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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...
Servicewomen take the lead this Anzac Day
Contributor: Samantha Pacan
Australian Defence Force servicewomen will be front and centre at this year’s Anzac Day march in Sydney, marking the first-time women will...
WORD CUP 2016
Fix you straight up
Contributor: Wendy Guest
Dinesh, the driver, maintained his monologue of Fijian facts that floated loosely in...
Record votes for USU board election but more students need to be involved
Contributor: Yanan Yin
By the time this year’s University of Sydney Union (USU) Board election had...
A Netflix binger’s reflection in the dark
Contributor: Carmeli Argana
I spent all my time on Netflix during the lockdown and it nearly...
WRC Rally Cup
Record votes for USU board election but more students need to be involved
Contributor: Yanan Yin
By the time this year’s University of Sydney Union (USU) Board election had...
Newsroom: Peter Charley, deputy director Al Jazeera Investigative Unit
Peter Charley, deputy director of the global Al Jazeera Investigative Unit, joined the MECO Newsroom...
The last place open
Contributor Tim Piccione
Many experiences can define a night out in Sydney’s Inner West suburb of Newtown:...
CYCLING TOUR
Baby Bird: death, loss and the illusion of life
This project, Baby bird, began as a deep dive into taxidermy birds (cockatiels specifically) and into loss present in my own childhood. Having owned...
Podcast: I am Preethi
Contributor: Karishma Luthria
Synopsis:
I am Preethi is a first-hand experience of my mother who had an arranged marriage at the age of 16. It deals...
Suspended Animation
Contributor: Peter Lombardo |
An experimental short exploring loss, an individual's connection to the past and recollection of personal memories. A reflection. Something you can't...
Congratulations Michael Koziol
We are delighted to hear that former MECO student Michael Koziol has just won the PRINT/TEXT NEWS REPORT Walkley.
Michael Koziol and Jennifer Duke, The Sydney Morning...
The Spotify Assemblage: Why your playlist shapes both your Saturday night and the...
Introduction
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...
TENNIS
Mapping connection in shifting landscapes
Contributor: Angelica Waite
How the i-Maps Parra project re-frames city mapping to reflect Parramatta’s shifting, multilayered landscapes.
Several points on the hand-drawn map are marked with...
Keeping up with the New Joneses: The rise of the micro-influencer
Contributor: Nicole Chew
In a gleaming Audi Q5 SUV, Steve Jones and his family pull up in front of an elegant, granite-cladded, multi-storey home. Steve’s...
LATEST ARTICLES
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 we distract ourselves with, and maybe even avoid, the ongoing...
Covid, coups and learning to cope
It’s safe to say that we were feeling very sorry for ourselves as we pulled out of our driveway and turned onto the main road towards Maccas for the third night that week -...
The Talking Dead: Latin lives on
The subject of Latin will no longer be offered as an elective at North Sydney Boys High School.
What a revelation. What a stir-up. What a bombshell. It’s been nearly three years since that fatal...
Asian artists bridge divide post-pandemic
Asian artists Chris Yee and Joy Li are using art to help Asian Australians build a sense of identity and stronger ties with the wider Australian community.
Yee, a second-generation Australian born in Eastwood, said...
Aversive racism: Are you ready for it?
My timid 15-year-old self is standing behind an industrial looking checkout and conveyor belt, tapping my foot to the sounds of Mariah Carey’s "All I Want for Christmas is You".
It’s June, almost festive season...
A New Narrative: curatorship and the gallery
It's a warm Sunday in October, and I’m visiting the Art Gallery of NSW. The loud hustling of the city outside is replaced by the gentle murmur of the weekend crowds shuffling throughout the...
Welfare reform aims to build on human rights
A Greens Party plan to pull all Australians above the poverty line includes $88.7billion more for low-income workers.
The Australian government's biggest indexation rises in 30 years delivered increased payments to 4.7 million welfare recipients...
Infinite Culture
Welcome to Infinite Culture. Here, you can listen to the Cantonese dialect and learn about its unique culture. I hope you find yourself relaxing on this cultural trip. Let’s enjoy the ride!
https://soundcloud.com/luyiii-l/infinite-culture
Transcript is included...
Art animates international relations
Cartoons and animations are painting a picture of how to heal the deterioration in bilateral relations between Australia and China.
This year marks 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between Australia and the...
The Golden Childhood
Hello! Welcome to TeleDream Incorporation. We are your best message deliverer. Our service is not affected by time and space. You can deliver messages to anyone and in any space-time. Our conversation will now...
Spectral Ecology: What if extinction isn’t the end?
We walk, as a procession of ants, through the thick understory of the critically endangered Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub. The gleam of our head torches bounces with every step, making shadowy branches sway with...