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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.

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Life Matters

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

Published: 1h agoWed 8 May 2024 at 11:00pmwith Hilary Harper

Here's What I Know

Here's What I Know: opera singer David Hobson takes life inspiration from his late mother

David Hobson is a stalwart of Australian opera, a composer and all around entertainer in his partnership with comedian Colin Lane.

Duration: 5 minutes 9 seconds

Published: 2 May 2024Thu 2 May 2024 at 12:34am

Here's What I Know: Geraldine Turner's confidence tip for the stage of life

Geraldine Turner is a legend of the Australian stage, and has earned a lot of wisdom through her long career. She shares her mantra for getting through stage fright, and what she's learned about figuring out a person's true character.

An image of Geraldine Turner on a pink background

Duration: 3 minutes 53 seconds

Published: 24 Apr 2024Wed 24 Apr 2024 at 5:41am

Here's What I Know: why Yumi Stynes is looking forward to old age

Yumi Stynes is a broadcaster, author and resident ABC taboo breaker with her beloved podcast Ladies, We Need To Talk.

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Duration: 5 minutes 21 seconds

Published: 18 Apr 2024Thu 18 Apr 2024 at 2:21am

Here's What I Know: Tracey Spicer on the power of timing

Award-winning journalist, author, and advocate Tracey Spicer is a leading voice on feminist media and technology. She shares her tips for peeling a banana and how she learned that the key to a great life is timing.

Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds

Published: 11 Apr 2024Thu 11 Apr 2024 at 2:32am

Dated: Love Online After 50

DATED 01 | Hearts on the line

Two years after the breakdown of her 20-year marriage, Hilary Harper feels like she might be ready to date again. But the dating scene has changed a lot since she was last single in the early 2000s.

An illustration of a hand sewing two halves of a heart together

Duration: 26 minutes

Published: 3 Mar 2024Sun 3 Mar 2024 at 10:10pm

DATED 02 | How we date now

If you missed the rise of dating apps because you were in a long marriage or relationship, it’s very fair to find them a bit intimidating.

Duration: 28 minutes

Published: 3 Mar 2024Sun 3 Mar 2024 at 10:10pm

DATED 03 | Our complicated bonds

Hilary goes on her first first-date and finds the goods are not quite what was advertised.

Duration: 27 minutes

Published: 3 Mar 2024Sun 3 Mar 2024 at 10:11pm

DATED 04 | Our naked selves

Hilary has found someone, and sparks are flying. She's starting to feel the flutter of sexual attraction, but she's worried about breaking her long dry spell.

Duration: 26 minutes

Published: 3 Mar 2024Sun 3 Mar 2024 at 10:12pm

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Every Friday we challenge our guest "aunties" to solve your dilemmas, big or small, with kindness, care, and humour. Write to us asking your question about a problem from your own life and send it to lifematters@abc.net.au.

Published: 31 Jan 2024Wed 31 Jan 2024 at 4:53am

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In the 60s, this cookbook author became a baking superstar and Australia's 'first influencer'

In Australia, long before colonisation, the tradition of cake baking involved foraged and wild-caught ingredients. Many new traditions have since followed.

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Published: TueTue 7 May 2024 at 1:26amby Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Bec Zajac

Can you invest ethically and still make a stack of money? These experts say yes

These financial experts say you can invest in the planet and make money along the way. It's why a growing number of Australians are choosing to invest ethically.

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Published: 28 Apr 2024Sun 28 Apr 2024 at 11:38pmby Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Bec Zajac

'Now we're married': When Kate shared her secret crush, it had a happy ending. That's not always the case

Crushes can strike at work, on the bus or between life-long friends. The choice to share your feelings comes with a raft of risks and vulnerabilities.

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Published: 12 Apr 2024Fri 12 Apr 2024 at 4:28amby Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Michele Weekes

This exercise has a huge effect on our health and longevity, but many of us ignore it

Building muscle isn't just for powerlifters and body builders. These experts explain how some resistance training, even just at home, can impact how we experience ageing.

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Published: 8 Apr 2024Mon 8 Apr 2024 at 10:29pmby Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Bec Zajac

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Ask Aunty: My poly boyfriend is playing me voicemails sent by his other date

You're seeing someone and you know it's not exclusive because he's into polyamory. But on your date he played you a voicemail from another person he's seeing.

woman holding a drink gestures with her hand while speaking to a man facing her

Duration: 13 minutes 14 seconds

Published: FriFri 3 May 2024 at 3:16am

Ask Aunty: my friends talk over each other and I can't stand it

You catch up with an old school friend and her husband for lunch. When you ask the husband questions the pair talk over the top of each other and your friend's voice gets louder and louder.

A woman eats dinner at the kitchen table alone

Duration: 13 minutes 8 seconds

Published: 26 Apr 2024Fri 26 Apr 2024 at 2:02am

Ask Aunty: I feel uncomfortable about my friend's social media feed

Your friend invests a lot of time in her social media posts and wants you to share some of them on your feed as well.

A woman in a blue t shirt is holding a tablet and giving the thumbs up

Duration: 12 minutes 29 seconds

Published: 19 Apr 2024Fri 19 Apr 2024 at 4:12am

Ask Aunty: Help! My friends are breaking up with me

You have three separate friends who you believe are 'breaking-up' their relationship with you. They say you talk about yourself too much.

Duration: 12 minutes 10 seconds

Published: 12 Apr 2024Fri 12 Apr 2024 at 4:33am

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Here's What I Know

Here's What I Know: opera singer David Hobson takes life inspiration from his late mother

Here's What I Know: Geraldine Turner's confidence tip for the stage of life

Here's What I Know: why Yumi Stynes is looking forward to old age

Here's What I Know: Tracey Spicer on the power of timing

Dated: Love Online After 50

DATED 01 | Hearts on the line

DATED 02 | How we date now

DATED 03 | Our complicated bonds

DATED 04 | Our naked selves

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Feature Articles

In the 60s, this cookbook author became a baking superstar and Australia's 'first influencer'

Can you invest ethically and still make a stack of money? These experts say yes

'Now we're married': When Kate shared her secret crush, it had a happy ending. That's not always the case

This exercise has a huge effect on our health and longevity, but many of us ignore it

Ask Aunty

Ask Aunty: My poly boyfriend is playing me voicemails sent by his other date

Ask Aunty: my friends talk over each other and I can't stand it

Ask Aunty: I feel uncomfortable about my friend's social media feed

Ask Aunty: Help! My friends are breaking up with me

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