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Social anxiety behind youth ban

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By Kailee Young on October 17, 2025

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By Rebecca Ruthven on October 2, 2025

The dying of the light

By Kate Cleaver on September 22, 2025

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By Andrew Hanlon on April 8, 2025

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AI chatbot supports mental health

By Georgina Cook on October 2, 2025

As seeking mental health support from AI is on the rise, Curtin University will be offering students a new way to support their wellbeing.

Off the canvas

By Jake Walsh on October 2, 2025
Muhammad Ashiq in Juggernaut Fight Club. Photo: Jake Walsh

For many Singaporeans who practise martial arts, the battles in the ring help them fight the battles within themselves.

Going off track

By Rebecca Ruthven on October 2, 2025

Singapore hosts an annual Formula 1 Grand Prix, but its local motorsport scene has hit a major speed bump.

Aussie music advocacy

By Domenic Rossi on October 1, 2025

Local, home-grown musicians are struggling to find audiences, while the industry is adjusting to the rise of streaming and social media.

Fighting to even the score

By Luke Rechichi on October 1, 2025

A Curtin student who represents Australia in goalball is making a case for more opportunities for people with vision impairment.

Speaking up to save lives

By George Spence on October 1, 2025

Bowel cancer was once considered an older person’s disease. Cancer survivor Tahlia Read wants younger people to listen to their gut, too.

Playing the odds

By Declan Grove-Thompson on September 29, 2025
Boy sitting in front of two monitors with sports betting sites opened

Young adults are betting more than $200 million each year on everything from AFL to horse racing. What’s driving them to gamble with their future?

Designing out depression

By Renee Hilton-Jones on September 26, 2025

With Perth’s suburban sprawl expanding, experts warn that loneliness and depression will feel right at home. Can we build for a better mood?

Whale of a time

By Pluto Sherriffs on September 25, 2025

As humpback whale watching season approaches, an expert calls for more monitoring of boats to protect these mammals.

What’s the tea?

By Anna Van Gent on September 25, 2025

A journey into a 100-year-old tea shop and its unique blend, served with Singapore’s iconic local delicacy of pork bone soup.

Fly in, hang out

By Owen Sodano on September 25, 2025
Members of this men's social club are connecting through activities including running.

A new program is helping FIFO workers talk about mental health through activities like running.

Culture at the crossroads

By Jade McKenzie on September 23, 2025

Singapore’s iconic ethnic areas have existed for nearly 200 years, but as the country celebrates 60 years of independence, do they still have a place?

Games of choice?

By Mary Barker on September 22, 2025
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New restrictions on video game subject matter have led to the removal of games from online storefronts.

The dying of the light

By Kate Cleaver on September 22, 2025

As fireflies edge closer to extinction in the world’s most light polluted country, environmentalists are racing to create dark spaces.

Echoes of the underworld

By Amelia Crofts on September 22, 2025

Long before Singapore became a thriving financial hub, gangs and societies were an open secret across the island.

Shark trade to Sharktrace

By Maybelle Barr on September 22, 2025

Singapore is one of the largest shark traders in the world. Experts hope new technologies will make it a centre for change.

All abilities, one game

By Jake Walsh on September 20, 2025

All abilities football is rapidly growing in Perth, but players are struggling to afford to the fees.

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