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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Caring for her brother with special needs inspired Isabelle Lee to become a speech therapist

Isabelle Lee, 19, is on her way to becoming a speech therapist — a decision fuelled by her experience as a dedicated caregiver to her younger brother who has special needs. But when she was younger, Isabelle felt unseen. It's an experience that has been dubbed "glass children syndrome", when the siblings of individuals with special needs feel like their own emotional needs are being overlooked — as though they were made of glass. In this conversation, Isabelle and her mother, Janice, share how their relationship has healed and grown stronger through the challenges of caring for a family member with special needs.

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CNA938 Rewind - Albanese-Xi meeting: Improved ties between Australia, China

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday (Jul 15) that "dialogue" must be at the heart of ties between Canberra and Beijing as he met with President Xi Jinping. Xi, in turn, hailed the "benefits" of improved ties between China and Australia, saying the relationship had "risen from the setbacks and turned around". Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess the relationship between the two countries against the wider geopolitical context with Professor Carlyle Thayer, Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales Canberra, at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Market wipes out rally on downbeat forecasts

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Homin Lee, Senior Macro Strategist at Lombard Odier.

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CNA938 Rewind - Can China sustain its 5% GDP growth target as US tariff risks mount?

China's GDP grew 5.2 per cent in the April to June quarter from a year earlier, slowing from 5.4 per cent in the first quarter, but just ahead of analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a rise of 5.1 per cent. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Sarah Tan, Assistant Director Economist at Moody's Analytics, to examine the factors that have contributed to this unexpected growth and whether China would be able to maintain its 5% GDP growth target in the face of a trade war.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: More caregivers leaning on public aid, but does it address their real needs?

More caregivers are turning to social service agencies for help, with some organisations seeing a three-fold increase in sign-ups for support group programmes and financial aid. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss with Sharlene Ferry, Marketing and Donor Management Executive, Caregiving Welfare Association and Daniel Lim, Co-Founder, Enable Asia.

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CNA938 Rewind - It's in Southeast Asia's best interest for Timor-Leste to be part of ASEAN: Analyst

Singapore has launched an enhanced technical assistance programme to support Timor-Leste’s integration into ASEAN, reinforcing its commitment to regional cooperation. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced this during an official four-day visit of Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão, to Singapore – it’s been over a decade since his first in the role. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin find out more from Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris.

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