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Life Matters

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Julie McCrossin gets down to the crux of what's affecting our daily health and wellbeing at home, at work and at school.


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LMS 2009-11-06

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. ...

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[ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-11-05

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, sometimes we need a little help to make the best decisions. Political poll dancing The Australian Sex party sees itself as concerned with sexual issues in ordinary people´s lives. Fabulous food with Jane Kennedy Do you love food? The problem is...

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[ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-11-04

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 creation´ to quote ABC Landline reporter Timothy Lee. Music Track - The way it is Your feedback Today's letter of the week is in response to our discussion on the revival of parlour games last Thursday October 29. It's from Marilyn: ...

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[ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-11-03

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. Vital Signs: stories from intensive care Dr Ken Hillman, an intensive care specialist, speaks to Richard about his work with the very ill or dying in hospitals. Why you are Australian: Nikki Gemmell London based writer Nikki Gemmell faces the ex...

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[ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-11-02

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 Gohil is no ordinary royal. Ineffective parents: Jonathan Biggins Children are not equal; quite possibly not gifted and talented either; and parents are too afraid of upsetting them. Track: Big Girls Don't Cry Living with the 'Man Drought' part 1 ...

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[ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-29

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, Michael Cowley, talks about his groundbreaking research into metabolism and obesity. Stars over Shiralee: Sheryl McCorry Sheryl McCorry likes to start the day with a pannikin of tea, preferably outdoors looking over the Porongorup Ranges in the sout...

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[ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-28

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 with the mentally ill? Imagine you´re a police officer and called to a scene where a young man is wildly waving a broken bottle threatening to hurt people - is he drunk or having a serious psychosis? Lynne Truss: get her off the pitch Lynne Truss w...

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[ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-27

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 personal and financial information. Maternity leave: a slow and unfinished revolution We´re on the eve of some important and hard fought for changes in Australia. From January next year, women can request more unpaid parental leave and job flexibility,...

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[ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-26

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 politics. Track: Juicy Ripe Tomatoes: Monica Trapaga Monica Trapaga: she's leaving home Monica Trapaga knew exactly what to give her daughter Lil when she left home, a gift that would sustain and enhance her life, a recipe book. ...

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[ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-23

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. ...

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[ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-22

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 the money wisely spent? The Federal Government issued $21 billion to householders over the past 12 months, in the form of cash handouts. Exam stress We all feel a certain amount of stress when we´re put to the test whether that´s in exams, at a job...

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[ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-21

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 five years of age one hour a day is the recommendation. A Week at the Airport: Alain de Botton When philosopher and self-confessed travel obsessive Alain de Botton was approached by BAA the owners of Heathrow Airport to become their first ever write...

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[ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-20

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 Hitchcock: Little White Slips Sitting any kind of exam is stressful, even more so if the exam is make or break for your career and you've put your life on hold to devote a year to intense study. Meet the listener: the luckiest black sheep, Anne Wiseman M...

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[ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-19

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 the 'Eddie Mabo of electoral law', Vicki Roach fought a High Court case that overturned an attempt to remove the right of prisoners to vote. ...

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[ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-16

Talkback: marrying out of the faith Today a discussion springing from oral historian Siobhan McHugh's research into 'marrying out'. ...

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[ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-15

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 or interest rate increases, it's the chronic rental shortage. Promoting 'Plain English' The Plain English movement is dedicated to clear, concise language that can be readily understood. It aims to reform the complex and jargon-ridden documents produ...

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[ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-14

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 superannuation and for many people their only other major asset super their house. Mission Mexico Australian couple Pam and Alan Skuse travelled to Mexico nine years ago to spend twelve months volunteering at a local orphanage in Tapachula, Mexico. Music trac...

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[ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-13

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 experience emotional highs and lows but sometimes it's a symptom of a deeper problem. Elly Varrenti: the girl upstairs is crying How far do you think neighbourliness should go? Meet the listener: Belinda goes to Minnesota for the weekend Meet the ...

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[ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-12

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 poverty, unemployment and homelessness. Love and the soundtrack of my life: Lana Penrose For Author Lana Penrose life has been a journey of the heart where music and love have intertwined. Music Track: Love is the Drug Deconstructing wisdom 4: the gra...

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[ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-09

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. ...

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[ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-08

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 - vehicle for social change, argues Jim Schorr, a pioneer of social entrepreneurship in the US. No ordinary bloke: Donny Paterson In 2004, when the tsunami swept all before it across South Asia, Donny Paterson was watching television in his bedroom in Ne...

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[ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-07

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 scarce than doctors. Elephant Dance: Tammie Matson Dr Tammie Matson is an Australian Zoologist working on elephant-human relations in Southern Africa and North-East India. Your feedback Today's letter of the week comes from the Life Matters g...

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[ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-06

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 Sydney dance group of children and young adults with disabilities, is such a successful phenomenon that it´s being replicated around the country. Ghost child: Caroline Overington Sometimes the truth is hard to bear, like the terrible case of a NSW co...

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[ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-05

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 their fifth birthday. Public opinion on abortion law reform Queensland´s abortion laws don´t match up with community attitudes according to new research from Swinburne University sociologist, Dr Katharine Betts. Rocky and Gawenda Can a dog change you...

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[ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-02

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 its water supply. ...

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[ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-10-01

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. Matt Preston Food writer and MasterChef judge Matt Preston has one of the world's largest cravat collections. Well not quite, but he does have names for them. Li Cunxin: the true story of Mao's Last Dancer It's been an extraordinary journey for L...

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[ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-09-30

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 funds. Paul and Tami Roos: Sport and life The Sydney Swans coach and his wife Tami, a teacher of meditation with an MBA and a PhD, believe that work and family need not be separated. Your feedback Today's letter of the week comes from James on the Lif...

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[ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-09-29

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 are about to crack down on young people carrying knives with new powers to stop and search. Masters Games: a family affair Thousands of competitors are about to arrive in Sydney to take part in the 2009 World Masters Games, these are the egalitarian...

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[ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-09-28

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 don´t attend faith based lessons at school? Deconstructing wisdom 2: 'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all' Each week on Life Matters we pull apart a popular phrase. ...

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[ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


LMS 2009-09-25

Talkback: unfashionable virtues Which unfashionable virtues do you think should make a comeback? ...

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[ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]

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