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First Peoples

Tanya Plibersek’s plan to end violence against Indigenous women and children and its progress so far

Jessica Shepherd -
Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek launched a ten-year action plan in February to end family, domestic and sexual violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and...
Theatre

Top Silk

Marine Grangier -
A major revival of David Williamson's 1980s satire set within the competitive world of the legal elite exploring relevant moral dilemmas and family dynamics,

NEWS

Films

The Odyssey

Lindsay Cohen -
The Odyssey Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway Genre: Mythillogical The Odyssey (2026) is based on Greek mythology that has been the subject of...
Locals

OUT & ABOUT – August 2026

South Sydney Herald -
Happy birthday to Out & About, as the column is 12 months old this month. I hope you are still enjoying reading about and...
Sponsored

Sydney Conservatorium expands classes to meet student demand

Mark Scott -
Students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music are flocking to conducting studies, prompting the tertiary school to put on extra classes to meet demand. Enrolments...
Human Affairs

Glebe and Waterloo deaths at centre of mental health reform rally

Andrew Brinsmead -
On Saturday 18 July, people gathered outside Sydney Town Hall to remember people in mental health crises who died during interactions with NSW Police....
Festivals

Fool’s Paradise adds a new dimension to Sydney Fringe

Andrew Brinsmead -
Sydney Fringe Festival is back and has added a new venue to its portfolio: Fool’s Paradise, a circus Big Top tent taking over the...
Culture

‘You Already Know’

Andrew Collis -
Lie down in the grass ...
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Books

Behind the Screens: How the internet works and how to make it work for you

South Sydney Herald -
Behind the Screens is a slim volume that goes into detail about the dangers and pleasures of the internet, written with a young audience in mind by Dr Niraj Lal...
Music

Raye goes all in on a stunning second album

John T Bottom -
This album came to me the best way possible. In a time where the algorithm and socials constantly shove new music at you, numbing you with choice, I was sent This Music May Contain Hope...
Environment

Across time and space on the Great Barrier Reef: international collaboration deciphers the reef’s cycle of growth and collapse

Emmanuelle Botté -
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a...
Sport

Rabbitohs beat Storm to strengthen finals push

Big T -
South Sydney’s ability to keep defying expectations...

OPINION

HAL hath no fury like an AI scorned

Opinion Joel O'Connor -
When 2001: A Space Odyssey's onboard system HAL 9000 decides to off the crew of the Discovery One spacecraft, in order to stop itself...

‘What happened to you?’ – Supergirl, trauma and religious imagination

Religion & Ethics Andrew Collis -
Before she was Supergirl in the eponymous movie released in June, Milly Alcock was a young actor from Petersham and a student at Newtown...

Problem solved!

Cartoons norrie mAy-welby -

FIRST PEOPLES

First Nations Fashion Design reclaims the runway

First Peoples Sophia Poole -
In a fashion system historically built on the exclusion of First Nations representation, Reclamation, staged on the eve of Australian Fashion Week (11–15 May),...

Always was and always will be Aboriginal land

First Peoples South Sydney Herald -
On Anzac Day, hundreds gathered in Redfern for the 19th annual Coloured Diggers March, honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans and their enduring...

The push to eliminate cervical cancer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

First Peoples Sophia Poole -
The World Health Organization has a global goal to eliminate cervical cancer, requiring all countries to reach fewer than 4 cases per 100,000 women.  While...

CULTURE

Funny, freaky and fierce film festivals

Festivals Lindsay Cohen -
All of Sydney’s film festivals are great because they all show a wide range of films. Indeed, the most important reason to go to...

Behind the Screens: How the internet works and how to make it work for you

Books South Sydney Herald -
Behind the Screens is a slim volume that goes into detail about the dangers and pleasures of the internet, written with a young audience in mind by Dr Niraj Lal...

Raye goes all in on a stunning second album

Music John T Bottom -
This album came to me the best way possible. In a time where the algorithm and socials constantly shove new music at you, numbing you with choice, I was sent This Music May Contain Hope...
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