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Bird Nerds Unite for the 2025 Aussie Bird Count

By: Justin Rouillon

Aussie Bird Count is a nationwide citizen science event that invites everyday Australians to get outside, slow down, and take a closer look at the incredible birdlife in their own backyard. 

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How to Stop Small Things Turning Into Big Arguments

By: Kourtney Smith


Every couple has moments where something small suddenly turns into a big argument. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

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The Weight of Not Enough: Understanding the Failure Schema

By: Sabrina Peters

Have you ever achieved something—got the promotion, finished the degree, received the compliment—but deep down, it still didn’t feel like enough?

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Australia’s First Accessible Greeting Cards

By: Joni Boyd

In a move toward greater inclusion, Guide Dogs Australia and Hallmark Australia have unveiled a new card range designed so people living with low vision or blindness can participate fully in the tradition of giving and receiving greeting cards.

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The Travellers – A Sunburn Aussie Homecoming that Loses Its Footing With an Unresolved Farewell

By: Russ Matthews

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2 (OUT OF 5 STARS)

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Navigating the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Others Without Losing Yourself

By: Bec Harris


“You can’t pull from an empty cup,” says Deb Childs, CEO of Helping Minds. She speaks about the unique challenges of the sandwich generation. People caring for both aging parents and their own children.

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From Water to Wine: Finding Purpose in Life’s Ordinary Moments

By: David McGovern

These three pictures below show me in different places or contexts. In one, I am in the studio, in another, I am outside a public library, in the regional town of Singleton. The third and final picture places me outside a coffee shop (leaning into its name, and my own sense of faith and spirituality, I wanted to make a joke about me doing ‘the Lord’s work’!)

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Four Women. One Bike. 4000km For Life.

By: Jesse Herford


If you had to guess, how many Australians would you say die from suicide every day? A handful, maybe three or four? Try nine.

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Frankenstein Movie Review

By: Russ Matthews

The master of monsters makes his masterpiece.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2 (OUT OF 5 STARS)

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Is Friendship Built on Common Interest, or Common Gripes?

By: Laura Bennett

‘Isn’t It Nice We Both Hate the Same Things’ explores how we build, and rebuild, friendships with others later in life.

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