2022 Election
Education Policy: Where Each Party Stands on Universities, TAFE and Schools
Comparing the education policy promises from Labor, the Liberal party and the Greens,
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Explainers
'Economic Meltdown': Why Is There a Crisis in Sri Lanka Right Now?
The rule of one powerful family has prompted desperate protests.
Opinion
New Medium, Same Problems: Fashion Content Looks Exactly the Same in the Metaverse
Way back in the day, I used to have a fashion blog. Or rather, a “fatshion” blog – I was a woman who was just coming to terms with loving her plus-sized body and I wanted to develop the confidence to share it. I had a website where I shared outfit
Explainers
Understanding Australia’s Cost of Living Issues – How It’s Measured, The Factors Involved & How to Fix It
Cost of living was the defining issue of the 2022 federal election. And with good reason, because it’s getting expensive out here. But in order to really grasp the constant stream of media and opinions about the strategies being employed to address the issue... we need to understand what
Explainers
Blurred Lines: Can Biopics & TV Shows Produced Without Consent Ever Be Ethical?
The entertainment industry loves biopics. In 2022 alone, productions including Spencer, House of Gucci and Inventing Anna have given us cause to binge-watch and obsess over these iconic figures in history, through the voyeurism of the screen. But what happens when the subjects don’t (or can't) give
Interview
Julianne Schultz Explains Australia’s Identity Crisis (and The Leadership That’s Caused It)
Academic, journalist and author Julianne Schultz has released the perfect book, at the perfect time. So many of the issues young people are talking about as we hurtle towards the next federal election are tied to Australia's own identity crisis – equality, injustice, safety and opportunity. How can such
Explainers
Why the 'Helpful' Misinformation You're Sharing on Social Media Is Still Harmful
Controversial statement: fake news needs a rebrand. Most people have an idea of what they think 'misinformation' is, and who's behind it – social media content and comments spouting anti-democracy, far right or 'conservative' falsehoods, made by garden variety trolls or coordinated groups wanting to
Opinion
The Cruel Irony of Wellness Anti-Vaxxers Promoting Eastern Medicine
What comes to mind when you think of yoga? Is it a wealthy white woman coming out of a $70 class with a green juice in hand? Despite that pervasive image, I don’t think that’s what the 5000 year old practice intended its ‘brand’ to be. Sacred traditions
Explainers
Why Do People Watch MAFS, Even While Saying It’s Trash? It’s All in Our Heads...
Every year, the same thing – people loudly say they hate Married At First Sight, while watching the hell out of it. Here's the psychology behind the phenomenon.
Opinion
All the Nuance Lost in the Kim & Kanye ‘Tea’: Expectations, Responsibility & Managing Mental Illness
Three important conversations being lost in the pursuit of celebrity ‘tea’.
Explainers
Understanding the Push to Ban Police From Mardi Gras and the Pride March
"Can police organisations protest against the very institutional power they enforce?"
Election 2022
What’s a Wedge? Why You Should Understand the Meaning of ‘Wedge Politics’ Before the Election
It's a sneaky little bugger with potentially huge impacts.