The ‘yes’ vote in the marriage equality postal vote confirms that the Australian community supports marriage equality. The survey result also sends the message to LGBTQI+ young people, adults and families that they are accepted in Australian society, that their love, relationships and families are valid and that they belong. Beyond the celebration, many LGBTQI+…
How parents and teens are learning to navigate the risks of life online
Is evolution making the inheritance of gendered traits obsolete? A new paper suggests so
Same-sex marriage leads to a host of social and even public health benefits - and the benefits accrue to all of society
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran recently announced he had quit Twitter because he was sick of internet trolls. While this high-profile example shows the effects of antisocial online behaviour, it hides an alarming statistic. In one online poll over a quarter of Americans admitted to having engaged in trolling at some point. Now new research into the…
A seemingly harmless sports hobby may have the potential to spill over in destructive gambling problems
The predominance of sexual imagery means it no longer has the same power to sell goods
Incarceration has a psychological toll that continues long after a prisoner is freed
The complex factors that will help us understand radicalisation and violence
Viral hoaxes are a way for us to make sense of the turbulent world and manage threat in a safe environment
