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Essays

'You'll be a Man, my son!': It's not a crisis of masculinity we're experiencing, but of mentorshipABC Religion & Ethics · Nov 2026

Weapons or citizens? The dangers of Hegseth's testosterone directiveABC Religion & Ethics · Jul 2026

Age bans prove big tech companies can serve us tooEureka Street

The Language of IndependenceQuillette · Sep 2025

Welcome to the age of fitness content: where men train for battle without ever experiencing warABC Religion & Ethics · 2025

A game of deception and extraction: How influencers embody the logic of social mediaABC Religion & Ethics · 2025

The Conversation

Australia is set to get a Wegovy pill. How does it compare with weight-loss injections?Nov 2026

Peptide users don't think of themselves as injecting drug users. 5 safety basics injectors need to knowOct 2026

My son goes to the gym a lot. How can I tell if this is healthy or a sign something is wrong?Oct 2026

Testosterone testing the military: how the manosphere shaped US government policyJul 2026

85% of kids are still using social media despite ban. But we need a new measure to judge its successJun 2026

From the Liver King to ultramarathons, fitness influencers are glorifying extreme masculinity where 'pain is the point'May 2025

'Your first emotion is panic': rips cause many beach drownings, but we can learn from the survivorsAug 2023

Radio, TV and podcasts

Illegal peptide warning after surge in ED visitsABC Radio, PM · 19 Oct 2026

Live interview on testosterone screening in the US military, with Patricia KarvelasABC TV Afternoon Briefing · 16 Jul 2026

Why are regressive expressions of masculinity now so popular? With Waleed Aly and Scott StephensABC Radio National, The Minefield · Jul 2025

BONUS: The looksmaxxing trend putting young men in hospitalThe Briefing podcast (LiSTNR) · Apr 2026 · guest

Should Australia name its heatwaves? Republished by SBS News, covered by ABC and Sky NewsSBS News · Jan 2026

Quoted

Bigger, stronger, hotter? Meet the young men buying into the peptide crazeBritish GQ · 5 Nov 2026 · also in the November print issue

Peptide craze leads to surge in poison hotline callsAustralian Financial Review · Aug 2026

The weight-loss quick fix driving a wave of hospitalisationsAustralian Financial Review · Jun 2026

Unapproved peptides: the health and legal risks in AustraliaKoffels Solicitors & Barristers · Oct 2026

Can a social media ban for under-16s work?The Educator · Nov 2024