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14
2025
Aunty Lisa Briggs: The Historic Apology to the First Peoples of Victoria
The apology delivered in the Victorian Parliament marked a significant moment in the state’s journey toward truth-telling and accountability. Aunty ...
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14
2025
Lizzie Maughan: Social Media Ban and the Impact on Trans Teens
Australia’s new social media age restrictions are raising questions about safety, access and unintended consequences for young people. Lizzie Maughan ...
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26
2025
Dr Joel McGregor: Do Youth Justice Reforms Make Communities Safer?
Victoria is introducing harsher penalties for young people, but will treating 14-year-olds like adults actually reduce crime or make things ...
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7
2025
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: The Internet’s Mayor and the Politics of Virality
New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has been dubbed “the Internet’s Mayor”. His joyful, viral campaign is turning local politics ...
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13
2025
Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge
She’s an eleven-time Emmy and Tony winner, a talk-show legend, and one of the most fearless voices in entertainment. Now ...
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12
2025
Associate Professor Duncan Maxwell: Beyond the 5% House Deposit — Building Our Way Out of the Crisis
The government’s expanded first-home buyer scheme promises easier entry to the market with just a five per cent deposit. But ...
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28
2025
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Grindr, Memorials and Internet Irony
At Charlie Kirk’s memorial, tens of thousands gathered, but online, the story took a very different turn, with rumours about ...
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28
2025
Professor Lisa Given: Social Media Ban for Under-16s
From December 2025, social media platforms must take “reasonable steps” to block under-16s from creating or keeping accounts. Professor Lisa ...
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19
2025
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Jimmy Kimmel, Free Speech and US Politics
ABC has pulled 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' off the air after his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. ...
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12
2025
Professor Paula Gerber: ‘Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights In Australia’
Human rights advocate Professor Paula Gerber goes beyond the law to share the personal drive behind her new book on ...
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