Name: When Australia Day is just an excuse to binge drink by Newsworthy
Duration: 3 min 59 s
Description: Newsworthy's Jacob Sukiennik explores how many young Australians see alcohol and binge drinking as part of their national identity and how that plays out on Australia Day each year.

Newsworthy's Jacob Sukiennik explores how many young Australians see alcohol and binge drinking as part of their national identity and how that plays out on Australia Day each year.

When Australia Day is just an excuse to binge drink

Newsworthy's Nerissa Caviliere investigates the underrepresented experience of a masked autistic person. Two young women, sisters Kayla, 23, and Hope, 15, speak candidly about their life experience and the pressure having to mask places on their health, mental and physical.

'But You Don't Look Autistic'

Rhiannon Lidbury speaks with #Newsworthy's Emily Kaine and Anna Tidswell about our society's response to people living with ADHD and how a different approach to diagnosis and inclusion could be life-changing.

Read Rhiannon's story https://www.newsworthy.org.au/adhd-diagnosis-revamp-needed-2661044823.html

Rhiannon Lidbury on what surprised her most about ADHD

Laura Gordon speaks with #Newsworthy's Cayle Reid, Charles Whatmore and Anna Moran about the wonder of small gigs versus mega-tours, the female experience in venue spaces and the sense of shared community in discovering the next big thing.

Read Laura's story https://www.newsworthy.org.au/support-local-australian-music-gigs-2665863127.html

Laura Gordon on small gigs, no pretensions and discovering 'unknowns'

Audio erotica app Quinn opens a conversation on how women can experiment with pleasure and sexuality safely. Newsworthy's Margareth Kowik  reports.

Female-focussed erotica apps offer more ethical consumption of porn

The first-ever captain of the Matildas, Julie Dolan, speaks to Newsworthy's Maddie Nixon about how far they've come since she represented Australia in the first World Women's Invitational Tournament in Chinese Taipei in 1978.

The 'first' Matilda is still pinching herself

Hannah Diviney is a disability advocate, actress and recently published author. Her first book, "I’ll Let Myself In" details a life lived with cerebral palsy, from coming to terms with her difference at a young age to embracing it in her twenties, becoming the first disabled person to have a sex scene on Australian television. She made international headlines after calling out Lizzo and Beyonce for using ablest slurs in their music. She chats to Newsworthy's Anna Tidswell about why she chose to put pen to paper, the power of social media and exactly what happened with those ablest lyrics.

Hannah Diviney on why she needs to tell her own story before she can tell others

As Australia moves back into an environment without COVID restrictions, hard-style raves are selling out nationwide. While mainstream news media warn of high risks at festivals, the rave community has a message: It’s not just about the drugs, it’s about the music, dance and the community. #Newsworthy's Jade Psihogios reports.

Rave On: It's time to change the narrative

Newsworthy's Louise Perigaud asks whether Australian school curricula are giving young Australians a clear picture of Indigenous culture and history and how that impacts their understanding.

Price to pay for 'limited' teaching of Indigenous history

UNSW student filmmaker Maddi Noonan discusses the mental health toll the pandemic took on her friendship "saltwater babies" group and the healing power of the sea. She speaks with Newsworthy's Payton Buschhorn, Emily Donohoe and Erato Zhang.

Watch Maddi's short film here: https://youtu.be/U3hkZaTm1Zc

Maddi Noonan on why she'll always be focussed on mental health

UNSW Professor Green speaks with #Newsworthy's Jasmine Lopez about the future of solar energy and how a shift to cleaner energy is good news for young people – environmentally and economically. Green has been a major player in making solar power affordable around the world. His journey began in the 1980s when, as a young engineer, he invented the PERC solar cell which is now used in over 90 per cent of solar panels globally. His work is far from done.

When Australia Day is just an excuse to binge drink

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