Issues
Local news, local stories
When You’re Really Out of It Public housing estates suspend applications from previously convicted drug users
“When these areas weren’t trendy, the government wasn’t too concerned about dealing with drug crime.”
Death of a Seal If news reports could smile, these ones did so ear-to-ear
In the way of cute animal stories, the creature was given a name on social media: Sealvester… Then something went wrong. Sealvester’s health went south.
City of Forgetting Rats, cranes, rubble and politicians
"The Sydney skyline is home to more than 50% of Australia’s cranes."
The Folding of ‘Crinkling News’ Our only newspaper for children tossed in the bin
Now more than ever, children need to harness the skills of media literacy in order to navigate the world of 'fake news'.
Real(i)ty Bites Newtown’s knowledge class illusions
Newtown is like a real-life Facebook feed: we all agree on important moral matters, and only the foolish dissent.
The Day the Muesli Died It’s cricket, Jim, but not as we know it
“I was utterly shattered. I thought our cricket captains were gods. I'll never buy an air conditioner off one again.”
Don’t Harsh My Buzz The man who loves mosquitoes
“Mosquitoes aren’t a flying dirty syringe that transfer droplets of blood…[they’re] fascinating creatures who are sometimes incredibly beautiful.”
GSI: Grime Scene Investigation Forensic cleaners have to deal with the messy nature of death every day
“People are living longer, living alone, and dying alone.”
A Family Escape How the RSPCA ‘Safe Beds for Pets’ program helps victims of domestic violence
In 2004 the RSPCA launched the ‘Safe Beds for Pets’ program in an attempt to combat the alarming trend of abusers using pets as bargaining chips to prevent their partners from leaving the relationship or lure them back after they have left.
A Bridge Too Far A Letter from Hong Kong
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is due to open soon. It will span 55 kilometres, physically linking Hong Kong to the mainland. And the moment it does, Hong Kong will become part of China – its ‘mother’ country – in a way it never has before.
Putting the Subway to Sleep A Letter from New York
As NYC’s subway system edges towards collapse a proposal to close it down regularly after midnight is being bitterly fought: “Who are we, London?”
Going Underground A letter from London
I was in a carriage this morning packed to its filthy steel gills with commuters – a giant canister of corned human – and not a sound was to be heard save for the faint scritch-itch of wired r ‘n’ b.