Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

We plan for our retirement and what we can afford to do once that happens, but not many of us contemplate ahead of time how to look after the interests of our parents, as they age and become more frail. Here's why and how you should do it before a crisis occurs.

Many Australians have gotten used to food couriers delivering meals straight to their door. Most of these workers are considered independent contractors, not employees, many are badly paid and last year, five drivers were killed in road accidents. While one company, Menulog, has told a Senate committee on job security it will start engaging some of its couriers as employees, the gig economy is also spreading to other sectors, including nursing.

Georgie Carroll been nursing for two decades and, in all those years of helping save lives and mopping up bodily fluids, you've got to find a sense of humour. She did, and made comedy her second career.

One of the most sought after skills in the world right now is expertise in blockchain, and it's not all about cryptocurrency. Blockchain technology has many different applications and can be used across a wide range of industries. So, how are educators helping to create the workforce to handle what some call one of of the most important technologies driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Bidding wars, soaring prices and low vacancy rates are becoming commonplace everywhere from Byron Bay to Broome. Could existing overseas models of regulation be the solution to Australia's rental woes?