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The Health Quarter March 13 Video
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On this episode: the number of young Australian men living with eating disorders on the rise; a revolutionary new treatment for asthma sufferers and a review into the state of the nation's mental health services.
Topics: health, adolescent-health, allergies, anxiety, eating-disorders, heart-disease, lung-cancer, doctors-and-medical-professionals, asthma, mental-health, australia
The Finance Quarter March 7 Video
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On this episode: using your mortgage to get rid of your credit card 'Christmas hangover'; the risks around having life insurance in your super fund and how to add personality to your brand and make your profits grow.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, insurance, superannuation, advertising-and-marketing, australia
The Rural Quarter February 20 Video
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On this episode: The Murray Darling Bason plan in drought; West Australian graziers battle growing kangaroo populations and where Adelaide Hills winemakers stand after severe bushfires.
Topics: rural, drought, murray-darling-basin, water, water-management, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, food-and-beverage, bushfire, australia
The Finance Quarter February 6 Video
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On this episode: Andrew Robertson takes a look at the superannuation co-contribution, how social media is helping businesses connect with customers and what’s ahead for the Australian Stock Exchange in 2015?
Topics: business-economics-and-finance
The Rural Quarter January 24th Video
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In this episode: petrol retailers accused of gouging regional motorists; safety concerns goose hunting in the Northern Territory and a British farmer's 'Nazi' cow troubles.
Topics: rural, animals-and-nature, animals, animal-welfare, australia
The Health Quarter January 17 Video
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On this episode: a special update on Ebola from Africa and should alternative therapies be covered by private health insurance?
Topics: health, infectious-diseases-other, diseases-and-disorders, health-insurance, australia
The Rural Quarter December 27 Video
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On this episode: Banks ease financial conditions for drought-stricken farmers; fly-in, fly-out cosmetic surgeons head to the bush and outback Queensland students take the musical spotlight.
Topics: rural, music, opera-and-musical-theatre, business-economics-and-finance, drought, doctors-and-medical-professionals, australia
The Indigenous Quarter December 16 Video
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On this episode: Traditional owners push for a new future for the Elsey Station in the Northern Territory and one decade on, Queensland’s Palm Island and it’s residents are still trying to heal from an indigenous death in custody.
Topics: community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, black-deaths-in-custody, rural, accidents, police, animals, australia
The Finance Quarter January 16 Video
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On this episode: young people in Sydney begin to despair over how they’ll afford their own house; the cost of cheaper petrol and falling oil prices and what does a day of emailing do for your busy workplace agenda?
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, housing-industry, house-and-home, housing, oil-and-gas, workplace, internet-technology, australia
The Finance Quarter December 13 Video
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On this episode: How to be busy yet productive in small business; Telstra’s CEO talks about putting the customer first and five important lessons school-leavers need to learn that they won’t learn in school.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
The Health Quarter November 22 Video
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On this episode of the Health Quarter, 3D printers used to build synthetic body parts for surgery, a worrying new trend in the use of energy drinks and the push to make weight loss surgery more widely available.
Topics: health
The Rural Quarter November 15 Video
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On this episode: farming meets fashion with Aussie Merino wool; and the 85 year old still hard at work in his self built, one man sawmill.
Topics: rural
The Finance Quarter November 11 Video
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On this episode of Finance Quarter: What are the ramifications of your social media antics? And as Australians grow older, a growing financial burden is the cost of the aged pension.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance
The Indigenous Quarter November 1 Video
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On this episode: the world's largest block of protected arid land is created in Western Australia; and a look at the race to save natural treasures in Arnhem Land.
Topics: community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, australia
The Health Quarter October 25 Video
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On this episode: A man who was paralysed, walks again; one woman's search to find a cure for MS; and how Australian health authorities are gearing up to deal with Ebola.
Topics: health, disabilities, health-policy, medical-procedures, australia
The Rural Quarter October 19 Video
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On this episode of The Rural Quarter, small growers in the Northern Territory concerned about missing out on banana freckle compensation, the pesticide ban worrying fruit growers and Australian walnut growers building ties with China.
Topics: rural, vegetable-fruit-nuts, australia
The Finance Quarter October 11 Video
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Join Andrew Robertson for a look at issues in business and finance.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
The Indigenous Quarter October 4 Video
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On this episode: A Sydney program putting young drivers behind the wheel, football glory on Kangaroo Island and a Native Title claim in the Top End.
Topics: community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander
The Health Quarter September 27 Video
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On this episode of The Health Quarter: mobile phones become lifesavers in the hands of paramedics, premature babies benefit from The Hobart Method and the latest on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Topics: health
Rural Quarter September 20 Video
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A quick snapshot of the latest stories from rural Australia from the ABC's team of reporters across the country.
Topics: rural
The Finance Quarter September 13 Video
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Join Andrew Robertson for a look at issues in business and finance.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance
The Indigenous Quarter September 6 Video
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Join us for a look at the latest Indigenous news.
Topics: community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander
Health Quarter August 30 Video
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On this episode of The Health Quarter: Australia’s first outpatient clinic for eating disorders, abalone blood to cure cold sores, and research into a rare spinal condition affecting two children in one family.
Topics: health
The Rural Quarter August 23 Video
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A quick snapshot of the latest stories from rural Australia from the ABC's team of reporters across the country.
The Finance Quarter August 16 Video
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Join Andrew Robertson for a look at issues in business and finance.
