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Help for eating disorders Jun 16, 2021

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Getting treatment for eating disorders can be a huge struggle. Up until now, Australia hasn't had a dedicated centre for eating disorder recovery... but the country's first one is opening on the Sunshine Coast. It's one of seven new centres, but are they enough? We unpack what's happening with the defamation trial with one of Australia's most decorated soldiers Ben Roberts Smith. Plus, you'll meet Hoover the Kelpie, Australia's most expensive working dog worth more than $35 thousand. Live Guests: Amelia Trinick, Team Leader at the Butterfly Foundation Jamelle Wells, ABC reporter Karen Stephens, President of the Casterton Kelpie Association

Finding out you have ADHD on TikTok Jun 15, 2021

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People are sharing what it's like to have ADHD on TikTok. And for 23-year-old Matilda... it led to her getting a diagnosis. So, what are the symptoms and how do you get a medical diagnosis? Why a $2.5 million trial offering birth control counselling after buying the morning after pill, has enraged women across the country. Plus, the Murugappan family will be relocated to community detention in Perth, so what does this mean for their future? Live Guests: Rose Callaghan, comedian Jamal Hakim, Managing Director at Marie Stopes Australia Shalailah Medhora, Hack's political reporter

The Shake Up: Gladys Berejiklian meme, Biloeala family, and cold houses Jun 11, 2021

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Join Hack's Ange McCormack with The Feed's Vic Zerbst and Political Editor at the New Daily, Josh Butler. It's the Shake Up and we're talking... About the viral awkward photo of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian before Origin, the Biloeala family who're stuck in detention on Christmas Island and why our houses are so cold in Australia. Join Hack's Ange McCormack with The Feed's Vic Zerbst and Political Editor at the New Daily, Josh Butler.

Why your toes are freezing off right now Jun 10, 2021

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We're experiencing a cold snap in Australia but why does it always feel so much colder than it is? It has something to do with how our houses are built. Here's how to stay warm, cheaply and efficiently. Plus, would you date someone if they were super religious? Or if their religion was different to yours? We find out how to navigate love and spirituality Live guests: Kylie Dunjey, Executive Director of Relationships Australia WA Tim Forcey, home energy advisor

Should the Biloela family get to stay? Jun 09, 2021

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The calls to release a Tamil family being held on Christmas Island are getting louder. Their three-year-old daughter, Tharnicaa, who was born in the Queensland town Biloela, is seriously ill in hospital. So, what are the ethics of how the government's handling it? New data about mental health shows young people have really been struggling since the Pandemic, so what help is available? Plus, why AFL legend Adam Goodes declined the Australian Football Hall of Fame honour. Live guests: Dr Ian Hicke, Co-Director, Health and Policy at The University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre. Dr Leslie Cannold, ethicist and writer Bianca Hunt, Kamilaroi, Barkindji, Ballardong and Wadjak Woman and broadcaster.

Should we have age restrictions for watching porn? Jun 08, 2021

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Would you still watch porn if you had to prove you're over 18 years old? Well, that's what a government committee is suggesting. But cybersecurity experts and Australia's adult industry are worried about what this could mean for the rest of us. Today the Australian Federal Police and FBI caught some huge criminal underworld figures in a worldwide investigation using an encrypted app. Plus, you'll find out about the largest dinosaur ever found in Australia, oh and his name's Cooper. Live Guests: Dr Michael Flood, Associate Professor at the Queensland University of Technology Xanthe Mallett, Associate Professor of criminology at the University of Newcastle Robyn Mackenzie, Palaeontologist at the Eromanga Natural History Museum

Our diets are wrong, we should eat more croc Jun 07, 2021

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Since colonisation, western diets have had a huge impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. And experts say we eat way too much red meat. So, should we all start eating traditional bush foods? After today's fight with YouTube star Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweather, we take a look what happens when sport and entertainment collide. Plus, why you should probably stop saying 'I'm so OCD'. Live Guests: Dr Philip Mosley, University of Queensland Angharad 'Rad' Yeo, technology reporter and host of Queens of the Drone Age Professor Bronwyn Fredericks, Pro Vice Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), University of Queensland

The Shake Up: Birth order, Naomi Osaka, and buying a house Jun 04, 2021

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It's the Shake Up and we're talking... How birth order affects who you become, Naomi Osaka's exit from the French Open, and creative ways to buy a house. Join Hack's Ange McCormack with broadcaster Marty Smiley and The Bachelor's Alisha Aitken Radburn.

When fast fashion sends you broke Jun 03, 2021

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Wasting heaps of money on clothes? You're not alone. The Australian fashion industry is worth an estimated $27-billion. But it is possible to save money, have sick style and look after the planet. New research has found Asian-Australians have been copping more racism since in the start of the COVID-19 pandemic began and it's extremely underreported. Hack explores hate crime laws in Australia and whether or not they go far enough. Plus, the Federal Government has announced disaster relief payments for people affected by COVID-19 lockdowns. Live Guests: Mairead Lesman, Young Workers Centre Remy Hii, actor and ambassador of the Stop Asian Hate movement in Australia Nazeem Hussain, comedian and host of the new season of the Pineapple Project

Another seven days of lockdown Jun 02, 2021

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The Victorian Government has announced the state's lockdown will continue for another seven days - but what support is there for young workers in Melbourne? The beef industry is trying to be more sustainable but how do you offset a whole lotta methane producing cattle burps? And, is it true that first born children rule the world and last born children want to change it? Hack investigates how your birth order can affect your life.

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