Climate change and the teenagers putting it all on the (picket) line
The UN has declared the climate crisis an existential threat to humanity. Scientists warn that rising temperatures will have catastrophic effects on o...
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Two hosts, one problem, two possibilities… Presented by Jan Fran and Marc Fennell, a series where we hear personal stories from Australians with big ambitions, entrepreneurs and small business owners, who are advocating for change and tackling society's big issues. The Few Who Do is an SBS podcast with CGU Insurance.
Open for business: A tale of two main streets
As our lives increasingly move online, it’s important to maintain real public spaces—both for the local economy and to keep our communities vibrant an...
Going the distance: getting a job when you’re homeless
Running a marathon isn’t usually a requirement for job applicants, but for some homeless people around Australia it’s a key achievement that has led t...
Names can never hurt me: cyberbullying and image-based abuse
Being told to ignore bullies and "walk away" was never an overly effective anti bullying method and now bullies are inescapable.One-in-three Australia...
Plating up edible insects and the whole hog
Mealtime could look and taste a little different in the future. The United Nations estimates that by 2050 the world’s population will rocket to almost...
Planes, trains and driverless automobiles
Australia has the second busiest domestic air route in the world. Over 54 thousand flights flyfrom Melbourne to Sydney each year, in part because we’r...
How do you wake a sleeping language?
Prior to 1788 there were an estimated 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait languages and 800 dialects spoken across this continent we now know as Australi...
Equal pay for equal play
When we speak of a sports pay gap we generally think of elite athletes. But what happened at a small town's annual footrace highlighted the gender ine...
“You can’t watch me 24/7:” empty streets and violent homes
“You can’t watch me 24/7. When you least expect it I'm going to lock you all in this house and I want to burn the house down”Arman Abrahimzadeh grew u...
Workplace mental health: "the anxiety was a weird feeling in my stomach"
Can sharing your experience with a mental illness help others? It’s estimated that 45% of Australians between the ages of 16 and 85 will experience a ...