Facebook to reverse ban on Australian news sites
Facebook will restore news content on the social media app for Australians “within days”, the tech giant and the federal government have confirmed.
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Sydney gay mag in hot water after call for “buff” bodies at Mardi Gras
The Sydney Star Observer has been accused of body shaming and racism after a controversial social media post.
Sentinel among news outlets blocked by Facebook
Despite being a small, local publication and a newcomer to the media landscape, the Sydney Sentinel has not avoided the wrath of Facebook, which today blocked a raft of media outlets in protest at the federal government’s Media Bargaining law.
Thousands attend ‘Invasion Day’ rally in The Domain
Several thousand people have gathered to oppose Australia Day at a largely trouble-free rally in The Domain.
Opal Tower builder to redevelop heritage-listed North Sydney Olympic Pool
Icon Constructions has won the contact to redevelop the heritage-listed North Sydney Pool, generating controversy over the company’s links to the Opal Tower debacle.
Mystery ‘hum’ baffles Inner West residents
The silly season is underway – and it appears Mother Nature is in on the act, with a ‘hum from the sky’ disturbing Inner West residents.
Mardi Gras rejects moves to ban police, Liberal Party
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has rejected calls by activists to ban police, corrective services and the Liberal Party from future Mardi Gras parades, and to officially affirm the Black Lives Matter movement.
Sydney councillor ‘resigns’, alleging Clover Moore ‘disregards and disrespects’ her
City of Sydney councillor Angela Vithoulkas momentarily flagged her resignation, and blasted Lord Mayor Clover Moore for allegedly disrespecting her, in a bombshell email obtained by the Sentinel.
Little lady, big legacy
Diminutive in stature and name but big in personality and talent, the late Jeanne Little was a true original.
2021 Mardi Gras Parade to be held at SCG
The 2021 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will be a ticketed event held at the SCG, it’s been announced.