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'I feel very proud': Australia is out of Eurovision 2024 but Electric Fields still made history -- Australia's Electric Fields won't be progressing to the next stage of the song content but the duo already made history by stepping on the hallowed stage.

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'My gut dropped': What the HECS changes mean if you've recently paid off your student loan -- If you paid off your student loan within the past year, you could be entitled to a juicy little tax return.

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Why this sunken island is changing the way we think about myths -- Legend has it a jealous husband used a wave curse to sink Teonimenu into the ocean forever. Scientists have worked out what really happened.

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In the 60s, this cookbook author became Australia's 'first influencer' -- In Australia, long before colonisation, the tradition of cake baking involved foraged and wild-caught ingredients. Many new traditions have since followed.

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Is it OK to let my teen drink alcohol? How do we teach our kids to have a healthy relationship with alcohol? Paul Dillon, the director of Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia, talks through how to set boundaries, how to keep your child safe and what to do if your teen is... Duration: 28 minutes 34 seconds - 28 - m

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More Aussies are turning to op shops, and it's not just driven by the cost of living -- Op shops are reporting a significant spike in customers, but beyond the rising cost of living, what else is fuelling the interest in second-hand goods?

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The 'strange' behaviours that led to Terry's dementia diagnosis at age 54 -- Terry was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in her 50s. This is her daughter's message to anyone going through the same experience.

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Rebecca never imagined the impact moving to a regional town would have on her daughter's health -- Rural and regional Australians have worse health outcomes than those in urban centres. Doctors and health advocates have some advice for those wanting to make the lifestyle change.

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Shenane woke from a coma to find she was $56,000 in debt. This is how she fought her way back -- In 2017, Shenane Hogg woke from a nine-month induced coma after an attack by her then-partner. The incident had been the last in a series of physical assaults, but she says the first red flag in the relationship was much more subtle. -- Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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Bright young minds brainstorm for a better world at girls-only workshop - Even the teachers are learning at these school-based programs designed to empower schoolgirls to solve complex problems, think like entrepreneurs, and consider STEM careers.

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Meet the woman taking on AI, its 'fake' models and alarming beauty standards - Chelsea Bonner has been fighting to change unrealistic perceptions of beauty for decades. Now she's taking on her biggest foe yet – artificial intelligence. Duration: 2 minutes 5 seconds - 2 - m - 5 - s

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Womens' advocate calls for new approach to educating boys -- Womens' advocates says we need to change the way we teach young boys to treat young women. -- Duration: 6 minutes 3 seconds

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Brian spent 40 years restoring this rare double decker passenger bus. Now a museum wants to buy it -- A double decker bus operated by one of the most significant transport families in Australia has been immaculately restored over 40 years and could be bound for the Sydney Bus Museum.

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Too old to run: The drug grannies — episode one -- In the summer of 1978, narcotics agents discovered the largest haul of illicit drugs to land in Australia, stashed inside a campervan belonging to two elderly American tourists. But were they drug smugglers or naive puppets in an elaborate plot. -- Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds

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Discovery of air force pilot's run-down grave prompts major makeover for 'forgotten, lost place' -- Volunteers are repainting hundreds of headstones at a cemetery in Far North Queensland and learning a lot about the people buried there.

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Vikings enjoyed cinnamon buns -- Why is vanilla a byword for boring? How did peppercorns end up next to salt on every western table? Did you know the Vikings were rather partial to cinnamon buns? Food writer Eleanor Ford explores the rich history of spices. -- Duration: 18 minutes 40 seconds

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