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JOY Drive

Nov
26
2025

Dr Joel McGregor: Do Youth Justice Reforms Make Communities Safer?

Government & Organisations, Law, News & Politics, Politics, Society & Culture

Victoria is introducing harsher penalties for young people, but will treating 14-year-olds like adults actually reduce crime or make things ...

Nov
7
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: The Internet’s Mayor and the Politics of Virality

News & Politics, Politics, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has been dubbed “the Internet’s Mayor”. His joyful, viral campaign is turning local politics ...

Oct
13
2025

Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge

Arts, Kids & Family, LGBTIQA+ Community, Performing Arts, Politics, Popular Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Social Media, Society & Culture

She’s an eleven-time Emmy and Tony winner, a talk-show legend, and one of the most fearless voices in entertainment. Now ...

Oct
12
2025

Associate Professor Duncan Maxwell: Beyond the 5% House Deposit — Building Our Way Out of the Crisis

Business, Consumer Affairs, Finance, Government & Organisations, Investing, Politics

The government’s expanded first-home buyer scheme promises easier entry to the market with just a five per cent deposit. But ...

Sep
28
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Grindr, Memorials and Internet Irony

LGBTIQA+ Community, News & Politics, Politics, Society & Culture

At Charlie Kirk’s memorial, tens of thousands gathered, but online, the story took a very different turn, with rumours about ...

Sep
28
2025

Professor Lisa Given: Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Kids & Family, Law, Mental Health, News & Politics, Personal Safety, Politics, Social Media, Society & Culture

From December 2025, social media platforms must take “reasonable steps” to block under-16s from creating or keeping accounts. Professor Lisa ...

Sep
19
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Jimmy Kimmel, Free Speech and US Politics

News & Politics, Politics, Society & Culture

ABC has pulled 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' off the air after his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. ...

Sep
12
2025

Professor Paula Gerber: ‘Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights In Australia’

Law, LGBTIQA+ Community, News & Politics, Politics, Society & Culture

Human rights advocate Professor Paula Gerber goes beyond the law to share the personal drive behind her new book on ...

Sep
12
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Charlie Kirk’s Killing and a Fractured America

News & Politics, Politics, Society & Culture

The assassination of United States activist Charlie Kirk has jolted American politics. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne unpacks the fallout, the ...

Sep
3
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Trump’s Late-Night Rant at Seth Meyers

News & Politics, Politics, Popular Culture, Social Media, Society & Culture

Donald Trump’s 2 a.m. outburst against Seth Meyers is about more than late-night comedy—it’s about power, media, and thin skin. ...