With a focus on international politics and business, Fran Kelly talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
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Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met. Journey into their world, joining them on epic adventures to unfamiliar places, back in time to wild moments of history, and into their deepest memories, to be moved by personal stories of resilience and redemption. Hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski, Conversations is the ABC's most popular long-form interview program. Every day we explore the vast tapestry of human experience, wea ...
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Meals on Wheels SA is a non-for-profit organisation that provides delicious meals and services to customers across South Australia. Hearing stories from our wonderful MoWSA team caused us to want to create a place where you can experience the behind-the-scenes with us. This is what led us to this podcast, where our focus is sharing the great and interesting stories of our customers, volunteers, and employees’ stories with you. New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month.
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True crime conversations with people closest to some of Australia’s most compelling cases. From Doctors, to family members and the victims themselves, these perspectives not often heard in Australian media will amaze you. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.
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Emily Rogers is the founder of The Leap to Lead and a transition and leadership coach for individuals and organisations ready to show up the way they have always desired. Whether women in leadership positions or stay at home mums who put their career on hold for their family, they wonder if there isn’t more they ought to be doing and they’re ready to take the leap to lead the second act of their lives. Drawing on her experience and the frameworks developed as a senior HR leader across multip ...
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Join Tara on her inner healing journey going back to where it all began in childhood. As the pieces of the journey come together, she realises that every family has a secret, or in Tara’s case many secrets. It’s not until all the pieces are laid out that the picture of the family history comes into focus. Though understanding her past, Tara understands what took her to an impossible place & the lowest of lows in early 2023. She is now emerging as a happier & healthier person, finding her way ...
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Moments of Clarity shares unique insights from diverse guests illuminating how their personal growth stories have contributed to building a better world.
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Financial awareness and money issues are often pushed to the bottom of our to-do lists. In The Australian Financial Focus we talk to financial experts and everyday people who share ideas and tips for making your finances a focus - and moving you closer to your financial goals. Barry Wilkinson is the Director/Principal Broker Mortgage Broker at SW Brokerage- https://swbrokerage.com.au/ and has been a successful and motivated Mortgage Broker since 2004. A strong lateral thinker, Barry values p ...
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Welcome to The Wealth Faculty, where you and I go on an adventure, a journey in discovering what is the true meaning of wealth. The Wealth Faculty has two intentions. Firstly, we focus on the faculty that you bring to life - your physical, mental and emotional faculties. Secondly, the idea of creating wealth for yourself into the future requires a team - a faculty of advisors. One thing I can tell you, this thing called wealth is a marathon, not a sprint. The people you rely on to help you w ...
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The United Nations prepares for a high-stakes summit
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International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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An odyssey across Australia — how 11,000 sheep were walked from Victoria into the outback
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In 1882, thousands of sheep set off from a property in Western Victoria. Their destination was a huge station in the Northern Territory, land which a sheep had never set foot on. To get there, these animals and their drover battled drought, flood, famine and doubtBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Antibiotic resistant superbugs and how to fight them
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Professor Ian Henderson has spent his career searching for new treatments in the fight against antibiotic resistance superbugsBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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A life spent making — ‘Mr Millimetre’s’ memories
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Jeffrey Broadfield has made building his life. It has taken him around the world, and given him a place to belong. Jeffrey Broadfield is a master maker who builds houses to his clients’ wishes and quirks, using carpentry to turn recycled Australian hardwood into dream homes. It’s a craft Jeffrey says is dying. He grew up in Griffith, NSW, where he …
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Fish sperm sausages, and eyeball icecream: the Josh Niland story
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From using fish eyes in icecream, and not wasting the liver, to creating recipes with fish sperm, chef Josh Niland on his mission to revolutionise how we cook and eat fish. (R)By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Ever feel like you're walking through life in a fog? You're not alone. Book your free 30 minute Clarity Session now - https://www.theleaptolead.com/clarityBy Emily, The Leap To Lead
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The architects of ancient Arabia – speaking to the sky
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The deserts of Saudi Arabia are still holding on to many ancient secrets, hidden inside burial tombs and mysterious monumental structures called mustatils. Dr Hugh Thomas is on an archaeological mission to solve some of these mysteries. Hugh Thomas is an archaeologist who is fascinated by ancient mortuary practices and the secrets still hidden in t…
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Murdoch succession battle to play out in closed Nevada courtroom
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Plus, the new Support at Home aged care package explained. And the promises and failures of microfinance, told through the eyes of women borrowers in Sierra Leone, West Africa.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The epic highs and lows of Ji's life on the trampoline
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Ji Wallace was at the top of his career as a gymnast and acrobat when a terrible injury and surprising diagnosis brought him back down to earth, temporarily. Ji was an energetic, only child growing up on a bush block in suburban Brisbane when his parents brought home a trampoline to keep him occupied. Ji took to it so quickly, he learnt how to flip…
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Treating dementia — a new way of caring for the elderly
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Psychiatrist Duncan McKellar wrote the report that triggered the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. He has seen how care changes when we take someone's life story into account.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The story of James Earl Jones, and his legacy
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The late James Earl Jones grew up with a stutter and hardly said a word for years. After an English teacher intervened, he grew up to become one of the world's finest actors. (R)By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Epic sharks — the ancient origins of the monsters of the sea
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From sharks with wheels of teeth, to gargantuan sharks like the megalodon, palaeontologist John Long has traced the long and storied history of these oceanic hunters. This episode of Conversations explores science, origin stories, ancient history, sharks, palaeontology, the ocean, climate change, megalodon, hunting and predators.…
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Let's talk about clarity. Not the kind you get from cleaning your glasses (though that's nice too), but the kind that lights up your path in life. Book your free 30 minute Clarity Session now - https://www.theleaptolead.com/clarityBy Emily, The Leap To Lead
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Words of love — writing stories of Aboriginal land
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Author and professor Anita Heiss on her parents' story of romance, and how she brings true history alive in her workBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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New plan to fight domestic and family violence
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Hostages-for-prisoners swap and control of the Philadelphi Corridor stall ceasefire talks in the Israel-Gaza war. Plus, drought ravages Sicily.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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My brother's death — writing the story of a family's grief and loss
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For decades, Gideon Haigh and his mum were the only two people who really knew what happened on Jaz's last night. This year, it all poured out.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Quitting alcohol – the story of how Seana got sober
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After a childhood spent trying to escape her father's booze-fuelled outbursts, Seana developed her own problem relationship with drinking. But by her mid-50s, Seana decided she had had enough. Seana Smith grew up in a beautiful house in rural Scotland, and when things were good at home, they were wonderful. But Seana’s father loved to drink, and hi…
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How dogs think — and what they think of us
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Dog behaviourist Laura Vissaritis uses science and psychology to better understand what our dogs really are telling us and how our behaviour influences theirs (R). Laura is a dog behaviourist with qualifications in both animal behaviour and human psychology. Dogs were the first animals to become domesticated, and over the centuries they've evolved …
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My Stolen Generations story: how Brenda was taken from her family, twice
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As a young child, chunks of Brenda Matthews' early memories were missing until her biological mother told her the truth of what happened. Together they are slowly healing Wiradjuri woman Brenda Matthews was stolen from her family, along with her six siblings, when she was two-years-old. She came from a loving, hardworking, religious family. She was…
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5 Practical Tips to Strengthen Personal Leadership
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Personal leadership is a journey, not a destination. It's about progress, not perfection. Grab Your Free Strengths Assessment Now - https://www.theleaptolead.com/guideBy Emily, The Leap To Lead
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When a devastating injury ended Jack Beaumont's career as a jet fighter pilot, he decided to become a spy, in the French Secret Service. Jack Beaumont (not his real name) is a former intelligence operative and the author of several spy thrillers. Jack grew up in a turbulent family in Paris and when he got older he decided to train as a jet fighter …
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Bitesize: Do we become more positive as we age?
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Send us a text Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Great stories! This fortnight, we wanted to examine what happens to our behaviour and decision-making skills as we age, and what lessons younger people can learn from these findings. We will first discuss socioemotional selectivity theory, followed by the positivity effect. We hope that…
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China's ambassador to the Pacific nations, Qian Bo angered by the leaders' stance on Taiwan.
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Plus, Latvia's foreign Minister Baiba Braže on strengthening the protection of Latvia's border with Belarus and Russia.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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