Life Matters

How do we choose what to pass down through the generations and what to let go? And how do we think beyond our own lives: to keep future generations in mind with the decisions we make?

In some cultures - old age is revered. In others - we worship youth. How do you feel about ageing? Has it made you feel invisible, or has it given you a new found freedom and confidence to be yourself? Also, what to do if your a coeliac, and your dinner party host has knowingly served you gluten?

Jenny Odell suggests looking for purpose outside the world of work, deadlines and to-do-lists and changing the way we think about time altogether. And can volunteering be a boost to our own mental health?

Should the federal government intervene to increase low-paid childcare workers wages? Plus advocates for better palliative care on their new documentary, and a teenager and a centenarian get together to make a portrait.

How will regulation around buy now, pay later services impact you? Plus the fantasy fuelling our real estate voyeurism.

The Australian government is considering the introduction of an age verification system to restrict access to explicit material online.

But how much power does any one government have over the internet, and is a healthy balance possible between an open internet and government regulation?

Asking for what you want at work - whether it's a change, more money, or a promotion - can be incredibly difficult. But, how can we push through and advocate for ourselves? And, in the Too Hard Basket, getting out of a 'poo-ey' situation with neighbours.

What can be done to fix the systemic sexual abuse and harassment experienced by many working in hospitality? And how do we recognise and tackle our own unconscious bias?

Plagiarism is not a new phenomenon, but techonology and culture are changing the way it occurs. Plus how the demise of Jenny Craig demonstrates a shift in diet culture, and why our organs ageing at different rates can tell a bigger story about our health.

If this year's budget measures around Jobseeker are passed, the new unemployment benefit will be a smidge under $400 a week. What's it like to actually try to live on that? And, what do people do to make it work?