Media

Arts & Culture

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Opinion

What The Devil Wears Prada 2 says about the state of print media

In 2006, Runway magazine was the place everyone wanted to be. Twenty years on, the fictional fashion media giant is at crossroads – but just how close to reality is Miranda Priestly’s situation?

Arts & Culture

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Analysis

The Paralympics has a media problem. Milano Cortina could change that

For decades, the media has told the wrong story about Paralympic athletes. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games is a chance to ask how we can do better

Education

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Opinion

When ADHD is talked about as a fad – it does more than misrepresent science

Public conversations about disability are never neutral. When ADHD is framed as a social media trend, real people pay the price with delayed diagnoses and years of self-doubt

Politics & Society

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Analysis

Could copyright now be used to gag advocacy groups and media reporting?

The Australian Federal Court’s recent copyright judgment on footage filmed covertly could deter rights advocacy groups and undermine media freedom and public debate

Politics & Society

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Research

Guidelines are helping the media cover attacks like Bondi Junction the right way

There are guidelines for reporting links between violence and mental health, but when the pressure is on, does the media follow them?

Politics & Society

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Analysis

The subtle theatre of Australia’s election season

Australian politics tends to shy away from grand spectacle, but Albanese and Dutton both need to reassure a restless public that, amid global chaos, Australia remains anchored in pragmatism

Environment

Australia’s media isn’t accurately reporting all sides of the Murray-Darling Basin debate

A lack of balance in media reporting may have harmed public perception of environmental water allocations in the Murray-Darling – and Indigenous custodians barely get a look in

Health & Medicine

Overcoming stigma by connecting with lived experience

A new podcast tells the stories of those who have experienced complex mental health conditions

Politics & Society

AI apocalypse or overblown hype?

Based on the speed at which artificial intelligence (AI) is developing, it’s imperative we understand, and act on, the potential risks it poses

Health & Medicine

Taking the stigma out of mental health reporting

Australia’s world-leading media-based mental health and suicide stigma reduction programs work, but vigilance is needed