Children’s excessive screen time
Mark Said
Constant exposure to unrealistic images and standards on social media can cause anxiety, depression and low self-esteem in teens
The anxious travails of Malta’s neutrality | John Baldacchino
Looking closer at why the government and Opposition agreed to enshrine neutrality in Malta’s Constitution back in 1987, one begins to understand how this was a very domestic...
A case of mid-term blues?
Michael Falzon

For the PN to persuade the majority of the one-third potential ‘abstainers’ to vote for a change in government, it needs to have a popular and...

For the PN to persuade the majority of the one-third...

It’s not ‘whataboutism’, to recognise that there are two sides to any conflict
Raphael Vassallo

Who do people like Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen think they’re actually ‘representing’, when they speak (so unilaterally)...

Who do people like Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen...

Abortion change that preserved the status quo | Neil Muscat

In stark contrast, the Diluted Amendment limits the scope of who may access the...

In stark contrast, the Diluted Amendment limits the scope...

Silver economy in Malta: A growing opportunity | Steve Ellul

Like most EU Mediterranean countries, Malta is experiencing a significant...

Like most EU Mediterranean countries, Malta is experiencing...

They call it ‘horse-trading’, but… why is only the EPP benefitting from the deal?
Raphael Vassallo

It’s not as though the EPP has simply ‘beaten all other parties’ to those positions, fair-and-square, in a democratic contest…...

It’s not as though the EPP has simply ‘beaten...

Job terminations: Delivering the bad news transparently
Mark Camilleri Gambin

As an HR manager or business owner, it is most wise to keep a close eye on...

As an HR manager or business owner, it is most wise to keep...

How does Malta intend to ‘unwaveringly support’ Ukraine, exactly?
Raphael Vassallo

Not-news | So why should the same ‘Neutrality clause’ suddenly...

Not-news | So why should the same ‘Neutrality...

Brincat’s opinions might be a load of BS…  but so was the ensuing ‘outrage’
Raphael Vassallo

Now: like all good dictionary definitions, this one is sufficiently vague to account for a certain ‘flexibility’, in the way the word is actually...

Now: like all good dictionary definitions, this one is...

The Air Malta tragedy
Michael Falzon

In the case of Air Malta, amongst other things, the company was saddled with excess employees, thanks to political interference

In the case of Air Malta, amongst other things, the company...

Hamas’s actions are hideous but the occupation has to be challenged
James Debono

There can be no justification for killing hundreds of people in a rampage which...

There can be no justification for killing hundreds of...

The desired unity | Mark Said

Unity means not advancing policies that are opposed by the other side. This has been a repeated mantra on Net News, but it is not limited to conservative media

Unity means not advancing policies that are opposed by the...

Oh, so you punched someone? It’s ok, everyone makes mistakes…
Josanne Cassar

Apart from the audacity of those who are in the wrong, who ingeniously manage...

Apart from the audacity of those who are in the wrong, who...

Silver Economy in Malta: A Growing Opportunity | Steve Ellul

Maltese and Gozitan families want a dynamic and growing economy that provides...

Maltese and Gozitan families want a dynamic and growing...

Oh, so you punched someone? It’s ok, everyone makes mistakes…
Josanne Cassar

Meanwhile, the actual victim has almost been forgotten because the new TV...

Meanwhile, the actual victim has almost been forgotten...

Can we stop pretending that this ‘New Migration and Asylum Policy’ actually exists?
Raphael Vassallo

I mean, come on. We’re not THAT backwards in this country, you know...

I mean, come on. We’re not THAT backwards in this...

‘This is how our political system works’, he said...
Raphael Vassallo

... I mean, what more I can even say? If they still can’t see anything...

... I mean, what more I can even say? If they still...

People and dance floors in Malta | Karen Mamo, Dr Giulia Zampini

While the law is becoming less punitive towards drug users, and particularly...

While the law is becoming less punitive towards drug users,...

Getting the future right | Glenn Micallef

“We have to make sure that the right decisions are taken at the right...

“We have to make sure that the right decisions are...