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Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation, as well as a lighter touch.

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ABC listen

    • Society & Culture

Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation, as well as a lighter touch.

    A mother's message and the hospital that didn't want to hear it

    A mother's message and the hospital that didn't want to hear it

    A woman has lost the ability to speak and is forced to communicate by blinking. From her hospital bed she tries to blink out a request, but hospital staff refuse to help.

    Background Briefing can reveal that similar situations are playing out in many public health facilities across Australia, as patients pursue their legal right to die, and healthcare workers say "no".

    • 30 min
    Tweet of the week

    Tweet of the week

    Can you guess this week's tweeter?

    • 1 min
    The Year that Made Me: David Elliott, 2006

    The Year that Made Me: David Elliott, 2006

    Queensland sheep farmer David Elliott's dinosaur bones discoveries have  reinvigorated Australian palaeontology.

    • 21 min
    New China university rankings change the game

    New China university rankings change the game

    Six universities in China have jumped into the top 10 rankings of world universities in terms of scientific impact, and it happened without those institutions changing what they do.

    • 13 min
    The Analogue Field Guide

    The Analogue Field Guide

    An antidote to your digital diet, Deyan Sudjic’s book The Analogue Field Guide takes the reader on a tour of forgotten treasures of the analogue world. Exploring how technological advances have shaped society and culture and why some beloved inventions stand the test of time.

    • 12 min
    The Forgotten History of Western Australia's Cameleers

    The Forgotten History of Western Australia's Cameleers

    The State library of Western Australia next week launches its new exhibition uncovering the forgotten history of the cameleers in the state. Often referred to as 'the Afghan Cameleers', this incredibly diverse community, their stories and nationalities have at times been simplified into 'fake' stereotypes.

    • 12 min

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