Episode description
Interest rates have dropped for the first time since 2020. It might not feel important, but it’ll affect what you pay in rent, the cost of buying a home, and even who the next Prime Minister is...
And checking your poo could save your life. Bowel cancer is impacting more young people than the generations that came before.
Plus, do you understand the basics of democracy? Turns out 72% of Aussies leaving school don't, and that could be a problem when it comes to the federal election.
Listen now:
01:16 - Explaining the cut to interest rates
06:13 - How checking your poo could save your life
20:08 - Trying to understand democracy
Guests:
- Professor Stuart Riddle, curriculum expert, University of Southern Queensland
- Jessica Hill, Bowel Cancer Australia advocate
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