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How do you feel about the notion of a bucket list? Have you made one? And if you have, what's on it? 

Dr. Leah Williams Veazey has co-authored a study looking into meaning, mobility and mortality after a cancer diagnosis.

It reveals the significance of the bucket list in the life of cancer patients. And travel that comes in on the top.

There are significant areas of concern in paediatric care for chronic illnesses within regional and rural Australia, including delayed diagnosis, lack of mental health support, and inadequate attention tailored to the needs of young people.

How can we do better to support our kids in managing a life-altering chronic disease outside of capital cities?

The Federal Government has announced it will provide 24,000 additional home care packages in 2024-25, with the aim of supporting more people to age at home, rather than move into an aged care facility.

While this increase has been welcomed, industry experts, those relying on home care packages and carers say not only is more funding is needed to support people at home, but the way staff are trained to provide community care needs to adapt.

Australia is home to dozens of species of native bees, including 11 kinds of stingless bees.

Native beekeeping is a growing hobby, and a growing industry, but if you don't have a hive yourself, how can you start?

Sarah Hamilton shares how looking after bees can make you more connected to the world around you.

It's a big milestone when your kids leave the nest, but it can leave you feeling a bit... empty.

And while there's plenty of literature about that empty nest syndrome when it comes to mothers, fathers also struggle with their kids' transition to adulthood.

We look at where dads can go to open up about their grief and how they can reframe their roles as their kids become adults.

When times are tough, like they are for many of us at the moment, the thing we keep coming back to is resilience.

You gotta push through, bounce back, find a way to be ok. But what if we're wrong about what resilience really looks like?

Dr Helen Street is a social psychologist and her new book The Impossible Question of Living Well looks at why living well is coping well, and how hard times change us.