Is NAPLAN Turning Students into Bad Writers?
Last week, one of the world’s leading Education experts - retired MIT Professor Les Perelman -…
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Seals in Sydney Harbour
Last week, an Australian male fur seal - affectionately named “Sealvester” - sadly passed away after…
Scone-troversy rocks the UK: Jam or Cream First?
A couple of weeks ago, the Lanhydrock National Trust in south-western England posted a seemingly innocent…
Preventing pet dog attacks
Last week, two separate pet dog attacks on children in Australia brought the issue of dog…
Pyrmont’s Terminus Hotel reopens after 34 years abandoned
Yesterday, one of Sydney’s oldest and most intriguing pubs was officially reopened to the public, thirty-four…
New doco captures MAMILs in their native habitat
The “MAMIL” (Middle Aged Man in Lycra) is an increasingly common breed on Australian roads, often…
Cruise tourism on the rise in Australia, despite negative press
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the cruise liner industry in Australia, with news…
Strap on your Strawkel: Volunteers fight plastic pollution in Manly Cove
Plastic pollution is a global scourge in our oceans, contaminating food chains and suffocating marine life…
Flying the Aboriginal Flag permanently on the Harbour Bridge
Last week, NSW Labor leader Luke Foley threw his support behind a campaign to permanently display…
Shark nets in northern NSW are still trapping “bycatch”
In 2015, a spike in shark incidents around the northern coastal towns of Ballina and Evans…
Flying drones through whale spray
For marine biologists, the annual humpback migration along Australia’s eastern coast offers a wonderful opportunity to…
How to go green this silly season
Christmas is, for many of us, a time that we feel like we’re constantly eating, drinking…