by Ashleigh Spackman | May 14, 2025 | News, Tech & Research
Faced with rising costs and long waitlists, Gen Z Australians are turning to cheaper alternatives to conventional therapy. In recent years, there has been a dramatic rise in young people using tools like ChatGPT to confide in about their mental health struggles....
by Hannah Scopelitis | May 6, 2025 | Govt & Politics
During the election campaign Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasised the increase in extreme weather events and the impact it has had on the economy. Mr Albanese said that although every weather event may not be caused by climate change, the science is clearly...
by Michaela Bonser | Mar 26, 2025 | News, Tech & Research
A University of Wollongong study into the the harms caused by recreational use of nitrous oxide has produced an Australian-first initiative to educate young people on its effects. Nitrous oxide, otherwise known as ‘nangs’, is a colourless gas commonly used...
by Madison Arnold | Mar 26, 2025 | News, Tech & Research
Young children and adolescents are staring at screens for longer, according to new research, and experts claim it’s affecting productivity, mental health and sleep patterns. In 2019 screen usage data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) stated that 90%...
by Max Arnold | Nov 6, 2024 | News, Sport, Tech & Research, travel
Sunlight beats down upon the waves, palm trees rustle in the light offshore breeze, and a hut on the beach pleads for you to come in and crack open a Bintang. The water here feels hotter than you want it to be; you feel like you’re sweating. The University of...
