Journalism & Radio work by TAFE students quarantined by COVID-19
By Dash Buxton @dirkandscabbar1 National Reconciliation Week 2020 is this week, May 27 to June3, and I’ve been thinking a lot about the issue of reconciliation. If you’re not familiar with it, National Reconciliation Week involves activities and conversations facilitated by Reconciliation Australia. It’s aim: “Creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider […]
Before Muse, I’d never heard of the genre “space rock” before. But after hearing it, it immediately made sense to me. Science fiction loving musicians trying to best replicate the themes of sci-fi and the sense of awe from the genre. Muse, led by lead singer Matt Bellamy (and his love of magical mushrooms) write […]
By Peter Morgan Nordic countries seem to specialise in lifestyle concepts that often defy one-word English translations. Keen outdoorsy types may be familiar with the Norwegian (and tongue defying) ‘friluftsliv’ which champions spending time in the wilderness. In the past decade, the Danes have shared the aesthetic comforts of ‘hygge’ much to the delight of inner-city design professionals worldwide. The […]
Lana Del Rey, was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant on June 21, 1985, in New York City. Her teenage life in the small community of Lake Placid, was dominated by her drinking habit which her parents would then send her to Kent School, a boarding school in Connecticut. By the age of 18, Del Rey was […]
The late 90’s saw the birth of countless garage rock bands and a whole new wave of alternative music. Lots of bands came and went, delivering often one major release and then returning to obscurity. Some of them get lucky and get a hit single which gives them a lifeline. Seattle band Harvey Danger’s 1997 […]
It’s likely you’ve heard of Minecraft at some point or you personally have played the game. The blocky sandbox game was initially released in 2009, and to this day has an estimated 100+ million active players a month. Aside from the game’s default survival mode, creative mode has been a fundamental ingredient in the game’s […]
I’ve now been in quarantine for 39 days. 6 weeks nearly. It’s been easily the most obscure chapter of my life, in a year that was earmarked for self-improvement and discovery. A cliche tale but one that I can’t escape from. It’d be irresponsible to not act as if I haven’t at least been able […]
By Hoanglan Nguyen @HoangWorld The biggest concern we have been grappling with has been to stay home so we can kick the virus to the kerb. Central to that idea is the place we call home. For hundreds of thousands of people, a rental is currently home. An issue looming large is that even when […]
Ramadan began on April 23, and for many it will be very different this year because of restrictions imposed by state and federal governments during the coronavirus pandemic. Fatera Ahmed explains what Ramadan means in her home. Ramadan is a holy month for Islamic adherents all over the world, where they follow certain restrictions from […]
I’m on a road to ruin, I don’t know what I’m doin’, MartiniI guess this is the place, inside I see your face, MartiniI walk into the room, position I assume, MartiniYou put a record on, I hear my favourite song, MartiniThe Presets – Martini I’m a big old cat person. I love them. They’re […]