by Tallon Smith | Mar 23, 2025 | News, Sport
The Illawarra Hawks have won their second title in club history and first in 24 years after taking out the 2024-25 NBL Championship with a 114-104 victory over Melbourne United in Game 5 at the WIN Entertainment Centre on Sunday. After a tense series where neither...
by Tallon Smith | Nov 6, 2024 | News
Buried in the depths of the vast chasm of content on social media is a humble line in the bio of a regional sporting minnow. ‘Smallest town in the state with a rugby league team!’ This claim belongs to the Rankins Springs Dragons, a club from a dusty little town,...
by Tallon Smith | Oct 13, 2023 | Govt & Politics, News
A day out from the polls in Australia’s first referendum in 24 years, millions of voters still remain undecided on the proposed creation of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The latest Newspoll shows that eight per cent of Australians are unsure on the proposed...
by Tallon Smith | Oct 11, 2023 | News, Sport
The UOW Cricket Club have started their summer in the best possible manner after scoring an eight wicket win over Wests at Figtree Oval on Saturday afternoon. After Wests won the toss and elected to bat, some brilliant bowling saw the University restrict the Devils to...
by Tallon Smith | Oct 8, 2023 | Feature, Govt & Politics
Journalism is a fundamental component of democracy. Known as the fourth estate, journalists have the important role of keeping power in check and informing the public. However, freedom of the press came under attack in 2019 with raids by the Australian Federal...