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Is there such thing as 'vegan depression'?

Is there such thing as 'vegan depression'?

An Australian psychologist is trying to have vegan depression recognised as a condition.

  • by Linda Moon

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Queensland government strips AIDS Council of funds, despite election promise
Sexual health

Queensland government strips AIDS Council of funds, despite election promise

Queensland Health has stripped the Queensland AIDS Council of $740,000 despite promising the money until January 2020.

  • by Tony Moore
Should doctors just put patients on Weight Watchers?
Obesity

Should doctors just put patients on Weight Watchers?

A University of Sydney study has suggested commercial weight loss products should be used by the health system.

  • by Mary Ward
I worked like a 'traditional' breadwinner, and never felt more relaxed
Motherhood

I worked like a 'traditional' breadwinner, and never felt more relaxed

After 20 years of carrying the mental load of the family routine, plus work, here's what happens when a woman gets a chance to work like a 'traditional' man.

  • by Wendy Tuohy
The six types of teenage spirituality in Australia
Religion

The six types of teenage spirituality in Australia

A third of Australian teens have 'no religion', but it's more nuanced than that.

  • by Andrew Singleton, Anna Halahoff, Gary D Bouma & Mary Lou Rasmussen
I've let my Fitbit rule my life, and that can't be healthy
Opinion

I've let my Fitbit rule my life, and that can't be healthy

What is the point of doing exercise that is not recorded in an app on my phone, for all my Fitbit friends to see?

  • by Bryony Gordon
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Costs of daily aspirin may outweigh its benefits, study finds
Healthcare

Costs of daily aspirin may outweigh its benefits, study finds

Daily aspirin does not improve lifespan in older people, Australia's largest clinical trial has shown.

  • by Mary Ward
Why we need to stop sharing 'wine mum' memes
Opinion
Motherhood

Why we need to stop sharing 'wine mum' memes

Cracking jokes about needing wine seems to be a way to perform motherhood to other women in 2018 Australia.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Let's stop pretending working mothers are getting a fair go
Parenting

Let's stop pretending working mothers are getting a fair go

When three vibrant and experienced working media mothers "throw it all away" to stay home with children, in one year, we need to ask what's up.

  • by Wendy Tuohy
Why struggling with shame is something many of us have in common
Opinion
Mental health

Why struggling with shame is something many of us have in common

Everyone has felt shame at some point in their lives and many of us struggle with it on a daily basis.

  • by Jane Caro
My day on a plate: Simon Abrahams
Wellbeing

My day on a plate: Simon Abrahams

Creative director and CEO of the Melbourne Fringe, Simon Abrahams, 37 shares his day on a plate.

  • by Compiled by Nicole Economos