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We're all investors in the share market, either directly or through our superannuation. We're handing over management of our assets to financial advisors and fund managers. The best will look after our interests and make us wealthier. But how can we know for sure? Where do you go if you're completely new but want to start learning about investing in the markets yourself. The jargon is dense and it can feel like we're being kept deliberately in the dark. In Shares for Beginners, you'll hear from people in the finance industry and together we'll explain key concepts of investing in the ASX, the ...

This is the podcast made by language learners, with language learners, for language learners. Each week we will teach you a new word or expression in Australian English and discuss the language elements to help you to learn English more rapidly. So, give it a crack and learn in a fun and enlightening way! Become a patreon - access to all content ad free: patreon.com/AustraliansTeachEnglish For all content and transcriptions go to: https://australiansteachenglish.com/subscription-plan/

A news and education podcast for Australian Nurses, working together towards a healthier Australia. Proudly presented by APNA, the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association.

Welcome to Detect and Protect - an Australian biosecurity podcast. This exciting podcast gives listeners an opportunity to get engaged and informed on the different aspects of Australia’s biosecurity system. Listeners will hear from leaders in biosecurity, as well as gain an insight into the work of those across the country who underpin our biosecurity system.

Australian Defence Magazine (ADM) is dedicated to reporting the business of defence capability planning and procurement as well as reporting the development of infrastructure to support the ADF. ADM's main objective is to provide an essential communications bridge between defence industry and its single source customer, the Department of Defence. ADM also reports on the budgetary process, the policy development, the capability planning process and the procurement decisions which together provide the equipment and resources for Australia's defence force. This podcast showcases the people and ...

Your superannuation is key to achieving your best retirement – so how do you make the most of it? Don’t miss Australian Retirement Trust’s Super Insider podcast – your guide to superannuation, planning for retirement, and what the economy and investment markets mean for your super from those in the know. Join host Anne Fuchs, Australian Retirement Trust's Executive General Manager of Advice, Guidance and Education, as she interviews superannuation and investment experts to bring you exclusive insights, tips and strategies to help you make the right choices today and feel ...

A new podcast series brought to you by Company Director in partnership with Microsoft. Join host Alan Kohler as he sits down with Australia's leading company directors to discover their experiences and insights in driving digital innovation on their boards.

A delightful collection of stories told by Trisha and John. They will amuse and entertain young listeners ready to cuddle up and listen to a story in bed.

Murder, bikies and a small town’s secrets: the story of Lisa Govan’s disappearance from Kalgoorlie delves into the dark underbelly of the Aussie outback. Lisa Govan was last seen outside a bikie clubhouse in 1999, her body has never been found and no arrests made. Reporters Natalie Bonjolo and Ben Harvey’s true crime investigations took them back in time, to a place of bikies, skimpies, gold, legalised prostitution, drugs, big pubs and tough cops. The Kalgoorlie that Lisa disappeared from was the genuine wild west. Now, Police hope a Coroner’s inquest can break the bikie code of ...

True tales of convict capers, bushranger blunders and political pickles come alive. Unearth the dusty bits of our past you didn’t know you existed.

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) was formed in 1934 as a not-for-profit member organisation dedicated to supporting and connecting anaesthetists in Australia. Join Dr Suzi Nou as she talks about all things relevant to anaesthesia in Australia with experts, peers and members of the ASA. These conversations serve to inform, challenge and inspire you to be the best and safest throughout your career. Send your ideas and feedback to podcast@asa.org.au

Welcome to Australian VBAC stories. This podcast is for you, the women and parents of Australia to share your journey to vaginal birth after caesarean, and to listen to those who have forged the path before. Whether you’ve had a VBAC or planned one, supported someone through one or simply want to learn more - we hope this will be a resource that inspires, informs, and celebrates all unique experiences. This podcast is produced on Dharug and Gundungurra Country by Aimee Sing, Bronwyn Senn, Georgia Slee, and Katelyn Commerford.

In the 19th century, when books were comparatively rare and expensive, encyclopedic compendiums about managing households became very popular. The most notable example in this genre is Isabella Beeton's Book of Household Management, first published in 1861. Three years later, Edward Abbott, who described himself as an “Australian Aristologist”, published The English and Australian Cookery Book, which has the subtitle Cookery for the many, as well as the for the ‘upper ten thousand’.

How will we get to net zero? Meet the entrepreneurs leading the charge into the new industrial revolution. Empires will crumble. Fortunes will be made.

The Better Business Better Care Podcast is for allied health professionals whether you are a new graduate or qualified practitioner, a practice manager or practice owner. Hosted by Deb Constance from the Australian Allied Health Manual.

Produced by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Hosted by Bennett Mason, Boardroom Confidential brings you candid conversations with some of Australia's most influential company directors, business leaders, and experts. Together, we explore their paths to the boardroom, lessons from their careers, and the ideas shaping modern governance. Whether you're an experienced director or just starting your governance journey, each episode offers practical insights into leadership, decision-making, culture, risk, and strategy—straight from those who sit at the board table. Tune in for...

Lyn and Chris Dawson appear to have the perfect marriage. He's a star footballer and popular high school teacher. She's a devoted wife and mother. They share a beautiful home above Sydney's northern beaches. But when Lyn goes missing, dark secrets are buried. This is no fairytale, but a sordid story of strangely close twin brothers, teenage student lovers, and probable murder. The Australian's Hedley Thomas digs deep into a cold case which has been unsolved for 36 years, uncovering startling new evidence.

"Mum, Dad... we need to talk." Is it time to talk with your parents about their health, care, finances or plans for the future? The ageing process is full of tricky conversations with loved ones. This is particularly true for those of us faced with the prospect of taking responsibility for the health and wellbeing of our parents—in effect, parenting our parents. Hosted by performer, author and podcaster, Jean Kittson AM, 'Parenting Up with Australian Unity' is a new series that will take you through the taboos and the tough conversations. We'll ask the experts and people who have been ...

Hosted by Dr Filip Slaveski, Senior Lecturer in Russian, Soviet and East European History, Urgent History brings together leading historians to apply their knowledge of the past to some of the most pressing questions of the present. From the fate of face-to-face lectures and the crisis in Australian universities, to the roots of political populism, climate activism, and the cost-of-living squeeze, each conversation explores how the past continues to shape our present.Unscripted and uncut, the series is designed to feel like a conversation at the dinner table between historians - thoughtful, ...

Transform Learning. Enhance Practice. The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) is an independent, not-for-profit research organisation that has been improving learning for more than 90 years. Improving Learning with ACER shares the latest research, insights into best practice and discussions with leading educators.