Social media could boost women’s sport industry
Most of us are dependent on the internet for keeping up to date with daily gossip and news – and of course online shopping – but few could have predicted it had the potential to combat one of Australia’s oldest equality problems. DANELLA SMITH reports.
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Rudd’s change of heart
I wish I could say I smiled and thought “good on him” when I heard former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had come out in support of same-sex marriage last night, but I didn’t. ASHLEIGH PISANI writes.
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Fight Alzheimer’s, Save Australia
Last week Hobart hosted the 15th biennial Alzheimer’s Australia National Conference, bringing together world leaders in social and medical dementia research. HANNAH WEIR reports.
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Young adults reflect social trends
Young adults today are three times more likely to be working part-time than their counterparts 35 years ago. The trends, highlighted in the Australian Social Trends report, Young adults: then and now, were released last month by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). MARY-ANNE BASSI reports.
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AUDIO: Interview with writer/director Robert Connolly
Robert Connolly is the writer and director of Underground: The Julian Assange Story, telling the story of the early years of the mastermind behind Wikileaks. DORIAN TISATO catches up with Connolly for a chat.
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VIDEO: Check-In episode 3
Episode 3 focuses on youth health, covering everything from sexual and mental health to blood donations. The team also learns more about the newest Headspace centre at Noarlunga.
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Autumn/Winter Fashion Forecast – monochrome with a 90% chance of denim
Back to basics, preaches the fashion bible for Autumn/Winter 2013. Leather, denim and monochromatic colours are going to be the hottest trends this winter, writes IONA MACLEAN.
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Venezuelans in Australia protest election results
Venezuelans in Australia are protesting the results of this month’s presidential election in their homeland, which they say is a case of electoral fraud. CHRISTOPHER TESTA reports.
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Social media could boost women’s sport industry
Most of us are dependent on the internet for keeping up to date with daily gossip and news – and of course online shopping – but few could have predicted it had the potential to combat one of Australia’s oldest equality problems. DANELLA SMITH reports.
Rudd’s change of heart
I wish I could say I smiled and thought “good on him” when I heard former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had come out in support of same-sex marriage last night, but I didn’t. ASHLEIGH PISANI writes.
Fight Alzheimer’s, Save Australia
Last week Hobart hosted the 15th biennial Alzheimer’s Australia National Conference, bringing together world leaders in social and medical dementia research. HANNAH WEIR reports.
Young adults reflect social trends
Young adults today are three times more likely to be working part-time than their counterparts 35 years ago. The trends, highlighted in the Australian Social Trends report, Young adults: then and now, were released last month by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). MARY-ANNE BASSI reports.
Will Australia legalise same-sex marriage?
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is under pressure to introduce legislation to allow same-sex marriage after Minnesota became the 12th US state to legalise it. EMILY BRAND reports.
No laughing matter
There is a new craze sweeping the world – and it’s no laughing matter – it’s laughter yoga. Regular laughter is essential for improving psychological and physical wellbeing, most children laugh over 300 times a day, whilst adults only manage around 15 to 20 laughs. PHOEBE HAYMES reports.
PS4 Marketed to Indie Developers
The online rumour mill has been alive with conversation since the announcement of the new Playstation 4 in March with the ease that indie games could now be created the focus, reports KYRA OLSSON.
Vietnam: Different perspectives on a divisive country
Vietnam is a country that invites a range of perspectives from Australians. To an older generation, the Southeast Asian nation is synonymous with the infamous Vietnam War, during a time of ‘flower power’ in the 1960s and 70s. TOM JOHNSON reports.
Are bad haircuts in the AFL becoming fashionable?
Adelaide Crow Taylor ‘Tex’ Walker has turned the heads of the media and fans during the first few rounds of the AFL season, but not for his goalkicking. Walker has earned the endearment of fans after growing his classic 80s mullet down to his shoulders during the team’s summer break. TOM JOHNSON reports.
Campbelltown community targets youth mental health
The Campbelltown City Council together with the Campbelltown Rotary Club are working together to combat mental health issues in adolescents. The two community groups are putting on an inaugural mental health program aimed at informing adults about how to deal with mental health issues in teenagers. ELEISA HANCOCK reports.
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