The extraordinary story of WA’s “founding mothers”, young Irish orphans transported on the ship Palestine to kickstart a baby boom.
The orphans who cradled a colony
Pride on the field
With headlines about homophobia in the AFL cropping up like weeds, it is worth asking if they have roots in the lower levels of the sport?
Is awe the answer?
What if the cure isn’t a pill, but a feeling? Experts say experiencing “awe” might be the new antidote to an old crisis.
Pulling analog into focus
Young creatives searching for meaning in an increasingly digital world are driving a bold resurgence in analog film.
Aussie music advocacy
Local, home-grown musicians are struggling to find audiences, while the industry is adjusting to the rise of streaming and social media.
Designing out depression
With Perth’s suburban sprawl expanding, experts warn that loneliness and depression will feel right at home. Can we build for a better mood?
Dune debate divides
A multi million dollar boardwalk could make one of Perth’s most iconic beaches more accessible, but some worry about the environmental cost
Caught between two homes
Singapore’s Turkish community is preserving its traditions and flavours while searching for belonging in a city of many cultures.
Living in Success
What is in a name? Does the name a place, person or thing bears have an impact?
A birthday oath for Gaza
As the genocide in Gaza worsens, one doctor takes it upon herself to make a birthday wish for all in Palestine.
Let’s talk about books, baby
Romance novels are booming on TikTok, but behind the pastel covers lies a bigger story about the conversations we’re not having with kids.
Not so OCD
“I am so OCD” is a phrase most people have heard or said at least once. But does it stereotype the disorder in a way that is unhelpful?
For better or worse?
Marriage rates in Singapore remain high, unlike in Australia, but attitudes may be shifting.
From Peru with flavours
Meet Miguel Bellido, the owner of one of Perth’s rare Peruvian restaurants.
Exit stage West
Maggie Wilde West is an advocate for the arts and diversity in theatre. She’s retired but still making plans.
Soldier, grandmother, elder
Di Ryder is a Noongar elder who says she wasted her education in the convent school she attended, but she got a second chance in the Australian Army.
Fighter for rights
Human rights advocate Suresh Rajan opens up about his life fighting for the rights of others.