Welcome To Country, But It Will Cost You

Australian taxpayers paid $450,000 between 2022-2024 for government departments to host Welcome To Country ceremonies. Welcome To Country ceremonies along with Acknowledgement Of Country statements have become a regular part of Australian life. It seems little can take place, be it a major sporting match or a daily meeting, without the occurrence of one or…

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Feature: The Great Australian Swindle

Australian consumers are being taken advantage of by greedy companies shamelessly profiteering from an exacerbated cost-of-living crisis. Unscrupulous corporate con artists have leveraged every excuse available to justify increased prices for their products and services, leaving everyday Australians to foot the bill. The pandemic, war in Ukraine and the Middle East and growing environmental uncertainty…

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‘Kill ‘Em All’ by Metallica at 40

Heavy metal giants Metallica released their debut album ‘Kill ‘Em All’ on 25 July 1983 via independent label Megaforce Records, marking 40 years of a headbanging classic. Wielding an arsenal of pummelling riffs deployed at high velocity, Metallica were among the primary players of the new breed of heavy metal that emerged in the early…

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Fonke Knomaads: In Hip Hop We Trust

By: Matt Innes For years, John TeOp Riley struggled to reconcile his creative passion for hip hop with his deep, yet often-conflicting, Christian beliefs. As lyricist and MC for Fonke Knomaads, Riley, along with John ‘DJ Soup’ Blake, blazed a pioneering trail for Aussie hip hop in the early 90s. Combining Soup’s skilfully crafted loops…

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