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A welcome screen of the Replika app as seen on a mobile phone

I tried the Replika AI companion and can see why users are falling hard

22 Feb 2023

The sudden removal of ‘erotic’ features from the virtual friend app has left lovelorn users high and dry.

woman alone on a swing set looking at a sunset

Loneliness: unpacking the silent epidemic damaging our health

18 Nov 2022

A better understanding of loneliness can help us identify when our social needs might be going unmet.

How social connection keeps your brain young: study

27 Oct 2022

Keeping up with friends into old age could help prevent dementia.

Teenagers and older adults interacting on the show

ABC’s 'Old People’s Home for Teenagers': how intergenerational connections promote health and happiness

10 Oct 2022

A unique social experiment bridges the gap between older and younger Australians.

1 in 4 Australians is lonely. Quality green spaces in our cities offer a solution

17 Aug 2022

When the pandemic hit, green space was there for us at a time when others weren’t or couldn’t be. Urban greening might be the solution to the ‘lonelygenic environment’ that our cities have created.

People's odds of loneliness could fall by up to half if cities hit 30% green space targets

10 Jun 2021

For the areas of cities with less than 10 per cent green space, increasing that to 30 per cent could cut the overall odds of residents becoming lonely by a quarter.

We're going to have to find more ways to connect with one another as physical distancing continues. Image: Shutterstock.

Those most vulnerable to virus also most at risk of loneliness in lockdown

31 Mar 2020

It is our collective responsibility to protect the most vulnerable from loneliness in the COVID-19 pandemic, says a social researcher from UNSW.

Ending the pain of loneliness

13 Feb 2020

UNSW researcher Dr Sophie Lewis says health professionals can often misdiagnose loneliness as depression.