Articles by Peter Hackney
City unveils $1.9 billion infrastructure program
The City of Sydney Council is poised to spend almost $2 billion on infrastructure to ensure Sydney ... Read more
Thu May 23rd, 2013 - 3 Comments
News in brief
Poets, police and prisoners Groundbreaking poetry workshops operating in NSW prisons will be on show to the general ... Read more
Casino plan raises questions on unsolicited proposals process
The O’Farrell Government’s unsolicited proposals process has been called into question by Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich, ... Read more
200 years of benevolence
In May, 1813, Lachlan Macquarie was Governor of NSW, John and Elizabeth Macarthur were sending out the ... Read more
Sex worker outreach service given marching orders
An outreach service for female street-based sex workers in Darlinghurst will be forced to move, with the ... Read more
Prince Alfred Park Pool open at last
Eight years after it was first announced, five years after site works began, and three years after ... Read more
Queen of the Cross back in town
Apart from appearing together on TV talk show Beauty and the Beast, magazine queen Ita Buttrose and ... Read more
Troubled times for Sydney gay media
Sydney’s only weekly publication dedicated to covering local GLBTI issues is clinging to life, despite the Federal ... Read more
Thu May 16th, 2013 - 2 Comments
News in brief
Permanent GLBTI symbol for Taylor Square to be investigated Labor City of Sydney Councillor Linda Scott has castigated ... Read more
New calls to complete Eastern Suburbs Railway
Controversy over the CBD and South East Light Rail project has reignited debate about the incomplete Eastern ... Read more
Thu May 9th, 2013 - 6 Comments
Arts & Entertainment
Music
JAZZGROOVE MOTHERSHIP ORCHESTRA
Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra (JMO) is no ordinary ...
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PHOENIX - BANKRUPT!
Let the opening notes make you feel ...
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THE TONGUE – SURRENDER TO VICTORY
Surrender To Victory, the third album for ...
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Theatre
HAPPINESS
How far into theory can you delve ...
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JACK CHARLES V THE CROWN
Uncle Jack is quite a character and ...
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REVIEW - CAVALIA
Under the bright lights of the big ...
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Events
CAVALIA
For the best part of a decade, ...
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5TH DENIS KEVANS MEMORIAL ANZAC WEEK PEACE CONCERT
Even though the US war with Vietnam ...
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GIG REVIEW - KNOX (FIJI) SUPPORTED BY AARON MARTIN AND ALEX GIBSON: April 17 at Blue Beat, Double Bay
There is no greater feeling than thoroughly ...
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Comedy
HAPPINESS
How far into theory can you delve ...
Read moreTHANK GOD IT'S ON STAGE: LOVE FACTUALLY - THE ROMANCE EDITION
The team from ABC 702 Radio’s Thank ...
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JOSIE LONG - ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE
With her trip to our spectacular city ...
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Books
SIMON CALLOW: ON DICKENS & THEATRE
Simon Callow is best known for his ...
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THE PRIVATE, THE PUBLIC, AND THE LINE IN BETWEEN
You know that old line, ‘whoever invokes ...
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BEHIND THE LINES
Published in newspapers, journals and online, cartoons ...
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Exhibitions
TRANSLATIONS: A SYDNEY-SACRAMENTO EXCHANGE
Translations at Sydney University’s Verge Gallery is ...
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SWITCHED ON
Performance Space’s Switched On season, which is ...
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58TH ANNUAL HUNTERS HILL ARTS EXHIBITION
The idea of including local community artists ...
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Movies
THE HANGOVER PART III
The Wolfpack is back but the formula ...
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SMALL APARTMENTS
First reaction: "What was that?" Contemplated final ...
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HAPPINESS NEVER COMES ALONE
Sacha Keller (Gad Elmaleh) is happily single, ...
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