Reading romance books after heartbreak, finding nostalgia, and living with cancer and Covid
A writer wonders about a happily ever after. Nostalgia rises after years of rapid tech change. And cancer survivors manage treatment during lockdown
‘The right thing to do’: restoring Aboriginal place names key to recognising Indigenous histories
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Indigenous communities argue that renaming landscapes should not be limited to removing overtly racist colonial names. Assistant news editor Shelley Hepworth recommends this story about truth-telling
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