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With loneliness on the rise, people are paying strangers to cuddle them. But is it therapy, companionship, or something else entirely? When a young man arrived for a cuddle session with Jerika, he could barely make eye contact. Fresh out of university, …

  For over a hundred years, the Yiu Ming Temple has stood on Sydney’s Retreat Street, nestled among factories and apartment buildings, enduring the city’s changes.   Founded in 1909 by migrants from Gaoyao and Gaoming in Guangdong, Southern China, it served not only as a place …

Australia’s party system was once dominated by Labor and the Coalition, but now it has shifted from a near two-party system where independents and minor parties took about 4 per cent of the national primary vote in 1975 to a landscape where …

“Since when did we start normalising paying ten dollars for a drink?” my friend asks. It’s a breezy Sunday morning, and we’re basking in the sun on the veranda of a brunch café when her question catches me off guard. I look …

  Renowned Sydney priest Father Chris Riley has died aged 70 following a long period of illness. Father Riley was a visionary leader whose work changed the lives of thousands of young people across NSW. In 1991, Father Riley established the charity …

Journalist Oliver Wen with Limin Zhou, former Consul General of PRC in Sydney. Photo: Oliver Wen Reports of scammers posing as Chinese police to target international students have more than doubled, prompting a Chinese ambassador to call for action to protect vulnerable …

It’s not even 10am, yet many people gathered at the Carriageworks market in Erskineville have been awake since dawn. Stalls of organic vegetables and ethically sourced pork chops take advantage of the steady foot traffic. A man juggles the curiosity of his …

Slut-shaming, sexual harassment, body-shaming, double standards, relentless media scrutiny, sleaziness, and inflexibility. These are the things women in politics can look forward to. I wrote this story before the Brittany Higgins allegations and Attorney General Christian Porter’s unprecedented press conference addressing an …

As more people flock to Sydney’s inner west, and the pressure for space builds, a group of dedicated locals have been working hard to improve the area’s biodiversity. Could it be a goshawk? By the time I figure out the focus wheel …

Marco Stojanovik looks at programs that aim to keep indigenous kids out of the justice system. “Alright everybody, same combo: double jab, left, left,” Josh Togo yells out over a smacking of boxing gloves against pads. The young boxers pair off and …