Read Your Greens is a new Department of Education podcast series designed to support parents and carers in fostering a love of books and reading at home.
Hosted by broadcaster Kirsten MacGregor and featuring author Nick Earls, award-winning teacher librarian Lizzy Dixon, and speech-language pathologist Darren Adams-Beutel, the series explores:
- What makes a great children’s book
- How parents can make story time more engaging
- Why books remain important in a digital world
- Practical tips to encourage reading habits at home.
25 May 2026, 1:28 am
32 minutes 8 seconds
Read your greens Ep 2 - The art of storytime
Read Your Greens is a new Department of Education podcast series designed to support parents and carers in fostering a love of books and reading at home.
Hosted by broadcaster Kirsten MacGregor and featuring author Nick Earls, award-winning teacher librarian Lizzy Dixon, and speech-language pathologist Darren Adams-Beutel, the series explores:
- What makes a great children’s book
- How parents can make story time more engaging
- Why books remain important in a digital world
- Practical tips to encourage reading habits at home.
25 May 2026, 1:07 am
37 minutes 10 seconds
Read your greens Ep 1 - What makes a great kids book
Read Your Greens is a new Department of Education podcast series designed to support parents and carers in fostering a love of books and reading at home.
Hosted by broadcaster Kirsten MacGregor and featuring author Nick Earls, award-winning teacher librarian Lizzy Dixon, and speech-language pathologist Darren Adams-Beutel, the series explores:
- What makes a great children’s book
- How parents can make story time more engaging
- Why books remain important in a digital world
- Practical tips to encourage reading habits at home.
24 May 2026, 11:29 pm
31 minutes 7 seconds
Dr Norman Swan's tips for parenting in the middle years
Dr Norman Swan, award-winning broadcaster, journalist and author of So You Want To Know What's Good For Your Kids, discusses tips for parenting primary school aged children and preparing them for adolescence.
4 November 2024, 5:14 am
28 minutes 38 seconds
Bullying and Belonging
Associate Professor and Educational and Developmental Psychologist at Monash University Dr Kelly-Ann Allen discusses the importance of belonging in schools and how it can help to prevent bullying.
This podcast is produced on behalf of Bullying No Way: National week of action - an initiative of the Australian Schools Anti-Bullying Collective.
18 June 2024, 5:25 am
26 minutes 47 seconds
Helping your child transition to high school with Maggie Dent
Parenting author, educator and host of the ABC podcast, Parental As Anything, Maggie Dent discusses how to help your child transition to high school.