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We SO need to talk about ageism
Back in 2019 we were on the cusp of recognising ageism as a legitimate form of prejudice and discrimination. We are not there yet but we are making progress!
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Get smart on ageing well
The new podcast from UNSW’s Ageing Futures Institute promises to sort the evidence from the hype, smash outdated attitudes and incorrect assumptions, and pave the way to a better, smarter way of growing older. Join Keryn Curtis and her guests for the good oil on ageing well.
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Don’t let the sharks get you down
Many of us woke to the terrible news yesterday morning of a young woman attacked by a bull shark in Elizabeth Bay in Sydney Harbour. Shark attacks are always, always big news, feeding (sorry..) from a deep well-spring of shark-lore that was somehow baked into our collective consiousness by Spielberg’s 1975 film, Jaws. I wrote an…
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Do you thank the bus driver?
It seems we Australians are a polite bunch and that extends to thanking the bus driver for doing their job and getting us from A to B. But not everyone does it. This short vox pops story gets to the heart of a great little Australian story.
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Serious about being a serious journalist?
Dogged persistence and an insatiable curousity are a couple of the attributes you need to succeed as a journalist. Award winning foreign correspondent and investigative journalist, Deborah Snow, reflects on her own career and shares her tips for anyone aspiring to a journalism career.
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The art of telling stories
Stories are the way we make sense of the world. And story telling is part of being human. Screenwriter John Collee knows this more than most.
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Suddenly Senior?
:isten to me on the podcast, Suddenly Senior!
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Starting the policy debate Australia has to have
“Well, we DID actually say all of this in our report nearly nine years ago and we DID say back then that we needed to do something about all this sooner rather than later if we were to avoid the need for big emergency policies in the future…. Stitch in time, saves nine, all of…
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A long weekend in the country
Selected scenes from a five night road trip, Sydney to Melbourne – via Jugiong, Gundagai, Yackandandah, Sherbrooke, Wangaratta, Violet Town and historic Chiltern.
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A funny old life
Oh yes, it’s a cliche to say it, but time never ceases to amaze me. Randomly (or at least obliquely), I came across something I wrote for a now extinct blog platform, Frank and Earnest, all about the concept of what, who and when is ‘old’. It was 7 August 2015 – only days before…
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The age of gerontolescent angst
“There is only one alternative to ageing. There are many alternatives to ageing well.” Dr Alexandre Kalache You may have survived the spotty, angst-ridden ravages of adolescence, a misspent youth and even a mid life crisis; now get ready for your ‘gerontolescence’. That’s a cute term for a new, emerging phase in our older lives. …
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