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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2025 · 51 MIN

Why do women still face criticism for mixing motherhood and a career?

from The Conversation Hour · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

It can be a case of damned if you do and damned if you don't when it comes to women returning to work after childbirth. Seven's AFL commentator Abbey Holmes was recently trolled after announcing she would be returning to work seven weeks after having a baby. So why does society judge, and what can the potential impact of that judgement be?Also in this edition, more Victorians died of drug overdoses last year compared to any other year in the past decade, according to findings from the Coroners Court of Victoria. We explore what role Naloxalone, a drug that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, could play in reducing these deaths.Plus, we also talk why cuts to US Scientific agencies could put Australia's long range weather forecasting at risk and a curious death notice that appeared in the paper today.

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