Former Al Jazeera journalist Caitlin McGee spent years living in the Middle East and has reported from South Sudan, Sierra Leone and Indonesia. Recently returned home to New Zealand, she’s dismayed with what she’s found. The girl sitting across from me never had control of her body. She’d spent her childhood as the possession of … Read more
The Australian comedian, performing in Auckland and Wellington next week, does toilet humour with a difference. She talks with Catherine McGregor about making comedy out of mental illness. “God bless toilets. They’re a games room, they’re a prayer room, they’re a confessional, they’re a lounge room. They’re whatever you want them to be. I’m a … Read more
Jess McAllen writes about a recent story on mental health issues in the teaching profession – troubling, but not for the reasons its author thought. When I applied for a job at Fairfax in 2014 I was faced with the question that all people with mental health conditions dread. “Journalism can be a stressful environment,” … Read more