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A look at weekend action in local cricket and other sports.

Mitchell Dye joins Eleven on Friday.

Elaine Carbines, G21 CEO joined the program to discuss the year ahead for G21, flights between Avalon and Bali, growth and infrastructure in Bannockburn and more.

Everyone knows someone who has had cancer. Julie Adams,  Specialist Cancer Services Pharmacist; Co-Director of View Health – chemo@home spoke to the program about immunotherapy treatments for cancer, in some cases replacing the traditional approach of chemotherapy. “Back in 2013 a quiet revolution took place that not many non-medical people even heard about or understood,” she said. ” It was the discovery and launch of a new type of cancer therapy. A drug that instead of killing cells like traditional chemotherapy, boosted the patient’s own immune system to destroy the cancer cells naturally.” “Since then, the number of immunotherapy drugs has boomed and it’s estimated by 2026, it’s expected to become the cancer treatment of choice, with an estimated 60% of previously treated cancer patients likely to adopt immunotherapy.” “While immunotherapy doesn’t work for everyone or for every form of cancer, its development is hugely encouraging for the future of cancer care.”

Parents still want to call their kids at school despite the recent introduction of mobile phone bans in Victorian schools according to a new survey. More than half of the 1,000 parents surveyed (52 per cent) say it is important to be able to contact their child while they are at school, with the most common reasons being to ensure they are safe, to tell them about a change of plans, or to get an update on how their day is going. Nearly three in four (72 per cent) believe children should be allowed to wear smartwatches in school, while 53 per cent believe that smartphones should be allowed. Mark Fortunatow, Chief Executive Officer of MGM Wireless spoke to the program about the research.

Children diagnosed with ADHD inconsistently take their prescribed medication, going without treatment 40 per cent of the time, a new study has found. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Associate Professor Daryl Efron spoke to the program about the issue.

New research shows that an increasing number of countries are publishing ecosystem accounts along with other economic indicators such as GDP, helping to embed nature in economic and financial decisions. University of Melbourne Fellow and co-author, Carl Obst, says taking the lead is Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and more excitingly Guatemala, the Phillipines and Rwanda.

The rate of tax on beer has gone up again, with an automatic CPI increase that slugs beer drinkers every February and August. Australians pay the fourth highest beer tax of the world’s advanced industrial countries according to a new report by economist and Emeritus Professor Kym Anderson AC from the University of Adelaide, commissioned by the Brewers Association of Australia. Australians now pay $2.26 per litre of alcohol. “It’s getting to the point that having a beer with your mates is beyond the reach of ordinary Australians,” Brewers Association of Australia CEO Brett Heffernan said.

Professor Lesley Head talks about a new article in Pursuit titled ‘Don’t blame nature for the disasters we’ve created’

Leadership expert Rowdy McLean says parents are increasingly blurring the line between the roles of parents and teaches. “Many also expect the role of teachers to include counsellor, psychologist, social worker, mediator, friend, confidant, manager, advisor, mentor and disciplinarian – roles that are not theirs,” he said. “As parents, those roles are yours!” Rowdy McLean is Australia’s most experienced leadership expert and 2019 Keynote Speaker of the Year. A speaker, author, mentor, facilitator and consultant. He works with leaders day in day out on leadership, motivation and change www.rowdymclean.com.