Stephanie Wood

Writer sw@stephaniewood.com.au

Society & Issues

Stories that look at the way we live, who we are and the struggles we face, from how smartphones have changed what it means to be a teenager, to the emotional torment of redundancy, and the tragedy of elderly abuse in our society.

Story Publication Date
‘We Are Gluttons’: Our excessive food habits are creating a global wasteland Good Weekend magazine Jun 2019
What that Facebook quiz is doing to your privacy Good Weekend magazine Fairfax Media Jul 2017
An independent life ended with a lonely isolated death ABC Opinion online Jul 2017
How social media has changed everything for teenage girls Good Weekend magazine Fairfax Media Jan 2017
Greek-Australian’s Olympia cafŽé in Stanmore one of the last original milk bars Good Weekend magazine Fairfax Media Jun 2016
Spotlight swings on elder abuse as inquiry and Royal Commission examine issues The Sydney Morning Herald Jan 2016
‘Lord, have mercy on me’: What it’s like to be old and abused by your kids Good Weekend magazine Fairfax Media Dec 2015
What lies beneath Good Weekend magazine Fairfax Media Aug 2014
Redundancy: When losing your job means losing your self The Sydney Morning Herald Jul 2014
Daniel Morcombe taken by ‘forces of darkness’ All Fairfax publications Mar 2014
Inside the police operation that brought Daniel Morcombe’s killer to justice All Fairfax publications Mar 2014
Daniel Morcombe verdict: Brett Cowan, portrait of a monster All Fairfax publications Mar 2014
Dodge City Good Weekend magazine Fairfax Media Feb 2014
There goes the neighbourhood The Sydney Magazine Aug 2012
Face value: Holding up a mirror to Miranda and modelling The Sydney Magazine Feb 2012

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