Young People
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
Education
Talking to young people about the Voice
Explaining a referendum on constitutional law to young people can seem a tall order, but they already have a good knowledge of the world around them
Health & Medicine
The mental health of young African Australians
Young African Australians facing mental health issues need culturally appropriate support to fulfil their potential
Politics & Society
Australia’s courts and gender dysphoria
Australia’s Family Court continues to oversee the treatment for children experiencing gender dysphoria in some cases, but is there a better alternative?
Health & Medicine
How our brain’s sensorimotor processing areas could flag psychosis risk
Brain markers of sensory and motor function reflect disturbances in early development that can increase the risk of later psychosis
Health & Medicine
The betrayal of our young
COP26 is a chance to listen to our young people on climate change, but given recent trends, it may just mean empty words, according to one father and daughter