The future of the Catholic Church
Before Catholics everywhere had a chance to mourn the death of Pope Francis, gambling companies were calculating the odds on who the next pope would be and taking bets from people all across the world. Source: BetOnline Luis Antonio Tagle was a popular pick for...
Increasing enrolments see UOW outperform Group of Eight in funding for Indigenous students
Creating pathways to university for Indigenous students has been a focus of many tertiary institutions over the past decade, but the success of initiatives has varied across the sector. The University of Wollongong has seen a consistent growth in Indigenous student...
Musicians aren’t being paid fairly
In North Turramurra, there’s a point where the mighty Cowan River meets a sizable picnic area known as Bobbin Head. All year round, tourists can be found traversing the area in pedal boats, most of which are supervised by Sydney musician Harper Dore. Besides the...
Intimate partner violence sparks outrage
Trigger warning: This article contains discussion of domestic homicide, which some readers may find distressing Fourteen women and three children having been killed this year alone in domestic violence attacks. And one in four Australian women have experienced...
Do we sell arms to countries in conflict?
"The streets are filled with rubble, smoke, fire and gloom. And a dark wind blows. Those around you are clutching children, and rubble, and hoping that they have survived whatever just happened. The buildings have been twisted and the skyline is ablaze. The car’s on...
Gen Z making fashion magazines cool again
Sure, modern technology is impressive, but have you ever wandered through a newsagency, fingers trailing along glossy cover pages, adorned with the likes of Kate Moss, Bella Hadid, or Billie Eilish? Each cover screams 'must-haves' from winter boots to a new boyfriend....
Fitter, happier: The interconnectivity between fitness and mental health
Most TikTok users are familiar with ‘75 HARD’: a challenge penned by author and sport performance CEO Andy Frisella in 2020. Over the course of 75 days, the challenge encourages its participants to adopt healthy habits, bid farewell to sedentary behaviours, and...
Disability unemployment gap stalls
There have been calls for employees to reconsider hiring practices as unemployment rates of people with a disability reaches more than double the unemployment rates of people without a disability. The data from the Australian Institute and Welfare (AIHW) shows that in...
No girls allowed! The quiet disappearance of lesbian bars
As Pride Month continues and queer events and spaces bustle steadily through June, the forefront of the LGBTQ+ acronym wonders, where are the Lesbian bars? In Australia, it seems the space doesn’t exist. That is despite an estimated 4.5 per cent of Australians, 16...
Students struggle with the cost of living crisis
The cost of living has skyrocketed post-pandemic, between the rise in groceries, higher profit margins, stagnating wages and the housing crisis, university students have been doing it tough. Young people are uniquely hurting, with many struggling to see a financially...
Men reluctant to seek help for mental health issues
Many Australian men face mental health challenges, with depression, anxiety, and suicide rates much higher than compared to women, with seven out of nine people, who take their lives each day, male. However, men are less likely to seek support services, often due to...
Is generative AI an environmental threat?
The internet’s smartest machines are thirsty, electricity-hungry tools that cause massive impacts on the environment, silently depleting the Earth of resources. While generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools feel environmentally immaterial, the framework behind...