Sydney students attend School Strike 4 Climate, defying govt demands
Thousands of young people have defied NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell to gather in Sydney to call for climate change action.
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Sydney Tamil Remembrance Day rally condemns genocide
More than 100 people have gathered at a rally outside Sydney Town Hall to mark Tamil Remembrance Day.
Vaccine rollout a barrel of porkies
John Moyle brings some much needed clarity to Australia’s bungled vaccine rollout and ScoMo’s serpentine promises
Out & About Sydney: April 2021
Get out and about in Sydney this April! From the Easter Show to Anzac Day; the Sydney Comedy Festival to the Sydney Writers’ Festival, there’s plenty on in the Harbour City.
The pleasure and pain of being an expat locked into the lucky country
Gary Nunn – one of Australia’s 1.2 million British expats – describes the mixed emotions of living in a virtually Covid-free country while watching the pandemic ravage his homeland.
Two more Aboriginal deaths in custody as Inquiry investigates proportion of Indigenous Australians in gaol
Two more Aboriginal deaths in custody within a week in NSW has again highlighted Australia’s shameful record on incarcerated Indigenous citizens.
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.
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.
NSW Premier says people not vaccinated against Covid-19 could be refused access to work and venues
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has suggested her government could ‘incentivise’ Covid-19 vaccinations by banning those who decline inoculation from government premises, and allowing private venues to do the same.
The cup that runneth over with cruelty
It may be the Melbourne Cup but it’s celebrated fervently in Sydney too. Here, Guy James Whitworth explains why he’s saying nup to the Cup.
Ode to a Superwoman
Though she’s largely forgotten, the legacy of activist, inventor, journalist, mother, poet, publisher and suffragette Louisa Lawson is enormous, writes Sunny Grace.
New footage shows police dislocating legal observer’s wrist at USYD protest
Footage has emerged of a police officer dislocating a legal observer’s wrist during protests at the University of Sydney.
Maroubra Heffron Centre plans on public exhibition
The Heffron Centre in Maroubra’s Heffron Park has moved a step closer, with plans for the facility now on public exhibition.