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Manal Aqrawe has been a doctor for 20 years, but she can't get a job in Australia. Other experienced migrants have dropped out of medicine to drive taxis and Ubers. Why do they have such trouble getting a foot in the door in Australian workplaces?
Swedish has a single word for anxiety about air travel damaging the environment. Does naming this specific emotion change the way we think about it?
Plus: Hear the stories of a Romanian radio repairman and his buried typewriter, and the Polish scientist who swam for freedom, in our new series on why the Cold War still matters.
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| Ross and Ian grew up as third-generation kids on the Murray River at Mildura. The river they love has changed dramatically in their lifetimes, and they say more dams aren't the answer to the drought.
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| It's only as big as a tea bag and plays dead if you manage to catch it — but this little crayfish is starting to get noticed. A team of scientist and volunteers are setting traps in a backyard, in the hopes of getting their hands on one.
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| Superheroes have had secret identities since the genre began. But as society changes, these stories are changing too — and some crusaders are losing their masks.
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