JOY Drive
11
2026
Dr Sam Arnold: Autistic Burnout
Autistic burnout is not just tiredness. It can be a prolonged, life-altering depletion linked to sensory overload and masking. Sam ...
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11
2026
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why Libraries Are Booming Again
Libraries are busier than they have been in years, and they are no longer just about books. Associate Professor Lauren ...
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11
2026
Tomáš Kantor: SUGAR at the 2026 Midsumma Festival
SUGAR is a bold one-person show about desire, money and pop culture fantasies, where glamour and pop songs sit alongside ...
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11
2026
Jye Marshall: Why More Men Are Sewing
More men are hemming, mending and customising their clothes, and it is becoming about creativity, confidence and connection, not just ...
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11
2026
Peter Griffin: What Cars Are Australians Buying?
SUVs and utes keep dominating, plug-in hybrids are booming, Chinese brands are rising, and electric vehicle growth is real but ...
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11
2026
Samuel Cornell: Why We Pretend Holidays Were Great
Coming home from a trip and admitting it was disappointing can feel strangely shameful. Public health researcher Samuel Cornell explains ...
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2
2026
Ingrid Stitt: Pill Testing at the Midsumma Festival’s 2026 Pride Street Party
For the first time, Victoria’s mobile pill testing service will be trialled at a street festival, rolling out to the ...
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2
2026
Lucy Durack: Ringing In 2026 With the Australian Pops Orchestra New Year’s Eve Gala
Lucy Durack joined JOY Drive ahead of the Australian Pops Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve and The Day Before Gala Concerts, ...
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2
2026
Associate Professor Roslyn Petelin: Macquarie’s 2025 Word of the Year
Macquarie Dictionary’s 2025 Word of the Year, “AI slop,” struck a nerve because so many of us instantly knew what ...
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2
2026
Ali Hogg: Queerspace’s Free Christmas Day Breakfast
Christmas can be joyful for some, but for others, it brings loneliness, pressure, or complicated family dynamics. Ali Hogg from ...
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