IWD2020: Transformed by Kakenya’s Dream
Engaged when she was five-years-old, Dr Kakenya Ntaiya’s future was laid out for her. She was expected to undergo female genital mutilation and marry by the age of 12.
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New England’s call for joint drought, water and climate policy
Posted by Travis Radford | Mar 2, 2020
The surface may be greening after recent rain, but the effects of the drought run deep in the NSW New England.
Read MoreWallis Lake: disappearing islands and a change of direction
Posted by Emily Kowal | Feb 27, 2020
Tuncurry’s oyster farmers and cruise operators rely on Wallis Lake and its surrounding rivers to earn a living. Now, climate change is forcing them to re-think the way they work.
Read MoreLife on the road getting hotter and drier
Posted by William Owens | Feb 25, 2020
When William Owens spoke to a swaggie at the side of the road near Dubbo, he soon discovered he was in the presence of a local legend.
Read MoreThe science of being a sneakerhead
Posted by Shanine Pineda | Feb 1, 2020
Bots, spoofing and sniff tests – these are just some of the lengths sneaker re-sellers will go to for limited edition footwear.
Read MoreSouth Coast businesses in ‘stagnant limbo’
Posted by Travis Radford | Jan 24, 2020
This is the harsh reality of life on the NSW South Coast at the moment, in the wake of the region’s catastrophic bushfires.
Read MoreBushfire Crisis: where nothing is left
Posted by Mark Kriedemann | Jan 16, 2020
Some of the most distressing images to emerge from Australia’s bushfire crisis, are of dead and injured wildlife. But in some places, there’s nothing left to show.
Read MoreInside Out: Mohsen’s Story
Posted by Georgio Platias | Jan 16, 2020
Mohsen Soltani Zand is a writer, poet, philosopher – and a refugee from persecution. But for years the Australian Government treated him like a criminal. Georgio Platias shares his story.
Read MoreOne man’s mission to keep Sydney’s tradies safe
Posted by Meg Kanofski | Jan 13, 2020
Sydney’s building boom has given rise to new concerns about worker safety with former “tradie” David Crawford now on a mission to eliminate complacency.
Read MoreNursing homes ‘the wrong care’ for the young
Posted by Central News | Dec 16, 2019
Teresa Neilsen was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease when she was just 35-years-old. But the lack of facilities for young Australians with high care needs, meant she had to live out her days in a nursing home – with people twice her age.
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