From pole to parliament - meet MP Georgie Purcell
30-year-old MP Georgie Purcell was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in November last year - and she’s already shaking up the House. Georgie, from the Animal Justice Party, stands out from ...
7 Juli 202340min
The case for keeping phones in schools
Queensland has announced plans banning smartphones in state schools from next year bringing them into line with the rest of the country except ACT. While it seems like a no-brainer given how distracti...
6 Juli 202322min
YouTube’s worst apology: unpacking Colleen Ballinger
Colleen Ballinger, otherwise known as Miranda Sings, has been a YouTuber for over a decade and has recently had some serious allegations made against her, including being a child groomer. In a respons...
5 Juli 202318min
Diet coke: why does the WHO keep saying everything causes cancer?
The World Health Organization's recently announced that aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum, will be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans." It feels ...
4 Juli 202319min
Shit Rentals: meet the TikToker shaming dodgy landlords
Jordie van den Berg has become TikTok famous for his videos documenting shit rentals around Australia as the country’s rental crisis continues. His videos exposing shit rentals have hundreds of thousa...
3 Juli 202319min
Is altitude training the new F45?
It used to just be endurance athletes who trained at altitude, but now gyms are popping up everywhere with the promise you can burn double the calories by doing the same workout. But does it work and ...
2 Juli 202318min
Dami Im didn’t think she could sing
Dami Im is good at competitions. In 2013 she won X-Factor Australia and in 2016 placed second in the Eurovision Song Contest, becoming the highest scoring Aussie. Today, the university trained singer ...
30 Juni 202336min
Getting cosmetic surgery and injectables just got harder
Regulations for cosmetic surgery and injectables are about to change from July one. With GP referrals, psychological assessments, cooling off periods and even how procedures are advertised all part of...
29 Juni 202324min
