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Surge in young Australians reaching out to eating disorder helplines during COVID-19
Photo: Unsplash Following Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ recent announcement of a gruelling six-week stage-four lockdown period for...
Eleanor Wilson
Aug 11, 20204 min read


A Novel Time: Authors In Isolation
Designed by Macklin Leslie. The world is living through the weirdest time in its globalised existence. "Unprecedented" and "never before"...
Elise Lange
Jul 10, 20203 min read


Should we look to sports for role models in the time of the Coronavirus and Black Lives Matter?
Photo by Vienna Reyes, Unsplash. Last year, I wrote an article exploring whether or not we should look to athletes as role models. A lot...
Caspar McLeod
Jul 10, 20206 min read


How do you date during a pandemic? (Podcast)
If there's one thing the coronavirus hasn't gotten rid of, it's love. Now more than ever, dating is dependent on the internet. While...
Raffa Athallah
Jul 3, 20201 min read


Melbourne street violinist dreams to build Australia’s economy
The musician: Shen and his erhu outside of Melbourne Central Station. Photo by Joanne Amarisa. (For The Swanston Gazette print edition...
Joanne Amarisa
Jul 2, 20203 min read


Places to funnel your pent up creative energy
COVID-19 restrictions have been a wild ride for everybody. A lot of our lives revolve around a pressure to be constantly creative and...
Lisa Favazzo
May 14, 20203 min read


Increased numbers of people in parks and on walking tracks
Not enough space outside or not enough common sense? Being stuck inside the same four walls day in and day out is hardly interesting and...
Kaylah Baker
May 13, 20203 min read


Ned’s Declassified Isolation Survival Guide
Individuals being isolated isn't a new phenomenon; in fact, it's something that's been going on for years. For many sick and...
Ned O'Bryan
May 4, 20204 min read


Turning isolation into rejuvenation
Coronavirus has taken the world by storm. It was the pandemic we never expected and one we could never have imagined. Many of us are sick...
Kaylah Baker
Apr 24, 20203 min read


Love in Lockdown
Dating is hard. There’s no question about it. At the best of times it’s stressful, nerve wracking, but really exciting. Now, add a global...
Jess Boland
Apr 15, 20203 min read


'Houseparty' users allege app is linked to hacking
Houseparty login page. Users of popular video-calling app Houseparty have begun reporting hacked social media accounts since downloading...
Sean Mortell
Mar 31, 20202 min read


Crowd Violence and Coward Punches
(Originally published in The Swanston Gazette print edition one, 2019) Fists are clenched. It’s April 16, 2016. Loud voices erupt from...
Sean Mortell
Mar 27, 20205 min read


2020 Midsumma Festival Lineup revealed: 22 action-packed days of queer
Image: supplied The Australian festival to celebrate all-things queer will be electrifying by the looks of the 2020 program. Running from...
Caspar McLeod
Jan 17, 20201 min read


To Tell or Not To Tell - why it’s important journalists investigate true crime
The 64th Walkley Awards will be held tomorrow night at the ICC Ballroom in Sydney. Amongst the finalists are stories such as the...
Sarah Oliver
Nov 27, 20195 min read


Overnights
A collection of stories from CBD 24/7 McDonalds as told by the workers on the battlefields of its busiest nights. *The names used in the...
Vivian Dobbie-Glazier
May 28, 20194 min read


All You Need to Know about the Met Gala
In less than 24 hours celebrities, public personalities, socialites and journalists for Vogue will take to the red carpet outside the...
Jared Croft
May 6, 20193 min read


The Melbourne Queer Film Festival recap
Photo credit to @melbqueerfilmfest on Instagram Our film industry is integral to how identities are shaped and embraced. For the queer...
Jared Croft
Mar 28, 20192 min read
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