Angelica Silva

Mar 17, 2025 | abc.net.au | Angelica Silva

Neha Kumar "doesn't feel comfortable" getting her cervical cancer test done, even after losing her mother to cancer. The 37-year-old former scientist and owner of Artful Yoga Gallery in St Kilda said all of the evidence for early cancer prevention was "right in front of her", yet she rarely went to the doctor. Her mother, Renu, was the same. Neha believes her mother "left it way too late" when she went to the doctor about a scab on her breast.

Mar 8, 2025 | abc.net.au | Sally Brooks |Lachlan Bennett |Angelica Silva

When it comes to the battle of the sexes, Australian women are still fighting much harder than men on the home front. New data released this week shows when it comes to all forms of labour — from paid work to taking care of children and managing a household — women put in almost two hours more a week than men. The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey also found that men weren't doing any more housework in 2022 compared to 2002, when John Howard was prime minister.

Feb 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Angelica Silva

Almost five years since the Chinese app Shein was banned in India, it's back. And it’s thanks to Asia's richest man – Mukesh Ambani, Indian billionaire and businessman. His company Reliance Industries has partnered with Shein, helping to alleviate earlier fears about data security. Almost two weeks since the app was quietly re-launched, it's had more than 100,000 downloads on Google Play and is number nine in the shopping category on Apple's app store.

Jan 27, 2025 | abc.net.au | Angelica Silva |Jenny Cai

In some cultures, your surname is viewed as your family's history and legacy. Not changing hers meant honouring this, says Canberra woman Yimin Qiang. "I won't change my last name after I get married," the 27-year-old told the ABC. "My reasons are simple: I was born and raised in China and identify entirely as Chinese, even though I'm living in Australia now."Ms Qiang and her Anglo-Australian fiance are planning to get married next year.

Dec 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angelica Silva

Kent Feng's hay fever was so severe that he would sneeze "hundreds of times a day". He never left his home without nasal spray, eye drops and a box of antihistamines, his symptoms regularly affecting his daily life. "I would have to leave work early because I would be sneezing and swollen all over," he told the ABC. "It was miserable.