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Elena Kats-Chernin, Australia's world famous contemporary composer, working with Alice Springs orchestra

World famous Australian contemporary composer Elena Kats-Chernin has not only visited Alice Springs but written a piece specifically for the outback town's chamber orchestra.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Norfolk Islanders must vote for political candidates based 2,000 kilometres away in the ACT seat of Bean

Locals on Norfolk Island, one of Australia's seven external territories, feel they have lost their right to local representation. Here's why that matters this election.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Millions of Australians are giving up the chance to grab a democracy sausage. Will this affect when a winner is called?

Millions of voters turning down their chance to snag a democracy sausage on election day by voting early.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Testing negative to Covid but still feeling ill? Here’s what else is making us sick

Flu cases are on the rise after low transmission during the pandemic, with experts reminding people to get an influenza vaccine

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2022

Sarah Holland-Batt on fighting for her father: ‘Watching someone decline can be beyond language’

After her harrowing testimony at the aged care commission, the Australian poet’s luminous new collection bears witness to a life and troubled death

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2022

‘Enough of this plus!’ A paradigm shift at Australian fashion week

2022’s runways feature historically diverse casting, signalling broader changes in how the fashion industry could operate

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2022

Ukraine, abortion and kangaroo courts: it's Geoffrey Robertson against the world

He's one of the world's most high-profile lawyers, but Geoffrey Robertson cares most deeply about people.

The Canberra Times · May 13, 2022

Australians leave expat life in Shanghai due to harsh COVID lockdown measures

Vivian and her family have left their expatriate life in Shanghai, where millions of people have been in strict lockdowns due to COVID-19. She says she is lucky to be able to escape, but many are still struggling to leave.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

An 'archaic' law has been removing Australians with disability from the electoral roll 'in droves', advocates say

Shea MacDonough, 36, is voting in her first federal election after fighting what disability advocates say is an outdated law.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

ACT Senate candidate Li Fuxin linked to Chinese government's foreign influence arm

A federal Senate candidate billing himself as a choice for social harmony has a long history of activity with the Chinese government's main arm of overseas influence, the United Front Work Department.

ABC News · May 13, 2022