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‘Picture to burn’: The law probably won’t protect Taylor (or other women) from deepfakes

February 8, 2024

By Professor Jeannie Marie Paterson Published on February 8, 2024 Taylor Swift’s ordeal at the hands of deepfake pornographers has spotlighted the ugly, misogynistic practice of humiliating women (and they are mostly women) by creating and distributing fake images of them performing sexual acts. If you haven’t heard of them, deepfakes are images, videos or audio that falsely present real people saying or doing things they did not do.

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‘The 1’: Something’s been forgotten in the Kanye-Taylor feud

February 8, 2024

By Dr Sarah Walsh Published on February 8, 2024 Before I weigh in on exactly what happened on the evening of 13 September 2009 between Taylor Swift and Kanye West (and Beyoncé, but I’ll get to that), I want to be honest with you. Based on the numbers alone, I am a much bigger Kanye fan. I’m old enough to tell you that, when it came out in 2004, I bought College Dropout on CD and played the crap out of it in my extremely crappy 1989 Toyota Corolla on the way to my even crappier, first post-university job.

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‘The Man’: Taylor’s feminism could go so much further

February 8, 2024

By Prasakti Ramadhana (Dana) Fahadi Published on February 8, 2024 I’m going to say at the outset, I am a Taylor Swift fan. She is my Goddess and I am one of the millions of very excited Swifties going to her Eras Tour. Taylor is known for her brilliant songwriting talent – something she’s been recognised for by becoming the first artist to win the Grammy for album of the year for the fourth time.

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Dental care and healthcare are the same thing

February 6, 2024

By Dr Jamie Robertson AM Published on February 6, 2024 While often taken for granted, good oral health is fundamental to good mental and physical health. Poor oral health precipitates and perpetuates low self-esteem and adversely affects a person’s ability to eat a nutritious diet, find employment and engage socially without embarrassment. Dentistry has changed a lot in the last 50 years, but the mouth is still treated differently from the body.

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The Facebook trick online gambling is using to target Australians

February 5, 2024

By Professor Christine Parker Published on February 5, 2024 Gambling advertising has long been a contentious issue in Australia, with critics and regulators regularly raising concerns about the intensity and placement of ads in the media. Online gambling is rife among Australian adults, with an estimated 44 per cent gambling on sports and racing using a smartphone or computer. And studies have associated online gambling with a range of harms, ranging from financial distress to relationship breakdown and mental health issues.

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