Life in Cuba is about to get harder as Trump threatens oil supply
By Rhiannon Stevens
Many experts are predicting life in Cuba is about to get even harder.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-19/cuba-us-venezuela-trump-economic-crisis-migration/106231474
Scoring a spot at this cookbook club is like trying to get Taylor Swift tickets
By Rhiannon Stevens
Each month, strangers and friends meet to share dishes from a chosen cookbook. But Cookbook Club Naarm is more than a foodie feast, it's a reminder of food's power to bring us together.
#Cookbooks #ClubsandAssociations #Immigration #Friendship #Books #RhiannonStevens
Using ChatGPT to plan a holiday? How to find the road less travelled
By Rhiannon Stevens
Will new technology lead to streamlined service and stress-free travel, or will it fundamentally change tourism and tourist destinations?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/tourist-new-technology-ai-travel-smart-tourism/105956560
#TravelandTourism #TourismandLeisureIndustry #AI #Technology #RhiannonStevens
How 'half-brained' thieves snatched a $50m Picasso in under four minutes
By Rhiannon Stevens
The 2007 Brazilian heist was not the last time a nimble thief made off with a Picasso. And as many Melburnians know, it certainly wasn't the first.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-20/today-in-history-picasso-art-heist-brazil-2007/106143440
'Foot falls off': Photos raise questions over injured horse owned by Olympian
By Rhiannon Stevens and Lindsay Dunbar
As questions around horse welfare grow, can equestrian sport's Olympic dream survive?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-30/equestrian-heath-ryan-horse-welfare-fei/106049564
Can this 150-year-old tech save childhood from screen overload?
By Rhiannon Stevens and Lindsay Dunbar
As smartphones swallow childhood, a growing movement of parents is reinstalling landlines, hoping an old-school corded rotary phone can restore patience and connection.
#MobilePhones #InternetCulture #Internet #Parenting #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #MobileandInternetAccess #Children #RhiannonStevens #LindsayDunbar
Equestrian Australia received controversial video weeks before probe
By Rhiannon Stevens
Australia's peak body for equestrian sports received a controversial video of Olympic rider Heath Ryan appearing to whip a horse weeks before an investigation was commenced.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-15/equestrian-australia-fei-heath-ryan-horse-welfare/106001112
#Equestrian #Sport #OlympicGames #AnimalCruelty #RhiannonStevens
'Lost that side of myself': Generation pandemic set to face Year 12 exams
By Rhiannon Stevens
They started high school as the world went into lockdown, interrupting their young lives at a pivotal moment. Now they’re graduating year 12 and figuring out what to do next.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-26/school-year-12-exams-vce-hsc-sace-wace-tce/105895538
#SecondaryEducation #EducationalTestingandExaminations #COVID19 #EpidemicsandPandemics #Lockdown #AdolescentHealth #PhysicalEducation #RhiannonStevens
Creating deepfakes has never been easier, so what should parents do?
By Rhiannon Stevens and Catherine Taylor
Some parents may feel distressed and ill-equipped to tackle the issue of image-based abuse and deepfakes. This is what to watch out for.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-18/creating-deepfakes-is-easy-what-should-parents-do/105902982
#Parenting #AI #InternetCulture #OnlineAbuse #OnlineSafety #RhiannonStevens #CatherineTaylor
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