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Clare Rowe

Clare Rowe

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No way, baby! Young women don’t want to be frazzled mums like us

19.05.2026 10

Herald Sun

Clare Rowe

The pressure is on. But uncomplaining Gen X is overlooked again

The challenges facing Millennials are real. But a system that concentrates its focus at one end while assuming resilience in the middle risks missing...

08.05.2026 10

Financial Review

Clare Rowe

‘Can’t locate the laundry basket’: Modern teens’ failure to launch

28.04.2026 20

Herald Sun

Clare Rowe

This Anzac Day, think of the mixed messages sent to men about masculinity

On April 25, we elevate courage and willingness to sacrifice as central to who we are. But in everyday life, those traits are often treated with more...

25.04.2026 10

Financial Review

Clare Rowe

Rise of the anxious parent – why adults don’t trust their instincts

31.03.2026 30

Herald Sun

Clare Rowe

An entire generation is losing faith in Australian democracy

The crippling economic inequality between the young and old, especially for housing, is starting to show in attitudes towards the system of...

26.03.2026 20

Financial Review

Clare Rowe

ADHD overdiagnosis: Are trigger-happy clinicians failing our kids?

17.03.2026 30

Herald Sun

Clare Rowe

One month on, Australia’s social media ban risks becoming symbolic

If the Albanese government intends this ban to be enforceable law, it must demonstrate a willingness to confront global technology companies when they...

05.01.2026 20

Financial Review

Clare Rowe

The social media ban will test every parent in this country

A risk facing Australian families is the belief that technological restriction will solve the broader psychological burdens placed on young people. It...

08.12.2025 20

Financial Review

Clare Rowe

NSW workers’ compensation reforms must walk unhappy tightrope

If reform focuses only on tightening access and raising thresholds, we’ll treat the symptom, not the cause.

16.10.2025 20

Financial Review

Clare Rowe

Influencers who celebrate Kirk death show their true colours

If the feminine qualities of care, empathy and moral courage anchor our social fabric, we should ask what happens when those qualities are weaponised.

14.09.2025 20

Financial Review

Clare Rowe

Charlie Kirk showed the power of respectful debate in a cancel-culture world

14.09.2025 30

Herald Sun

Clare Rowe

How autism creep became the existential NDIS threat

The ever-stretching diagnosis and the infrequency with which children leave the scheme as they age mean future costs will dwarf today’s, writes...

20.08.2025 20

Financial Review

Clare Rowe

I’m a psychologist. Teaching year 1s about anxiety is a very bad idea

20.08.2025 50

Herald Sun

Clare Rowe