Are we too Swift in criticising obsessed popstar fans?
Taylor Swift is the talk of the town, with the icon shortly kicking off her leg of the Australian Eras Tour show tonight in Melbourne. The hype is real, with Swifties creating palpable levels of excit...
16 Feb 202413min
Australia eliminated measles. Here's why it's making a comeback
Measles is making a comeback. Here’s what you need to know. Australia was declared Measles-free ten years ago, but a resurgence in cases, largely from people visiting from overseas, has seen it return...
15 Feb 202419min
Tasmania is heading to an early election. Here's why you should care
Tasmania, currently the last Liberal government in the country, will head to an election more than a year earlier than planned. Yesterday, Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced that Tasmanians will vote o...
15 Feb 202412min
The growing divide between Gen Z, Millennials and everyone else
Gen Z or a Millennial? You’ve probably been told you’re more likely to vote toward the left of the political spectrum, only to drift further right as you get older. Well new research suggests that’s n...
14 Feb 202420min
We need to talk about flowers, chocolate, and consent this Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day for most usually means overpriced chocolates, flowers, presents (and maybe even sex). But Chanel Contos says it's also a particularly good time to talk about consent, and how to keep i...
14 Feb 202412min
The big green gimmick - does your climate action make a difference?
We’re all recycling, buying electric cars, taking paper and recycled bags to the supermarket, but do our climate change actions really move the needle on global warming? There are anti-global warmists...
13 Feb 202421min
Like the Olympics, but on steroids. Meet the Enhanced Games
From disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong to Russia systematically doping its Olympic athletes, there has been no shortage of drug cheating scandals in the world of sport. But what if we throw out the r...
13 Feb 202412min
What the climate catastrophe in Antarctica means for Australia
Climate change is having an incredible impact on the continent of Antarctica. Historic drops in sea ice are accelerating the melt of ice sheets and the slowing of ocean currents, as well as catastroph...
12 Feb 202418min
