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  • Freudian antics on election day

    Party scrutineers at Sydney polling booths tell some head-scratching stories of what people did with their ballots. On one table alone in the Town Hall, ten papers sported drawings of male genitalia, some quite elaborate. Why that was such a popular choice is a question ...
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    Polling day at St Canices Church, Kings Cross - too much information or not enough?

  • Artists brew up a plan for CUB site

    The lone structure remaining from Broadway's Carlton and United Breweries may become a blank canvas for four contemporary installation artists. Sydney artists Jennifer Turpin and Michaelie Crawford and former Sydney Morning Herald art critic Anne Loxley await Council approval to transform what is now known ...
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  • Yes it is art

    East Sydney photographer and beekeeper George Schwarz composed this image around a litter of stillborn mice found by his partner Charis under some floorboards in an aviary. The image features in Carpe Diem, a current show by Mr Schwarz at the Stills Gallery in ...
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    'Mother' by George Schwarz, at the Stills Gallery now

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  • Pulp Friction

    Every year around this time, Australia's newspaper executives gather to hear the same grim news. This year the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers Association's late winter convention was addressed by futurologist Ross Dawson -- who told the crowded room of poker-faced newspaper publishers, newsprint would ...
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  • Liberals fake their green credentials on polling day

    Austin G Mackell Liberal Party operatives have been busted at polling booths on election day dressed in green and handing out fake Greens Party pamphlets which indicated they should preference the Coalition ahead of Labor. An official from the Australian Electoral Commission who was present ...
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    Young Liberals using sneaky tactics to masquerade as people who care about the environment

  • A cheeky peek under Sydney’s Fringe

    The Sydney Fringe Festival is a bit of a perve. It promises to peek under the skirts of Sydney's unconventional creative communities particularly those based in the vibrant Inner West for some full-frontal exposure the city has long craved. This year marks ...
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Bondi View News

  • Election 2010 gossip

    Accidental prime minister Guess which prominent Liberal party pollie was overheard quipping at an eastern suburbs event that if Tony Abbott won the election he would truly be the "accidental prime minister"? The answer is close to home. Google magic Some minor parties and Independents have discovered ...
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    Max Gillies as Tony Abbott in Godzone

  • GenerationOne ideas forum

    It wasn't the first forum addressing Aboriginal disadvantage, nor will it be the last but this "talkfest" up the road at Moore Park, Fox Studios was effective. For me it was personal. Like GenerationOne founder and visionary, Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest (mining magnate billionaire) and his Bondi ...
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    Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest chats with Greg Tingle at the forum

  • ‘Shir’ madness on the beach

    Bondi is gearing up for the inaugural Sydney Jewish Music Festival at Bondi Beach on August 15. The eclectic festival will feature a quirky line-up budding with fresh talent and seasoned international artists. Australian singer-songwriter Deborah Conway will be joined by members of the John Butler ...
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    Deborah Conway will be in Sydney for the Jewish Music Festival

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Inner West Independent

  • Local art collective fosters aesthete

    A local Sydney painting collective has propelled one of their members to national recognition in the art world. Louise Beck, from the Brandling Street Arts Group, is a finalist in this year's national Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, held in Perth and offering an ...
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    Louise Beck’s portrait of Maurice Cuffe has been nominated for this year’s Black Swan Prize for Portraiture

  • Activities for Leichhardt teens

    Leichhardt Council is reaching out to the area's youth, with a series of free activities for people aged 12-18 in the Balmain-Rozelle Peninsula this month. Throughout August and into September, the Hannaford Centre is opening its doors to provide "social, recreational and cultural opportunities for ...
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  • Green tide rises – but can it continue?

    Amidst the uncertainty and confusion of election night, one of the symbolic, even historic, moments was the sight of Adam Bandt, Greens candidate for Melbourne, claiming victory over Labor's Cath Bowtell. In one sense, it was no surprise the party has been tipped ...
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    Sam Byrne - Greenslide

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