My love letter to readers
I feel humbled that many of you emailed me and revealed your own secrets with such generosity of spirit, knowing it might help me on my journey.
Alan Stokes is a columnist and chief editorial writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, where he began in journalism compiling the weather and law lists in 1984. He has worked for major newspapers here and overseas as a Tokyo correspondent, day editor, night editor, features editor and chief sub-editor. He is the author of The Australian on Australia and has been awarded for his writing on human rights.
I feel humbled that many of you emailed me and revealed your own secrets with such generosity of spirit, knowing it might help me on my journey.
If ingenuity and authenticity count for anything, then Mitch Wallis and his mum Gina will be among the first of millions worldwide to have a heart tattooed or drawn on their sleeve.
It should be illegal in all Australian states and territories, writes Alan Stokes.
The tragedy will traumatise so many children exposed to the news 24/7 and especially social media, Alan Stokes writes.
Every funeral is an opportunity to reflect on what makes time well spent, writes Alan Stokes.
Avoid measuring your worth in money, other people's adoration or unsustainable highs. Measure your life in love.
The show exposes 13 people or incidents that Hannah Baker believed led to her death.
Rather, it's about why the presentation of supposed news and top of the head opinion has become more important than the actual content.
Can we ever trust a psychologist, a counsellor or especially group counselling again?
Sometimes you just want to report a dud driver to the police. But does that make you a dobber or a tosser? And what's worse?
Search pagination
Save articles for later.
Subscribe for unlimited access to news. Login to save articles.
Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.