Arielle Richards
arielle.richards@pedestriangroup.com.auArielle Richards is the multimedia reporter at VICE Australia. Her reporting covers culture, food, fashion, nightlife, sex and society’s ongoing downfall. She is the editor of VICE Australia’s weekly newsletter, socials editor, TikTok star, and an expert in the idiosyncratic and bizarre.
What Are Nicotine Pouches, or 'Snus', And Are They on the Rise in Australia?
The nicotine pouches on sale appear to offer vape-adjacent flavours, like pink lemonade or strawberry ice.
‘Do Not Wear Skinny Jeans’: horsegiirL on Donk, Doof Sticks and Ketamine
“There's always a place for unseriousness in everything, not just in music.”
NO MORE APPS!!! NO MORE APPS!!!!!!!
Last week, the newsletter turned cultural juggernaut "Perfectly Imperfect" launched a social network. WHY?
9/10 Vape Shops Are Within Walking Distance of Schools, Australian Study Finds
Vape store density was almost seven times higher in socioeconomically disadvantaged suburbs when compared to wealthier areas.
Australia's First Female-Owned Sex Doll Company
“We all have our fetishes. If someone thinks differently of someone for having a sex doll, then that’s their loss."
‘Skin Them Like in a Computer Game’: In 2024, Is Plastic Surgery OK?
That a surgeon or doctor’s work amounts to art is indispensable for PR. Is there more to it than glossy platitudes?
What Are Kinks & Sexual Fetishes? Here’s Everything You Need To Know
We break down everything from what a kink is, where kinks come from and how to find out what works for you and your partner(s).
Roger Rogerson, Possibly Australia's Most Corrupt Cop, Dead at 83
The disgraced detective suffered a brain aneurism on Thursday while serving his fourth prison stint.
How Conservative Politicians Are Fuelling the Invasion Day Culture War this Year
Calls to boycott Woolworths, anti-Change the Date ads on social media, and claims Anthony Albanese is "waging war on Australia Day along with corporate elites like Woolworths and BIG-W", have joined the great January 26 pile-on.
2023, the World's Hottest Year, Was 1.48C Above Average Pre-Industrial Levels
2023 was 0.17C hotter than 2016, the previous hottest year on record.
NSW Premier Chris Minns Says Police Shouldn't Be Blamed for Disproportionate Indigenous Incarceration Rates
The premier's comments come as a series of damning reports into use of force by NSW police have thrown a spotlight onto the over-policing of Indigenous youth in the state.
Eight Dead in Australian Christmas and Boxing Day Storms
On Christmas night, severe thunderstorms hit south-east Queensland, NSW and Victoria and caused flash flooding and fallen trees and leaving more than 120,000 homes without power.