Category: Long Reads
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“You shouldn’t set up communities to fail”: Australia’s rural and remote health crisis

Systemic underfunding of health and wellbeing programs in the rural and remote regions of Australia is proving disastrous for the people who call those regions home.
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Adult crime, still child offenders: is putting children in cells really the only way to fix youth crime?

With claims that youth crime rates are rising across metropolitan areas, Australian politicians are proposing harsher punishments for children as an answer to the ‘crisis’. But is this the only option we have? And is there a crisis at all?
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Migrating from fear to float

Experts say multicultural communities are falling through the swimming and water safety education gap with devastating consequences.
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Study, work, worry, repeat: financial hardship is consuming university students

The rising cost-of-living is placing pressure on everyone, but university students are more vulnerable than most.
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South Australian fashion is creating community through detachment

A beach bum and a bogan walk into a bar. If that’s the set up, South Australia’s style seems to be the punchline. Take a trip to the far-flung coast and country brands creating more than just clothing.
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When punchline meets headline: the relationship between comedy and modern journalism

Over 50 per cent of Australians admit they actively avoid the news. Comedian and media professional Jon Brooks contemplates the state of comedy and its ability to keep Australians engaged with current affairs.
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