+ Listen back to Peter FitzSimons’ Andrew Olle Media Lecture
| Researchers are able to track changes in Sydney's marine ecosystem thanks to detailed diaries penned by a citizen scientist 60 years ago. Marine biology Professor David Booth is using the diaries to understand the declining weedy seadragon species. Read the article | |
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| | Watch the finals of Premier's Spelling Bee | | Friday 8 November | | Premier's Spelling Bee is on this Friday! We'll be live streaming the finals of both the Senior and Junior rounds on our Facebook page, so head over and give it a like. While we can't confirm exactly when the finals will begin (sometimes the kids stay in longer than other years), Seniors will be around 11am and Juniors will be around 4pm. | | | |
| | | Listen back to the Andrew Olle Media Lecture | | Delivered by Peter FitzSimons | | Former Wallaby turned journalist and commentator Peter FitzSimons delivered the 2019 Andrew Olle Media Lecture to a packed Ivy Ballroom last Friday. His calls for changes in the law to protect journalists earned him a standing ovation. You can listen back to the lecture via the Nightlife podcast on ABC listen or watch it now on iview. | | | |
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Even as a child, Matty suspected something was not quite as it seemed. But when Matty turned 18, his parents finally revealed the truth about how their two children — Matty and younger sister Beth — were conceived. Matty has struggled with the legacy of their choices ever since. Read the full article | |
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When spring arrives, seek simplicity in your food — pared back flavours that bring new season produce to the forefront. Get cooking! | |
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"Living in the city or being in an office, you don't get to see that beauty of nature," says Amanda Kidd, who took up hiking during a turbulent time in her life. "It's just magical … you just see things in a different perspective." Read here | |
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A Supreme Court decision has provided fascinating insight into the shambolic and costly planning issues being created by a major housing expansion that will funnel more than 90,000 people into the southern outskirts of Sydney. The Greater MacArthur 2040 plan, unveiled in November 2018 outlined a vision for a new corridor of growth stretching from Camden through Menangle to Appin and Wilton. Learn more | |
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