Young People
Politics & Society
Research
What BMX teaches us about belonging (and not belonging)
Building community, confidence and resilience are integral for the psychosocial health of people with disability. And you can find them all in BMX
Education
Opinion
Trauma follows children into the classroom. A new teaching model is changing that
Childhood trauma can undermine the very skills learning depends on – but the right teacher training can change that
Arts & Culture
Opinion
Why Autistic Barbie matters
Mattel’s latest doll has stirred conversations about the commercialisation of autism, but the benefits of this kind of representation cannot be understated
Environment
Research
‘Nature prescriptions’ deliver mental health benefits worth more than four times their cost
A new trial has found nature-based prescribing generated wellbeing benefits for young Australians worth more than four times their cost
Arts & Culture
Analysis
What Adolescence gets right (and wrong) about the manosphere
The Netflix series Adolescence raises the important issue of online radicalisation and the manosphere – but there’s no easy solution
Arts & Culture
The viral publishing sensation that may be BookTok’s last
As the US faces a potential ban on TikTok, the viral success of Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series shows just how influential the BookTok community has become
Arts & Culture
How to be less of an ‘unc’ and more of a ‘sigma’: Your guide to translating your teenager
Teenagers are our best linguistic innovators, but sometimes it can be hard to understand what they’re talking about
Business & Economics
Vaping is ‘a young person phenomenon’ in Australia
For the first time, the annual HILDA survey has explored who is using vapes and e-cigarettes. And it’s Australia’s young people getting hooked
Business & Economics
Australia’s young people are getting lonelier
Younger Australians are more likely than their parents or grandparents to feel alone in the world, finds the annual HILDA survey
Business & Economics
More Australian adult children are living with their parents longer
Australian parents are waiting longer for an empty nest as their adult children are living under the same roof for longer, finds the annual HILDA survey