A surprising new match has gone public for the first time at Canberra’s event of the season. Australian politicians, members of the media and other influential guests have dazzled at the annual Midwinter Ball, held in the Great Hall at Canberra’s Parliament House. This year, political duo Georgie Purcell andContinue Reading
A mother’s concern over her daughter’s maths class unit has helped overhaul how schools should handle conversations about weight. Kylie Burton’s daughter, who has suffered from anorexia nervosa and has been hospitalised twice, was horrified when her daughter came home from school to reveal Body Mass Index was being talkedContinue Reading
It was the Bluey episode that divided a nation. When the ABC dropped new series three ep ‘Exercise’, many fans and health experts were up in arms over the subject matter. The episode opens with Bluey’s dad Bandit weighing himself in the bathroom, and sighing in disappointment in front ofContinue Reading
Australian commentator Mike Carlton has sparked outrage after posting several inflammatory tweets about new Australian of the Year and body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt. On Wednesday night, Carlton shared a news article about Ms Brumfitt’s honour, with the simple but scathing caption “Who???” He followed it up shortly after withContinue Reading
A young mother claims she was body shamed while getting a Santa photo taken with her young daughter. Brisbane mum Mini Westwood had been excited to take her daughter April, seven, to meet Santa and snap a commemorative picture but the day took a terrible turn right after the pairContinue Reading