NT pepper spray trial divides community

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Two police officers are confirmed dead and another is injured at a shooting at a rural property in the alpine region of Victoria 

The only surviving guest of Erin Patterson's deadly mushroom lunch says he has forgiven the convicted triple-murderer and is "no longer her victim". 

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. 

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 affected, as well as ... 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

Under the Americans With Disabilities Act, businesses are supposed to make their websites accessible to the visually impaired. WSJ's Ruth Simon found that this requirement has led to an explosion of lawsuits, many of which are against small businesses. Further Reading: - The Law ... 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

Amid rising labour shortages and employers around the world struggling to find skilled workers, labour migration, if managed properly, can help widen the pool of available skills. But the complex issue of increasing migration and the skills challenges faced by migrant workers and ... Show More

Many of the jobs that keep the world running — like cleaning bathrooms, picking up trash, caring for the elderly — pay so poorly that workers can barely make ends meet. Nonprofit leader Zeynep Ton is intent on changing that, showing why everyone wins when companies pay their peop ... Show More