The Big Smoke

Optimism is the opiate of the young, right? Maybe not.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/08/this-is-the-age-when-we-reach-peak-optimism-and-it-isnt-what-you-think/ …

The youth of America are re-adjusting the definition of their national dream of home ownership.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/08/for-the-love-of-pod-dystopia-bunks-with-late-stage-capitalism/ …

Instead of avoiding the wrongdoings altogether, our government would much rather punish the whistleblowers.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/08/we-prosecute-whistleblowers-who-expose-government-misconduct-government/ …

Is online humour more ethically fraught than offline playfulness?https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/07/the-ethics-of-living-on-these-meme-streets/ …

Where were you when the Prime Minister was egged?https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/07/the-yolks-is-on-us-egging-scott-morrison-could-have-us-on-toast/ …

Millennials are turning to plant parenthood to fulfil "a desire to connect to nature and the blossoming ‘wellness’ movement".https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/07/i-root-this-millennials-thoughts-on-plant-parenthood/ …

Calling Trump out can be tiresome. We need a break - but then we need to get back to the business of resistance.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/07/measuring-concept-trump-fatigue/ …

Weaponised crickets, puppies and laughter? Interesting.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/07/its-not-just-that-whale-russia-coming-to-get-us-apparently-russia/ …

UK shrimp are full of illicit drugs and scientists can't figure out why.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/03/study-finds-that-shrimp-in-the-uk-are-on-all-the-drugs/ …

Social media has afforded us a platform to do such a thing, but should we care this much?https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/03/after-the-internet-complained-the-live-action-sonic-will-be-changed/ …

Our treatment of dementia remains woefully archaic.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/03/restraints-drugging-apathy-awful-truth-about-dementia-care/ …

Jessica Whelan isn’t the only candidate to resign over distasteful comments this week - but it’s a positive, really.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/03/dawn-of-the-dread-why-so-many-candidates-resigning-in-disgrace-is-a-good-thing/ …

The project aims to put political pressure on representatives to stand up for Assange.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/02/a-gofundme-has-raised-13000-to-bring-julian-assange-home/ …

Are you getting your seven-plus hours but still feeling like a zombie? One group of researchers think they know why.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/02/the-great-sleep-problem-why-were-getting-too-much-and-not-enough/ …

A former google employee confirms that there is no secret recording involved, but rather something far creepier.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/02/tech-giants-arent-listening-to-our-conversations-they-dont-need-to/ …

It’s not just you, this planet is not a happy place.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/01/its-official-were-sadder-angrier-and-more-worried-than-ever-before/ …

“His knowledge of the inner-workings of modern social media, combined with his core values aligning up with ours… we’re very proud to say it is a real goal kicked for One Nation,” said Hanson.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/01/israel-folau-quits-rubgy-to-represent-one-nation/ …

The term describes a wide range of controlling behaviours that one person commits against another person. Most of the behaviours that fall underneath it are not criminal in Australia.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/01/coercive-control-legal-australia-shouldnt-be-coercive/ …

The UK court found an Australia-born cricketer guilty of raping a woman. He was also involved in a "sexual conquest" game on WhatsApp.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/05/01/the-cricketer-jailed-for-rape-should-be-the-start-of-the-discussion/ …

A leading senior constable based at St George Local Area Command has been charged with four counts of neglecting his duties.https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/04/30/repeat-sex-offender-parole-slipped-through-net-claim-nsw-police/ …