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How age verification laws could affect you, no matter how old you are
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Community and Society
Members of army unit that prepares parachutes tested positive for drugs days before fatal jump
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Defence Forces
What struggling Australians really think about the 'cost-of-living' budget
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Economy
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Weekly news quiz: Stunning auroras, federal budget handed down, and a history-making Eurovision
Are you across this week's news headlines? Put yourself to the test.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Information and Communication
How technology will help in the future of medicine
In a special episode of Download This Show, Marc Fennell looks at technology and medicine. Technology is being used to fight illness, develop new vaccines and medicines, and help people to live healthier lives.
Source: ListenTopic: Science and Technology
Parents are making tough choices to give their kids a better life
For many parents, especially first-generation immigrants, academic pressure is a small price to pay for a lifetime of security. But amid Australia's rising cost of living, what happens when that price isn't so "small" anymore?
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Family and Relationships
Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins on Future Made in Australia
Professor Lovins has made his home near Aspen so energy efficient that he is able to grow bananas during the freezing Colorado winter.
Source: ListenTopic: Energy Industry
How a wild coastal upbringing is shaping the careers of these creative West Australian brothers
For many, being alone in some of the world's scariest surf before dawn is a scene from a nightmare. But for Jarvis and Cooper Smallman, it's all part of a family tradition of finding inspiration in the rugged beauty all around them.
Source: ABC EsperanceTopic: Visual Art
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Focus on women
Having babies in Australia is 'not a good deal', and more women are saying 'not for me'
For decades, women in Australia have been told they should have more children for the good of the country, but there's many reasons why more are choosing to stay child free.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Pregnancy and Childbirth
There's tech in everything we do and this teacher knows the importance of having a female perspective
Alfina Jackson is passionate about teaching and technology, and hopes her award-winning, "future-focused" approach will inspire more girls into science, technology, engineering, and maths fields.
Source: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Education
Regional students are more likely to miss school due to pelvic pain. A new program aims to help close gaps in knowledge
Starting next year, the Victorian government plans to fund 400 pelvic pain and menstrual health education sessions for students across the state, with regional and rural schools prioritised for delivery.
Source: ABC South West VicTopic: Women's Health
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