Much like the concept of people recalling their first concert, those who grew up in the age of vinyl records or compact discs can almost always recall the first tangible music product they purchased. The origin story of the vinyl record and tangible music products dates back to the 1870’s and the first phonograph. It wasn’t until 1948 when Columbia records released the first commercially accessible long-form vinyl that its rise to the top began. But when CD’s, ipods and eventually streaming came along it killed the golden age of vinyl. But vinyl bounced back in 2010, and the resurgence…
Author: Lucy Filetti
A class action against police strip searches at festivals, brought by Slater and Gordon and Redfern legal centre, has heard closing arguments in the NSW Supreme Court. The class action involves 3000 people alleging that they were subject to alleged unlawful strip searches between the periods of 2016-2022 at music festivals. The topic of strip searches at music festivals has been debated in recent years with organisations like Redfern Legal Centre implementing the Police Accountability Dashboard. University of Wollongong criminal law and justice expert, Dr Julia Quilter said that the wider picture around NSW’s ‘war on drugs’ and zero tolerance…
Australians are facing an increase in scams and card fraud, with the most common scam over the 2023-24 period having involved ‘buying and selling’, according to the latest data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS has this month released figures from its multipurpose household survey (MPHS), inclusive of its personal fraud survey (PFS), which has sampled people over the age of 15 years. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics University of Wollongong Associate Professor, Joonsang Baek has said that a lack of security awareness and complacency can be a contributing factor to personal fraud attacks. “If we interact…
Youngo offenders charged with motor vehicle theft and break and enter offences will continue to face harsher bail conditions for more than one offence. The NSW Government has extended the bail test which was imposed in April last year, under s22C of the Bail Act 2013. It follows a rise in motor vehicle theft across New South Wales from 2021 in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, until December 2024. These statistics are highlighted by the latest information rom the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR). Sutherland Shire resident Danielle Micallef experienced a break and enter and motor…
Wollongong’s inaugural Culture Mix Festival has drawn a huge crowd. The daylong event, celebrating the region’s diversity, with international food, dance and installations, on show at a Marketplace Bazaar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5DBgMO2zsM