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As Fitzroy Diaries returns for a third season, with a new episode launching today, we talk to the creator of the award-winning series, Lorin Clarke. And, you may have seen footage of the huge mouse plague that ravaged parts of regional Australia earlier this year. What is a mouse plague and will there be a resurgence this summer?

While policies to encourage vaccination have been commonplace in Australia for some time, the pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the benefits and downsides of making vaccinations compulsory, with many workplaces and other spaces now mandating that people get vaccinated against COVID-19. Listeners and experts share their thoughts on this.

Our awareness of death develops in stages, which can be distressing for young children and that fear of death continues to shape the way we behave in later life, but tapers off as we are closer to dying. Anxiety about death has shaped every aspect in human society, from religion to our use of social media platforms like instagram and TikTok, so how can we learn to come to terms with it in a way that is less frightening?