Opinion

wind turbines in the countryside

Key to success will be transitioning to an ecologically sustainable economy, with greener technologies and industries.

an older man sits on a bench looking into the distance

If we consider suicide rates within age groups, men over 85 are at three times the average risk. We should make sure older men have ways to express when they’re not coping and seek help.

a young woman concentrates while working at a laptop

Some NDIS participants worry if they don’t spend their annual funds, they won’t be offered the same support in their next plan – and it’s harder for some to use what they’ve been allocated.

commuters walk past cars and trams in the melbourne CBD in the 1950s

Jay Carmichael’s novel explores how Australian same-sex attracted men lived after the end of the Second World War. But does it impose present concerns on the past?

NDIS

Reports of large-scale NDIS fraud show it’s time to work with participants and involve them in oversight.

Groups of people picnicking in park

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.

Serious young female entrepreneur working on laptop

The trending rejection of hustle culture that’s been going wild on TikTok actually has its roots in shrinkflation and long-term workplace trends. 

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The evidence presented and initial findings show how important the royal commission is.

A woman in a dark room with her hand on her cheek, her face lit by a screen

Mainstream medicine hasn’t yet found enough evidence-based treatments for long COVID. No wonder sufferers are turning to unproven therapies.

A man about to get a vaccine from a medical worker

The third-generation vaccine has fewer potential side effects than second-generation vaccines and can be safely given to people with weakened immune systems.

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