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Revealed: The biggest predictors of depression, anxiety in teenagers
2+ hour ago (995+ words) March 22, 2026 " 4:00am Bad sleep and trouble at home can set adolescents on a trajectory towards depression and anxiety, says an Australian-first study aimed at predicting and protecting the teenagers at greatest risk. But strong friendships and feelings of belonging in those…...
After seven years of IVF, we turned to a surrogate. It’s been a challenging journey
2+ hour ago (493+ words) March 22, 2026 " 4:00am Designer "ener Besim has had numerous roles in the Australian fashion industry. These days, he is the founder and designer of his eponymous jewellery and clothing label. Here, the 54-year-old father of two talks about the important women in…...
The bag rule failed, so this school said no to phones, no to watches – and no to exceptions
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (662+ words) March 15, 2026 " 2:05pm It's the noise in the playground that hits the hardest, says the principal of a private school in Melbourne's south-east, after she introduced what could be the state's toughest policy on mobile technology for students. Casey Grammar principal Fiona…...
No one wanted to date the kid with the thick glasses. I risked my vision to ditch them forever
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (182+ words) March 15, 2026 " 4:00am As I type this, the computer screen looks blurry " even with a larger font and double spacing. I briefly considered voice recognition software but decided to hold off. After recent surgery, I'm still neuroadapting. I'd assumed I'd wear glasses…...
Australian-made babies galore? Let’s examine that thought, Matt Canavan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (795+ words) March 13, 2026 " 2:52pm Have you noticed when men call on women to make more babies, they gird themselves with male myths? Women who've lived in that highly masculinised, mythologised "past" that younger men want to "bring back" would laugh in their face,…...
Raising boys isn’t as scary as you think. These experts are here to help
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1019+ words) March 3, 2026 " 6:00pm From an increasing preference for having daughters over sons to the influence of the manosphere's toxic algorithms, you could be excused for thinking parenting boys has never been more fraught. But experts say that if we can prioritise open…...
Up close and personal: Brisbane clubs commit to getting Gen Z offline
3+ week, 6+ day ago (900+ words) The 20-somethings and late teens of Generation Z often get a bad rap for being addicted to their phones. But these groups are proving young people want to get off the apps to connect face to face. When Magnus Murray-Douglass…...
Kids’ public hospital gender care ban extended despite ‘inherent risks’
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (827+ words) Updated December 19, 2025 " 1:59pm,first published 10:12am Queensland's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender children will continue until at least 2031 despite the extension being the riskiest of three options outlined by a long-awaited report. The Crisafulli government halted new public hospital hormone treatments…...
‘I don’t want to do the maths’: How single women are funding their fertility
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1247+ words) At 28 years old, Alisha Burns got married, and started trying for a baby the following year. After three long years of fertility treatments, she finally got pregnant. At 21 weeks, her son was stillborn. Two weeks later, her husband left her....
A billion chatbot users can’t be wrong … or can they? Let’s ask a human
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (550+ words) Why didn't she just stop using ChatGPT? The woman answered that she had come too far and couldn't delete him. "It's too late," she said. That sense of helplessness was striking. As Miller spoke to more people it became clear…...