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You don’t even hear your Uber as it pulls up outside your house due to its electric engine. As you get in the car you notice the company has done away with supervising drivers and the car is entirely autonomous. Would you …

Want to work abroad as a professional communicator? Before stepping foot on a plane, there are some preparations you should make. Dr Lukasz Swiatek, a Lecturer in Communication and Public Relations at Massey University, recently co-organised and co-led a unique international study …

Art lovers in inner Sydney have lost a possible theatre, film and cultural centre after the City of Sydney Council voted not to buy the Metro Theatre building in Potts Point. The historic art deco building, originally built in 1939 and used …

The horse statues at West Ryde Plaza have come under attack again for causing multiple injuries to shoppers, with locals pushing for their removal. The Horses sculptures – by Stonehouse & Mills – reflect the history of the suburb’s beginnings in the …

The legacy of renowned filmmaker John Davis was honoured at the NSW Parliament last month when he was named the first recipient of the Climate Champion Award.  On hand to receive the award in recognition of his environmental efforts and his documentary Coal- …

With a horde of leather clad bikers and the constant thrum of motors, the annual Brighter Days Festival in Bright, Victoria, is an oasis for car and motorcycle enthusiasts. The free charity event filled the town with music across the long weekend …

Winter on Italy’s Amalfi Coast brings a vague melancholy: a hangover from too many proseccos the summer past. The tourists have dissipated back into their real lives and most businesses have closed up for Christmas. From the outside looking in, the coast …

A friend rang me yesterday and said: “Have you heard? Bowie has died.” I had only just come off Facebook and there had been no mention. How could he have passed? He looked in apparent rude good health and had only a …

  Venezuela’s opposition party has won a resounding historic victory in the parliamentary elections on Sunday. This is the first time the opposition has secured a majority in the National Assembly in the 16 years of Hugo Chavez’s administration. The National Electoral …

Tucked away in a quiet street in Edensor Park in the Western Suburbs of Sydney is an unremarkable house. Its aesthetic appearance is no different to that of neighbouring residences—same brickwork, same driveway, same parched lawn. But behind its simple façade lies …