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It's the Friday Shake Up and we're talking...

How realistic it is that school formals can be socially-distanced, whether moving regionally can help you get a job, and beauty companies reconsidering skin-whitening products.

Join Hack's Isabella Higgins with author Cole Brown and journalist Frances Mao.

You may have found yourself sitting in isolation over the last few months wondering how the heck we got here. Our friends at ABC Science help us answer that question.

Also, how moving regionally could help ease soaring rates of youth unemployment.

And, major beauty brands are reconsidering skin-whitening products, but is that enough to make the industry in Australia more inclusive?

As working from home becomes more acceptable, young people are increasingly considering leaving expensive cities in favour of regional cities and smaller towns. Can the NBN keep up?

And, the AFL Grand Final has moved to Brisbane due to Victorian COVID-19 restrictions. But that doesn't mean Queenslanders can actually go.

Also, why young people in the small European nation of Belarus have taken to the streets in protest.

Not everyone can or wants to access telehealth during the pandemic, and research shows young people are turning to their friends and family for mental health support.

Plus, we could soon be able to mine the moon, but just because we can, does that mean we should?

Also, Facebook and Instagram threaten to block news from its platforms if the Govt goes ahead with proposed media changes.

Tech bro Elon Musk's new project Neuralink has made a brain implant for pigs that they hope will lead to human trials soon. So is it all it's cracked up to be?

Also... the Govt has just announced its cracking down on adult cyberbullying, following the pile-on suffered by Brisbane Broncos coach Anthony Siebold.

And... Queensland scientists discover 11 genes that are linked to self-harming behaviour.

It's the Friday shakeup and we're talking...

More people are finding religion during the pandemic, TikTok users slammed for dressing up as Holocaust victims, and clearing out your childhood bedroom.

Join Hack's Isabella Higgins with musician Joyride and journalist Eliza Barr.

While the use of homophobic slurs reduced dramatically after sports clubs put on pride rounds, nearly half of clubs involved in the study still held damaging views about the LGBTI community.

Also... the Australian man responsible for a terror attack in Christchurch has become the first person in NZ sentenced to life in prison without parole.

And... are school uniform rules around hair styles discriminatory towards Indigenous people and people of colour?

As the shooting of an unarmed black man sparks a new wave of riots in the United States, we speak to Aussie-born basketballer, Ben Simmons, about his experience of racism in Australia and abroad.

And... how victims of sexual assault in Victoria are being prevented from sharing their stories.

Also, your daily dose of cuteness - the livestreaming of Phillip Island's penguin march.

Police are commonly called on to deal with people struggling with mental health issues, but are they trained well enough to appropriately handle the situation?

And... when your parents sell the family home and you finally have to let go of your childhood.

Also... why a 25-year old ban on importing exotic parrots could soon be lifted.

COVID has created major barriers in how we tackle firefighting and bushfire recovery.

Also... what the National Youth Commissioner discussed with the Prime Minister during a rare sit-down between the two.

And, two whales were caught in shark nets in Queensland in just one week. Are shark nets really keeping us safe?