Mardi Gras: parade at SCG to proceed – but party may yet be cancelled, says Kruger
“Mardi Gras saves lives. That’s why the show must go on.” The Sentinel sits down with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras CEO Albert Kruger.
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World’s first all-in-one vegan food platform launches in Sydney
The world’s first all-in-one vegan food platform has launched in Sydney, further cementing the Harbour City’s reputation as one of the world’s plant-based hotspots.
Little Australia: Down Under in the Big Apple
New York City is famously multicultural, with numerous neighbourhoods taking on the flavours of different nationalities. One such neighbourhood even has an Australian flavour, reports Amanda Smith.
“The Greens’ role in politics has always been to push the boundaries of the conversation”
Sylvie Ellsmore, City of Sydney Lord Mayoral candidate for the Greens, speaks to the Sentinel ahead of the 4 December NSW local government elections.
It’s a celluloid invasion! The Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival
In only its second year, the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival will screen 200 short and feature films from 22 countries in a live/virtual hybrid event.
There’s nothing cowardly about Home Chat
Almost a century after Noël Coward’s Home Chat first debuted, it still feels edgy and daring in this Genesian Theatre production.
‘Release Julian Assange’: Sydney rally
Supporters of Australian journalist and whistleblower Julian Assange have called for his release from a UK prison at a rally outside the British Consulate in Sydney.
When a volcano stopped the music
Under the Volcano is a new film about the legendary AIR Studios in the Caribbean and the forces of nature that ended a dream.
I Am Woman
From ScoMo’s mishandling of the Christian Porter affair, to the Taliban re-taking Afghanistan and NSW suddenly having an anti-abortion Premier, the fight for women’s rights is far from over, opines Sunny Grace.
Traditional vodka with a twist
Esteemed London restauranteur Jan Woroniecki introduces his newest creation, Kavka Vodka, to the Australian market.
Victorian earthquake felt across Sydney
An earthquake in Victoria has been felt across the Sydney metropolitan area and as far north as the Central Coast.
The passport that’ll get me anywhere, except my own country
Australian expat Amanda Smith weighs into federal government’s continuing ‘Fortress Australia’ approach to Covid-19, which has seen tens of thousands of Australians locked out of their own country.
ARQ Sydney for sale: at what point do we say no to ‘development’?
The end of an era is nigh, with Australia’s biggest gay nightclub up for sale. ‘I want my gay village back,’ writes Gary Nunn in reply.
Sydney lights up for ABBA album launch
ABBA has simultaneously launched their new album in Sydney and eight other cities, in a nod to the special history between the Swedish supergroup and the Habour City.
All about border control
Covid-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, if ever. As such, Australia’s border controls require an urgent overhaul – with purpose-built quarantine facilities our most pressing need, writes Sunny Grace.