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Arts, Culture and Society 13 min read

Creative ageing – it’s all in your mind

by Carmen Swadling

Ageing presents many challenges.  But perhaps getting creative is key to boosting well-being and good brain health?

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Traditional knowledge key to solving the world’s plastics pollution disaster

Our Communities 5 min read

Traditional knowledge key to solving the world’s plastics pollution disaster

by Gemma Dawkins & Shahni Wellington

A return to Indigenous-led solutions may be our only hope to address the global waste issue, according to researchers.
A class action against Optus could easily be Australia\'s biggest - here\'s what is involved

Business, Law and Politics 5 min read

A class action against Optus could easily be Australia's biggest - here's what is involved

by Mirella Atherton and Eliezer Sanchez-Lasaballett

With the Optus data breach exposing almost 10 million current and former customers to identity theft, law firms are circling for what could end up being the biggest – and most valuable – class action case in Australian legal history.
The internal shower

Health and Wellbeing 4 min read

The internal shower

by Clare Collins

Does TikTok's chia-lemon 'internal shower' really beat constipation? Here's what science says.
Australia\'s preparation for the next disaster

Health and Wellbeing 5 min read

Australia's preparation for the next disaster

by Mark Maund, Kim Maund and Thayaparan Gajendran

Nearly 6 months on, flood victims are still waiting to be housed. This is what Australia must do to be ready for the next disaster.
Gaza\'s humanitarian crisis

Business, Law and Politics 5 min read

Gaza's humanitarian crisis

by Amy Maguire

Amid death and destruction, the latest conflict in Gaza highlights the depths of its humanitarian crisis
Lacking literacy skills

Education 4 min read

Lacking literacy skills

by Margaret Kristin Merga

Every teacher needs to be a literacy teacher - but that's not happening in most Australian schools
Kids\' well-being needs better support

Arts, Culture and Society 5 min read

Kids' well-being needs better support

by Jess Harris

After years of COVID, fires and floods, kids' well-being now depends on better support
Living alongside COVID

Health and Wellbeing 5 min read

Living alongside COVID

by Peter Wark

We need to brace for a tsunami of long COVID. But we're not quite sure the best way to treat it
COVID disrupts sleep

Health and Wellbeing 5 min read

COVID disrupts sleep

by Gemma Paech

Has COVID affected your sleep? Here's how viruses can change our sleeping patterns
The strongest coffee

Science and Technology 5 min read

The strongest coffee

by Emma Beckett

Plunger, espresso, filter? Just because your coffee is bitter, doesn't mean it's 'stronger'
Getting the Flu Vaccination

Education 5 min read

Getting the Flu Vaccination

by Nathan Bartlett

Why can you still get influenza if you've had a flu shot?
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