As the world goes into lockdown, we’re all urging each other to “stay home!” But for many of us, those two words incite unimaginable fear and dread. As domestic violence cases are expected to surge in this time, how will an already overstretched and underfunded domestic violence service industry handle it? By Jill Tengco Forced […]
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Psychedelic Therapy: The New Answer for Mental Health
More than half a century after the prohibition of LSD and magic mushrooms, scientists around the world are hailing Psychedelic drugs as a new treatment for mental health issues. An increasing number of Australians are seeking out alternative forms of therapy to treat mental health, as the shortcomings of traditional anti-depressant medicines are leaving many […]
Sydney’s Thoughts on Marijuana Legalisation
With the United States of America slowly but surely legalising both the medical and recreational use of Marijuana it is questionably only a matter of time before Australia follows suit. I go into the streets of Sydney to find out what our public thinks Australia should do regarding the legalisation of ‘weed’. ‘I remember growing […]
Women reclaim their bodies, 150 metres at a time
The importance of freedom of speech has been a key message of anti-abortion campaigners, however, Camperdown lawyer Kirsty Gan notes it’s important to consider the differences in Australia’s laws compared to America. “I think it’s important to recall that Australia doesn’t have a US-style positive right to say whatever you like. Rather, the constitutional […]
Road to a Driverless Reality
Safety has always been a concern for drivers past and present, but it seems the future may be driverless. We asked the people of Sydney who is safer in the streets: a person or a self-driving machine? Adam Chor, 25, cost planner, West Pennant Hills: “Driverless cars take more rational decisions as it’s not […]
Road to a Driverless Reality
Safety has always been a concern for drivers past and present, but it seems the future is driverless. We asked the people of Sydney who is safer in the streets: a person or a self-driving machine? Adam Chor, 25, cost planner, West Pennant Hills: “Driverless cars take more rational decisions as it’s not influenced […]
Shear cruelty
By Venice Warner The deaths of 2400 sheep during live exports to the Middle East due to shocking conditions including overcrowding and lack of food and water, has divided public opinion over whether live exports should be banned. Nicole Binet, 50, a model from Balgowlah, said: “The export of live sheep should be banned, […]
Live sheep exports: Necessity or torture?
By Grace Robinson-Tagg The export of live sheep to the Middle East is a hot topic at the moment, with much controversy surrounding it. Boat loads of sheep are dying on the long journey from heat exhaustion and dehydration and for that reason, the question over whether it should be banned has arisen as […]
Autism and technology: paving a brighter future by Camilla Theakstone
Autism is an increasingly prevalent mental condition that is characterised by deficits in social interaction, forming relationships with other people and using language and abstract concepts. It is traditionally diagnosed in early childhood as that is the time that symptoms start to appear. The condition is also on the rise in Australia. […]
Let’s talk about STIs: The conversation at high school, that needs to happen more
Claire Keenan. Today, it’s no longer just the ‘birds and the bees’, it’s about the need for teachers to break the stigma around sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and letting their students in on a secret: STIs are common. The strict model schools follow to teach their students about STIs has become outdated and non-efficient, […]
Young people are not taught enough about sexually transmitted diseases in high school
By: Nicole Chen As the level of STIs in young Australians continues to rise, it raises many questions as to whether students are being taught enough about sexual health in school. Young Australians are not given enough sexual health education in high school as numbers of STIs in adolescents continue to rise throughout the country. […]
Finsta: The new era of cyberbullying
While many Australian schools are trying to combat cyberbullying through firewalls, a new online playground for bullies has emerged from the restrictions, fake Instagram accounts. By Kate Quinn – Z5114887 After the shock suicide of 14-year-old Northern Territories girl Dolly Everett, schools across Australia have started to implement stricter social media rules during the school […]
Expelled: Banning phones in schools may affect the future of STEM subjects
With cyberbullying tightening its grip on students, schools are under more pressure to prevent harm. Banning mobile phones and social media is one popular method that may be slowing student involvement in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects. By April Maung A silent classroom may seem like a blessing, but when students are wordlessly […]
Technology Breaking New Grounds for ASD
From diagnosis to development and treatment, new technology is making waves in understanding autism With the increasing prevalence of autism across the globe, technological devices like Virtual Reality and tablets are playing an incredibly important role in the diagnosis and development of kids with autism. Adam Guastella, from the Brain and Mind Centre in Sydney, […]
Social Media & Schools: Are NSW High Schools Effectively Resolving Cyber-bullying?
As the world of social media continues to develop and more teens turn to such communicative platforms for entertainment purposes, more and more incidents of cyber-bullying surface. Thus begins the problem-solving debates. Is the simple banning of social media devices in schools enough, or should more intricate strategies be put in place to tackle the […]
D.I.Y Dying: Assisted Death for the living
Do-it-yourself euthanasia kits are being sold legally in Australia under the disguise of home brewing devices. By Abbey Farlow Max Dog Brewing is not what it looks like. It’s website is donned with pictures of friends enjoying beer together. The unknowing eye would mistake the site for an independent brewing company selling kits for the […]
Veganism is the key to become strong
The strongest animals in the world are plant-eater. Bison, Elephant, Hippopot and me! By Nanda Lakhwani, Iain Salvador, and Claudia Chiu Stanislav, personal trainer based in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs. (Image supplied) Most mornings, Russian-born personal trainer Stanislav Veniaminov wakes up at 5:30am and heads to Bondi beach where he trains most of his clients. After […]
Instagram Therapy: Sweet Taste of Mental Health
Glance at the Instagram feed of My Little Panda Kitchen and it looks like any other stream of elaborately decorated bespoke cakes. What you won’t expect are the candid discussions about managing a mental disorder that emerge in the captions and comments. “Mental health, both struggles and wellness, is a huge part of who I […]
Who says you need meat to be strong?
By Nanda Lakhwani, Iain Salvador, and Claudia Chiu For years, meat has been regarded the be-all-end-all for bodybuilders, but what if a plant-based diet proved equally effective for building muscle? Stanislav, personal trainer based in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs. (Image supplied) Most mornings, Russian-born personal trainer Stanislav Veniaminov wakes up at 5:30am and heads to […]
Rock an iBaby
By Dylan Vidal An electronic smart crib that claims to be the “safest baby bed every made” has caused a stir on social media, with mothers all around the world weighing in on the latest technological ‘development’ in parenting. Released last year, the SNOO baby bassinet is only available online and many Australian parents are […]
Autoimmune disorders: Delving into the Unknown
By DANA PENDRICK To see your child living happily and in good health is every parent’s dream. But for mother-of-two Fiona Wadeson, every parent’s nightmare became reality after her daughter Kyla was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease at the age of three. “The teachers rang me at work from preschool to say she had […]
Internet: it can tear your life apart
by Oliver Kuskie Video game’s have become an addictive hobby. Photo by Oliver Kuskie. Drunk, freezing and sleeping in the back of a car without a cent to his name, just a $4000 computer system. This was a turning point for Tone Loke, who lost everything through gaming addiction. The World Health Organisation (WHO) […]
Injury: The silent killer of athletes
Injury: The silent killer of athletes By Adamo De Nigris Mosese Fotuaika (Left) took his life in 2013 after tearing a pectoral muscle. Hayden Butler (Right) took his life in 2015, after injuring his ankle. Both athletes were 20 years old. Photos taken by Getty Images. At 20 years old promising Mackay Cutters’ […]
A Chance To Give Back
By Raqiya Ahmed, Shaymah Alkhair & Soaliha Iqbal 31 March 2018 Intended publication: The Guardian His parents grabbed him in the night, a sleepy six-year-old along with his siblings, and fled the war in Vietnam on a rickety boat in search of a new and safer life. The oceans were wild and unforgiving, with Thai […]
The Story of Her Mind
When Veronica O’Mara started blogging about her experiences with mental health a year ago, she never imagined that her words would reach thousands, let alone have the impact that they do today. At only twenty-one years old, O’Mara is already taking a stance on mental health within the Sydney community and has created a platform […]