Should you use menstrual cups or tampons? Health expert and co-author of Welcome to Sex! and Welcome to Consent!, Melissa Kang, has the, ahem, low-down to help you choose. By Dr Melissa Kang, University of Technology Around one-quarter of the world’s population menstruate. That’s more than 1.9 billion people in the world who will bleed, …

Is there anything more irritating than living with a prolonged teenage sulk? Oh, I know. The teen rage and the teen tantrum are up there. But there’s something about a teenager sulking that burrows into your skin and scratches at your nerve endings. Or is that just me? Teens may sulk for various reasons and …

Pornography has been in the news a lot this year. It was at the centre of discussions for addressing violence against women back in May. Deepfake pornography has also been in the headlines. By Giselle Woodley, Edith Cowan University and Lelia Green, Edith Cowan University Recently the NSW government announced the first state-led inquiry into …

Is there anybody out there who doesn’t love pasta? Anyone? I’m pretty sure it’s a universal love story. Which is why a dish like this rigatoni pomodoro is such a fabulous weeknight pasta. It’s quick, it’s nourishing, it’s good. This recipe is from Andreas Papadakis’ new cookbook Tipo 00 The Pasta Cookbook. Now, this guy …

Judging by recent headlines and policy ideas, you might think screen time is the only lifestyle behaviour influencing teen wellbeing. But with young people struggling to deal with mounting mental health issues, it’s crucial we don’t get tunnel vision and instead remember all the lifestyle levers that can play a role. Recent University of Sydney …

Reflecting upon my childhood, I vividly recall the women around me. I saw busy women, productive women, bustling women, juggling women and often, stressed out and exhausted women. My mum was a solo mother with no family support, and she ran the housekeeping department in a busy seaside resort. Her whole team of predominantly women …