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Turning an Unsavoury Tide: the Billion Oyster Project A Letter from New York
by Ian Keldoulis
New Yorkers consume oysters by the boatload – half a million per week. Although they haven’t come from New York harbour in over a hundred years, their shells are ending up on its bottom.
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Freedom Machines The state of cycling in Sydney
by Eleanor Scott
A mixed scorecard for Sydney and NSW.
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The Gig Economy Where does it deliver you?
by Clint Caward
“The closest many of Sydney’s lowest paid workers might now get to a Barangaroo residence is by competing for casual jobs."
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Down by the Old Canal A walk by the most polluted canal in the Southern hemisphere
by Leon Batchelor
By the Alexandra Canal, people gather in groups of twos and threes, their reflections incandescent in the grey, putrescent water. It could be Kyiv or Tbilisi, but it’s Sydney.
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Shelter from the Storm Two Australians win international accolades for their work with refugees and the law
by Alex Tighe
“This kind of international recognition is a real wake-up call for people in Australia."
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Simeon Says A Letter from London
by Will Self
Who better to welcome you home than a latter-day and landlocked ancient mariner?
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Fare Game A record level of public transport offences exposes an unfair Opal card system at work
by Kate Bettes and Jess Voivenel
As the system frays, the commuter pays.
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Taking It All Apart The last report from Tent City, Martin Place
by Colin Gore
The NSW Parliament passed a law authorising police officers to move people from Martin Place. The law was aimed at Tent City, a homeless settlement in the CBD that has been in place for more than six months.
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Sydney’s Quantum Economy Microsoft announce partnership with the University of Sydney
by Jack Cameron Stanton
“Just don’t expect your quantum cellphone in five minutes’ time.”
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The Runaways Some reflections on City2Surf and The Bay Run
by Helen Razer
Running – not as an endurance sport, but an attempt to flee.
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Evergreen Every weekend, a small army of volunteers dig below the surface
by Caroline Baum
The delights of working in other people’s gardens.
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The Other Side of Motherhood Outside my house
by Jacinta Fintan
It’s not all playdates and babyccinos.
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