Joshua Creamer has come a long way since a childhood filled with trauma. The welcoming look on his face hides it, but the Waanyi and Kalkadoon man faced domestic violence and racism, and had to step into paternal shoes from a young age. The 38-year old runs his own legal practice in Queensland, fighting for Indigenous rights to ensure a better Australia for the disadvantaged. One of only 16 Indigenous barristers in the country, Mr Creamer is inspiring other Indigenous peopl

Colette Haymes’ life changed dramatically at the age of 40, when she came across a lump while breastfeeding. She was diagnosed with a highly invasive breast cancer. “I remember being sad not for me, but for my husband and my children, that’s where my sadness came from,” Colette says. The treatment happened very fast. It was so surreal I was lost for words. I think I was in shock and a bit naive as to what was coming next. She says being positive was what kept her going. Sh

Gemima Cody. Picture supplied The future of journalism is secure because people will always need credible information, senior journalists say. However, social media has placed an emphasis on being the first to break news, which puts pressure on trusted media values such as credibility and fact-checking. The Age food editor Gemima Cody says there will always be a need for news and for “people to tell a story”. “My professional reputation is staked on credibility, if I’m inco

Our family has spent 149 days at home so far this year, with just eight weeks at school. Today, the school age residents are being released back into the world. Over the past months on the Corona-coaster, we’ve spent our days making things – bread, earrings, pizza fractions, books, art projects and a camp in the lounge room. We planted snow peas, painted our nails, sent letters to our friends, tried our hand at piano, rescued a frog from inside a wardrobe, joined virtual da

One day in early May, Melburnian Jacob Turner put on a suit of armour and filmed a seven second TikTok video to an audio track. He asked what the viewer would do if he showed up to a date looking like that. The next day, the 25-year-old security officer had 1000 followers, and he has just celebrated reaching 100,000 followers (and counting) and 1.6 million likes across his account. “It’s really just gone up since then,” Jacob – who goes by @mr._brightside__ on Tik Tok – says

Poppy Reid. Picture by Stewart Munro What drove your interest in becoming a journalist? I think I have always had quite an inquisitive nature … and it made sense to go into journalism because I loved music so much and I knew that if you love music and you can tie that into writing, a music journalist is the way to go. What do you enjoy most about working as a journalist? For me, it’s amplifying voices that don’t often get to be heard or don’t often get the space to be hear

When did you realise that sports journalism was for you? In Year 8 or 9, when I realised my footy talents wouldn’t quite cut it, I thought writing about it would be the next best thing. In Year 10 there was an eight-week program run by The Geelong Advertiser for local schools that involved going into the paper and doing workshops. From there I was sold on the whole thing and at the back end of that year I got to cover the local footy. How did you gain access to the industry

For a busy carpenter like Nick Centrone, sitting at home during the long, drawn out days of lockdown is nothing short of boring. He’s never watched so much TV in his life, and is itching to get out of the house and back to socialising and working. Luckily, Nick has his companion, Libby, by his side to keep his moods lifted every step of the way. On a crisp Melbourne morning, Nick and Libby begin their day with a takeaway coffee. “Nothing beats a morning coffee,” says Nick. “

“I was tagged as being gay before I knew I was … because of a completely innocent action in grade 7.” It was a chilly mid-1980s morning at Leichhardt Ward Boys State School in Rockhampton when Blair Martin noticed a friend of his had goosebumps. “I just thought that looked fabulous. I just ran my hand over his leg. That was it, and that carried with me through high school,” he says. It was something that was not acceptable in that environment. “My mother said at one point, ‘

“The impacts of [coronavirus] have been incredibly negative for many people … especially behind closed doors,” says domestic violence adviser Anna Wark. Locked away in the privacy of their homes, domestic violence users are using the stay-at-home order as an opportunity to rule victim-survivors with an iron fist. As the lockdown continues, domestic violence numbers are climbing. The ABC  reported  an increase of 11 per cent in calls to 1800RESPECT and a 26 per cent increase

“We were really reminded of the purpose of marriage – we love each other and we want to be together.” For Louise Goswell, that meant pandemic or not. January 25 was a big day for Louise – she became engaged to Caleb Schultz, and the first case of COVID was recorded in Australia. At first, the 24-year-old procurement coordinator says she was “wedding planning as if nothing was going on”. In Victoria alone, 4030 weddings took place in January and February without a hitch. “I

In this post-apocalyptic PS4 game, when hero Ellie battles through the cycle of revenge, she is supported by her girlfriend, Dina. The two call each other pet names in passing as they cut paths through infected creatures, dance to records found in abandoned cities, and experience all the mundane highs and lows of a queer relationship against the backdrop of the ruins of human civilization. When Naughty Dog launched The Last of Us Part II in June this year with a queer protag