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To publish or not to publish? The media’s free-speech dilemmas in...
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Terrorism, political extremism, Donald Trump, social media and the phenomenon of “cancel culture” are confronting journalists with a range of...
CHARITIES
Permission To Shine opens with Big Prizes and announces First Judges!
Play It Forward, together with Dr Jonathon Welch AM, is thrilled to announce that round one of Permission to Shine is open. This online...
INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
Newly Enacted Motorcycle Gang Laws Unfairly Target Indigenous Australians
Australians know the truth. Motorcycle gangs are a real problem, and they need to be addressed. This is the reason Australia passed laws to...

GAMBLING
Most community bids to block pokies fail – the law is...
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Most Australians know you never end up winning on the pokies. What Australians might not know is that the odds of winning...
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
Will Victoria be the first place in the world to fully...
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The Victorian government has just received a landmark review into the state’s sex work laws.
This is the first large-scale review of Victorian...
LBTGQI
Sunday essay: who was Jeanne Barret, the first woman to circumnavigate...
A modern portrait of Jeanne Barret disguised as a man,
based on the author’s interpretation. Timothy Ide, Author provided
In 1765, a young, peasant woman...
WOMENS BUSINESS
Will Victoria be the first place in the world to fully...
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The Victorian government has just received a landmark review into the state’s sex work laws.
This is the first large-scale review of Victorian...
MENS BUSINESS
Will Victoria be the first place in the world to fully...
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The Victorian government has just received a landmark review into the state’s sex work laws.
This is the first large-scale review of Victorian...
SENIORS BUSINESS
Granny’s on Instagram! In the COVID-19 era, older adults see time...
Many older adults are learning new digital skills
to help them socialize virtually. Eva-Katalin/Getty Images
Time in the era of COVID-19 has taken on new...
COMMUNITY
No, Twitter is not censoring Donald Trump. Free speech is not...
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The recent storming of the US Capitol has led a number of social media platforms to remove President Donald Trump’s account. In...
WELFARE
No spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so...
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Collectors for the Paralympic Games carried donation buckets ahead of the recent Santa parade in Auckland, asking for gold coin donations. Onlookers...
RELIGION
The Altar Boys: new questions about suicides of clergy abuse survivors...
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Investigative journalist Suzie Smith’s new book The Altar Boys is a searing read that raises new questions about the suicides of three former...