Sunday Extra - Separate Stories Podcast

Jim works in the control room at Eraring Power Station, where one quarter of NSW's power is produced. But Jim and his 450 colleagues have recently found out that his workplace will be closing down, 7 years ahead of schedule. Reporter Mayeta Clark investigates what plans are in place to transition communities away from coal jobs.

It’s no secret that Australia is home to many a venomous snake but this week’s guest wants to convince you that we should look at this as a blessing, not a curse.

Prolonged Grief Disorder is now recognised as a psychiatric illness in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Prominent Indian journalist and critic of the BJP government, Raya Ayyub, said she was prevented from leaving the country to speak at a conference in Europe about press freedoms.

Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats, editor-in-chief of the now-banned New Times has stayed in Moscow in defiance of the Kremlin's media crackdown.

Writer Younguang Mro has produced the first grammar book for the 'severely endangered' Mro language.

In the wake of Ash Barty stepping away from the world of tennis, two former athletes tell us how they found success after their sporting careers.

Can you guess this week's mystery caller?

The founder of Surf Online Safe dot com dot au, is Western Australia’s 2022 Australian of the Year.

As poverty and instability rises in Lebanon, an organisation is promoting social cohesion and peacebuilding through art and theatre.

Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees have now arrived in Australia, and the federal government is now offering humanitarian visas with Medicare, work and education rights. But Australia’s one of the most expensive countries in the world – how are the new arrivals adapting? Guests: Andrew Mencinsky of the Ukrainian Council of NSW and Inna Ilyensky.  

Prison authorities know that drugs are constantly finding their way into our prisons. But the most commonly detected drug is one you might never have heard of. And health experts are warning there’s a disaster looming for addicted inmates when they get out. Mahmood Fazal reports. This episode contains explicit language.

Wales is now one of 63 nations around the world to ban corporal punishment.

Look, don’t put your mobile phone in a blender. Just… trust me on this one. But if you did, you’d find more of the periodic table of elements in that pulverised phone dust than you might expect. What’s that, you want more context? Allison Britt from Geoscience Australia can explain. First broadcast 11 July 2021.

The invasion of Ukraine has devastated the country’s wheat production and exports. The effect’s already being felt in Middle Eastern and North African countries, which are trying to prevent the civil unrest that comes with the rising price of food staples such as bread. Guest: Dina Saleh from the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

Russia's invasion put Volodymyr Zelensky’s lookalike in danger, so his fellow impersonators came to his rescue

From pages filled with diverse stories of life in the bush, to unique imagery that transports you to the heart of inland Australia, three women's magazines are redefining the face of regional media.

Can you guess this week's mystery caller?

Over 20 years ago author Gabrielle Wang had a vivid dream which set her on a path to becoming a successful author and being named the Australian Children's Laureate.

Wildlife that survived the east coast floods are still at risk as floodwaters recede.