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The cinema is dark and cool, with sounds of rustling popcorn and the occasional cough breaking the hushed silence. On screen, a heavy, metallic door opens and an astronaut’s helmet pushes through, the face of its wearer...
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Sydney’s overwhelming vote of confidence in Tanya Plibersek and Labor contrasts sharply with how the majority of Australia voted yesterday. While Labor was losing the ‘unlosable’ election, with their predicted romp into power based on pre-election...
Contributor: Lauren Littlejohn
“Don’t worry,” the doctor said, signing the prescription, “they’re not addictive”.
He handed me the prescription and sent me off. No mention was made of having me see a psychologist to further treat my anxiety, nor did he...
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Podcast: Never have I ever
Contributors: Kristi Cheng and Celine Witarsa
Never Have I Ever is Kristi and Celine’s exploration into the “crazy stories” of experiences not had and thoughts unexpressed...
Arterie Komorebi – Lifehouse
Contributors: Wendy Fan & Veronica Mao
As part of the patient care service, an art crafting workshop is held in Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, with the...
Tanya Plibersek: Portrait of a social justice champion
Contributor: Jen Grinham |
The popular incumbent Member for Sydney, Tanya Plibersek, has been re-elected seven times and looks set to easily notch up another...
The Stolen Generation Y
Contributor: Esme Mathis
Indigenous children continue to be overrepresented in the foster care system, despite the Bringing Them Home Report celebrating its twentieth anniversary this...
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Seeing is Believing: Why Representation Matters
As representation continues to be a hot-button issue across all mediums, it can be difficult to see the non-politicised side of the picture. While...
Can I have one serving of bilingualism, please?
It’s Saturday dinner and our family gathers at the table. A well-cooked rib-eye steak, along with mashed potato and salad, lies neatly arranged on...
Small Axe, Big Tree
Small grassroots organisations are slowly chipping away at the huge problem of Aboriginal deaths in custody in Australia.
“I’d like to acknowledge the Gadigal people...
Podcast: What You Don’t Hear
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Contributor: Emelie Watkins
Featured: Dr Kelvin Kong (ENT), Worimi man
Music: “Bullyman” by Jacob Ridgeway, Worimi...
Ghostly Digital Reproductions against ISIL: On Allahyari and Rhizomatic Activism
Contributor: Victor Zhou
ISIL pillaged Hatra in 2015, releasing viral YouTube videos that showed militants with sledgehammers gashing and decimating statues belonging to other Muslim...
Refugee children in the Middle East left homeless during the Pandemic
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Information: The Ruling Power
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The world is in a state of flux – power looks very different today. Human species have arrived at a Black Mirror age wherein...
Podcast: Unfinished Business
DMU Usyd · Unfinished Business - Sarah O Keefe
Contributor: Sarah O' Keefe
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'Unfinished Business' is a comedic murder mystery centred upon a ghost named Martha....
Visualising COVID-19 – the challenge for data researchers
" Visuals are essentials. Sadly, there is a real human tragedy behind the statistics, the way we design and structure the narratives should account...
COVID-19 would “spread like wildfire” in prisons say legal advocates
Overcrowding and social isolation leave prisoners vulnerable to COVID-19 but NSW Corrective Services has no plans to release prisoners on early parole.
The NSW Government...
The Spotify Assemblage: Why your playlist shapes both your Saturday...
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Founded in 2006 by Swedes Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, the music-and-podcast-streaming service Spotify has quickly become a ubiquitous presence on digital devices. Like...
