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So you’re finally ready to take the plunge into property ownership, or maybe you’re looking to upgrade from your current living situation. The question keeping you up at night is probably the same one that’s been plaguing Australian property hunters for decades: apartment or house? In 2026, this decision has become more complicated than ever. […]
There’s a particular kind of despair that sets in when you’re scrolling through rental listings at 11pm on a Tuesday, refreshing the page every thirty seconds because you know the halfway-decent two-bedder that just went up will have fifty applications by morning. I’ve been there. Most Australians under 40 have been there. And increasingly, it’s […]
The coins in your pocket might soon be as useful as a floppy disk. Australia is hurtling toward a cashless future faster than you can say “tap and go”, and whether we’re ready for it or not is becoming the financial equivalent of asking people if they actually read the terms and conditions. Spoiler: most […]
A major United Nations assessment reveals the true cost of unsustainable practices, urging transformation before “collapse becomes inevitable” The way humanity currently produces food and energy is inflicting environmental damage worth $5 billion every single hour, according to a comprehensive new report from the United Nations Environment Program. The Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) report, compiled […]
Global Wildlife Trafficking Crackdown Rescues Nearly 20,000 Animals In the largest international operation of its kind, law enforcement agencies from 138 countries have rescued almost 20,000 endangered animals and arrested 365 suspects linked to wildlife trafficking networks. Operation Thunder 2024, conducted between November 11 and December 6 last year, brought together police, customs, border control, […]
There has been an alarming rise in road rage in recent months, with the news reporting on several extreme cases just last month. But what does this mean for Australians? Are we getting angrier on the road? Is society getting more divided? Or have we always been like this, but the news is just trying […]
When we talk about smoking and its impact on Australian health, the statistics are already confronting. But within Indigenous communities, the issue is even more complex, rooted in a layered history of colonisation, cultural change, and modern health disparities. Understanding how smoking came to be such a significant issue among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Australia’s tough stance on smoking didn’t just happen overnight. It was forged in the fire of decades-long public health campaigns that weren’t afraid to shock, confront or even terrify us. For Aussie men especially, these campaigns cut deep, not just telling us smoking was bad, but showing us in brutally honest detail what it could […]