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Aug 23, 2024 • 53min

What's your station like? Could it be better?

With railway stations in the news as Sydney opens some new ones and Melbourne wonders how long it will take to travel between Parkville and Arden, The Conversation Hour team asks about your station.
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Aug 22, 2024 • 51min

Is it getting too expensive to have a pet?

Cost of living increases and changes in life circumstances are leading to significant increases in the number of animals surrendered for re-homing, according to research by the RSPCA.
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Aug 21, 2024 • 51min

What is the real value of a hairdresser?

With a decade long decline in apprenticeship enrolments, some in the industry are concerned these cornerstones of the community are disappearing.
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Aug 20, 2024 • 52min

Could driver training be improved?

Data from the last financial year indicates it was the most deadly year on Australian roads in more than a decade.
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Aug 19, 2024 • 49min

Can you speak your parents' language?

Achieving competency in another language can be met with resistance from younger family members, who cannot see the value of committing the time and effort. 
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Aug 16, 2024 • 52min

The path to the Paralympics

Around the country sporting clubs are working to create environments that are more welcoming for people with disabilities.
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Aug 15, 2024 • 52min

Growing an edible garden

In this episode, The Conversation Hour team unearths the secrets to making your garden work for you.
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Aug 14, 2024 • 51min

Exploring the benefits of lifestyle therapy

New research suggests lifestyle therapy can be as helpful for our mental health as support delivered by psychologists. 
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Aug 13, 2024 • 50min

What happens when you lose your sense of smell?

For those living with a loss of smell long term, the impacts on overall health and wellbeing can be significant.  
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Aug 12, 2024 • 49min

Should we make housing a human right?

Former supreme court judge Kevin Bell argues we need to reconsider our housing priorities.  

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