Australia’s top athletes have sported the new national uniform just a few months away from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The world is counting down to the most-anticipated event of the sporting calendar with the Games due to get underway in France from July 26. This latest edition of theContinue Reading
A beloved tradition of outdoor live music at a New South Wales bowlo is under threat due to a baffling demand. The Stockton Bowling Club, founded in 1914, has been a hub for the community north of Newcastle for decades. A clash between the club and The City of NewcastleContinue Reading
Millions of Australians are not taking into account the heightened risk of extreme weather this summer, possibly putting themselves and their families into danger while on holiday. From bushfires to cyclones, summer has long been a hazardous time for the nation, but this year’s El Nino weather event has dialledContinue Reading
The controversial Aboriginal cultural heritage laws that prompted an army of outraged farmers to rally in an outback hall last month are set to be scrapped, according to new reports. Western Australian Premier Roger Cook and the state’s Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Tony Buti are expected to make an announcementContinue Reading
A community tree planting event in Western Australia has reportedly been shut down by a local Aboriginal elder citing the state’s controversial new cultural heritage laws. Shane Van Styn, Mayor of the City of Greater Geraldton, 420km north of Perth, said in a Facebook post that Sunday’s tree planting atContinue Reading
A $232 million freeway extension opening in Perth has been held up after a heated argument broke out between two traditional owners over who had the right to conduct the smoking ceremony. The uncomfortable scenes, which played out in front of WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti and other officials inContinue Reading
Farmers in Western Australia are furious about sweeping new cultural heritage laws that will require them to pay an Aboriginal consultant up to $160 an hour to obtain permits to do anything on their land that might disturb more than 50 centimetres of soil. Locals have warned that the AboriginalContinue Reading
It is the anti-vax, anti-Establishment, anti-government group that is targeting local councils with a campaign of conspiracies and disruption so fierce some have had to shut their doors to the public. But, at first glance, My Place seems like any other innocuous community project. Innocent, even. Its mission statement paintsContinue Reading