What real help do women need when they are trying to recover and rebuild their lives safely — from therapy and counselling to learning how to use internet banking, find a safe home or re-enter the workforce?
Today the Conversation Hour team gets some dirt under their nails investigating regen ag. How does it work? Who does (and doesn't) it work for? And isn't this focus on soil health something all good farmers have in common?
Do you need parents with deep pockets for a chance at Olympic glory? And what if you don't live in a major city? Who gets to be an Australian Olympian?
Do you live a suburb or town alongside factories and industrial development? Is that safe?
These chemicals do not break down in the environment and have been linked cancers, reduced kidney functions and other negative health outcomes.
Music therapy is included as an allied health service that participants can access using NDIS funding.
According to Keep Australia Beautiful, approximately 100,000 tonnes of waste becomes litter in Australia each year.
Advocates in the field agree that infusing cultural understanding and practice into the healthcare system is crucial to improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
The decision from fashion label Witchery to rebrand and re-release its new collection was met with a mixed reception.
New data shows there has been a significant drop in the number of people enrolling into apprenticeships, leaving employers overstretched and understaffed.
Once a fringe enterprise, tiny homes are now a popular housing alternative.
For prospective students, there is plenty to consider before committing to university.
Local news outlets have been struggling ever since the revenue stream from classified ads largely dried up once the internet and social media arrived.
The Australian Energy Market Operator has warned of an immediate gas supply risk.
According to new research, surfing injects almost $3 billion dollars into the Australian economy each year.
So often access to treatment or medicine is hidden behind a convoluted system of referrals and waitlists.
Australia’s first national prison newspaper, About Time, will be launched soon, providing a place for people to share stories and build connections.
The Conversation Hour looks at why these spaces are a winning idea for so many people and why its worthwhile for everyone to seek out calm surrounds.
Artificial intelligence has been part of our everyday lives for the past decade, but generative AI is a newer and emerging field.
Recent studies have found a correlation between alcohol consumption and incidents of domestic homicide.
The Conversation Hour team explores the ways in which single people can be made to feel as those they're living outside the margins of normal society.
Recent research suggests that humans need more deep sleep in the winter than in other seasons.
The Country Women's Association has been a crucial cog in many regional communities for more than 100 years.
The research tells us we have a much more difficult time of making and retaining good mates later in life.
Producers are finding it difficult to compete with cheaper foreign products and are often at the whim of large distributors or supermarkets.
Retail staff used to be held in the highest regard, but now research shows workers are facing regular abuse and mistreatment.
In many cultures around the world, how you grieve and celebrate the life of the dead is far more complex and ongoing.
They’re sometimes referred to as 'invisible second patients' due to the physical, emotional and financially draining aspects of the responsibility.
Child advocates, health professionals and even the prime minister are in full support of the campaign to raise the minimum age for social media use from 13 to 16 years of age.
When the smallest of communities start to lose their essential services, how do they recover?
