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  • The secret life of an Australian mother

    Tired of reading parenting manuals full of smug advice?

  • The Rhythm Sessions

    Recorded specially for ABC Radio National, The Rhythm Sessions will range far and wide bringing music and chant from the world's spiritual traditions.

  • Stories of  silence

    'I have learned that silence is as complex as spoken language, as differentiated and as subtle.'

  • Sharing our stories

    Awaye! presents six Aboriginal dreaming stories for children.

  • Seven Deadly Sins

    The Spirit of Things is running a monthly series exploring all seven sins, starting with Lust.

  • Moon landing 40th anniversary

    Memories of the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing - RN Events Blog

  • Making it home

    In the midst of world attention focused on Tibet, in Sydney a growing community of Tibetans are making a new home for themselves.

  • LetterVox

    We all love to talk about our favourite books, and Letter Vox is the place to do it. Your bookshelves can tell many stories about you: here are the books that changed your life, the books you keep for sentimental reasons, and the books you haven't read yet because you're just too busy!

  • Hooked on the net

    Is internet addiction a real syndrome? The Science Show invites you to comment.

  • Gene Pool

    Add your own creation or mutate others on this special site hosted by Pool in honour of Charles Darwin.

  • From the Melbourne International Film Festival

    Discuss the new feature film about Indonesia's invasion of East Timor in 1975.

  • Eco Asceticism

    In a world which promotes luxury and excess as the norm Encounter explores living a simple life.

  • Dya Singh - Music Deli

    The Dya Singh Band plays an uplifting set of Sikh spiritual hymns with new arrangements supporting the rich voice of Dya Singh. One of four different performances from 'Under an Eastern Moon', concert a concert organised by Music Deli and Multicultural Arts Victoria.

  • Classic Australian novels

    Five of Australia's best-loved novels reveal all.

  • Charles Darwin Turns 200

    This is the year of Darwin in Australia, and ABC Radio National is joining in the world-wide celebration of his bicentenary. Darwin's influence reaches beyond science to all corners of our lives, and RN program-makers illuminate his life, his work and his legacy.

  • Cars: the crunch!

    The average driver processes 1,340 pieces of information per minute.

  • Boyer Lectures

    The 50th anniversary of the Boyer Lectures will be presented by General Peter Cosgrove, AC MC (Retd) from 8 November 2009. Each of the six lectures in the series will be broadcast on ABC Radio National and be available online at this website.

  • 360 - The Usual Suspects

    The Usual Suspects are a group of mature gentlemen (and the occasional gentlewoman) who are bonded by motorbikes.