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Rodney Croome calls for marriage equality posters to be withdrawn

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“If you are genuinely committed to marriage equality, withdraw your poster”

Big Brother’s Big Proposal

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Have Channel 9 indadvertedly become champions for marriage equality?

Is Kingsmill too old for triple j?

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Is triple j Music Director Richard Kingsmill too old for Australia’s national youth broadcaster? EMMI writer Andrew Auld wonders if it might be the case: At 48, Richard Kingsmill is where most driven… Continue reading

Life at nineteen

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SBS TV’s Insight has been conducting its own “Up” series style experiment following the lives of young Australians from a diverse range of backgrounds. Their 2012 episode Nineteen provides a great insight into… Continue reading

“Anxiety is very real, every anxiety-ridden thought I have is raw and true”

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What’s life like for a young person with anxiety?

How are young people faring in Australia?

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One of the most important parts of improving the lives of young people in any country is good research.

“Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man”

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The “Up” series (filmed in 1964) was one of the first big television experiments. Based from the saying “Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man”… Continue reading

The need to unite

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It is so easy to turn to hate, but much more worthwhile to foster love.

The right side of history

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I am an Australian for marriage equality. The funny thing about this debate is that if I’m being brutally honest, marriage is not something I feel a great deal about. I should, but… Continue reading

Don’t Tell The Cliche Stereotype Channel 10

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A couple of nights ago I wrote an open letter to Channel 10 about their new show ‘Don’t Tell The Bride’…