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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026 · 54 MIN

How to feel at home in a new city and rethinking kids' screen time

from Life Matters - Full program podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

If you’ve ever moved cities, you know the struggle of building your friendship group and daily routines from the ground up. From scoping out the best cafes to figuring out the local public transport network, how do you learn to fall in love with the city you’ve just moved to? Travel guide Chris Zeiher and author Nicole Webb share their tips.New research shows screen time may not be as damaging for children's development as we thought. A 10-year study of almost 4,000 children found that, after accounting for family functioning, there were no significant links between screen use and psychosocial harms. Researcher Lelia Green and tech journalist Alice Clarke explore how parents can support children to safely explore the digital media landscape.As part of Life Matters' special series The Grandparent Trap, veteran broadcaster Ray Martin offers a peek behind the curtain of his private life as a grandfather, and why transforming into "Mondo" gives him special superpowers.Major players in the diamond industry are closing their mines or starting to downsize, largely due to the growing popularity of lab-grown diamonds. So does a diamond have to come out of the dirt for it to be "authentic"? And if retailers are closing up shop, does that mean your family heirloom ring is suddenly more or less valuable?

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