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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...
A Japanese master of Aikido, a French master chef, an Australian master builder, a master of the Shakuhachi : Masters and teachers can take many forms across a variety of cultures and fields. Those who attain the status of...
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Contributor: Karen Davids
Jakarta tethered to unsustainable water sources
A dark gloomy afternoon presides over the banks of Jakarta’s 13 rivers, its extensive bay, and the...
Podcast: Library of Lies
Contributor: Bridget Wolden and Benjamin Wilson
In Library of Lies the producers demonstrate their superior grasp of podcast genres through the production of an audio mockumentary....
Surfers unite to fight climate change
This year’s federal election has seen surf communities mobilise across the country to tackle the threat of climate change
In a beachside pub on Sydney’s...
Sydney’s lockout laws: four years on
Contributor: Callum Maddox
The NSW State Parliament’s Inquiry into The Music and Arts Economy in New South Wales held its final hearing on September 27 in...
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