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What to Do if Your Snoring Is Waking Up Your Partner
Snoring happens when the muscles and tissues that surround the upper airway (at the back of the nose to the throat region) vibrate during sleep. Snoring can disturb your bed partner’s sleep, and it can be a symptom of the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, obstructive sleep apnoea. Untreated sleep apnoea can have major adverse…
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How To Make Your Death More Environmentally Friendly
We can all agree humans need to reduce their impact on the environment. And while most of us think of this in terms of daily activities – such as eating less meat, or being water-wise – this responsibility actually extends beyond life and into death. The global population is closing on eight billion, and the…
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Why Do Energy Prices Keep Rising and What Can Be Done to Bring Them Back Down?
Over the next two years, energy prices are expected to rise by a whopping 56%. That’s the dismal forecast in this week’s federal budget. The rise will be extremely painful, adding enormous pressure to households already struggling with the cost of living. In response, the government is talking tough. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged a…
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Should Athletes Just Shut Up and Play Ball? No, Society Is Changing and Sport Sponsorship Must Too
First Nations people please be advised this article contains mentions of racist comments against First Nations people. While the International Olympic Committee espouses that sport is about solidarity, fair play and friendship, the commercial investment in sport tells a somewhat different story. It’s clear the sport industry is big business. The global sport sponsorship industry…