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National Palliative Care Week is in its 30th year, and this years theme is - What's your plan? It encourages people to speak with their loved ones about what matters most at the end of their life, including discussing and implementing culturally appropriate customs and traditions related to death and dying.
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It’s Mothers Day… and while they may not admit it, research shows that Mums DO have favourite children – usually, not intentionally. Mothers also identify the children they have the most conflict with and with whom they are the most disappointed. However, it turns out that adult children are very bad at determining who the favorite child is, and are correct less than half the time. In this episode of Weekend one on one, we hear from Professor Jill Suitor, who’s been carrying out the research – she’s professor of sociology and an affiliate of the Center on Aging in the Life Course at Purdue University in Indiana in the United States.
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One in five people in Australia and New Zealand will experience chronic pain at some stage in their lives; and it's recognised as a major global health issue. Unrelieved pain can affect every area of a person's life with major social, financial and emotional consequences. Researchers at the University of New South Wales and Neuroscience Research Australia have done a randomised trial focusing on the experiences of people with chronic pain - and the role emotional processing plays in managing chronic pain conditions. Professor Lorimer Moseley is a professor of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of South Australia and the Chair of PainAdelaide. In this episode of Weekend One on One, he spoke with Peggy Giakoumelos on the role of psychology in chronic pain management.
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Recent arrivals in Australia continue to face barriers entering the workforce. A new jobs service that connects skilled migrants and refugees with employers, is also helping to tackle a national skills shortage. It’s the vision of Carmen Garcia, a social enterprise founder with a big heart. She is speaking with SBS's Sandra Fulloon.
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Recent days in Kashmir have seen India and Pakistan embroiled in their worst military escalation in decades. Tensions between the two nuclear powers dramatically escalated following a deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, which left 26 dead. India launched what it calls a calibrated military operation targeting what it says are terrorist sites inside Pakistan-administered territory and in Pakistan itself. But Pakistani authorities says civilians, including children, were killed. India says it has information that more strikes were planned on its territory, and the action it took was pre-emptive and necessary to stop those taking place.
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An elected Dutton Coalition Government would establish a Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs to provide greater support for Australians being held in arbitrary detention overseas. The need for a Special Envoy has been identified by the Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance as a key strategy to provide a stronger focus on efforts to free Australians being detained by certain countries or in high-risk parts of the world in what is often referred to as ‘hostage diplomacy’.Shadow Foreign Affairs spokesman David Coleman said it was clear that more needed to be done in cases where Australians are detained overseas on spurious or false charges by foreign regimes. He's been talking about that and the rest of the Coalition's foreign affairs policy to SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson.
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The Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia says they are concerned multiculturalism isn't a key election issue in this federal election campaign. They've released a policy platform criticising proposals to change the citizenship 'values' test, ban refugees from Gaza, and deport dual nationals convicted of crimes. Chairperson Peter Doukas says he's also concerned migrants have become scapegoats for the cost of living and housing crisis. In this episode of Weekend One on One he's speaking to SBS's Stephanie Youssef.
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A researcher, author and consultant with lived experience of autism, Dr Wenn Lawson has a unique vantage point when it comes to finding solutions to creating more inclusive workplaces. He says his work as a trained psychologist has been crucial in his understanding of how to effectively communicate the challenges of living with autism and its diverse presentations - but also some of the solutions. During the month of April, advocates are drawing attention to the removal barriers preventing autistic people from full and equal participation in society. In this episode of Weekend One on One, Wenn Lawson spoke with Biwa Kwan about his decades of work in bridging what he calls the double empathy gap.
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Women in Australia are still under represented in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers, holding only 15 per cent of STEM jobs. Amid recent threats to diversity and inclusion programs, Sally-Ann Williams CEO of Cicada Innovations and chair of the government's Pathway to Diversity in STEM review explains why a diverse workforce can improve productivity. She is speaking with SBS’s Sandra Fulloon.
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John Phillimore is the Executive Director of the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy at Curtin University. He has been at Curtin for 17 years, and previously worked in government and for other universities. He has spoken to SBS WA Correspondent Christopher Tan about why Western Australia is seen as a battleground state in the upcoming election.
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In February, Australia launched its first National Students Omburdsman as part of a national strategy to tackle sexcual violence on campus. International students who experienced sexual violence in university settings can also turn to the agency to seek support. For a long time, student leaders and advocates have found international students survivors of sexual violence have been left in the dark, due to indeaquate support. In March, SBS Chinese reported on a former Chinese student at Griffith College experienced sexual harassment from a tutor. Griffith College told SBS Chinese that they were aware of the allegation, and had met with the student. Under the new National Students Ombudsman, what kind of support international students can expect from the agency over sexual violence on campus? In this episode of Weekend One on One, SBS's Wing Kuang talks to Iain Anderson, the Commonwealth Ombudsman of the agency.
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A new rebel offensive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has plunged the region into its worst conflict in over two decades. The DRC's prime minister says about 7,000 people have been killed since M23 rebels first seized the eastern city of Goma in January with over 700,000 people displaced from their homes. SBS News spoke to Bishop Francois Machara, Chairman of the Congolese Community of New South Wales, on how the violence abroad is affecting his community in Australia.
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Despite a fragile ceasefire holding in Gaza, the strip's medical system is still under immense strain. SBS News' Tys Occhiuzzi has spoken to an Australian doctor who'd recently returned from the region to his home in Melbourne
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The fallout between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in front of the world's media in the Oval Office last week is being seen as a major test for Europe. Professor Peter Dean is the Director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the US Studies Centre at Sydney University and in this One on One episode, he's speaking to SBS's Rena Sarumpaet.
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Global viral pop sensation Go-Jo has been selected to represent Australia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. He's told Youssef Saudie about his childhood... and how important broccoli has been to his career.
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More Australians are facing mortgage stress compared to five years ago and its due to a number of economic factors. And while some cost of living pressures are easing there is a growing divide in housing between the top and the bottom of the market according to a new report by Domain. The group's Chief of Research and Economics, Dr. Nicola Powell told SBS reporter Cameron Carr there is a missing middle in the property ladder.
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Pet owners could soon confront obstacles when it comes to locating a missing pet. Private Australian pet microchip registry HomeSafeID has published a notice on their website that states they will likely go offline in the future as the owner of the site is no longer communicating or paying for the hosting of the site. This means potentially tens of thousands of Australian pet owners will no longer be able to reach their pet's registration data in the unfortunate instance they go missing... meaning vets or shelters won't be able to determine their owners. In this episode of Weekend One on One, SBS' Alexandra Koster spoke to veterinarian Dr Bronwyn Orr about the implications of this registry going offline.
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, now known as North Macedonia, has urged the world to support US President Donald Trump's unconventional diplomacy. Foreign Minister Timčo Mucunski is the first politician from his country to visit Australia in 15 years. In this exclusive interview, he told SBS's Sara Tomevska, Mr Trump is a peacemaker.
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Amid a rise in antisemitic incident around the world, a wave of scrutiny has fallen at the feet of a somewhat unlikely target - the richest man in the world - Elon Musk. SBS spoke to Dr Max Kaiser, an Executive Officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, on the debate around a gesture performed by Mr Musk which appeared to be a Nazi salute.
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