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Ange Lavoipierre
Ange is the host and EP of Schmeitgeist, an ABC pop culture podcast about what's driving big trends. Previously, she presented the ABCs first daily news podcast, The Signal. Ange has been an ABC journalist for 15 years, filing for news & current affairs programs ranging from triple j's Hack to Background Briefing. Her focus is tech, culture, and politics. You can follow Ange on twitter at @angelavoipierre.
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Natalia started taking Ritalin. Then her career imploded and she lost access to her kids
In the space of 12 months, Natalia derailed her career, ended her relationship, spent $120,000 in savings and lost access to her kids. It started with an ADHD diagnosis.
Gen Z gym bros resurrecting Christianity as religion makes godlike gains on social media
Hugo Byrnes is one of a growing number of unlikely digital disciples spreading the word about Christianity online through meme accounts and Bible puns.
'I thought it was a typo': Patients charged up to $3,000, doctors offered $900,000 salaries to work online in ADHD diagnosis explosion
A new kind of ADHD clinic is cashing in on surging demand for diagnoses — and promising salaries of more than $900,000 to recruit psychiatrists.
There's a woman haunting the internet. She was created by AI. Now she won't leave
New mind-bending technology that creates media from scratch is evolving rapidly, and it’s billed as the next big disruption.
We all know the health risks of smoking and drinking. But is renting a health risk?
As many as a million Australians live in housing that harms their health, according to experts, and renters suffer the most.
How do trans athletes see the question of fairness in competition?
An openly trans athlete will be competing at the Olympics for the first time, but a decision coming after the Tokyo games could change the rules across many sports for trans participation.
How hard can it be to get an abortion? It depends on your postcode
With one service set to close 4 clinics, those providing abortion services in regional Australia say stigmas can limit access to reproductive health services in some areas.
Australians trying to leave the country could have a constitutional challenge, legal expert says
Legal experts are questioning measures forcing travellers to get exemptions to leave the country, and Australia's other responses to the pandemic could increase the chances of a legal challenge.
'Quite confusing and immature': Teenagers review the Government's consent video
The milkshake video may have launched a thousand memes, but what do teenagers think of the government’s consent resources?
How to talk to your family at Easter (without summoning the Four Horsemen)
One family share their story of how they went from arguments across the table to learning from each other, after their daughter made one simple suggestion.
'I'm the only person she's revealed her beliefs to': How QAnon followers are dealing with being wrong
The QAnon conspiracy movement is moving the goalposts on its bizarre predictions once again, promising Donald Trump will be inaugurated on March 4. Why do supporters stick with the conspiracy theory when the predictions keep on being wrong?
The rollout of Russia's Sputnik vaccine was roundly criticised, now over a billion doses have been ordered
Russia's Sputnik vaccine receives a high efficacy rating in a study published in a prestigious medical journal, after the jab was initially doubted by many experts around the world.
Trump's impeachment trial looks to be heading for acquittal. But could Democrats have a Plan B?
Democrats could find another way to bar Donald Trump from high office, using a little-known clause in the constitution's 14th amendment, according to a leading US legal scholar.
With thousands exposed to unsafe quantities of silica, this expert is blaming enforcement
The number of known silicosis cases in Australia is rapidly climbing, with the spike being driven by a trend towards engineered stone benchtops. One expert says the silica in them is significantly more toxic than asbestos.
The comedy night that disproves the claim 'you can't say anything anymore'
At Sticks and Stones, comedians can say anything, even if it is highly offensive. The catch is that the hosts and audience can say anything back to the comedians.
Why Australian Parliament is an easy target when it comes to foreign interference
If a foreign power tried to get an agent elected to Parliament "frankly there aren't many checks currently in place," an expert in foreign influence says.
Why is it so hard to work out how many transgender people have been murdered in Australia?
Transgender day of remembrance commemorates the deaths of transgender people. Until now Australia has had one of the shortest list of names in the world, but researchers are working to piece together this lost history and honour more names from the past.
Winnie was told she could earn as much as $500 a week working in Australia, but some days she earned just $27
If people who arrive in Australia on the working holiday visa want to stay a second year, they have to do 88 days of work in regional parts of the country. Some report exploitation and abuse.
Rachel's boyfriend died, then she bumped into him at a restaurant
Rachel thought her first real relationship was normal until, she says, he faked his own death while owing her money.
Using the 'extraordinary emergency' defence to break the law and save the planet
Charged with traffic offences for blocking Brisbane streets during an Extinction Rebellion protest, this 23-year-old will argue she should be allowed to break the law because climate change is an "extraordinary emergency".
Can systemic racism kill? An inquest into the death of Tanya Day could find out
Tanya Day died of traumatic brain injuries after she was arrested for public drunkenness in December, 2017. Lawyers for the Indigenous woman's family are now asking the Victorian coroner to consider whether systemic racism was a factor in her death.
Climate researcher fears Australia could become too disaster-prone to insure
Right now, Townsville is more or less underwater and large parts of Tasmania are on fire. But once the world looks away, there's the question of who will pay the bill.
Would you want to know how you're going to die?
If you tend to think that ignorance is bliss, then genetic testing could be your worst nightmare. On the other hand it could help you make important decisions about your work, family planning or even whether to take more holidays.
Sailors from landlocked Hungary to battle language barrier in Sydney to Hobart
The crew of M3 Team Hungary may struggle with English and be more at home sailing on lakes, but that hasn't dampened their spirits as they prepare to become the country's first entrants in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Insurance companies pressured not to cover Adani's Carmichael mine
One of the big stumbling blocks for Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine has been securing finance from lenders to build the project, and now there may be another problem.