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Wendy Syfret

Brisbane Times

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I confess, I’ve become a lurker. It’s part of a dark trend away from friends

When I was compulsively sharing and being shared with, I was expressing the person I wanted to be. Now, I just silently observe the lives of others.

29.03.2026 30

WA Today

Wendy Syfret

I confess, I’ve become a lurker. It’s part of a dark trend away from friends

When I was compulsively sharing and being shared with, I was expressing the person I wanted to be. Now, I just silently observe the lives of others.

29.03.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Wendy Syfret

I confess, I’ve become a lurker. It’s part of a dark trend away from friends

When I was compulsively sharing and being shared with, I was expressing the person I wanted to be. Now, I just silently observe the lives of others.

29.03.2026 40

The Age

Wendy Syfret

I confess, I’ve become a lurker. It’s part of a dark trend away from friends

When I was compulsively sharing and being shared with, I was expressing the person I wanted to be. Now, I just silently observe the lives of others.

29.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Wendy Syfret

Everything I need to know I learnt from reality TV. I’m serious

Where we once sought advice from academics and philosophers, today it’s best provided by people who throw wine at each other in front of cameras.

04.03.2026 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Wendy Syfret

Everything I need to know I learnt from reality TV. I’m serious

Where we once sought advice from academics and philosophers, today it’s best provided by people who throw wine at each other in front of cameras.

04.03.2026 70

The Age

Wendy Syfret

Everything I need to know I learnt from reality TV. I’m serious

Where we once sought advice from academics and philosophers, today it’s best provided by people who throw wine at each other in front of cameras.

04.03.2026 50

Brisbane Times

Wendy Syfret

Everything I need to know I learnt from reality TV. I’m serious

Where we once sought advice from academics and philosophers, today it’s best provided by people who throw wine at each other in front of cameras.

04.03.2026 60

WA Today

Wendy Syfret

Even more than kids, it’s our Boomer parents who need protecting from AI slop

Older adults are uniquely at risk from bot-designed, addictive online content. Cognitive decline can affect self-control and compulsive behaviour –...

05.10.2025 40

WA Today

Wendy Syfret

Even more than kids, it’s our Boomer parents who need protecting from AI slop

Older adults are uniquely at risk from bot-designed, addictive online content. Cognitive decline can affect self-control and compulsive behaviour –...

05.10.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Wendy Syfret

Even more than kids, it’s our Boomer parents who need protecting from AI slop

Older adults are uniquely at risk from bot-designed, addictive online content. Cognitive decline can affect self-control and compulsive behaviour –...

05.10.2025 40

The Age

Wendy Syfret

Even more than kids, it’s our Boomer parents who need protecting from AI slop

Older adults are uniquely at risk from bot-designed, addictive online content. Cognitive decline can affect self-control and compulsive behaviour –...

05.10.2025 30

Brisbane Times

Wendy Syfret

I’ve been engaged for 10 years. Here’s why I never plan on getting married

When my partner got down on one knee, it didn’t mark my trail to the altar. Instead, it was an entry into the “forever engaged” club.

26.08.2025 30

WA Today

Wendy Syfret

I’ve been engaged for 10 years. Here’s why I never plan on getting married

When my partner got down on one knee, it didn’t mark my trail to the altar. Instead, it was an entry into the “forever engaged” club.

26.08.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Wendy Syfret

I’ve been engaged for 10 years. Here’s why I never plan on getting married

When my partner got down on one knee, it didn’t mark my trail to the altar. Instead, it was an entry into the “forever engaged” club.

26.08.2025 30

The Age

Wendy Syfret

I’ve been engaged for 10 years. Here’s why I never plan on getting married

When my partner got down on one knee, it didn’t mark my trail to the altar. Instead, it was an entry into the “forever engaged” club.

26.08.2025 30

Brisbane Times

Wendy Syfret

Forget knee-jerk measures - parents know the change needed for safer childcare

For as long as childcare centres are places for profit, patch-up solutions like those offered by my centre are all that parents will be offered.

18.07.2025 30

The Age

Wendy Syfret