The case for putting dental in Medicare + Headlines
This week the Parliamentary Budget Office released costings for a Greens plan to add dental to Medicare. On the face of it, the fact that a major branch of healthcare is just not a part of the public ...
5 Sep 202422min
Elle Macpherson says she cured cancer naturally. Here's why she’s wrong
Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson has this week credited natural therapies with curing her cancer. Every day, 58 people in Australia are diagnosed with breast cancer – one in seven Australian wome...
5 Sep 202413min
GDP, RBA, and what all the economy chatter means for you + Headlines
Yesterday Australia’s economy got its quarterly checkup, and the results are in. Gross Domestic Product performance, or GDP, grew by 1.5% over a year. But what does that actually mean, and how does GD...
4 Sep 202420min
Your mobile phone isn't giving you brain cancer
Good news! Your mobile phone isn’t giving you brain cancer! Decades of worry about radio waves travelling out of our phones and into our skulls have apparently been put to rest with a massive World He...
4 Sep 20249min
Life is getting worse for women in Afghanistan. You can help + Headlines
The situation for women in Afghanistan right now is bleak. After retaking control of the country in August of 2021, the Taliban has wasted no time reinstating a raft of rules stripping away the rights...
3 Sep 202419min
Is TikTok blurring the line between a review and an ad?
Have you ever found yourself endlessly scrolling through TikTok being bombarded with food reviews? Sometimes they appear organic, with creators hopping on a trend or trying a viral product for their f...
3 Sep 202411min
Could Israel's striking workers end the war in Gaza? + Headlines
Much of Israel’s economy ground to a halt overnight, during the country’s first major workers’ strike since the start of the war. The strike shut down Israel’s international airport and disrupted bank...
2 Sep 202420min
Are renters, not landlords, ever the bad guy?
Renting in Australia can really suck. With winter over and the end of 2024 approaching, we’re heading towards peak moving season. Moving house can be one of life’s most stressful events – made even mo...
2 Sep 20249min
