Antoinette Lattouf
The Guardian
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Racism in Australia is about the structures that ensure non-white people don’t get a fair go
The Towke allegations only serve to highlight that those who hold decision-making power in Australia look and sound like our prime minister → Read More
The truth about fillers, filters and the scientific beauty formula
The pursuit of youth and beauty has changed at an unprecedented rate in the past 30 years thanks to anti-wrinkle injections, fillers and phone filters. We explore the psychology driving this trend — and its consequences. → Read More
Ongoing lockdowns in Australian schools highlight the widening gap between haves and have-nots
Educators have had long enough to create a consistent online learning program that doesn’t leave so many students behind → Read More
Scott Morrison’s Hawaii 2.0: Why has PM gone missing?
Scott Morrison’s Hawaii 2.0: Why has PM gone missing? → Read More
Calls To Ban Unsafe Products After Baby Rockers Linked To 73 Deaths
Australia's consumer watchdog is urging the government to introduce tighter product safety laws, following dozens of infant deaths linked to inclined sleepers in the United States. → Read More
'So you're crazy?': the cultural barriers that make postnatal depression worse
Postnatal depression can be a life-threatening illness. But what if your husband tells you to pray instead of seeing a psychologist? → Read More
Gay Imam hopes to open Australia's first LGBTI-friendly mosque
Australia's only openly gay Imam says he is dealing with an avalanche of misery among LGBTI Muslims, and wants to create a safe house and counselling centre for them. → Read More
National cervical screening promises to save more lives than outgoing pap smear
Women are being urged to switch to a new national cervical screening program that promises to make it easier to save the lives of women affected by cervical cancer. → Read More
Are pedestrians on smartphones to blame for making city traffic less safe?
Australia is grappling with an increasing number of road deaths linked to mobile phones not only distracting drivers, but pedestrians too. But is the onus on police to curb the growing problem? → Read More
Call for tighter regulation at beauty salons offering cosmetic injections
The improper use of cosmetic injections in beauty salons around Australia is completely unacceptable and needs proper regulation, the body representing cosmetic surgeons says. → Read More
Poorly trained relationship counsellors doing more harm than good, experts say
Therapists offering couples counselling are not required by law to have specific training in the area, and industry experts say that's having a damaging impact on some Australians struggling to save their relationships. → Read More
Pregnant or looking to start a family? Here's what the news about vitamin B3 means for you
Researchers have found simply taking vitamin B3 supplements can significantly prevent miscarriages and birth defects, but is it now part of the official advice? No, not yet. → Read More
This could be 'the most important discovery for pregnant women since folate'
In a discovery that could potentially help millions of women around the world, a landmark Australian study finds simply taking vitamin B3 supplements can significantly prevent miscarriages and birth defects. → Read More
Which cities will fare best in response to the changing nature of work?
Who will fare the best against the challenges of automation predicted for our future? A team of researchers believes we've been approaching the question all wrong and create an index to prove it. → Read More
Social housing: Publicly funded beds left empty, while waiting list grows, new data shows
As Australia's population grows older, elderly people are increasingly occupying social housing too big for their needs because smaller homes are not available. → Read More
Superannuation: Women on track to retire with half as much as men, study finds
Australian women retire with less than half the amount of superannuation than men, and the system was designed to benefit working fathers when it launched 25 years ago, a major study finds. → Read More
Online doctors shouldn't replace in-person care: AMA
The nation's peak medical body is warning patients to choose comprehensive health care over convenience as more online doctor services become available across Australia. → Read More
Costly robotic surgery 'more accessible' after opening of new Sydney training facility
More Australian surgeons will be trained to use robots at the operating table, with the opening of the country’s first robotic surgery training facility at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. → Read More
Manspreading debate: Is the controversial male stance attractive?
A new study finds some people consider manspreading behaviour attractive. But is it really? → Read More
Girl fights: Are Aussie women becoming more violent?
Stories and videos of women beating each other up appear frequently in the media. But is violence among Australian women as big a problem as it would seem? → Read More