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Hundreds of regional doctors stop work over poor working conditions

For the first time in 20 years, hundreds of Victorian doctors have walked off the job.Doctors from the Ballarat Base Hospital and Bendigo Health, two of the largest hospitals in regional Victoria, stopped work today citing exhaustion, low morale and stressful working conditions, with some doctors saying they were near breaking point. The four-hour stop work is part of escalating industrial action over working conditions. Last month, the ABC reported on the Ballarat and Bendigo hospitals as being...
The Swanston Gazette •

Rain or Shine: Melbourne says ‘No More’ to violence against women

The rain didn’t stop hundreds of Melbournians protesting ongoing violence against women in Australia. Arranged by the indigenous-led organisation ‘What were you wearing?’ (WWYW), the rallies are calling for urgent change and support from men as well as the federal government, to eliminate gender-based violence.The rally was one of 25 happening nationwide on the weekend, after rising tensions due to 54 women having lost their lives so far in 2024 due to men’s violence. The march was led down Latr...
Mackenzie’s Substack •

Buying Belonging: The Rise of Curated Connection

When Kira first moved to Melbourne, she found herself in the middle of a global pandemic. Leaving her friends behind in the town she grew up in, she and her family made the leap across the country. With a commute of up to an hour to and from work every day, finding new friends wasn’t at the forefront of her mind. Eventually, the dust of the move settled and Kira found that amongst it she was alone. She had her family but her friendships had turned into just liking and commenting on Facebook post...
Mackenzie’s Substack •

What if you decentred romantic love?

When my first boyfriend broke up with me at the ripe age of 15, I genuinely, and I can’t stress this enough, GENUINELY thought that I would never fall in love again. I thought I was too old to find someone to love me again. At 15 years old…Decentring romantic love was something for me that took many years, and I don’t think I’ll ever be 100% there. Having someone to love and love you in return has constantly been portrayed as the most important thing in life. Every movie, every book, every TV sh...