Tag Archives: Sydney

26Jul/26

Love Island teaches teens about emotional abuse

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Can You Learn Love From a Screen? The Case for Integrating Reality TV Into School Curriculums

Fri, July 24 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The contemporary reality television landscape has undergone a sophisticated transformation, shifting from a genre of “simple entertainment” into a high-stakes ecosystem where exploitation is frequently rebranded as social empowerment. What was once a voyeuristic exercise in watching “ordinary” people has evolved into a strategic platform for personal branding and influencer recruitment, leveraging the audience’s desire for authenticity to drive unprecedented levels of engagement. This evolution is defined by a move away from self-contained broadcast cycles toward a 24/7 interactive experience that blurs the lines between a contestant’s private life and their public performance.
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23Feb/24

Dating apps are accused of being ‘addictive’. What makes us keep swiping?

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Dr Anastasia Hronis, University of Technology Sydney

A class-action lawsuit filed in the United States against Match Group – the parent company of dating apps Tinder, Hinge and The League – is making headlines around the world.

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18Jul/23

Penalties, passes, and a touch of politics: the Women’s World Cup is about to kick off

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David Rowe, Western Sydney University

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off this Thursday night, the first football world cup hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

New Zealand opens the tournament by taking on Norway in Auckland, while Australia’s Matildas will play Ireland in front of an anticipated 80,000 fans at a sold out Stadium Australia in Sydney.

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08Sep/22

Digital nomads have rejected the office and now want to replace the nation state. But there is a darker side to this quest for global freedom

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Dave Cook, UCL

A ‘network state’ is ideologically aligned but geographically decentralised. The people are spread around the world in clusters of varying size, but their hearts are in one place.

In June 2022 Balaji Srinivasan, former chief technology officer of the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, published an ebook entitled The Network State: How To Start a New Country. It is the latest in a flurry of utopian visions by self-styled digital visionaries, crypto believers and web 3.0 evangelists who are lining up to declare the death of the traditional concept of countries and nationhood.

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