Content warning: this story contains discussion of colonial violence and other themes that may be distressing to First Peoples of Australia. The New South Wales Government announced in 2015 it planned to relocate the Powerhouse Museum to Western Sydney. The backlash and controversy snowballed and stirred community members against the government’s plans. Not long after the NSW Government announced the relocation, it went public with its plan to develop a site on Phillip St in Parramatta’s Central Business District. The government didn’t have its eye on any ordinary plot of land. It planned to develop a lot located next to…
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Photo by NASA on Unsplash A University of Wollongong program dedicated to acting locally but thinking globally has marked a milestone. ‘Global Challenges’ marks its eighth birthday this year and its leaders hope to build in the diversity they say is at the heart of the research program. RadioU UOW · UOW Global Challenges Marks Eight Years Program Director Dr Tamantha Stutchbury was with Global Challenges when it started in 2013 and has seen it involve about 600 researchers. “When I joined, there was myself and the inaugural director of the program,” said Dr Stutchbury. “We’d just been given…
Feature photo: David Clode on Unsplash The death toll from unprovoked shark attacks rose to its highest level since 1934 last year. Research into the surge indicates the La Niña event and climate change may be responsible. A research paper from 2019 analysed incidents in relation to shark species and environmental factors such as rainfall and sea surface temperature. “Shark attacks are rare but traumatic events that generate social and economic costs,” the paper claims, “and often lead to calls for enhanced attack mitigation strategies that are detrimental to sharks and other wildlife.” “Improved understanding of the influence of environmental…
Feature image: courtesy Illawarra Hawks The Illawarra Hawks have defeated the Adelaide 36ers, 71 to 66, with guard Tyler Harvey securing victory with his sixth three-pointer of the game. Harvey scored 23 points during the game, with his furthest shot coming in at over eight metres. “[Adelaide] have got a team coming here, playing for their lives,” Hawks coach Brian Goorjian said. “We were really happy where we went, defensively, and the guys played to the game plan on how we were going to win. “It comes down to, you’re in the game, in the fourth quarter and who makes…
Performers from across Australia will star in an upcoming queer night in the Illawarra. The Shy Postie on Wollongong’s Crown Street will hold the ‘Kiki’ as an ongoing event every Wednesday next week. South coast drag queen Ellawarra will host the show. Coordinators hope the space will foster local and national queer talent. The Illawarra will also have a second ongoing show hosted by drag queen Ruby Jubilee, who will guest star in Ellawarra’s Kiki next week. Ruby’s show will be hosted in Port Kembla, titled Wigs on Wentworth. The date is yet to be announced but is…
Tourism dollars in the Illawarra may be set for a comeback from domestic travel, but attention has also turned to a travel bubble with New Zealand. Tourism Australia has pushed Australians to plan domestic holidays this year, with the hashtag “#holidayherethisyear” circulated on social media. The next step is a trans-Tasman ‘travel bubble’ with New Zealand once it opens borders to Australia. On Monday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern outlined some of the details of the bubble, but did not give a specific start date and offered cautious words for any trans-Tasman plans. “On the sixth of April we…
Photo source: Grace Crivellaro Following on from International Women’s Day and the March 4 Justice demonstrations on Monday, Australian media has been abuzz with discussions over equality and violence against women. Grace Tame, Australian of the Year for 2021, addressed the Hobart March 4 Justice crowd on Monday. “Evil thrives in silence,” said Ms Tame. “Behaviour unspoken, behaviour ignored, is behaviour endorsed. But if one of these barriers to progress is silence, like I’ve just identified, which is quite simple, it gives me hope because the start of the solution is simple: making noise.” Former staffer Brittany Higgins, who has…
Supermarkets across Australia opened early this morning to provide elderly customers and those with disabilities access to limited stock. Vulnerable customers have been missing out due to the increase in consumer demand for household goods. Some supermarkets are introducing a dedicated hour for customers with Government issued concession cards to combat the issue. Images of customers fighting over toilet paper and other items have spread across social media during the last couple weeks as many miss out on basic supplies. Credit: About Everything In a statement released on Woolworths Supermarkets Managing Director Claire Peters called for a more unified and…