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Delivery driver pay deal, limb lengthening + can oysters save the sea?

Delivery driver pay deal, limb lengthening + can oysters save the sea?

Update: 2025-11-26
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A historic deal could transform Australia's gig economy, with UberEats and DoorDash agreeing to minimum pay rates. So what's a day in the life like doing deliveries? 

And oysters are known as the kidneys of the ocean. Could they help address the major ecological disaster off South Australia?

Plus, young men struggling with body image are increasingly turning to a radical option: limb-lengthening surgery. 

Listen now: 

01:11 - The big breakthrough for delivery riders

13:46 - Visiting oyster reefs 

18:24 - Getting taller by breaking legs

Guests: 

  • Alex Veen, employment relations researcher, University of Sydney
  • Dr Ben Buchanan, clinical psychologist 

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Delivery driver pay deal, limb lengthening + can oysters save the sea?

Delivery driver pay deal, limb lengthening + can oysters save the sea?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation