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(Why I) Never read the comments section

(Why I) Never read the comments section

by Matthew Reddin | Aug 22, 2019 | Featured, My take on.., Residents

Today’s unlimited free-press has birthed a condition where everyone feels they need to duke it out in the comments section. Well, they don’t. I’m biting the hand that needles me.

Post postal: Where does our divided country go from here?

Post postal: Where does our divided country go from here?

by Sera Mirzabegian | Nov 15, 2017 | Current Affairs, Featured, My take on.., Politics, Residents

With the results official, the real challenge is what comes next. While the postal vote split us, it is our responsibility to return as one, to debate.

Opinion: Untying the rope of emotional safety

Opinion: Untying the rope of emotional safety

by Grant Spencer | Mar 15, 2016 | Featured, Health, Lifestyle

Basing our opinion on our emotional reaction makes us feel safe, but it is merely a defence of not knowing enough about the topic.

Social media judgement and the woman in black

Social media judgement and the woman in black

by Matt Poynting | Mar 8, 2016 | Featured, My take on.., Residents

Social media allows us to make judgement on an issue based on what we choose to see, but only that perpetuates a more damaging cycle.

Hate against hate: are Anti-Reclaim Australia becoming who they’re fighting?

Hate against hate: are Anti-Reclaim Australia becoming who they’re fighting?

by Polly Chester | Nov 23, 2015 | Featured, Politics, Residents

With Anti-Reclaim Australia demonstrators speaking the language of violence, Polly Chester wonders if they’ve lost their moral compass.

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