A life cut too short by “thugs”
– Story by Jessica Amir
No place for harassment at work
Tracey Spicer is not the only female journalist to be harassed in the media workplace. A new survey has revealed that sexual harassment is all too common in Australian workplaces. The report, Working without fear: Results of the sexual harassment national telephone survey 2012, released by the Australian Human Rights Commission, says that one in…
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A voice no one hears
Around 25,000 Australian families are registered as homeless with the Salvation Army. We see them in parks, doorways and subways. Australia’s less fortunate are sometimes seen, but seldom heard. Commuters, tourists, school children and city dwellers, we all walk past the societal flotsam each day. Few of us look, perhaps for fear of what we might see.…
DetailsA safer place for schoolies
HSC leavers are booking organised schoolies tours as an alternative to the Gold Coast to ensure their safety and parents’ peace of mind. The HSC came to an end this Thursday and many young people are leaving the nest and flying to schoolies destinations with the help of websites, such as schoolies.com and Unleashed Travel. Students are able to book up…
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Owner of a lonely heart?
Photo from Strep72 Flickr stream. Break-ups can be tough and can send the best of us a little crazy. We asked students at The Newsroom their best tips on what NOT to do after a someone breaks your heart… DO NOT get drunk and call your ex 50 times in half an hour – Okay, so we’ve…
DetailsDon’t be desperate
Photo by Mitch Duncan When another one bites the dust, how do you overcome post-breakup craziness? Kira Austin* is beautiful, smart and most of the time, level-headed. Armed with a copy of her ex-boyfriend’s house key, she sneaks like a ninja into his house. While he is at football training, she searches for evidence of…
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Under the thumb… fines for text walking
Most of us text so much that we could probably do push-ups with our thumbs – but could the days of texting while walking be in jeopardy? Such Draconian action by a council may sound ridiculous but in the New Jersey town of Fort Lee, texting while walking is now under threat. The town has a population…
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How to survive the Melbourne Cup
– By Adam Kidd and Patrick Higgins
