When the NSW Government decided it wanted to hear what people really thought about energy policy they turned to the New Democracy Foundation, a privately funded research venture, states Natasha Mitchell on Life Matters. They established two citizen juries to meet over a period of four Saturdays to consider issues like what might be the...

Surveillance technology is now a standard feature in the fight against crime, states Natasha Mitchell on Life Matters. CCTV cameras are everywhere and CCTV camera vision helped to identify the man accused of the murder of Jill Meagher in Melbourne. Clubs and hotels also now scan licences or fingerprints before allowing access to the venue...

Journalist Anne Summers has called for the community to reject the abuse and sexist attacks against the Prime Minister. Natasha Mitchell in Life Matters discusses this further. In a lecture at the University of Newcastle she argues that this sexual harassment would be challenged in any other workplace and that parliamentarians should speak out against...

Much of going to the movies and watching films or television at home incorporates visual aspects. This radio segment explores the experiences for people who can't see.

One in four Australians will be over the age of 65 by 2050 and we need to prepare for the social and economic effects of such a population shift. Encouraging people to delay retirement and to work longer is one way to reduce the strain on the public purse but it requires employers to change...