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Two mums 'grow through what they go through' with veggie patches

Amid the chaos of motherhood and everyday life, two mums find solace and healing in their gardens.

A woman stands in a garden holding a basket of vegetables. She wears a blue dress.

Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Gardening

Cooking with fire, BBQing southern style, the stove as an icon, Lennox Hastie

We put some heat in the kitchen with Niklas Ekstedt, Shalamar Lane and Lennox Hastie and hear about the iconic design history of the stove.

Duration: 53 minutes 36 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Food and Cooking

There are plans to require some businesses to accept cash. But is there still a need for it?

The federal government plans to require businesses to accept cash as payment. But as its use continues to decline, the role of cash is becoming more niche.

Close up of a hand holding cash money and coins over images of fruit and cup of coffee

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Business, Economics and Finance

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A ride on a 'monster' changed the life of former shark hunter Ben Crop

Ben Cropp is not proud of the way he rose to fame. The 88-year-old sea dog tells about the pivotal moment that made him stop killing sharks and why his next adventure might be his biggest yet.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Conservation

Volunteers search for pests in bid to preserve treasured Australian plants

For about two hours every week, the Squishy Vols, as they're known, meet for some meditative manual labour to squish bugs and scrape scale from plants in the glasshouses at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra.

A woman in a khaki button-down wiping off the leaves of a palm in a tropical greenhouse.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Environment

The scientists who first detected the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami

The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami caught much of Asia by surprise, but 14,000 kilometres away these scientists watched on in horror.

A wide-shot of Fauziah standing on the beach, looking out at the ocean in Aceh, Indonesia.

Duration: 5 minutes 21 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents

Cyclone Tracy survivors' lessons on trauma

The intense focus on the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy completely devastating Darwin has helped some survivors realise they haven't fully dealt with the trauma of their experiences.

Duration: 4 minutes 44 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Disasters and Hazards

The tiny backpacks key to bush stone-curlew survival

Originally a community idea to reintroduce bush stone-curlews in Canberra, the project has now grown and expanded to Victoria where the birds are being successfully reintroduced with the help of tiny handmade backpacks.

A bush stone-curlew sits in a grassy field wearing a tiny GPS tracker backpack.

Duration: 1 minute 1 second

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Birds

Christmas and summer

Hottest 100 predictions from ABC Music staff

The Hottest 100 is triple j's yearly countdown of YOUR favourite tracks from the past year. It's a chance for everyone to show what was on repeat in 2024.

Source: ABC MusicTopic: Music

A stunning pavlova for summer celebrations

Red berries look beautiful on pavlovas and this recipe has a simple trick to make your next pav look spectacular.

A large pavlova topped with raspberries, strawberries and dusted with freeze dried raspberries. On an outdoor table.

Source: ABC LifestyleTopic: Food and Cooking

How to follow the Australian Summer of Tennis ahead of Aus Open

The Australian Open is just around the corner, but before that, the world's top tennis players will sharpen their racquets at a variety of tournaments across Australia. Here's how to keep track of them all.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Tennis

From a Cannes prize winner to a chimp biopic, these films are out December 26

Boxing Day is here, and with that comes a whole slate of amazing new films. We guide you through them, from Oscars favourites to family fun.

Composite image of multiple film characters, including an evil Sonic the Hedgehog, a singing chimp and Tilda Swinton

Source: ABC EntertainmentTopic: Movies

Moments in History

Deaths rekindle sailor's memories of 1998 Sydney to Hobart tragedy

For the first time in 26 years, competitors in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died. For veteran sailor John Stanley, it brings back memories of a 28-hour ordeal in the tragic race of 1998.

Crew of a dismasted yacht waiting to be rescued from a SouthCare helicopter hovering overhead

Duration: 2 minutes 56 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sailing

Aunty Cheryl has found the 'lost' history of her Indigenous Anzac ancestors

A veterans' group in regional NSW is searching for stories of First Nations soldiers who fought for Australia to finally give them the recognition they deserve.

An old black-and-white image of soldiers in world war one.

Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Indigenous Australians

Medical experiments where lifesavers volunteered to have breathing stopped

In the 1960s, doctors wanted to improve CPR techniques so they enlisted the help of surf lifesavers who agreed to be anaesthetised on the floor of a hospital operating theatre to simulate what might happen in real life.

volunteer sedated on operating theatre floor while doctor works on him

Duration: 15 minutes 47 seconds

Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Surf Life Saving

After vanishing during an ocean dip, this British MP assumed a new identity

John Stonehouse was on a business trip in the United States when he vanished after going for an afternoon dip in the Atlantic Ocean. He was presumed dead until police found him alive and well in Melbourne, Australia on Christmas Eve.

A black and white photo of John Stonehouse on a couch with his wife. HIs two children lean over the back of the head rest.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Crime

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