling of the report into child abuse in Catholic institutions. Julian Burnside: On Privilege Do you think of yourself as privileged? If you are, you probably don't. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-13 Updated: 2009-05-13 14:00:00 Description: The two economists on the budget Wayne Swan's second budget has been eagerly anticipated but as it turned out there were few surprises, with so much detail leaked in advance. Impact on small business What's in the budget for the 'engine room of the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-14 Updated: 2009-05-14 14:00:00 Description: Playing by the rules The National Rugby League is again in damage control over allegations of sexual misconduct by players. Hearts and minds New research into the link between heart disease and depression has found that carers of patients with both ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-15 Updated: 2009-05-17 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: the family home Whether it´s death, divorce or downsizing, selling the family home is almost always a big deal....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-18 Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Black Saturday 100 days on It's now been one hundred days since the 'Black Saturday' Bushfires swept through several Victoran towns, killing 173 people and leaving thousands of survivors homeless and traumatised. Suicide prevention When someone take...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-11 Updated: 2009-05-10 14:00:00 Description: Paid parental leave It´s taken 30 years, but on Mothers Day 2009, it finally arrived. NAPLAN school tests This week all Australian students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will complete the National Assessment Process Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-12 Updated: 2009-05-11 14:00:00 Description: The doctor of the future To ensure the best use of doctors, their role and their training must change radically, according to a leading medical academic. Catherine Therese: the odd sock. Catherine Therese's first book `The Weight of Silence´ is a m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-04 Updated: 2009-05-03 14:00:00 Description: Inherited unemployment Australia´s record of low unemployment is surely coming to an end. Parliamentary Inquiry into Carers An Inquiry into better support for Australian carers has found the system is in crisis and needs an urgent increase in gover...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-05 Updated: 2009-05-04 14:00:00 Description: Housing and the Budget House prices are plunging, say the headlines today, with a 2.2% fall recorded for the last quarter by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Language crisis in aged care Imagine you´re in a nursing home and you can´t communica...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-06 Updated: 2009-05-05 14:00:00 Description: Gender Identity Dysphoria: the case of 'Alex' It´s estimated that there are around five thousand Australians who feel they are not the sex they were born as. Beyond Belief The courageous story of Colm O'Gorman, who took on the Catholic Church over ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-07 Updated: 2009-05-06 14:00:00 Description: Super in the Budget Wealthy older people should sacrifice some of their financial benefits. This is the fairest way for the government to find savings in the Budget, according to journalist and commentator Brian Toohey. The legacy of Marilyn French ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-05-08 Updated: 2009-05-07 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: To Tweet or not to Tweet What do these words mean to you: `Twitter´, `Facebook´, `MySpace´ and `LinkedIn´? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-29 Updated: 2009-04-28 14:00:00 Description: Elizabeth Broderick The government honoured one of its election commitments this morning, launching a national plan to reduce violence against women and children. The value of arts education As you´d know, the government is developing a national c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-30 Updated: 2009-04-29 14:00:00 Description: National plan to reduce violence The federal government has announced a new $42 million action plan to end violence against women and children. Back to school Ask any young person who they admire and they´re bound to have a name for you. It might ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-27 Updated: 2009-04-27 14:00:00 Description: Women and tax The federal government is reviewing the tax system and submissions to the review conducted by Dr Ken Henry close this week. Conflict in Sri Lanka The humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka continues to cause concern. Working on big iss...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-28 Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Early Childhood Index goes national Imagine a world where services and support flowed quickly and directly to those communities who needed it most? National Health Reforms - Mental Health The next instalment in our series on national health reform ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-20 Updated: 2009-04-19 14:00:00 Description: Sexual assault privacy reforms In some states in Australia the private counselling records of sexual assault victims can be subpoenaed and presented as evidence in court cases. Renew Newcastle Arts commentator Marcus Westbury was born in Newcastle ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-21 Updated: 2009-04-20 14:00:00 Description: Alain de Botton on work How do you feel about your work? The Susan Boyle phenomenon When 47-year-old single unemployed Scottish woman Susan Boyle walked on to the stage to audition for Britain's Got Talent no one expected that a week later she would...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-22 Updated: 2009-04-21 14:00:00 Description: Cheryl Kernot on social value Cheryl Kernot wants to live in a society where `social value´ is not only respected, but can be measured as well. Walking the Prevention Circle Stopping the cycle of abuse begins with knowledge - that´s the philosoph...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-23 Updated: 2009-04-22 14:00:00 Description: How refugees view Australia´s immigration message Refugee boats continue to arrive off Australia's remote coastline and the latest contains asylum seekers from Sri Lanka. The thoughtful dresser Are you a thoughtful dresser? Do you care about what y...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-24 Updated: 2009-04-23 14:00:00 Description: Talkback - Body Image How do we judge our own bodies - and why have so many of us become attracted to surgical enhancements like botox injections, breast implants, and face-lifts? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-13 Updated: 2009-04-12 14:00:00 Description: Forum: An Australian human rights act Would a human rights act make a difference for Australians, especially those living on very low incomes? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-14 Updated: 2009-04-13 14:00:00 Description: Child safety and vehicle design According to the World Health Organisation the top causes of child injuries are road traffic accidents, drowning, burns, falls and poisoning. Respite Care for Families Respite care for families should be a much more e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-15 Updated: 2009-04-14 14:00:00 Description: Social impacts of political insecurity in Fiji Late last week the president of Fiji, Josefa Iloilo, scrapped the constitution, reinstated military chief Commodore Frank Bainimarama as prime minister and postponed parliamentary elections for five year...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-16 Updated: 2009-04-15 14:00:00 Description: Childcare lessons from ABC Learning The collapse of Australia's largest childcare provider, ABC Learning Centres, last November left hundreds of centres in the hands of receivers. Conservators help bushfire communities It's just over two months sinc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-17 Updated: 2009-04-16 14:00:00 Description: Friday talkback: Health in a recession What will the economic downturn mean for our health? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-08 Updated: 2009-04-07 14:00:00 Description: Economists - where to next for economic recovery? While this week many Australians have begun to receive their stimulus payments, the head of the Reserve Bank says we're in a recession and has announced another interest rate cut to help ease the pres...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-09 Updated: 2009-04-08 14:00:00 Description: Executive salaries The Productivity Commission has released an issues paper on executive salaries, to kick off its inquiry into executive pay. Christianity today What's the significance of Easter and Christianity in contemporary Australian society? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-10 Updated: 2009-04-09 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: the decline of eating at the table? Think back to the meal you had last night. Was it on your own in front of the TV? Around a dining table? Was it cooked from scratch with fresh ingredients or pulled together from pre-prepared packets. Mu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-03 Updated: 2009-04-02 14:00:00 Description: Green Gestures - do they matter? We've all heard that phrase " every little bit counts" but can that be said when it comes to combating climate change? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-06 Updated: 2009-04-05 14:00:00 Description: Broadband announcement Imagine your doctor monitoring you at home via a high speed broadband network after you´ve left hospital. The ethics of accounting Accountants are usually responsible for detecting fraud, but their specialist knowledge means...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-07 Updated: 2009-04-06 14:00:00 Description: Needle exchanges in prisons Hepatitis C is at epidemic proportions in Australian prisons, spread largely by injecting drug users. Out itn the community, users have access to needle exchanges, but in prison a single needle can be re-used hundreds of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-01 Updated: 2009-04-01 14:00:00 Description: Recession policy challenges The recession, which the Prime Minister has said is coming, will present his government with some big policy challenges. National Health Reform: Denticare proposal The next instalment in our series on national health ref...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-04-02 Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Philip Mangano: US Homelessness Tsar On any given night, one in 200 Australians is homeless, either sleeping rough on the streets, or staying in accommodation that is unstable and unsafe. A quarter of them are families with young children. Capping a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-30 Updated: 2009-03-29 14:00:00 Description: First home buyers' grant stimulus The federal government increased the amount of money available under the first home buyers' grant late last year. New figures from the Housing Industry Association show that it's had a positive effect on new home sal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-31 Updated: 2009-03-30 14:00:00 Description: Emergency relief opportunities To address the financial crisis, the Federal Government has doubled emergency relief funding, to $81 million over the next two years. The social service sector is buzzing with the possibilities and benefits that money c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-23 Updated: 2009-03-23 14:00:00 Description: Individual responsibility and health Smoking, drinking, eating unhealthy food: should we be freely allowed to do these things, when and where we like? And should advertisers be allowed to encourage us? Friends in Deed: Quakers and international aid ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-24 Updated: 2009-03-24 14:00:00 Description: Extreme group violence The response to the Sydney Airport violence on Sunday has been mistaken, in many ways, according to our two guests. Grief in the workplace When faced with the death of a loved one, most of us turn to our family or friends for ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-25 Updated: 2009-03-25 14:00:00 Description: Beyond petrol sniffing Since the non-sniffable Opal fuel was introduced to some Central Australian Indigenous communities, petrol sniffing has been reduced by 95 per cent. Shared equity housing In the United States, the housing sector is in disarray...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-26 Updated: 2009-03-26 14:00:00 Description: Bankruptcy in Australia New research from the University of Melbourne has found the rates of personal insolvency have more than tripled since 1990. Increasingly, those declaring bankruptcy are middle-class people with good jobs. Freedom of informa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-27 Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Talkback: Retirement intentions Do you like working? Hopefully the answer is yes, because thanks to the economic downturn more and more of us are putting retirement plans on hold....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-16 Updated: 2009-03-15 14:00:00 Description: Remote community stores The federal government is holding an inquiry into community stores, investigating food supply, cost and competition issues that have a huge impact on the health of remote Indigenous communities. Violent computer games Researc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-17 Updated: 2009-03-16 14:00:00 Description: Paid work experience Clare Martin wants to keep the pressure on the federal government over unemployment. Gender variant kids What do you do when your little boy tells you he's really a little girl? John Grogan You´re either a dog person or you...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-18 Updated: 2009-03-17 14:00:00 Description: Schools dash for cash As the cash from the second economic stimulus package continues to flow to individuals, schools are also gearing up for an injection of funds. National health reform The next instalment in our series on national health reform p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-19 Updated: 2009-03-18 14:00:00 Description: Shiftwork and kids The non-standard working hours of parents can have a negative effect on the mental health of their adolescent children, new research has found. My kid is back The Maudsley Approach is a treatment for Anorexia nervosa where the fam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-20 Updated: 2009-03-19 14:00:00 Description: Talkback - People Power Is people power alive and well in the 21st century? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-13 Updated: 2009-03-12 14:00:00 Description: Friday talkback: Getting personal about disability Disability is a political issue. We've covered issues like accessibility and workforce participation on the show in the past, and it's clear a lot more work needs to be done. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-09 Updated: 2009-03-08 14:00:00 Description: Tanya Plibersek on the status of women Over the last week member states of the UN have been meeting for the 53rd United Nations Commission on the status of women. Purple crying `Purple crying´ is inconsolable crying that young babies will do period...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-10 Updated: 2009-03-09 14:00:00 Description: University equity The Federal Education Minister, Julia Gillard, wants to see more people from low socio-economic backgrounds with university degrees. She has called for 20 per cent of all undergraduate university students to be from a low SES withi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-11 Updated: 2009-03-10 14:00:00 Description: Sport and off-field behaviour The National Rugby League season is set to begin this weekend. But the game has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Remaking Suburbia How will the impact of climate change affect life in suburbia? One thin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-12 Updated: 2009-03-11 14:00:00 Description: Private health insurance and the financial crisis Private health insurance premiums are on the way up again, this time by an average of 6 per cent. Incarceration and the experience of women There's been an alarming increase over the last decade in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-02-23 Updated: 2009-02-23 14:00:00 Description: Indigenous men's health research How would you feel if you found out that you were going to live 20 years less than most people? Someone else's child: part 1 In this four-part series Julie Kimberley speaks with foster parents about their own private...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-02-24 Updated: 2009-02-24 14:00:00 Description: Pension review Seniors are waiting to hear about likely increases to the pension in a report due to be handed to the government later this week. Someone else's child: part 2 In this four-part series Julie Kimberley speaks with foster parents about ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-02-25 Updated: 2009-02-25 14:00:00 Description: Migration and jobs in a recession Unemployment will not hit where it hurts most -- with family breadwinners -- as it has in previous recessions, according to demographer Peter McDonald. Someone else's child: part 3 In this four-part series Julie Kim...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-02-26 Updated: 2009-02-26 14:00:00 Description: Accessible buildings A proposed new building standard being considered by the government would mandate that public buildings include disability access in their design plans. Someone else's child: part 4 In this four-part series Julie Kimberley spea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-02-27 Updated: 2009-03-01 14:00:00 Description: Embracing the positive after tragedy To suffer one's death and to be reborn is not easy. Some wisdom from the famous Gestalt therapist Fitz Perl....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-02 Updated: 2009-03-02 14:00:00 Description: Autism in babies Autism is now being identified in children as young as 12 months old. Soap operas for social change In developing countries around the world, radio is emerging as a powerful tool for social change. Taking charge of MS through jo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-03 Updated: 2009-03-03 14:00:00 Description: Food and the global crisis It used to be only developing countries that worried about food security but, recently, western nations including Canada and the United Kingdom have held inquiries into the security of their food supply. Off to war: milit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-04 Updated: 2009-03-04 14:00:00 Description: Child protection shake up in NSW Child protection services in our most populous state of NSW are in for a massive shake-up. National Health Reform The first in our series of interviews on national health reform. Paul Jennings: The Nest When you´ve...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-05 Updated: 2009-03-05 14:00:00 Description: The economists: is it recession? Economic figures released this week show a bigger than expected contraction in the Australian economy in the last quarter. Voices from the Cape The small community of Aurukun, in Cape York, is the subject of an ins...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-03-06 Updated: 2009-09-05 00:00:00 Description: Talkback: Sex Diaries with Bettina Arndt The sex lives of married couples. It's the water cooler topic of the week with the release of Bettina Arndt's book 'The Sex Diaries: Why Women Go Off Sex and Other Bedroom Battles'....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-02-06 Updated: 2009-02-08 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Planning to live differently Traditionally societies pull together in hard times. Will it be the case this time around?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-01-05 Updated: 2009-01-04 14:00:00 Description: Workplace incivility Do you work with nice people? Distraction We live in an age of distraction, most of it electronic. A Family History Of Smoking: Andrew Riemer Andrew Riemer's li...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-01-06 Updated: 2009-01-05 14:00:00 Description: Greed: Christopher Kremmer 'The good, the bad and the greedy' is the title of a lecture given by writer Chris Kremmer in 2008. A double life: Kathleen Stewart 1975 was a memorable year for Kathleen Stewart, b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-01-07 Updated: 2009-01-06 14:00:00 Description: Barrie Kosky: On Ecstasy Chicken soup, wet jeans, musical masterpieces and theatre. True Tales: Georgia Blain Georgia Blain is a writer with four novels under her belt. Family Journeys in the N...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-01-08 Updated: 2009-01-07 14:00:00 Description: Ching Chong China Girl: Helene Chung Helene Chung is an ABC pioneer, the first Asian reporter on Australian television and the first female foreign correspondent. Blanche d'Alpuget: On Longing You're a success...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-01-09 Updated: 2009-01-08 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: What's in a name? Does calling your new baby 'Talula does the Hula From Hawaii' or '7' really give them a social disability for life? Music Track - A Boy Named Sue ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-12-29 Updated: 2008-12-28 14:00:00 Description: Adoptions from India and child trafficking Indian authorities are investigating the abduction and sale of children who have subsequently been legally adopted internationally. Living in squalor: an ethical dilemma An old person lives alone. Cedri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-12-30 Updated: 2008-12-29 14:00:00 Description: The Kodja Place: Reconciliation in action The Kodja Place museum, based in Kojonup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, brings together the stories of black and white rural Australia. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-12-31 Updated: 2008-12-30 14:00:00 Description: The F Word Few people talk about women's liberation these days and many young women don't see the point of feminism. The accidental lawyer: Judith Fordham Judith Fordham grew up in a dysfunctional family. She married young, became a sole parent to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-01-01 Updated: 2008-12-31 14:00:00 Description: The Hephzibah Menuhin Story Hephzibah Menuhin was the younger sister of the famous violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin, but her life has received much less attention than her famous brother's. Losing the Plot in Opera Opera fans are passionate ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2009-01-02 Updated: 2009-01-01 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: No thanks, I don´t drink alcohol It´s Friday night. Will you be celebrating with a drink to relax after the stresses of the week? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-11-18 Updated: 2008-11-17 14:00:00 Description: Keynes revival The ideas of British economist John Maynard Keynes are back in vogue as the G20 nations try to fix the global financial crisis. Protecting kids in hospital Going to hospital is a traumatic experience for any child, but imagine how m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-11-19 Updated: 2008-11-18 14:00:00 Description: Navy families Australian Navy families are looking forward to an unexpected Christmas present, announced yesterday. Religion, love and sexual desire Dr Patricia Weerakoon, the coordinator of Sydney University's sexual health graduate program, is on...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-11-20 Updated: 2008-11-19 14:00:00 Description: Drug marketing Drug companies have a lot of influence on the choices doctors make. Why can't I see my grandkids? Loss of contact is one of the fastest growing problems affecting older Australians. Rudely Interrupted Melbourne-based band Rudely In...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-11-21 Updated: 2008-11-20 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: hair today, gone tomorrow Some men take baldness in their stride, while for others it can be traumatic and a blow to their self esteem. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-11-24 Updated: 2008-11-23 14:00:00 Description: Finance sector job losses If you work in the finance sector, you're probably feeling pretty anxious. There have already been significant jobs losses and there will be more to come, perhaps more than 10,000 over the next few months. Just how many is h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-11-25 Updated: 2008-11-24 14:00:00 Description: Tertiary education costs How much is going to university worth? A new report from the National Centre for Social and Economic Monitoring has found that HECS is a significant cost, but over a lifetime its effects are offset by graduate salaries. The r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-11-26 Updated: 2008-11-25 14:00:00 Description: Drugs and young people Mission Australia's latest national survey of young people indicates those aged 11 to 24 are increasingly worried about drug use. Life in foster care: part 2 This week on Life Matters we're featuring the stories of three ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-11-27 Updated: 2008-11-26 14:00:00 Description: Educational success and money Lack of money does not in itself set children up badly for starting school. But there are other factors, often associated with financial disadvantage, which definitely do hamper children's school readiness and subsequen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-11-28 Updated: 2008-11-27 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: radio memories They say that the sense of smell evokes the most vivid memories of all, but sometimes our aural memories can be almost as strong. Today's discussion topic is your memories of listening to the radio and what they mean to you. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-12-01 Updated: 2008-11-30 14:00:00 Description: COAG health funding boost Will the funding boost for health announced at Saturday's Council of Australian Governments meeting fix Australia's crisis ridden health system? Workplace dislosure of disabilities Disclosing a disability or illness to an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-05-08 Updated: 2008-05-07 14:00:00 Description: Jailing parents Should parents face jail if they leave young children alone for extended periods of time? Proposed new laws in Queensland will punish parents who leave a child unsupervised to go gambling, drinking or shopping, even if that child i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-05-09 Updated: 2008-05-08 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: The Headache Headaches are possibly the most common, yet most underestimated, affliction we humans deal with. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-05-12 Updated: 2008-05-11 14:00:00 Description: A roof over your head in 2008 Housing - getting it, staying in it and paying for it - is high on the agenda for increasing numbers of Australians. Men´s health: eating disorders & breast cancer When you hear about health conditions like breast canc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-05-13 Updated: 2008-05-12 14:00:00 Description: What is rich? Today's Federal Budget, described already as a Robin Hood budget, is dealing with a different notion of `rich´ than was the case a decade ago. `Rich´ is now a lot richer than it was. Chaddo: making Japan laugh Learning a foreign lang...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-05-14 Updated: 2008-05-13 14:00:00 Description: Budget 2008 We look at Treasurer Wayne Swan's 'working families' budget with economics writer George Megalogenis. Thinkers of the Jungle: orangutans Willie Smits is a Dutch born tropical rainforest ecologist who formed the Borneo Orangutan Survival...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-04-15 Updated: 2008-04-14 14:00:00 Description: Children on Demand How important is it to know your biological parents and how does it influence the person you become? From the streets to the summit David Wassink attended the Youth Summit hosted by the Federal Government in Canberra last weeke...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-04-07 Updated: 2008-04-06 14:00:00 Description: Remote teachers say enough is enough Last month it was nurses, this month it´s teachers. Both vital staff in remote communities in Northern Australia. History's Children The shooting´s stopped in the history wars but it´s only a temporary ceasefi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-04-08 Updated: 2008-04-07 14:00:00 Description: Tibet and the Beijing Olympics Protesters have disrupted the Olympic torch relay in London and Paris with the threat of more to come as the torch travels through twenty-one countries on its way to Beijing. Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo and the case of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-04-09 Updated: 2008-04-08 14:00:00 Description: Smoking economics Smoking bans in public places are often just shifting the problem, according to an international researcher. Youth homelessness prevention A key recommendation of `Australia´s Homeless Youth´, the major report released yesterday...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-04-10 Updated: 2008-04-09 14:00:00 Description: Social Inclusion: Joining the Dots Social inclusion is one of the buzz words, and main goals, of the Rudd government. Gifted children When a child is called 'gifted' it can provoke a range of reactions -- envy, scepticism, even sympathy -- becau...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-04-11 Updated: 2008-04-10 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: humour in the workplace We're investigating the banter, the off-the-cuff incidents of humour that happen around offices and factory floors. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-04-04 Updated: 2008-04-03 14:00:00 Description: There goes the neighbourhood Did you knock on your neighbour´s door last Sunday? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-03-26 Updated: 2008-03-25 14:00:00 Description: Who the unemployed are Unemployment is at its lowest level in decades. But that is a deceptive fact, according to Professor Bob Gregory from the Australian National University, who will be talking tomorrow at the New Agenda for Prosperity conference...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-03-27 Updated: 2008-03-26 14:00:00 Description: Helping the last unemployed The Job Network has to go. Indigo magazine for girls A new magazine for the `tween´ female market aims to reflect the real lives and concerns of young Australian girls. Music Track - Left of Centre Mark Watson's ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-03-28 Updated: 2008-03-27 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: I always wanted to be a firefigher, now I am! Did you have an early passion that turned into your life's work? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-03-31 Updated: 2008-03-30 14:00:00 Description: HREOC's Ten Point Plan Tom Calma, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, tells us what he thinks the Rudd government should do to improve the Northern Territory intervention, in the interests of fairness. Teens and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-04-01 Updated: 2008-03-31 14:00:00 Description: Ethics at work How hard is it to be ethical at work? And is it a valuable workplace skill anyway? Super worries Superannuation returns are cause for concern this year. Melissa Hawach Melissa Hawach hit the headlines in 2006 when her husband to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-04-02 Updated: 2008-04-01 14:00:00 Description: Cold tablets to methamphetamines Have you tried to buy cold and flu tablets lately? Did you get the third degree from the pharmacist? Cyber-bullying project Most schools now have anti-bullying programs. An Antarctic Affair Sir Douglas Mawson...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-04-03 Updated: 2008-04-02 14:00:00 Description: Eat Healthy, Walk More: The Difference Between Knowing And Doing 'If governments spend more on preventative medicine, future health costs will be reduced.' The Strangest Adventures: Alexandra Adornetto Have you ever thought about writing a book? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-02-22 Updated: 2008-02-21 14:00:00 Description: Talkback: Memory and Ageing You work hard to look young but can you keep your brain young? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-02-25 Updated: 2008-02-24 14:00:00 Description: Global offensive on chronic disease Lifestyle diseases, such as heart disease or diabetes, are consuming our health budget. The Logic of Life: Tim Harford Economist Tim Harford discusses 'rational choice theory' and how it explains seemingly irra...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-02-26 Updated: 2008-02-25 14:00:00 Description: Your Council Chambers: an update Whenever the spotlight falls on the third tier of government in Australia, it always re-ignites the debate about the performance and ethics of our local councils. The Indigenous housing challenge Prime Minister K...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-02-27 Updated: 2008-02-26 14:00:00 Description: Stepfamily Story 2: Step-pets Step-pets. There are many humans ensnared in the challenges of the blended family. But pets, also, play a role in the politics and relationships. Music Track - A Face in the Crowd ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-02-05 Updated: 2008-02-04 14:00:00 Description: The whale warriors It's been a dramatic summer on the Southern Ocean. Doing Anger Differently: adolescent boys Learning to handle anger is part of growing up, especially in adolescence. Meet the Listener - The Portrait of Camilla Connolly Tod...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-02-06 Updated: 2008-02-05 14:00:00 Description: Nurse family partnerships Indigenous first-time mothers will soon have a nurse regularly visiting them at home. Diversity programs don't work A major study in the United States has found that programs to promote diversity in the workplace don't w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-02-04 Updated: 2008-02-03 14:00:00 Description: Unmuzzling the NGOs Last month it was announced that NGOs would no longer be prevented from freely voicing their opinions. A `gagging´ clause in the contracts of not for profit organisations who receive government funding would be removed by the new...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2007-12-31 Updated: 2007-12-30 14:00:00 Description: In praise of the ineffective: Jonathan Biggins Bookshops are overflowing with manuals on how to improve your life. Respect: The Story of Women Through Popular Music From management to an award winning musical now being performed in Australia - th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-01-01 Updated: 2007-12-31 14:00:00 Description: 15 years of the Fred Hollows Foundation Long before Indigenous health became a major political issue, a leading Australian eye surgeon decided to tackle what he saw as basic inequities between black and white Australians. Anita Roddick Obituary D...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LMS 2008-01-02 Updated: 2008-01-01 14:00:00 Description: 30 years of The Women´s Room Thirty years ago a work of fiction was published that really did change lives by challenging a host of conventions, literary and otherwise. And the Clock Struck Thirteen: Lewis O´Brien Lewis O´Brien is a Kaurna man fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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