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Australian Politics
Uluru Statement from the heart & Paul Keating’s 1992 Redfern Speech
We, gathered at the 2017 National Constitutional Convention, coming from all points of the southern sky, make this statement from the heart: Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tribes were the first sovereign Nations of the Australian continent and its adjacent islands,...
Australian Politics
Understanding the AUKUS Deal
In September 2021, the announcement of the AUKUS alliance (Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) sent shockwaves through international geopolitics. The alliance, primarily formed to counterbalance China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region, unveiled plans that went beyond traditional military...
Commonwealth Games
The Boxing at the Auckland Commonwealth Games 1990
The 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games boxing events were filled with intense competition, remarkable performances, and a fair share of controversy. Held at the 3,000-seat Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland Showgrounds, the boxing matches attracted widespread attention, with athletes from across the Commonwealth...
History of Photography
Louis Daguerre and the invention of the daguerreotype
The invention of the daguerreotype, one of the earliest forms of photography, is attributed to the French artist and inventor Louis Daguerre. His journey toward this groundbreaking photographic process was a culmination of scientific curiosity, artistic innovation, and years of experimentation. Born...
Australian Politics
What is Lemon Socialism? Privatise profits, socialise losses
"Lemon socialism" is a term used to describe a situation in which the government or public sector takes ownership or control of failing or distressed companies or industries, typically in order to prevent their collapse or to address economic crises. The term...
Australian Politics
TRUE: The Life, Art and Legacy of Kevin Gilbert (1933–1993)
Kevin Gilbert: A Life of Art and Resistance Kevin Gilbert was no ordinary artist. Born on the banks of the Lachlan River in New South Wales in 1933, Gilbert emerged from profound personal tragedy to become one of the most influential Aboriginal...
On Photography
Mastering Exposure: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO
In our Master Class Series on Photography, we are Mastering Exposure: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO and the Exposure Triangle. In the realm of photography, mastering exposure is akin to unraveling a captivating mystery. Among the key elements influencing exposure – aperture...
Corporate and Event Photography
Get Ready for the Mount Isa Rodeo Festival
Get Ready for the Mount Isa Rodeo Festival: August 3 to 11, 2024 Hold onto your hats and polish those boots because the Mount Isa Rodeo Festival is back from August 3 to 11, 2024! Known as Australia’s most spectacular rodeo event,...
On Photography
What is Ilford Multigrade developer & paper
Ilford Multigrade is a brand of black-and-white photographic paper produced by Ilford Photo, a well-known manufacturer of photographic products. Multigrade paper is designed for darkroom printing...
Fracking Gas
Meet the Frackers: A.J.Lucas Group Ltd company information
AJ Lucas Group Limited operates as a diversified infrastructure, construction, and mining services company. AJ Lucas provides services, especially drilling services, to the energy, water and...
Earth Care
Farm Forestry or Agroforestry in Australia
Farm forestry, or agroforestry, integrates the cultivation of trees and shrubs with traditional agricultural activities on the same land. In Australia, numerous examples demonstrate the successful...
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The beginning of photography: heliographs and daguerreotypes
The earliest forms of photography, heliographs and daguerreotypes, produced many historically significant images in their early years. Our story on the beginning of photography...
Smart Energy Council Calls for Massive Investment in Renewable Energy Storage
The Smart Energy Council have released a major new report calling on all Australian Governments to commit to a Renewable Energy Storage Target to...
NSW Celebrates the Great Koala National Park (Mostly)
A New Era for Koalas: NSW Welcomes the Great Koala National Park It has been described as the most significant step for forest protection in...
Why Your Card Reader Matters: Tips, Brands, and What to Avoid
Don't Let a Cheap Card Reader Bottle-Neck Your Workflow If you’ve invested in high-speed SanDisk memory cards for your camera, don’t blow your gains by...
Calls to bring ‘Formula E’ Championship race to Adelaide, Australia
South Australian business and community organisations are calling for Adelaide to become a host city for the Formula E Grand Prix. “Adelaide is a smart,...
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Fake Photo: Manipulated photography before Photoshop
Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop was a photographic exhibition held between 2012 and 2013 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Washington's National Gallery of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. "Following in its tradition...
Country Living
Can you rent out a Tiny Home, Granny Flat, Transportable building or Caravan?
First I’d like to give you some background on my answers here, I've dealt with every one of the 128 different councils in NSW, first hand with the council planners, I have been advised by...
Artist Profiles
Man Ray’s love-hate relationship with Hollywood
The Surrealist artist Man Ray struggled to balance the competing demands of his passion and his wallet Man Ray was by no means the first artist to flee wartime Europe for the more benevolent climes of...
Australian Politics
A National Forest Protection & Workforce Plan for Australia
Labor Environment Action Network - A National Forest Protection and Workforce Plan for Australia
Captain Cook's Journal
James Cook journal aboard HMB Endeavour: 14 – 20 May, 1770
During this week in 1770 the HMB Endeavour travelled north from Smoky Cape near South West Rocks in NSW to the northern tip of Fraser Island in Queensland. Cook gave English names to Cape Byron, Mount...
Documentary, Street, Photojournalism
Can a documentary photograph change the world?
“Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness.” (W. Eugene Smith, Paris: Photopoche) Portraying injustices is not something novel. From the beginning of...
Fine Art
The fine art of Archibald winner and UNSW alumna
Archibald Prize winner Julia Gutman paints portraits whose stories run deep, and are layered with meaning and with textiles, too. Julia Gutman with her work Head in the sky, feet on the ground at the Archibald,...
Earth Care
NSW EPA fines against coal seam gas fracker, AGL in 2013
While the Gloucester community awaited the government decision on whether AGL could start fracking for coal seam gas just 300m from family homes, they began chronicling the fines and breaches of licenses from the Environment...
Fracking Gas
Is fracking produced water safe for diary cattle to drink?
When we wrote this story in 2013 our journalist attracted threats of violence from members of the National Party near Gloucester, NSW. We have republished it now and removed the name of the farmer at...
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Meet the Frackers: Coal seam gas company, Comet Ridge
Comet Ridge is a Brisbane-based ASX listed coal seam gas (CSG) exploration and development company with projects in Queensland, ASX code COI. Their projects include...
Targeted Logging Threatens Great Koala National Park
A recent analysis by the Forest Alliance NSW has uncovered alarming logging activities within the proposed Great Koala National Park. According to the report,...
Reactions to new Federal Environment Protection Agency
Canberra, 29 May 2024 – Today marks a significant step in Australia's environmental protection efforts as the Federal Government introduces legislation to establish the...
Street Photographer’s To Do List for Paris
This street photographer's guide to the 20 arrondissements of Paris is a working document while I study photography in probably the most photogenic city...
“Make A merkin Great Again” What is a merkin?
“Make A merkin Great Again” Cap and Merchandise Yes, folks, you heard right. The iconic red cap—bold, brash, and utterly ridiculous—is here to remind us...