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Contributor: Rasiha Eminoglu
The Inner West Council announced its new Live Music Grants program last month, in a bid to boost the Inner West’s live music scene and strengthen its reputation as Sydney’s leading creative and cultural hub.
The program, which...
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In June 2017, the Sydney Opera House launched Badu Gili — a seven-minute art projection that lights the iconic landmark’s sails nightly at sunset. Meaning ‘water light’ in the language of...
Contributor: Mia Castagnone
One in two women are turned away every night in Australia amid overcrowding at crisis relief shelters, according to recent estimates.
The Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) statistics show domestic and family violence is the most common reason...
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Memories among the ruins
Beneath a canopy of birch and pine, Latvia’s Rumbula forests looked just like my grandfather’s black and white photographs, only coloured by the bright...
Highway One
Contributor: Sophia Lippell
Crazy like a fox. I have vehemently resisted this family myth about me. Now I am feeling fairly foxy.
I have chosen Santa Cruz...
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Contributor: Alice I'Anson
Interview with Joel Pilgrim, CEO of Waves of Wellness
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Contributor: Angus MacGregor
I lurched off the plane with the dazed relish displayed only by passengers freshly emancipated from the uncomfortable torpor of a 16-hour...
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Synopsis:
Do Not Turn Off is a fictional podcast that follows the story of...
Fighting for Justice: Indigenous schemes reduce youth crime
Contributor: Marco Stojanovik
Marco Stojanovik looks at programs that aim to keep Indigenous kids out of the justice system.
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Podcast: Mr. Penguin
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Mr Penguin is a fiction podcast about love and self-acceptance. It tells a story about...
Coronavirus lockdowns lead to fears of ‘substantial’ economic impact for our...
The coronavirus crisis will have significant economic consequences for Papua New Guinea, says CARE International.
Justine McMahon, CARE’s country director for PNG, said the lockdowns...
Report finds strip-search of minors unlawful but no strong action suggested
Contributor: Tim Piccione
The NSW police watchdog has found strip-searches conducted on four juveniles at music festivals were unlawful according to a report released yesterday....
