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But I didn’t know… I’d be relieved for a cancer diagnosis.

Every week across Canberra and Queanbeyan, around 56 people are told, “You have cancer.” Lives are rearranged in an instant. Plans fall apart. New language, new routines, new fears arrive…

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But I Didn’t Know: That Video Might Be Fake. The Harm Isn’t.

Deepfakes, grooming and consent, what Canberra families and schools can do now. Last week, a Canberra teen told her mum…

But I Didn’t Know… period pain isn’t normal.

I used to think period pain was normal. That the stabbing cramps, the exhaustion that left me curled in bed,…

Sex Ed and AI: Are Canberra’s Classrooms Ready for Deepfakes and Digital Consent?

Artificial intelligence is shaping the world young people are growing up in, but is the classroom keeping pace?National child protection…

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But I Didn’t Know… Housing Is Already Recognised as a Right Elsewhere

The ACT Legislative Assembly will debate the Human Rights (Housing) Amendment Bill. If passed, the…

People with Purpose: Ben Drysdale

You don’t need to be a musician to write a song. You don’t need to…

People with Purpose: Cal Bruton OAM

This July, something powerful is happening in Broome led by Canberra’s Cal Bruton OAM. Kids…

People With Purpose: Chrystale Langford

Honouring Intersectional Advocacy this IDAHOBITEach year on 17 May, communities around the world mark IDAHOBIT,…