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When you disclose things about yourself in a job application, can that information be used against you? With a new study on workplace discrimination revealing 7 in 10 employers exclude candidates based on things like mental illness and disability, we hear what your rights are. 
And thousands of young people in Australia are juggling parenthood with finishing high school, studying and trying to land a job. So what's it like having a baby when you're still a teenager?
Plus, journalists have been trying to expose the identity of the illusive street artist Banksy for years. Now a team of Reuters journalists say they've done it. 
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01:31 - Workplace discrimination
13:31 - Teenage pregnancy
18:57  - Who is Banksy? 
Guests:
Yolanda Robson, Director, Young Workers Centre
Simon Gardner, Reuters Journalist and Global Head of Editorial Safety
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Fears are growing for the safety of the Iranian women's football team, after 5 of the 7 women granted asylum in Australia left the country. 
And with the war in the Middle East now in its third week, we unpack the latest American strikes on Kharg Island. Will it worsen the cost and availability of fuel in Australia? 
Plus, Pauline Hanson is in South Australia ahead of the state election, where One Nation's success or failure is being closely watched as a test of its popularity nationwide. 
Also: IV drip therapy. Is it worthwhile, or a waste of money? 
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01:38 - Why did the US bomb Kharg Island?
05:16 - What happens now for Iran's female footballers?
14:57 - Skipping school to meet Pauline 
20.06 - Is IV drip therapy legit? 
Guests:
Tina Kordrostami, Iranian Australian advocate and City of Ryde councillor 
Emily Burch, dietician and lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Has feminism gone too far? Is misogyny getting worse? 
It turns out your answer to that question might might come down less to your gender, and more to your age. 
A survey of younger and older Australian men and women has found some pretty big differences in opinions on gender, feminism and misogyny. 
So what's going on? 
And how do Australian attitudes compare to what people in other parts of the world think? 
On this week's deep dive, we hear from young Australians on these topics, dig into some data that suggest younger men and women have more conservative views than their parents, and talk to two different researchers about some trends they both reckon are pretty alarming.
Guests: 
Dr Sara Meger, researcher and senior lecturer
Dr Lisa Portolan, author and researcher
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Six members of the Iranian women's football team were granted asylum in Australia this week. We unpack the politics, fears and impossible choices the women had to make.
And in breaking news, it was another good week to be a baby boomer in Australia: the generation that's mostly kicking back and enjoying retirement is now collectively worth $6 trillion, a third of all the wealth in Australia. 
Plus, do people care about ballet and opera? After Timothée Chalamet's got massive backlash, we're asking: was his take completely off the mark or does he have a point?
Host Dave Marchese is joined by AAP reporter Dominic Giannini and performer Etcetera Etcetera. 
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Is Australia running out of fuel? With the war in the Middle East disrupting the global supply of oil, the government is asking people not to panic-buy. We take stock of servo prices all over Australia right now, and ask: are prices going to go even higher?
And Sidemen creator Vikkstar takes hack behind the scenes of his YouTube career. We hear how his obsession with making content affected his health, what he thinks of "addictive" algorithms and why his latest hustle has left him feeling a bit of impostor syndrome. 
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02:03 - The price of petrol where you are
05:10 - Does Australia have enough fuel? 
13:20 - Becoming one of the world's biggest YouTubers
Guests:
David Leaney, international supply chain expert, Australian National University
Vikkstar, YouTuber and content creator
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