Children may be being placed into care unnecessarily, but in some cases an orphanage is the only option.
Volunteer tourism fuels orphanage ‘crisis’
A refugee centre that feels like home
From helping with paperwork to teaching leadership skills, staff at the Edmund Rice Centre provide invaluable support to refugees.
Can porn be ethical?
Some say pornography and ethics can co-exist but others have their doubts.
Changing the age limit for young people in care
Should the government reconsider its foster care policies to protect young people leaving the system?
Inside Perth’s car community
Often misrepresented in the popular media, car clubs can be a force for good.
Melting memories
Could Henry the Eighth’s best known tune become a funeral dirge for our ice cream trucks?
Food for thought
How cooking can be a recipe for good mental health.
ASMR: not just an internet trend
More academic research needs to be conducted on ASMR, as it could lead to a new form of therapy.
Sad songs really do (say so much)
As music trends shift to reflect a more negative tone, how do they affect society and our emotions?
Digilantes overstep the line
It’s now easier than ever for your community to frame you for a crime you didn’t commit.
What am I on?
Hundreds of new psychoactive drugs are being introduced to Australia, with most of their users unknowingly taking them.
WeChat tackles the heart of the matter
Curtin University researchers develop innovative education program on WeChat to benefit heart patients in China.
Does your snake handler know what they are doing?
New state law says snake catchers no longer need a licence.
Do you come from a land down under?
Young Perth immigrants and the fight to feel Australian.
From Curtin, to Curtin, for Curtin
The Alumni Annual Appeal returns, creating more opportunities for underprivileged students.
Dyslexia in the classroom
Should it be compulsory for undergraduates to study a module on dyslexia?
All aboard the fathership
Is there any place better to get to know your dad than on a boat?