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Serafina Steer - The Moths Are Real

An artist harder to define, and more brilliant, than you might imagine.




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Boris Johnson's COVID leadership, and Margaret Thatcher's legacy

What impact will Boris’ bout of COVID-19 have on his leadership and the nation’s fight against the virus?  His former boss, political columnist Charles Moore weighs in. Later in the program Moore discusses his best-selling three volume biography of Margaret Thatcher. Was the Iron Lady really an eco-warrior? Would she have supported Brexit?




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270km flights to buy bread, $15,000 shopping bills are just facts of life on a remote Australian cattle station

Flying a light plane to pick up bread from the local bakery is not something most Australians can relate to, but it is the unique reality for some who call Central Australia home.






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Residents near Albemarle's WA lithium refinery fear jobs are going to city workers

An American company building WA's largest lithium refinery has received pushback from locals in WA's South West, amid concerns it is sourcing most of its workers from Perth.





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Aussie school students are planning to skip class and join a global climate strike

Bunbury student strike leaders BellaBurgemeister and Lachlan Kelly say they're doing it to show politicians that urgent action is needed.




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'Retreat' removed from street name in Margaret River honouring fallen WWI diggers

Officials in Western Australia bow to public pressure and change the suffix of a street in a regional tourist town to honour the memory of two fallen World War I soldiers.



  • ABC South West WA
  • southwestwa
  • Community and Society:All:All
  • Community and Society:History:20th Century
  • Community and Society:History:All
  • Community and Society:History:World War 1
  • Government and Politics:Local Government:All
  • Human Interest:All:All
  • Australia:WA:Margaret River 6285


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Older Australians 'dying' waiting for home-care packages, advocates say

Joan Webb has already been approved for a government-subsidised home-care package. At 93 years of age, she's now facing an 18-month wait. She's not alone.




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Physical abuse, use of chemical restraints among complaints to aged care watchdog in Tasmania

When Jane Rankin-Reid moved her mum Shirlee into an aged care home in Hobart, she hoped she'd live out her twilight years in comfort and dignity. But the elderly woman's life soon became a nightmare.




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Croissants are 30 per cent pure butter, so these producers are making sure it's good

Australians love and will pay top prices for proper coffee, stinky cheese, and top-of-the-range wines and olive oils. Now butter has joined that list.




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Tulips are a tourist attraction



  • ABC Northern Tasmania
  • northtas
  • Australia:TAS:Table Cape 7325

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Accused Claremont serial killer pleads guilty to historic attacks on women

The accused Claremont serial killer, Bradley Edwards, has pleaded guilty to attacks on two women in the years leading up to the disappearance of Sarah Spiers.




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Daryl Deutscher runs a rare turkey farm at Dadswell's Bridge in western Victoria.




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Blood from Daryl Deutscher's Dadswells Bridge rare turkeys is being used to improve the global flu vaccine.






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Movie Review: Margaret

Anna Paquin, J.Smith-Cameron, Jeannie Berlin, Mark Ruffalo, Jean Reno, Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick, Allison Janney




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This market garden was set up to grow rare vegetables — and is now going gangbusters

An Adelaide community garden started as a hobby by a group of refugees wanting to grow vegetables from Africa and Asia is now proving so popular its produce is being sought interstate.




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'I thought it was for mums': Why not everyone feels welcome at parents' groups

To many people, they're known simply as 'mothers' groups' and that can mean new fathers like Jeremy Piert don't feel comfortable going along.




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Geometrical hexafoil are thought to serve as a sign of protection.

Geometrical hexafoil are thought to serve as a sign of protection.



  • ABC South West Victoria
  • southwestvic
  • Community and Society:All:All
  • Community and Society:Religion and Beliefs:All
  • Community and Society:Religion and Beliefs:Ancient Religions
  • Community and Society:Religion and Beliefs:Women Religious
  • Australia:VIC:Terang 3264

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Australians are eating less bread overall, but artisanal varieties are on the rise

For William Jane, the decline in Australian bread consumption has seen his business boom. In the space of two years, he's gone from baking 12 loaves a day to 800.




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Australians are eating more cheese, butter and yoghurt, and Timboon is milking the trend

Australian dairy production is dropping, but a town in Victoria's Western District is taking advantage of changing consumer tastes to turn its fortunes around.




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Meat off the menu at Melbourne's Moreland City Council on Mondays, and farmers aren't happy

The meat industry says a Melbourne council's decision to take meat off its menu on Mondays could damage regional economies for little environmental gain.




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Councillor calls for $1m drought support funding to be redirected away from his area

David Littleproud will seek a review of rainfall figures as Moyne Shire councillor Colin Ryan says his region doesn't need drought support granted by the Federal Government because his area isn't drought affected.




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Where are all the mutton birds? Birdwatchers concerned by delayed arrival of migratory short-tailed shearwaters in Victoria

Every year, thousands of short-tailed shearwaters, or mutton birds, descend on Victoria's coastline at the end of September or early October after a mammoth journey from the northern hemisphere, but so far this year they haven't shown up.





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Maremma sheepdog and little penguin protector retires after nine years on Middle Island

Oddball might have been the movie star, but Tula the maremma is the real hero of Middle Island's famed penguin protection program, and she's retiring after almost a decade of service.




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Family wants answers about how son with disability was injured in care home

Eden Camac, who has a complex disability, broke both hips and his left leg while at a supported accommodation facility. An ambulance was not called until 10 hours after the incident and his family wants to know what went wrong.





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Flu strikes down more than 183,000 people this year, and it's not only the elderly who are being hit hard

Doctors are shocked by how quickly this season's flu is striking down the young and healthy. Last year, Amanda Nix was doing Tough Mudder, but a few weeks ago she was struck down with the infection, blacking out in an emergency ward as it took hold.




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Drought declared on the same day the mine closed, but Monto is determined to survive

The Queensland town of Monto that was drought declared and had the local mine close on the same day is determined to see the community survive.




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Cashless welfare card trial splits Bundaberg community, participants say they feel humiliated

The cashless welfare card trial in Central Queensland is getting mixed reviews, with charities and community organisations saying there are signs of improvement but participants are less enthusiastic.



  • ABC Wide Bay
  • widebay
  • Community and Society:Family and Children:Parenting
  • Community and Society:Unemployment:All
  • Community and Society:Welfare:All
  • Government and Politics:All:All
  • Government and Politics:Programs and Initiatives:All
  • Australia:QLD:Bundaberg 4670
  • Australia:QLD:Hervey Bay 4655


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Driving under the influence of medical cannabis is illegal, but patients are still taking the risk

Cannabis patients who ignore the standard medical advice to wait five days before driving are risking more than a fine or a suspended licence. If they are involved in an accident, their insurance will be voided.




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11,000 scientists declare climate emergency, warning world faces 'catastrophic threat'

More than 11,000 scientists around the world have signed a scientific paper declaring a climate emergency, in turn backing protesters across the world demanding and calling on governments worldwide to act.




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Hospitals are boosting their workforce to fight COVID-19

Student paramedics are being called up to serve, physiotherapists are being up-skilled to work in hospitals and the private sector is ready to share the load. 




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What happens to kids in out of home care during the lockdown?

Cutting off essential services - like schools and support groups - because of the Coronavirus pandemic leaves 'at risk kids' increasingly isolated and vulnerable. 




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A doctor prepares for the COVID-19 rush

At one Sydney medical centre the staff are trying to set up for the COVID-19 crisis, and to stay in business




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Museums and galleries are reframing their exhibits to go online

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced museums and other public institutions to shut their doors and go digital.




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Choirs are moving online

The 22 choirs run by “With One Voice” have moved their rehearsals and performances online.




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How Alcoholics Anonymous are dealing with the social isolation regulations

AA meetings around Australia are moving from the traditional in-person meetings to online, filling the need for people with alcoholism to find help from others.




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Television and theatre productions are at stand-still

How will television productions and theatres survive the C-19 lockdown? 




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Some prisoners are being released to protect them from COVID19

A sick prisoner's push for early release in the midst of the COVID pandemic.




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Healthy people are volunteering to be infected with coronavirus in the hope of speeding up a vaccine

Would you be willing to be infected with coronavirus if there was a chance of speeding up a vaccine? Thousands of young health people have put their hand up.




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Lego therapy groups are emerging to aid communication skills in children with autism




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Mining town parents turning down jobs because they cannot get childcare

Parents living in a mining town with one of the country's lowest unemployment rates are turning down jobs because there is no childcare available.




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Kendrick Dodd jailed for life for 'next level' brutal bashing of partner Margaret Indich

A Perth man who viewed violence as an acceptable way to manage his relationships is jailed for life for killing his partner, who had a chronic heart condition, by bashing her to death with his fists and a metal pipe.