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More than ever, it’s time to upgrade the Sydney–Melbourne railway

It’s 14 years since former NSW rail chief Len Harper described the rail link between Australia’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, as “inadequate for current and future needs”. And it’s 31 years since former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam put the problem more bluntly during a TV interview:

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2022

Digital facial reconstruction to ID man

Digital technology has been used to create an image depicting the face of an unknown man whose body was found at a Sydney railway track more than 35 years ago.

AAP · Aug 4, 2022

‘We’re all responsible for Afghanistan’: confronting exhibition spotlights Australia’s 20-year war

An artist’s blood and the Brereton report feature in a month-long Sydney show and symposium that aims to platform victims of a war whose legacy lives on

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022

'More work to be done': Missing persons DNA program extended

In Australia, more than 38,000 people are reported missing each year.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 3, 2022

Would Carlotta, Australia’s most celebrated drag queen, have made it on RuPaul’s Drag Race?

After the first season last year wobbled on its heels, the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under began last weekend.

The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022

Port wars: NSW Ports launches attack on Newcastle Container Terminal plans

NSW Ports, the operator of Port Botany, has written to the Hunter's state MPs disputing the need for a Newcastle container terminal and its projected economic benefits for the region.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 3, 2022

Featured jobs: Kristin Fisher Eyebrows, Shona Joy Body Catalyst

Kristin Fisher Eyebrows is renowned at being Sydney’s premier eyebrow salon. They are excited to have a full-time position available for a Front Desk Receptionist to join their team in their gorgeous Double Bay Salon. Kristin Fisher Eyebrows offer a premium service so they are looking for someone who can…

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 3, 2022

Teacher charged with sex attacks on pupils

A 68-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting several primary school students while working as a teacher in Sydney in the 1980s.

AAP · Aug 3, 2022

Boys home worker jailed for sex offences

A man has been jailed for at least eight years after sexually abusing four teenagers at Sydney's Daruk Boys Home in the 1970s.

AAP · Aug 3, 2022

Horror as toddler, 3, seen running onto busy main road as cars drive past

A three-year-old boy is seen on dashcam footage running onto a busy main road in Sydney, Australia, with a hero driver rushing out of his car to save him when a car turns into his path

Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022