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Protesting staff and students, wrapped in mcintoshes and clasping umbrellas, manned the entrances to Sydney University today. They were a smaller cohort than last time and outnumbered by people crossing the picket line but clashes with police made the evening news. Grant …

Marrickville Greens councillor Max Phillips has vowed to continue his campaign against secret development deals despite being censured at a Marrickville Council meeting last month. Cr Phillips was censured for refusing to apologise for releasing a confidential business paper to The Sydney …

  Gun control reform is again in the spotlight after 19 people, including two children, were shot in New Orleans on Sunday when gunmen opened fire at a Mother’s Day parade. Police suspect that two, maybe three, shooters were involved. The gun …

China’s influence on Australian universities will be the subject of a panel discussion at the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts on May 29. Hosted by the Australia Tibet Council (ATC), speakers will include ATC director Dr Simon Bradshaw, director of the Sydney Peace Foundation, Dr …

In Sydney today Indigenous prisoners of war were honoured in the annual indigenous Anzac March from Redfern Park to the Block. More than 400 people turned up to witness what has now become a perennial ceremony. The day began with the traditional …

Chinese officials have ordered mass killing of poultry as an emergency measure to prevent the deadly flu spreading throughout seriously infected cities in China. The flu is thought to be caused by the H7N9 virus, parasitic in wild birds and live poultry. …

Let’s get this straight. I’ve always been an avid indie music listener – that is, independent music – ever since high school when I discovered the irony of Morrissey, the curious sex appeal of Japan’s David Sylvian and the moodiness of Ian …

Tension has erupted between staff and student unions over the unprecedented 48-hour industrial action that took place at the University of Sydney last week. The second round of industrial action has occurred as university staff have not been able negotiate a suitable …

This year’s Australian Tattoo and Body Art Expo was as much about passion for art, camaraderie and education as it was about checking out and displaying cool, pretty things or tribal rites of passage. At the gates of the Expo, held at …

Australian’s strong appetite for the arts will benefit from a $235 million cultural policy that ties Australian creativity to job creation. The policy, ‘Creative Australia’ will increase its funding for organisations and artists, employing more than 531,000 people in cultural work. But …