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Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians. 

When Taraidh became quadriplegic 18 months ago, it turned his family's emergency plans on their head. A new program is helping equip people like him with the tools they need to prepare. 

The Wagonga lady is one of more than 1,700 ancestors returned to Australia from overseas collections in the past three decades, but many more remain to be found and returned. 

Disability rights advocate Vicky Levack joins us with a look at how technology affects the lives of people with disabilities, on this episode of Disability Debunked. 

<p class="MsoNormal">Employment scams are one of the fastest growing types of fraud. The recent surge can be traced to several post-pandemic factors that make these crimes even easier for criminals. In this episode, we will hear from a job seeker and an employer who've both been ... Show More

Many people living in Ireland have an invisible disability, meaning they may not receive the same amount of support when handling daily life. Emily Larkin set up Invisible Disability Ireland, which focuses on raising awareness and campaigning on invisible disabilities to achieve ... Show More

As the job market continues to get more competitive, it’s taking months for new grads to land employment, with many settling for roles that don’t align with their goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Feeling trapped in a job you can’t leave? Learn how to shift your mindset, manage stress, and find small moments of ease—so you can navigate work challenges with more balance and resilience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The phenomenon of brain drain is when the best and brightest workers from poor countries immigrate to rich countries in the pursuit of higher pay and living conditions. This can hinder the development of poor countries because many of their best workers leave. Learn more about yo ... Show More

We move for all sorts of reasons – new job, new grandkid – but moving because it’s just too darn hot? That’s a new one. But it’s going to pick up in the next few decades as more people around the world are forced to migrate because of climate change.See omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More

Canada has gone through a lot in the last 10 years, and one of the biggest problems is the price of housing. Canadian cities are in such a small area of the country's landmass and housing construction has not kept up with the population, so housing prices have skyrocketed. Canada ... Show More

For people who are living with disability, including various forms of chronic diseases and chronic pain, daily tasks like lifting a glass of water or taking off clothes can be difficult if not impossible. In Activist Affordances: How Disabled People Improvise More Habitable World ... Show More