Pandemic underlines need for diversity in health messaging
La Trobe University, Gladys Barreta
September 23, 2020
Why it is important to have COVID-19 public health messaging to accommodate the linguistic diversity of Australia’s population?
Fear and depression in locked-down Melbourne
La Trobe University, Gemma Crotty
September 23, 2020
Melbourne’s second lockdown has seen an increase in mental health issues, prompting concern from many of Australia’s leading medical experts.
Concern over health impact of ‘iso weight’
La Trobe University, Monica DiBattista
September 21, 2020
Melbourne is looking at easing out of one of the world's longest coronavirus lockdowns. What impact will quarantine eating habits and a lack of outdoor physical exercise have on the long term health of Victorians?
Reporting for duty in the pandemic, young teachers in a class of their own
University of Melbourne, Ashleigh Barraclough
September 22, 2020
For many 20-somethings, the pandemic has cost them their jobs. For others, like early career teachers, it's piled on new challenges as they navigate the difficulties of remote learning and front-line disease control. Ashleigh Barraclough continues The Citizen's special series Generation Coronavirus.
Why student theatre must survive the pandemic
La Trobe University, Lakshmi Ganapathy, Fergus Black
September 21, 2020
Why do we devalue the next generation of artists? Fergus Black and Lakshmi Ganapathy argue that we need to reconsider our stance on student productions.
For the young, pandemic is latest act in a spiralling tragedy of opportunity
University of Melbourne, Benjamin Silvester
September 21, 2020
Even before the pandemic hit, Australia’s young adults were tracking to be the first generation in a century who could not look forward to a better life than their parents. This is the first in a special series, Generation Coronavirus, exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on young people.
Restoring hope in a Cambodian village
University of Newcastle, Cara Thomson
September 23, 2020
More than three decades after enduring genocide, many rural Cambodians are still struggling. But one charity is determined to restore hope, one village, one family, one life, at a time. “I can’t deal with this anymore. I’m giving you my child and I’m going.” The first time hearing those words is perhaps one of the most distressing moments in a person’s life: words the leaders of the Restore One charity have heard too many times. Co-founders Tanya Lawrence, Greg Allen, and Sokhun Prok were sitting on the wooden floor of a hut found in the Kampong Thom Province. The elders of the small village were hosting them for dinner. A kerosene lamp lit up the basic, one-room shelter, haloing the food at the centre. Chatter was slow and relaxed, with Prok translating between the Restore One and village leaders. A young woman, no older than...
For the young, pandemic is latest act in a spiralling tragedy of opportunity
University of Melbourne, Benjamin Silvester
September 21, 2020
Even before the pandemic hit, Australia’s young adults were tracking to be the first generation in a century who could not look forward to a better life than their parents. This is the first in a special series, Generation Coronavirus, exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on young people.
Rent a dress – the future of fashion or designers’ death knell?
University of Newcastle, Maia O'Connor
September 18, 2020
It’s great for financially strapped students, eco-warriors and social butterflies. but the one night stand with a hired designer dress could be doing more harm than good.
Who are you calling hysterical? Why fangirls get to scream and shout
University of Melbourne, Fia Walsh
September 7, 2020
The term ‘fangirls’ likely conjures up images of teenage infatuation, of loitering at stage doors and plenty of screaming. But has this genre of fandom really earned its bad rap? The Citizen kicks off our new audio series, Mental.
Food aid and ‘Blessing Boxes’ a lifeline for jobless Australians
UTS, Ashlea Wheeler
July 13, 2020
Community organisations have set up food pantries and emergency centres to make sure no-one goes hungry during COVID-19.
Shenhua keeps coal plans alive as report predicts koala extinction
UTS, Tys Occhiuzzi
June 29, 2020
China-owned coal company Shenhua Watermark, wants a fourth extension to its north-west NSW exploration licence, despite a report confirming koalas are on the verge of extinction.
Overcrowding and social isolation leave prisoners vulnerable to COVID-19 but NSW Corrective Services has no plans to release prisoners on early...
Marco Stojanovik looks at programs that aim to keep indigenous kids out of the justice system. “Alright everybody, same combo: double jab,...
Six years on from being appointed head of the Pacific Community, Director-General Collin Tukuitonga, a boy born on the tiny Pacific island of Niue, has a voice louder than...