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PJ Harvey at The State Theatre. 19th January 2012

PJ Harvey last caused a stir in Sydney in 2008, when she was touring 2007 album ‘White Chalk’. Justine McNamara reviews PJ Harvey at The State Theatre.

Increased Indigenous incarceration since Royal Commission

Government report recommends re-establishing Indigenous bodies to improve shocking incarceration rates. Ashleigh Berdebes reports.

Online giant ASOS challenges local retailers

With the rise of internet shopping on sites like ASOS in Australia, Danielle Gay finds out how traditional local retailers will stand the aggressive competition.

Could you give their heart away?

A international leader in successful organ transplants, Australia still has one of the lowest donation rates in the world. Lucy Cormack asks why.

[22 Nov 2011 | One Comment | ]
TV before bed causes nightmares in children

A new study done in the US has shown that children exposed to media before bedtime, or violent content in the media, are more likely to experience sleeping issues. Shauna O’Carroll reports.

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[21 Nov 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
Don’t destroy homelands, says Amnesty

Amnesty International Chief Salil Shetty met with Indigenous Ministers after being shocked to see the conditions of Indigenous Australians. Jerico Manybur reports.

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[18 Nov 2011 | One Comment | ]
Urban Beekeeping

From rooftops, backyards to community gardens, urban beehives are becoming more and more common across Sydney. Anastasia Dimitrios reports on whether city bees can make a difference to a global crisis.

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[17 Nov 2011 | One Comment | ]
Facebook relationships

Facebook relationships increases contact with friends and family but it also advertises your relationship breakup. Su-Lin Tan reports on the effects of social media on relationships.

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[14 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]
Gallery Burlesque

I’m in a room full of virgins. No, this is not a Star Trek convention or a youth group. I’m at the Civic Underground below Goulburn Street and it’s packed. Eliza Goetze reports.

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My liver broke up with me. It was a traumatic experience. All those nights spent together, the holidays, the promises to care for each other forever and ever…and it broke up with me. Elizabeth Pratt Reports.

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[13 Nov 2011 | One Comment | ]
New SBS TV show “Housos” stigmatises public housing tenants

Producer of Fat Pizza, Paul Fenech has another controversial TV show on air and this time it targets public housing tenants. Tawar Razaghi reports.

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King Cross Photography Prize

The Kings Cross Photography Prize intends to have locals capture this iconic suburb and its people. Anna Lavdaras reports on this year’s theme: “Character of the Cross: People and Place / Past and Present”.

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Festival of Dangerous Ideas

The dangerous festival has come back to Sydney and this year takes us out of our comfort zone writes Marilyn Hetreles.

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Unsafe Haven

Unsafe Haven explores the daily life and struggles of the ethnic and religious minority of the Hazara people in Afghanistan. Mariam Chehab reports.

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