From protecting your pets, through to the importance of staying calm if you have been bitten – In this edition of The Conversation Hour our favourite snake experts to answer your questions.

Snakes: your questions answered

Expect engaging discussions with real people and inspiring stories connecting communities across Victoria, on The Conversation Hour with Richelle Hunt and Jonathon Kendall.

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Places & Travel

The research tells us we have a much more difficult time of making and retaining good mates later in life.

Why is it difficult to make friends as an adult?

Producers are finding it difficult to compete with cheaper foreign products and are often at the whim of large distributors or supermarkets.    

What is wrong with our food system?

Retail staff used to be held in the highest regard, but now research shows workers are facing regular abuse and mistreatment.

Why has respect for retail workers declined?

In many cultures around the world, how you grieve and celebrate the life of the dead is far more complex and ongoing. 

What can other cultures teach us about grieving?

They’re sometimes referred to as 'invisible second patients' due to the physical, emotional and financially draining aspects of the responsibility. 

Snakes: your questions answered

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