Ryan’s Story Without notice I got pulled aside into a ‘catch-up meeting’ to be informed by my manger that just two weeks before the end of my probation that they were letting me go. Why? Because I ‘didn’t fit in’. A religious staff member from the adjacent department used to tell me ‘[my] kind was [...]
Fitness. It can be a savage little beast… yet oh so rewarding. Dr Chris Rickson knows this. As a dancer and performer (you may have seen Chris in the New Year shows at Connections), Dr Rickson keeps his body in peak physical condition. Of course, it was lucky he had begun studying for his Osteopathy [...]
‘The Road Less Travelled’ author M. Scott Peck believed in falling love was one of the most important things for couples but also believed much more work was needed afterwards. Elizabeth Brennan from Relationships Australia subscribes to this mandate and said couples in western society didn’t give themselves enough time for their relationships. ‘I think [...]
On December 1, millions of people worldwide will take a moment to raise awareness and inspire affirmative action against HIV/AIDS. Over 33 million people now live with HIV/AIDS around the globe with estimates suggesting over 7,000 new HIV diagnoses are reported daily. For the second year, Universal Access and Human Rights has remained the global [...]
We are a society obsessed. Everywhere you turn it’s been Twilight-this, True Blood-that. Vampirism is a hallmark trend of the new millennium, permeating literature, film, fashion and music. For us mere mortals, vampires embody the key to immortality, a romantic idyll of eternal youth. They play perfectly to our other obsession: staving off old age. [...]
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