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Smoked out: the changing perspectives on tobacco
The world and the way people live has changed a lot since 1950.
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Give us this day our daily… coal? – The mysteries of Pica
We have been exposed to pica as a form of entertainment from time to time on popular television shows like […]
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OCD: more than just a punchline
We are all familiar with the over analytical, neat, colour-coding control freak that is the butt of the joke
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Baby boomers: the unlikely drug and alcohol abusers
For 59-year-old Anthony Johns, nearly every social gathering he attends includes his mates smoking weed and drinking heavily. “Not the […]
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Bad medicine: gaping holes in mental health care
Suicides make up one-third of deaths among 15- to 24-year-olds. Penny Burfitt reports on how Australia’s mental health system is […]
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Every girl deserves to be treated with dignity. Period.
Safe water, clean tampons and sanitary pads. These should be basic human rights. So too our education about menstruation. But […]
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The “trifecta”: raising three children with autism
It is a struggle to raise one child on the autism spectrum, especially when you don’t know anything about the […]
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Young Aussies told to #OwnYourTone
The sun is out and keen beachgoers across Sydney are lying like starfish, waiting for that sun-kissed glow.
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Period poverty: yes, it’s a thing
When the Victorian Government announced recently that it would provide free tampons to all schools, it brought to the public’s […]
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My Health Record opt-out extended until January
The Australian Senate voted today (November 14) to delay the deadline for opting out of the controversial My Health Record […]