“Could it happen here?”: Inside America’s bank collapse
Silicon Valley Bank collapsed last week, after being forced to cash in assets due to a slowing tech sector. The bank specialised in lending to early-stage businesses, and the company served nearly hal...
15 Mar 202320min
We can talk about depression and anxiety, but why not schizophrenia?
Journalist Elfy Scott grew up in a household where her mother's schizophrenia was rarely spoken about. For many years, this complex mental health condition was treated as an open secret, until she was...
14 Mar 202322min
The rise and fall of F45
Founded by two Aussies, F45 was launched on the New York Stock Exchange back in 2021 and was immediately valued at $2 billion with endorsees among the biggest names in sport and entertainment. Less th...
13 Mar 202321min
Why are schoolgirls being poisoned in Iran?
Thousands of schoolgirls have been poisoned across Iran. The attacks have been described by some observers as part of an extremist response – perhaps with tacit state endorsement – to the protests led...
12 Mar 202319min
Linda Marigliano knows tough love
Linda Marigliano is an Australian radio announcer and musician, turned podcaster and storyteller. She’ll likely have kept you company during the afternoon on Triple J back in the 2010s or in lockdown ...
10 Mar 202326min
“Disbelief and shock”: arrested for protesting interest rates
As interest rates rise for a tenth consecutive time, we have a cautionary tale about Cherish Kuehlmann. One night last month the student was woken up by officers who ‘barged into the house’ and took h...
9 Mar 202317min
Are you part of Generation F’d?
In Gen F'd? economist Alison Pennington writes about how the most educated generation in Australian history looks set to be the first generation worse off than their parents. Millions of young people ...
8 Mar 202320min
South Korea: why is the country shrinking?
South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world and last month it broke its own record. The average number of expected babies per South Korean woman fell to 0.78 in 2022 down from 0.81 a year e...
7 Mar 202320min
