☕️ Chairman of Nine quits

I hope you all are having a lovely extended weekend.

And to those of you who are working today, thank you for what you do!

“Suck it.”
Australian F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo after her qualified fifth fastest for the Canadian Grand Prix. The comment was directed to former world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who recently questioned why Ricciardo was still in F1.

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How many voters went to the polls over the weekend to elect members of the European Parliament, or MEPs. It is Europe’s first election without the UK, after it formally left the EU in 2020. The votes are still being counted but early signs show a clear swing to the right.

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Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) was founded in Ohio, U.S. In 1945, Australia became the first country to run A.A. meetings outside of North America.

High-profile British doctor Michael Mosley has died, after his body was found on the Greek island of Symi, where he was reported missing on Wednesday.

The British doctor is best known for popularising the intermittent fasting 5:2 diet.

The 67 year old went for a walk on Wednesday afternoon (local time) and was reported missing by his wife, Dr. Clare Bailey, when he failed to return from his walk.

In a statement confirming his death, Mosley’s wife, Dr Clare Bailey, said: “It’s devastating to have lost Michael, my wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant husband. We had an incredibly lucky life together. We loved each other very much and were so happy together.”

A study on inequality in Australia has concluded after 34 years.

The Life Chances study launched in 1990 when it began tracking 167 babies. Since then, it has monitored the impact of factors like income, ethnic background and education on the lives of its participants, now in their 30s.

Its final report was handed down last week. One participant told the study: “No one starts off at the same place, but they’re still forced to do the same race.”

Here’s what the study found.

The 167 participants of the Life Chances study were recruited from two inner Melbourne suburbs.

The group came from a range of ethnic, educational and financial backgrounds.

The subjects were interviewed or surveyed every one to two years. For the first 11 years of the study, subjects’ parents were surveyed instead.

At the beginning of the study, around a quarter of participants’ families were in public housing, a quarter were renting, and half were homeowners.

Life Chances said it worked to understand how disadvantage impacted participants at different key life stages like infancy, school, post-school, work and family.

It grouped participants into three income levels. It defined ‘low income’ families as living below the poverty line.

Families above the poverty line, but eligible for welfare (e.g. Centrelink), were classed as ‘medium income’.

‘Higher income’ meant families “above a point where other income would exclude” them from welfare payments.

Parents from “all income backgrounds” told the study they valued education.

When they were 15, participants were asked what was most important in their lives. A common trend among lower-income children was education.

However, one in four participants from low-income families left school early.

98% of children from higher-income families completed high school. This group was also more likely to attend uni, while those from lower-income families were more likely to attend TAFE.

Those from middle-income families were more likely to be working full-time by the age of 21.

Tuition fees, including additional costs like textbooks, were identified as a key barrier to education for participants from lower-income families.

A low level of education contributed to fewer employment opportunities.

Participants in the study turned 18 during the 2007/08 Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

Many were looking for jobs during a time of high youth unemployment.

Unemployment was the most common among men from low-income families.

By the time they were 24, around 80% of participants were in paid jobs, however two in five of those participants were not working in their preferred industry.

Life Chances found that across different income levels, many participants considered support from their families as a “safety net” and “springboard” for opportunities.

Some participants from migrant families listed community services as an important form of support.

One said: “Even though story time at the library was in English, Mum thought it was very important to learn English and be with other kids your own age.”

Life Chances’ final report made several proposals to address inequality, including:

Researchers said the study “reminds us of the uneven impacts of social, technological, economic and political changes.”

Navigating skincare terms on the back of a bottle can often feel like you're deep in code... You might have heard of ingredients like niacinamide and hyaluronic acid, but what about Melasyl?

Melasyl is the key ingredient in La Roche Posay’s new Mela B3 Dark Spot Niacinamide Serum. It is designed to target pigmentation, including sun and age spots. After 18 years of research, this formula has been shown to reduce dark spots by 85%.*

So, next time you encounter those perplexing skincare terms, consider Melasyl—an option for those hoping to address concerns of radiant, spot-free skin.

^{*According to La Roche Posay clinical scoring.}

Researchers from the University of NSW successfully used precise treatments and genome sequencing to shrink tumours in 55% of patients over a period of around 18 months.

A senior author of the research said the treatment “also lead to a significant improvement in long term survival for those patients.”

In case you missed it, it was the World Naked Bike Ride over the weekend.

The Canadian city of Toronto hosted its annual Naked Bike Ride, which is actually a protest against climate change. It aims to encourage people to ride, not drive.

Bike Share Toronto’s director Justin Hanna told local news: “Though we don’t encourage it, we understand that some riders will use the system in this manner.”

The company asked riders to “wipe down the seats” after using their bikes. Makes sense.

The peak body for unions in Australia has launched a nationwide campaign to scrap junior wages and give 18-20 year olds the same minimum wage as everyone else.

In case you didn’t know, Australia’s laws legally allow young workers - meaning those under 21 - to be paid less than their older co-workers, even if they are performing the same job.

Unions are wanting to change that, so can it be done? We’ll explore the answer in today’s podcast.