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On Thursday, September 18, Scottish residents will fill the polling stations to have their say on whether Scotland should become an independent country, breaking away from the United Kingdom and a unification it’s had with England since the 18th Century. As the …

There has been a complication in scientists’ attempts to persuade the world about the importance of acting on climate change: how to explain why global warming seems to have paused. Indeed, warming since the turn of the century has not been at …

  Love cannot be labelled. People should be free to fall in love with the person they choose, regardless of sexual orientation, race or religion. Unfortunately, society has pre-set standards of what “normal” should be. This has become a crucial issue in …

There is a cruel joke told about the ‘child prodigy’ in music. It goes, “When he was four, he played like a 20-year-old; when he was 20, he played like a 20-year-old; when he was 40, he played like a 20-year-old”. But …

The beating of drums is just one irresistible attraction of Crimson Sky, the exciting TaikOz production that premiered at the Glen Street Theatre  last night. The composition is a dedication to the forms of Wadaiko and the performers and their passion on stage comes from their …

Religion is not responsible for people committing acts of terror in its name. This has become a crucial issue in the current debate about terrorism legislation in Australia. On the eve of the introduction of new anti-terrorist laws in Australia, it has …

Thousands of people marched across Australia to show their disapproval of the Abbott government policies introduced since the September 7 election. Australians are not new to protests, having protested the Franklin Dam, the Iraq war and other specific causes, but it seems there …

Winter is drawing to a close and as you put away your scarves and coats the Balmain Sinfonia is reaching for their instruments as they invite you to join them in welcoming spring when they perform at the Macquarie University Jubilee Concert …

Whilst listening to the Arctic Monkeys’ third album Humbug last week I noticed its release date was five years ago to the very day. On my first hearing I remembered being slightly confused by it; it hadn’t the immediacy of their first …

Like a hermit crab, Sydney’s Lentil As Anything branch has now taken up long-term residence in King Street, Newtown after its temporary stint at Cookies and Milk. Launched in Melbourne by Sri Lankan refugee Shanaka Fernando in 2000, Lentil As Anything operates on …