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Are kids and young people affected more badly than we thought?

On today's show: * What is happening with children in the UK? * What about younger adults suffering from stroke in America? * Is loss of sense of taste and smell a good enough symptom to get tested? * How does COVID-19 possibly change the way we think?




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Is the way you eat being transformed by coronavirus?

While you're spending so much time at home you may be doing a lot more cooking and even picking up skills and trying things you had never dreamt of attempting before. But as your shopping bills rise and your skill set expands, what are the consequences for your local restaurant or takeaway?



  • Food and Beverage
  • Food and Cooking
  • Epidemics and Pandemics

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Is there any possibility coronavirus escaped a Chinese lab?

* What are some possible origins of coronavirus? * Are you more likely to get coronavirus if you work in an abattoir? * Can I get sick from meat processed in an abattoir if the worker had coronavirus? * Could herbal medicine play a role in helping stop or treat coronavirus? And Norman and Tegan discuss research regarding skin rashes that are being reported by some COVID-19 patients.




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Passing on the family legacies of medicine, public health work and reggae music

Do you have a vocation that's been passed through your family for generations? For Dr Mark Wenitong — the legacy of health work has been passed from his mother, through him and onto his son. And that's not the only family tradition being continued... Reggae music has also been a big part of his family's livelihood.




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Researchers say too soon to tell if the shutdown has reduced air pollution

Have you seen the photos of the Himalayas, with unusually clear blue skies? These have been matched by reports that China's carbon emissions have dropped by a quarter. Some people are speculating that air pollution has dropped in Australia too, because more of us have been staying at home, driving less and staying away from airports. But is that true? And what happens when things swing back into gear?




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Coronavirus closed down gyms and group exercise classes — so how will they restart?

Gymnasiums, swimming pools, pilates, yoga and dance studios were forced to close during the COVID-19 outbreak. We all had to adapt, with many people choosing other forms of exercise and a huge surge in the number of us doing classes online.



  • Health
  • Exercise and Fitness
  • Epidemics and Pandemics

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Too Hard Basket: excluded from a family inheritance

You are chatting with your cousin and she casually mentions an inheritance. You know that on her mother's side there was nothing to inherit. Your paternal grandmother though, died five years ago and you received nothing. Do you dig for answers knowing there's no chance of money, but really just to understand why? Or do you just let sleeping dogs lie?




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Weekend Life Matters: urban change post-Covid, sea and sand restored, Cape York beats the odds, and his Bobness sings for us all

Can these lockdown patterns of urban behaviour change how we shape our cities, one man's mission to de-plastic our sea and sand, how Cape York communities have had zero infection on a shoestring budget, and a landmark Dylan song falls back into relevance.




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Various Artists - The Rough Guide to Undiscovered World

A high-quality collection of labyrinthine fusions from tantalisingly unfamiliar artists.




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When It Drops: Why Alex Dyson wanted to write a novel




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Gaming the old fashioned way




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Comedy without the festival




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Lock down on the edge of the Earth




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The affair that saved a teenage boy's life




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Red Cross launches phone service to boost social connection amid rise in public anxiety

The Red Cross have launched a phone service to connect vulnerable Australians as many feel the pressure of home isolation and social distancing restrictions.




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'Truly surreal': Isolating on an abandoned ski mountain in Canada

When the COVID-19 restrictions hit Big White in British Columbia, Canada, 90 per cent of the mountain dwellers left within 24 hours, leaving behind hundreds of dollars worth of ski equipment and even abandoning their cars in the street.




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Time to remove the doona - Australians granted restrictions 'early mark'

The Prime Minister says coronavirus restrictions could be eased earlier than expected, announcing the National Cabinet would give Australia an "early mark" and look at a plan next week.




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Funding to assist aged care sector through coronavirus

The Federal Government has announced a one-off $205 million package to support the aged care sector through the coronavirus pandemic.




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My Feed: Decor dressing, lip sync challenges and online puzzles

While most remain isolated in their homes, solely relying on Netflix and social media to carry them through to the other side of the pandemic, many have found this a time of inspiration to launch online TikTok and YouTube careers.




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Warriors touchdown in Tamworth, leaving families and loved ones behind

The New Zealand Warriors have arrived in Tamworth, ahead of the proposed NRL launch on May 28.




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Country Drive: What's next for troubled Paradise Dam?

RN Drive's Country Drive ploughs through some of the most important news of the week from rural and regional Australia.




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What does Australia need to do before creating trans-Tasman bubble?

Australia's National Cabinet was joined by the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to discuss the possibility of a trans-Tasman travel 'bubble' - but what do we need to be sure of before that can become a reality?




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Coalition contest to pick Eden-Monaro candidate in strife

The Coalition contest to choose a candidate for the Eden-Monaro by-election is rapidly descending into farce.




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Aged Care Commission threatens to revoke license for aged care facility at the centre of deadly COVID-19 outbreak

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is threatening to revoke the license of the facility at the centre of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Penrith in Sydney's west.



  • Aged Care
  • Government and Politics
  • Infectious Diseases (Other)

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Tech Head: AirBnB to shed 25 per cent of employees

Coronavirus has had a devastating effect on the travel industry, and now it's dripping through to the tech sector as well, with AirBnB announcing they're cutting 1,900 jobs.




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Royal Commission's findings into George Pell reveal knowledge of abuse by clergy in the 1970s

Cardinal George Pell was aware of abuse being committed by clergy as early as the 1970s, and failed on two occasions to take action to remove paedophile priests, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has found. Cardinal Pell said he was surprised by some of the views of the Royal Commission about his actions, and he said these views are not supported by evidence.




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National Cabinet agrees on plan for staged reopening of economy

State and territory governments will begin easing restrictions this weekend, just six weeks into what was to have been a six month lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.




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My Feed: Peering through windows around the world

One Facebook page is giving people a pristine view out of windows from around the globe and they feature everything from picturesque mountains and lakes, to the concrete jungle of New York City.




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Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back

Old-time stylists make a fiery bid for the spotlight.




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Franz Schubert - Schubert Edition Vol. 7: Erlkönig (baritone: Matthias Goerne; piano: Andreas Haefliger)

The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances.




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The Jam - The Gift: Deluxe Edition

A sad album finale for a remarkable band.




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ABBA - ABBA: Deluxe Edition

An interesting, experimental juncture in the quartet's career.




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The Seeds - The Seeds

A worthwhile experience no matter how familiar you are with its many pleasures.




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Various Artists - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era: 1965-68

An indispensable illustration of the wild and vivid evolution of 1960s psychedelia.




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Marianne Faithfull - Broken English – Deluxe Edition

An absolute tour de force of an album from an artist with nothing left to lose.




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Fleetwood Mac - Rumours – 35th Anniversary Edition

A justified addition to the many Rumours already making the rounds.




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Is the Swedish model a death sentence? And, does Australia need a post-Covid economic partnership with the US, Japan and India?

Sweden's virus experiment: death sentence, or a way forward?




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Sewing hair scrunchies raises money for drought-affected communities

Alice Baxby wasn't around to enjoy (endure) the scrunchie hair trend of the 1980s and '90s, but she's selling hundreds of the hair ties to help drought-affected families.







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Mixed blessings for Channel Country graziers as floodwater brings strong season for some but leaves others desperate

Floodwaters that crippled North Queensland's cattle industry have turned the Channel Country further downstream into a landscape of dramatic contrasts.




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Hero's bravery award brings back memories for girl saved from sheep station fire 80 years ago

One man's rescue of a four-year-old girl from a fire 80 years ago has been formally recognised, and now the girl he saved wants to give something back to his family.




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Bob Pickersgill was a station hand at Bonnie Doon when he rescued the family's three-year-old daughter from a fire




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Aileen Harrison and her brother play outside their rebuilt Blackall home after it was destroyed by fire in 1940




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Outback Queensland pioneering single mother's daily rainfall records recognised 100 years on

When outback pioneering single mother Mary Emmott started rainfall records in 1914 she had no idea how important they would be.