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Roger Ebert once famously likened the movies to "a machine that generates empathy." It's a formulation I've never fully been able to swallow, for reasons that have less to do with Ebert's specific insight than with its reductive, ad-nauseam recycling by other critics and moviegoers.

For three happy families, this festive period will be extra special as they celebrate for the first time with the babies they thought they might never get to meet

Intergenerational friendships can anchor a person in their local community, help them access new world views – and be fun

Violence and abuse are prevalent in teenage relationships and this behaviour can have life-long impacts, according to an Anglicare report that calls for governments and communities to do more to protect young people.