The NSW government’s ‘war on festivals’ is facing a fresh challenge, with the ALP opposition attacking the festival licensing scheme. In January, the Berejiklian government announced festivals considered ‘high risk’ would be forced to meet additional security requirements in order to go ahead. The scheme was implemented after a string of drug-related deaths at festivals over the 2018/19 summer period. Shadow Minister for Music John Graham has proposed a parliamentary inquiry into the scheme. If the motion is supported by the newly-formed crossbench, Mr Graham said he hoped to scrap the controversial regulations. “I now believe there’s support for both…
Author: Ash Serafini
The Quidditch Cup is back in full swing, and the Wollongong Warriors have snitched up their first win. The Warriors grabbed their brooms and took flight in Minto over the weekend to battle teams across NSW. They worked their magic with a win against the Macarthur Weasleys, but teams from the University of Sydney and Macquarie proved too good for the Wollongong contingent. “We are very happy with the result and winning against Macarthur is huge,” Wollongong Warriors president Krystina Semmler said. “We’re not the most competitive team, but we encourage each other to have fun and have a go.”…
Australia has taken the lead as the melanoma capital of the world, pushing our neighbour New Zealand to second place. According to data released by the World Cancer Research Fund, melanoma is the nineteenth most common cancer worldwide and Australia is at its epicentre. Melanoma Institute of Australia research communications officer Stacie Blayden said the Australian climate is largely to blame. “The main cause of skin cancer is UV radiation and we are in the perfect, or worst, position to receive the brunt of UV radiation,” she said. “ … and of course the thinning of the ozone layer right above…