Most Young Australians who Smoke are Buying Illegally, Studies Find

More than half of Australians aged 18–24 who smoke are purchasing illegal tobacco products, making young adults the most active black-market age group at the same time as their smoking rates fall to r

Public Hospital Doctors Strike for the First Time in Two Decades

Doctors at several major hospitals across Melbourne went on strike on Friday last week, marking the first public health system strike in 20 years.

AI-Generated "Slop" is Going Mainstream—and Platforms Aren't Stopping It

A cartoon fruit series generated entirely by artificial intelligence has become one of TikTok's most-watched properties of 2026, prompting researchers and critics to warn that platforms are systematic

Universities to be Required to Prove Action Against Antisemitism

Content Warning: discussions of racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia; references to violence

Smart Glasses Pose a Risk to Women and Girls in Public and Educational Settings, Experts Warn

The recent rise of smart glasses on the market has experts concerned that policymakers will fail to keep up with new technologies to mitigate harm. With instances of deepfake image-based abuse on the

News Article

Lady Grey

Emily French (writer), An Trinh (graphics)

Creative

She labours me through the estuary
I am baptised in her glittering macrocosm
Lapping against my ears, she holds me in gentle matriarchy
Her kiss flushes rouge to my cheek

She cleans me in brine
My weightless body in hers
Tension taken by her veins
As driftwood to other shores

Submerged in the motion of her arms
I am cast away by swelling rage
Tugged and tumbling spume
Subsides to confounding grace

We gravitate in tidal moods of love and distrust
Meeting on moonlit banks and porous rock
Coastlines succumb to the constant cycles
Reclaimed by maternal prophecy

Published: 13/11/2021 9:50 PM Last updated: 24/11/2021 8:34 PM 3670 views