Young people in foster care often faced traumatic and difficult circumstances throughout childhood. When they leave care at age 18, they have to find accommodation and support themselves financially and are at high risk for mental illness. Foster Care Angels have a new online education program to provide mental health education and support for these disadvantaged and vulnerable young people.

The 2018 Global Slavery Index has been released at the UN this week. Jacqueline Juodo Larsen, head of research for the project told Stephen O'Doherty on Open House that data highlights the truly global nature of forced labour, forced marriage and forced sexual exploitation, and the role many rich countries play in exploiting the most vulnerable.

How can we apologise fully and well? On Open House, Stephen Frost, a family lawyer who runs the not for profit Horizons Family Law Centre in Sydney, explained the elements necessary for a good, sincere apology, using a framework developed by the Peacemaker organisation.

Mobile phone functions like internet access, GPS, touch screens and phone cameras are all possible because of physics. Professor of Physics at Melbourne University David Jamieson reflects on 50 years of physics and nominates some of the biggest discoveries that have changed the world.

The good and bad of technology and social media for young people. Dr Lyn O’Grady  from the  Australian Psychological Society discussed findings from the 2017 APS Digital Me Survey on Open House.

There is increasing disagreement about facts and analytical interpretations of facts in both Australia and the United States. While this trend is not unprecedented in history, the level of disagreement over objective facts and the declining trust in formerly respected sources of facts is a new phenomenon. Sydney University linguist Professor Nick Enfield talked to Open Huse about 'Truth Decay".

A three month 'opt-out' period for the My Health Record system has started and will end on October 15. Open House looked at some of the pros and cons of My Health Record from both a medical and legal perspective. Dr Jo-Anne Manski Nankervis is Senior Lecturer at Melbourne University, a General Practitioner and researcher in clinical data analytics. Dr Megan Prictor a Melbourne Law School Research Fellow.

Len Waters was Australia's first and perhaps only aboriginal fighter pilot, but after WW2 he became the missing man. We speak with biographer Peter Rees.

New research finds sunscreen use in childhood cuts melanoma risk by 40%. Associate Professor Anne Cust explains her findings to Stephen O'Doherty on Open House.

A major report by the ACCC has found we pay too much for our electricity and that the system could be made simpler for consumers to understand. Energy consultant and Associate Professor from the Crawford School of Public policy spoke to Stephen O'Doherty on Open House.