Young people bore the brunt of pandemic lockdowns and now worry they may never afford a house. From cost of living to climate change, these are the issues motivating them.
Young people bore the brunt of pandemic lockdowns and now worry they may never afford a house. From cost of living to climate change, these are the issues motivating them.
Young people bore the brunt of pandemic lockdowns and now worry they may never afford a house. From cost of living to climate change, these are the issues motivating them.
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Good morning! It’s Wednesday 10 February and we’re no closer to finding how
Covid-19 originated but one step along with
Trump’s impeachment trial. The
Australian Open has seen some quick wins and James Packer’s
Crown Resorts has a long road ahead for casino approval after a damning NSW inquiry report.
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Crown Resorts has been found unsuitable to hold a casino licence at Barangaroo in Sydney but should be given an opportunity to make sweeping changes to make itself suitable, a much-awaited report has found. The Crown Resort board is now facing an existential decision – either offer up a major program of reform, including enhanced money-laundering protections and a wholesale cleanout of its board,
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Name: Melis Layik
Dreams of: Being a lawyer, an author and a grassroots organiser
Writing about your life experiences on the internet is always bound to elicit some distasteful responses. The comments sections on social media posts can teem with bigotry and chaos. Despite knowing all this, I was taken aback by the scorn and contempt levelled at me in some of the responses to my diaries in this series.
The lack of sympathy in the comments irked me. Hundreds of opinions echoed the same sentiment – my struggles were frivolous and I shouldn’t be complaining because others had it worse. “Suck it up princess!” wrote one. “Get off your ass and get a job cleaning,” said another. And, my personal favourite: “She just needs a man. A boyfriend.”