Selfie stress: How social media destroys our teensCosima...

Selfie stress: How social media destroys our teens
Cosima Marriner is a Sun-Herald senior writer
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Under the sway of social media
Cosima Marriner:
The more time teenage girls spend on social media - caught in a world of competition for likes on Facebook, posting weight-loss progress selfies on Instagram - the more likely they are to be...
The girls who were first interviewed in years 8 and 9 were asked about their social media habits and self-esteem, then again when they were in years 10 and 11. By then 90 per cent had a Facebook account, with an average of 475 friends and were…..
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Canine aggression rises as funding bitten
The number of dog attacks on people in NSW has increased threefold since 2007.
Date July 21, 2013 Tim Barlass

The number of dog attacks on people in NSW has increased threefold since 2007 but funding for companion animal issues has been cut in the latest budget.
In 2007-08, there were 1791 attacks, government figures show, but the latest figures to March this year show the number of attacks has escalated to 5228.