When Ella needed family violence support, the silence was deafening
By Tyrone Dalton
Young Victorian victim-survivors of family violence say the state government must prioritise their needs so they can leave violent homes.
#DomesticViolence #GovernmentFunding #GovernmentPolicy #SocialProblems #TyroneDalton
Bid to extend opening hours of 'only truly free' public space in Alice Springs
By Elsie Lange
In one of Australia's hottest towns, the library is an important air-conditioned public space offering a no-cost respite from burning summer temperatures.
#LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Heatwaves #FederalGovernment #LocalGovernment #Lobbying #SocialProblems #ElsieLange
One woman's mission to heal a mining town in crisis
By Victoria Pengilley
It started as a Facebook page and now it is a vital charity. Here is how this group run by grandmothers is fighting loneliness in the NSW Blue Mountains.
#CommunityOrganisations #CommunityEducation #SocialProblems #MentalHealth #VictoriaPengilley
Celebrating with chosen family and local community quells holiday blues
By Gemma Ferguson
Despite our screens being filled with images of happy families celebrating Christmas, some feel the festive season is lonelier than ever.
#Friendship #Christmas #SocialProblems #Charities #CommunityOrganisations #CostofLiving #GemmaFerguson
Stark reality of Kununurra's social issues laid bare
By Giulia Bertoglio
With young people in Kununurra making news for the wrong reasons over the last month, a police patrol shows the stark reality for children on the streets.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/kununurra-youth-issues-community-wa/105975842
#Children #ChildrensHealth #SocialProblems #Crime #Police #IndigenousAustralians #GiuliaBertoglio
Wine body sorry for 'disappointing' T-shirts bearing 'irresponsible' messaging
By Sam Bradbrook
The Coonawarra Vignerons, in South Australia's South East, has deleted a post which attracted controversy for celebrating binge drinking.
#AlcoholicDrinks #AlcoholEducation #Viticulture #Alcohol #RegionalCommunities #FoodandDrink #Drinks #SocialProblems #SamBradbrook
Forgotten skate parks leaving Territorians behind
By Roxanne Fitzgerald
Outdated and forgotten skate parks in the NT forced skaters to build their own underground spot. After years of neglect, experts ask why a region struggling with youth crime can't maintain one of the simplest crime prevention tools there is.
#Skateboarding #SocialProblems #Infrastructure #CrimePrevention #Teenagers #Children #Athletes #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LocalGovernment #RoxanneFitzgerald
LGBTQIA+ advocates say social media ban will 'cut off' regional queer teens
By Shannon Pearce
LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.
#SocialMedia #LGBTQIA #RegionalCommunities #SocialPolicy #Teenagers #OnlineAbuse #Bullying #SocialProblems #FederalGovernment #RuralandRemoteCommunities #MentalHealth #Charities #SupportServices #ShannonPearce
Why Alliyah is identifying themselves as a victim-survivor
By Julian Fell and Cristen Tilley
Alliyah's decision to talk about their abuse was a brave act that exposed the red flags that weren't caught along the way — and they hope it helps others.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/alliyah-identifying-as-abuse-victim-survivor/105865908
#ChildSexualAbuse #LawCrimeandJustice #JusticeSystem #Relationships #MentalHealth #SocialMedia #SocialProblems #JulianFell #CristenTilley
Council resorts to security guards, body cameras amid rising violence
By Jessica Ross and Jay Carstens
A Queensland council is ramping up efforts to protect staff following an alarming rise in verbal and physical abuse.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/rising-violence-sunshine-coast-council-workers/105863164
#LocalGovernment #RegionalCommunities #SocialProblems #JessicaRoss #JayCarstens
Midlife loneliness on the rise in Canberra as financial pressures bite
By Lois Maskiell and Emmy Groves
Loneliness is rising fastest among Canberrans in their 30s and 40s, with new research showing this cohort is now more likely than younger people to report feeling lonely in the ACT.
'A predator is not a male or a female': How a community missed the signs of grooming
By Loretta Florance and Julian Fell
Gender stereotypes "play a role" in allowing predators like Kellie Whiteside to fly under the radar, but that's not the whole story.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-27/female-child-abusers-hidden/105806706
#ChildSexualAbuse #LawCrimeandJustice #JusticeSystem #Relationships #MentalHealth #SocialProblems #LorettaFlorance #JulianFell
Former foster child tells inquiry he felt 'like cargo' in strained system
By Holly Richardson
An inquiry into Queensland's child safety system has heard the system is made up of a "labyrinth" of meetings and bureaucracy, as carers and former children call for change.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-26/cairns-child-safety-inquiry-foster-carers-strained/105816270
OzHarvest says more people seeking food relief amid cost-of-living pressures
By Olivia Mason
A year after opening its doors, OzHarvest's first free supermarket in Adelaide says demand for food relief is greater than ever.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-12/ozharvest-free-supermarket-offers-food-relief/105750544
#CostofLiving #Charities #SocialProblems #LocalFoodSystems #OliviaMason
Hatred must be fought 'where we live our lives', says antisemitism envoy
By Julia André and Alexandria Utting
Special envoy Jillian Segal tells an Australian mayors summit that local government is responsible for combating antisemitism.
#LocalGovernment #SocialProblems #JuliaAndr #AlexandriaUtting
Hatred must be fought 'where we live our lives', says antisemitism envoy
By Julia André and Alexandria Utting
Special envoy Jillian Segal tells an Australian mayors summit that local government is responsible for combating antisemitism.
#LocalGovernment #SocialProblems #JuliaAndr #AlexandriaUtting
Council spends more than $1m on 'illegal' homeless camps crackdown
By Kenji Sato
City of Moreton Bay council says it has spent $1.4 million enforcing homelessness policies after making homeless camping illegal in March.
Council spends more than $1m on 'illegal' homeless camps crackdown
By Kenji Sato
City of Moreton Bay council says it has spent $1.4 million enforcing homelessness policies after making homeless camping illegal in March.
How do religious leaders engage with community problems? @pauldjupe.bsky.social and Jacob R. Neiheisel provide answers from National Survey of Religious Leaders (NRSL) data. Part of our forthcoming special issue on religion and politics in American congregations.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00380237.2025.2516014
#sociology #religion #NRSL #clergy #socialProblems
"Jonathan Haidt is the leader of this particular insurgency. “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” his book exploring the decline of the “play-based childhood” and the rise of the “phone-based childhood,” has been on the New York Times best-seller list for a year. It feels, to me, like we’re finally figuring out a reasonable approach to smartphones and social media and kids … just in time for that approach to be deranged by the question of A.I. and kids, which no one is really prepared for."—The Ezra Klein Show
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