History in our Harbour: Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest islands here on…
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World Suicide Prevention Day 2019
Today, 10 September, is World Suicide Prevention Day, a global initiative to openly discuss and destigmatise…
Synesthesia: Sound to Sight
While our senses are distinct, they do overlap. This is called a “cross-modal relationship”. There’s a…
Transnational Transience and Migrant Anxiety
It’s been about a month into the new term for most Sydney universities, which means an…
War on our Shores
The waters of Port Jackson (which house the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, as well as…
Monomyths in the Hero’s Journey
There’s a certain formula we return to when we’re storytelling, or listening to one– long story…
Why Do We Hate the Sound of Our Own Voice?
Have you ever recorded something, played it back, and cringed hearing the sound of your own…
Creative Commons and Australian Copyright (Part 2)
Creative Commons, or CC, is an emerging paradigm “devoted to expanding creative works so others can…
A Cinematic Marvel of World-Building
The imagination is the universe of the mind. And much can be said about the investment…
Um, Like… You Know… Verbal Crutches
There’s always, like, you know, some kind of words that we, um, basically use all the…
Article 13 and Australian Copyright (Part 1)
Earlier this year, the European Union moved to pass a divisive Article 13, which restricts social…
Trigger Warnings and Safe Spaces in the Classroom
A trigger is something that stimulates memories of past traumatic experiences. It could be any of…