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How a volunteer-led newspaper in regional NSW has beaten the odds

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Glen Innes Examiner closed just two issues short of 150 years of service. It's the latest in a series of more than 200 regional and community new...

The explosive source of gold

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There is a finite amount of gold and other heavy metals on earth because they were formed before earth came to existence in its current form. New res...

What paramedic Sally Gould has learnt from her 15 years on the streets

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sally Gould has been working as a paramedic for 15 years. Over that time she has has dealt with all sorts of emergencies and plenty of time wasters t...

Prevail Together: The bomb disposal charity working in Ukraine

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Garrett, a bomb disposal expert who was killed whilst operating in Ukraine last week, reportedly cleared between 5000-6000 tonnes of landmines ...

Tweet of the week - 11 May 2025

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can you guess this week's tweeter?

How monsters have changed over history: from dragons to humans

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dragons, giants and ogres are the terrifying characters of myths and folktales from all over the globe.  The type of monsters have evolved over time...

Do you still write shopping lists?

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Has the humble shopping list that's written on a scrap of paper from the kitchen bench died out?Melbourne based artist Kenny Pittock has created a li...

Rare copy of Frankenstein acquired by Sydney University

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was first published in 1818, it’s fair to say the publishers underestimated the size of the marketOnly 500 were...

Survivor of Khmer Rouge regime reflects on 50 year legacy

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's brutal take over of Cambodia in 1975 following a five year civil war. As a child Dr Sophal...

Where to now for the Greens?

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do the Greens need to completely recalibrate their party's focus and messaging to win back voters they lost at the Federal election? While they held...

Tweet of the week - 4 May 2025

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can you guess this week's tweeter?

David Pocock easily returned to the Senate

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the ACT, there has been a surge in support for independents with Senator David Pocock doubling his vote and easily retaining his Senate seat.The n...

The Year that Made Me: Sarah Arachchi, 2018

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Sarah Arachchi was thirteen, she decided to become a paediatrician. She fulfilled that dream in 2018 after years of study, becoming a mother and...

The Year that Made Me: Kumi Taguchi, 2013

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kumi Taguchi has had a very successful career in the media culminating in her current role as the host of Insight on SBS. All the way along her stell...

Labor secures huge majority in election landslide

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Albanese has become the first Prime Minister to win back-to-back elections in more than two decades, picking up seats in the process, includi...

PM Albanese wins decisive second term

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has won a second term with an increased majority for the Australian Labor Party currently sitting at 85 seats. LNP le...

The Year that Made Me: Josh Bornstein, 1998

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Bornstein is an employment lawyer who has taken the case of workers against some high profile employers like Qantas, the ABC, Patrick Stevedores...

Why were there objections to the name of WA's new Federal seat?

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The only new electorate in the 2025 Federal election is Bullwinkel, named after World War two nurse Vivian Bullwinkel, the sole Australian survivor o...

What bookish words have most influenced the English language?

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How has the world of books influenced the English language? In particular the word book itself? How has that changed over time?Guest: David Crystal, ...

Croak of the Month - April 2025

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the Marbled Frog! Named after their pattern of marbling across their back, this brownish frog tends to call hidden away in thick vegetation ...

The Senate Election

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How many seats are up for grabs in the federal election?There’s 150 seats in the House of Representatives, and if you add in the 76 seats in the Se...

Canada Votes

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The lead up to the Canadian election has gone through some spectacular twists and turns ahead of polling day.At the start of the year the Liberals, a...

The funeral of Pope Francis

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The life of Pope Francis was celebrated yesterday in St Peters Basilica. During his papacy, Pope Francis called on global leaders to face the challen...

The Year that Made Me: Steve Williams, 1999

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For 12 years Steve Williams had a front row seat to one of world sports biggest attractions, as caddie to golfing superstar Tiger Woods. During thei...

The marvellous Melocco mosaics

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Melocco arrived in Australia in 1908 with a flair for drawing and the skills to create beautiful mosaics that were the speciality of the region...

Can you name 20 Australian women who shaped history?

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Frustrated by the lack of womens stories she saw in history books, Rita Sargeant delved into the past of our nationals capital and begun researching ...

50 years on: Damned Whores and Gods Police

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s fifty years since it was published, but the themes and issues it explores are maybe more relevant now than ever. Damned Whores and Gods Polic...

A brief history of Australia's closest election results

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Australia's very first parliament was a minority government with parties differentiated by their stance on tariffs. The election in 1940 was very clo...

Who won the week on the campaign trail?

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week the campaign had another leaders debate with the focus on both parties' housing policies. Will either of their policies address the real ho...

The Year that Made Me: Dr Elizabeth Green, 1988

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Inspiring individuals talk about a pivotal moment in their personal histories. This week, Dr Elizabeth Green on her adventures with the Royal Flying ...

Tweet of the week 13 April 2025

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the last of our 'Bass Strait Highway' mini-series, the Tweet of the Week was the Orange Bellied ParrotCongratulations to , XXXX who recognised one...

Japanese playwright Inoue Hisashi's Australian connections

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It is 15 years since Japanese playwright Inoue Hisashi died, but his plays and novels are still hugely popular in Japan. This year one of his most fa...

Should the coca leaf be an illegal drug?

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The World health Organisation is conducting a critical review into whether the coca plant should be decriminalised. Coca leaves have been used by the...

Volatile sharemarket causing super stress

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The share market has been on a ride wild, with each day bringing headlines of record-breaking gains or declines, depending on whatever it was Donald ...

How to run a federal election

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As our pollies continue the mad dash to election day, the people in charge of conducting the vote are quietly going about the business of making sure...

Are we heading to another hung parliament?

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Rachel Withers has been talking to all the  cross benchers over the last few months to get a feel for what they would want to achieve in ...

The Year that Made Me: Tasma Walton, 1997

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1997, actor Tasma Walton won the Logie for Best New Talent for her work on the hugely popular show Blue Heelers. But behind the scenes it was also...

Mindful Museums

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Manchester Art Gallery has a dedicated space where visitors are presented with just three paintings all set within a quiet room designed for slow...

Inside a UK deportation centre

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Oxford University Criminology Professor Mary Bosworth is the first and only academic to get research access inside the UK’s immigration deportatio...

Thousands rally for former Philippines PM Duterte despite ICC arrest

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The former Prime Minister of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, has marked his eightieth birthday in detention at the International Crimal Court, as he...

The history of hi-vis

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s federal election season, and that means lots of politicians wearing hi-vis at media events on the hustings.    Hi-vis fluoro vests and oth...

Tweet of the week 6th April 2025

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can you guess this week's tweeter?This week your Bass Strait migrant tweeter is the Striated Pardalote.

What Andrew Wilkie learnt from working with the Gillard minority government

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Wilkie was very disappointed that his whistleblower legislation did not go through before the end of the current parliament. He is hoping whoe...

Australia's love affair with banh mi

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Has the banh mi become Australia's national sandwich?The Vietnamese roll filled with meat, condiments and an exotic array of vegetables is spreading,...

The Year that Made Me: Nick Kaldas, 2004

29 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Kaldas came to Australia as a young boy with his family from Egypt. He joined the police and went on to become the NSW Deputy Police Commissione...

Tweet of the week - 30 March 2025

29 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week another caller on the 'Bass Strait Highway'? The Grey Fantail. Today's winners were John and Fiona from Katoomba.It's forever twisting and...

Rhys Darby

29 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The 2007 HBO series Flight of the Conchords launched stellar international careers for Kiwi band members Brett McKenzie and Jermaine Clements … an...

Parenting - a new perspective

29 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new documentary called  Seen explores the benefits of personal healing for parents and explores how those benefits can be transformative for their...

What are Americans thinking?

29 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In America's current political climate, you might wonder exactly what Americans are thinking. Jon Krosnick has been studying the opinions of the Amer...

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