Relationships Archives

Jan
26
2026

Associate Professor Megan Willis: How To Handle Rejection On Dating Apps

Mental Health, Personal Safety, Psychology, Relationships, Social Media

Dating apps promise connection, but for many people, they deliver silence, ghosting and emotional fatigue. Associate Professor Megan Willis unpacks ...

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Jan
17
2026

Pieta Farrell: Midsumma Festival’s 2026 Program

Arts, Comedy, Food, Health, Kids & Family, LGBTIQA+ Community, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Places & Travel, Popular Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

The Midsumma Festival’s 2026 program spans hundreds of events across Melbourne and beyond. Pieta Farrell explains how the 2026 festival ...

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Jan
17
2026

Suzy Wrong: Film Review – The History of Sound

History, LGBTIQA+ Community, Personal Journals, Popular Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture, TV & Film

The History of Sound is a quiet, intimate film about memory, love and what we try to preserve before it ...

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Jan
2
2026

Associate Professor Megan Willis: Estrangement and Complicated Families

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Psychology, Relationships

For people who are estranged from parents or close relatives, annual events like Christmas can intensify grief, guilt and a ...

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Jan
2
2026

Ali Hogg: Queerspace’s Free Christmas Day Breakfast

Relationships, Society & Culture

Christmas can be joyful for some, but for others, it brings loneliness, pressure, or complicated family dynamics. Ali Hogg from ...

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Dec
21
2025

Lee Knight: Preventing Domestic Violence Before It Happens

Health, Personal Safety, Psychology, Relationships, Science & Medicine

A world-first Australian trial is exploring whether treating impulsivity could help prevent domestic and family violence before harm occurs. Lee ...

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Dec
21
2025

Elizabeth Jane: Why Christmas Can Intensify Grief

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Psychology, Relationships, Social Sciences, Society & Culture

Christmas often amplifies feelings of loss, absence and loneliness for people living with grief. Elizabeth Jane reflects on why this ...

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Dec
14
2025

Judy Frecker: Fairfield Hospital and the AIDS Memorial Garden

Health, LGBTIQA+ Community, Personal Journals, Relationships, Society & Culture

Before treatments transformed HIV, Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital stood at the centre of Victoria’s AIDS response, holding both heartbreak and ...

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