| In this regional area of New South Wales, it's not uncommon to see cows grazing beside solar panels or catching some shade from a wind turbine. In the state's central west, residents will be living in Australia's first renewable energy zone, with more companies coming to town to set up on farmland. But not everyone is happy.
ABC Radio National's first Citizen Jury event handed the mic to a panel of locals and asked them: ‘How could the rollout be done better?’
You can hear the conversation, recorded in Dubbo, here on Big Ideas. And keep an eye out for more Citizen Jury events on Radio National.
Meanwhile, researchers are shining a light on kleptomania, a mental health condition that causes people to steal not out of need, but compulsion.
As part of the special criminal psychology series, All in the Mind looks at the hidden shame behind kleptomania, and the complex psychological struggle that's frequently misunderstood and rarely treated. Read the feature article here.
And this week Life Matters looked at an unexpected impact of the cost-of-living crisis. As property prices soar, some couples are staying together simply because they can't afford to separate.
The housing crisis is forcing people to share homes long after the relationship ends, contributing to divorce rates falling to a 50-year low. Listen to the episode here. | 