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Last 20 Shows LMS 2010-02-10 Agenda 2010 - Technology
The third in our new series of expert panels talking on the big issues on the government's agenda in education, health, technology and employment throughout 2010.
Green loans response
Last week we spoke to Greens Senator Christine Milne about her concerns with the administration of the Federal Government's Green Loans scheme. She called it 'a debacle'.
Our father who wasn't there
A six month old baby loses his father, who has shot himself.
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LMS 2010-02-09 Psychology blues
The Medicare rebate for psychology is over budget and not working. It is operating within a flawed system of delivering psychological services, according to Professor Ian Hickie.
Wryside economics: the economics of terrorism
You might not think economics has much to do with suicide bombers, but new
research provides a fresh way of looking at the causes of terrorism and how it mmight be tackled.
Working on death row: David R Dow
In the state of Texas, there are around 35 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LMS 2010-02-08 Green Loans response
Our story on Thursday February 4 on problems with the Green Loans scheme prompted a big audience response.
Highly gifted children
Dr Deborah Ruf is a US based educational psychologist specialising in highly gifted children.
Adoptions in Australia
We hear a snapshot of adoption in Australia from Tim Beard from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
The future of palliative care
Four Corners returns to ABCTV tonight with a powerful program that follows four A ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LMS 2010-02-05 Talkback: don't worry be happy
When author Barbara Ehrenreich was diagnosed with breast cancer she found the emphasis on positive thinking a burden rather than a support.
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LMS 2010-02-04 Problems with the Green Loans scheme
The Federal Government's Green Loan program is designed to assist householders make their homes more energy efficient.
Strathewen: a school reborn
The Royal Commission into the Black Saturday bushfires had some special visitors this week, from a community devastated by the fires almost a year ago.
When to really worry about your teen
Parenting and worry seem to go hand in hand, but there´s definitely a scale of seriousness - from worrying about your ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LMS 2010-02-03 Agenda 2010 - Health Reform
The second in our new series of expert panels talking on the big issues on the government's agenda in education, health, employment and social affairs throughout 2010.
Political insider Niki Savva
It´s going to be a big year in politics with four elections around the country likely in the space of 12 months.
Your feedback
Our Friday Talkback has sparked so many of you seem to fess up to your convict heritage. Some very intruguing calls and letters on A Convi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LMS 2010-02-02 Students in limbo
University Orientation Week has begun in two universities, while most start in three weeks. But many students remain unsure whether they can, or should, begin study this year.
My name is Ross: an alcoholic's journey
On Australia Day the writer, historian and political commentator Ross Fitzgerald celebrated 40 years of being sober.
Edinburgh Military Tattoo on tour
What is it with bagpipes? Love them or hate them, the sound of the pipes inspires something very special.
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LMS 2010-02-01 The two economists: productivity, tax and interest rates
It´s going to be a big week for economic news this week, Wayne Swan releases the government´s third intergenerational report today, the Reserve bank seems set to increase interest rates tomorrow and the government´s handling of the economy is sure to dominate question time when parliament sits tomorrow for the first time this year.
Carecareers campaign
There´s going to be a huge demand for disability and community care service wo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LMS 2010-01-29 Talkback: a convict in the family
Do you have a convict in your family, if you do, you probably come from good resilient stock. No longer something shameful, it´s a matter of pride to discover your convict ancestry.
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LMS 2010-01-28 My School launch
Despite opposition from teacher unions, the federal government's My School website is now up and running. There were teething problems for the first few hours, but by mid morning the site was working smoothly.
Tackling sex trafficking: The Grey Man
Sex trafficking is one of the biggest international criminal industries, with child sex trafficking accounting for a significant part of this.
Track: New Shoes
Loosening the reins
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LMS 2010-01-26 Meet the listener special
This Australia Day special is a selection of interviews with the many audience members who have taken part in our popular weekly 'Meet the listener' segment over the past two years.
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LMS 2010-01-27 Agenda 2010 - Education
The first in our new series of expert panels talking on the big issues on the Government's agenda in education, health, employment and social affairs throughout 2010.
Margo and Micko
Two siblings, born a year apart, stick together through the loss of their father, their mother's alcoholism, an orphanage and boarding schools.
Your feedback
Your feedback on some recent stories, including Respect, and the Family Home.
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LMS 2010-01-25 Respect
Do we need to show each other more respect?
Mick Dodson: Australian of the Year
Indigenous lawyer and activist Mick Dodson reflects on his year as Australian of the Year.
Born in the colony
The first generation of Europeans born in the colony of NSW were described at the time as `the cornstalks´, tall, healthy and fair haired.
Broadway Dreaming part 1: an ode to the apple
Naomi Hart, a gal whose dancing lessons started in Armidale, in northern NSW, has just spent six years pur ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LMS 2010-01-22Talkback: it's a dog's lifeDog owners are frustrated by the increasing number of rules and restrictions on their four-legged friends.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LMS 2010-01-21 Beside Every Successful Man: Megan Basham
In her book Beside Every Successful Man, conservative commentator Megan Basham looks at what she says is a growing trend among women to reject the pressures of full-time work in favour of child-rearing and, perhaps most controversially, to support their husband's career.
Response to Beside Every Successful Man: Monica Dux
Feminist writer Monica Dux responds to our interview with conservative commentator Megan Basham about her book Beside Every Succ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LMS 2010-01-19 Eric Fombonne: Autism latest
More people are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders yet the causes of the condition are still not well understood.
Working with autism
People with autism struggle to find work suited to their personality and skills.
Music Track - The Special Two
The horse boy
Most people are only too willing to try anything to help their children facing difficulty. But what if a trip to visit Shamanic healers in the wilds of Mongolia is involved?
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LMS 2010-01-20 - UPDATED Keeping teen mothers in education
When a teenage girl gets pregnant, it usually means the end of her education and a fast-track to disadvantage.
Depression in the workplace
It´s estimated that depression costs the Australian economy 6.3 billion dollars. But what about the personal cost?
Wayson Choy: Not yet
A Canadian writer, single and childless at 62, is sustained through a near death experience in hospital by a loving, and very extended, `family´ of friends.
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LMS 2010-01-18 The Birth Wars
Novelist and journalist Mary-Rose MacColl worked on a 2004 review of Queensland´s maternity services and has now undertaken her own review of maternity care and birthing across Australia.
School choice
New research has found that middle-class parents are increasingly anxious about choosing a school for their children.
Always Liza to me
Cecila Rice grew up in a big family during the 1960s. They´re the usual bunch, there´s girls, boys, a set of identical twins and some ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LMS 2010-01-15 Talkback: The joy of living alone
One in four Australian households are single occupancy homes, and it's predicted that in the coming decades millions more of us will choose to live alone.
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LMS 2010-01-14 Every patient tells a story
Dr Lisa Sanders is the doctor and technical adviser to the TV program House. She's the brains behind many of the fascinating medical cases you see on the program.
Someone else's child: part 4
In this four-part series Julie Kimberley speaks with foster parents about their own private and personal experiences when looking after someone else´s children.
Music Track - Guang: Coloured Clouds chasing the Moon
The women behind `Mao´s Last Dancer´
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