BindiMaps makes navigation easier for the visually impaired
An innovative idea to assist those with visual impairments has become a reality, reports Tileah Dobson..
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Texas massacre: what will it take for the US to wake up?
As a young Australian born in a nation with strict gun controls post-Port Arthur, Tileah Dobson finds it surreal that in ‘the land of the free’, people aren’t free to live without gun violence.
We’re about to have Australia’s most diverse parliament yet – but there’s still a long way to go
Political philosopher, author, commentator and former Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane explores the election of Australia’s most diverse parliament to date.
“Sometimes I lose my temper. That’s one of the reasons some people like me – I say what I think”: Jane Caro
On the campaign trail with Walkley Award-winning journalist turned Senate candidate Jane Caro, editor-at-large Gary Nunn discovers how she’s translating her passions as a writer into a platform as a politician.
Lyndon Watts: a star ascends
Hamilton the Musical star Lyndon Watts sits down with The Sentinel to reflect on the intense buzz building around him.
Platypuses likely gone from Sydney’s Royal National Park – but rewilding program offers hope
Platypuses have likely disappeared from the Royal National Park, UNSW researchers have announced – but the team is working with wildlife sanctuaries and conservation groups to reintroduce the species as early as August this year.
“I was willing to go to jail over it”: the story of Australia’s first ever commercial gay magazine
Half a century ago, Australia’s first commercial gay magazine, William & John, was launched. Now, Gary Nunn reveals the riveting story behind the publication and its trailblazing publisher, John Baker.
Fighting blood cancer with hair clippers
The World’s Greatest Shave’s ‘shave week’ is almost here. News editor Tileah Dobson reflects on her participation two years ago.
King Street Carnival promises brilliant weekend of community and culture
Sydney’s King Street Carnival is gearing up to attract an estimated 50,000 people from 11 to 13 March, with public singing and dancing deemed legal once again.
Religious Discrimination Bill “shelved indefinitely” but protests to go ahead
While the Religious Discrimination Bill has been shelved indefinitely, planned protests this weekend against the legislation will still go ahead, reports Tileah Dobson.
Continued support for Black Summer victims required from Red Cross and other agencies
Two years after the Black Summer bushfires, the Australian Red Cross has released a report on the after effects and the continuing assistance that has been required.
#ChangeTheDate: what are the alternatives?
With Australia Day once again upon us – and with it, the debate about changing the date of our national day – the Sentinel explores some alternatives to 26 January.
ACTU calls for free RATs, safe workplaces
With Australia experiencing the highest per capita Covid infection rates in the world, the ACTU is calling for free rapid antigen tests and says it will “do everything within its power to ensure the safety of workers”.
Covid-19: ‘Thanks for nothing, Domicron and Scotty from marketing’
As state and federal governments abrogate their Covid responsibilities and the Omicron outbreak balloons, Delmore Dellmore breaks down what’s happened and why.
Dolly Parton announces Sydney charity event to support child literacy
Country music superstar Dolly Parton has announced a charity dress rehearsal of 9 to 5 The Musical in Sydney to raise funds for her children’s literacy initiative, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Australia.