Live the life…after school
Live the life you want after School. Hear advice and tips from Careers Advisers across NSW.
– By Jessica Amir
– Camera by Jessica Amir and Oliver McCormack
Boutique of the week: Josh Goot
Known for its sleek, athletic and clean designs, bold prints and texturised fabrics, the new Josh Goot store showcases each and every piece in a gallery style showroom. “Each piece gets the attention it deserves,” said Ashlee Watkins who has been managing the store since its relocation. The space is open, raw and clean. The…
DetailsTAFE cuts ridiculed
The Opposition’s Education Spokeswoman, Carmel Tebbutt, has ridiculed the O’Farrell government’s plans to cut funding from TAFE in NSW. Education Minister Adrian Piccoli announced that only government-approved TAFE courses would continue to receive state funding. “These reforms will enable TAFE institutes to become more locally responsive, flexible and autonomous,” Mr Piccoli said. “TAFE will be…
DetailsPolice say taser report overstates abuse
The NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, has defended the use of tasers after the NSW Ombudsman accused police of abusing the weapons. Bruce Barbour’s report – How are Taser weapons used by the NSW Police Force? – reviewed 556 taser incidents between June 2008 and November 2010. His investigation was commissioned after two people were killed in taser incidents.…
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What rugby league needs to hear from the bush telegraph
If you’re about to spend millions of dollars promoting rugby league in regional areas, speak with country people first. The Australian Rugby League Commission, which boasted about its plan to spend some of the $1 billion won in broadcast rights on “providing funding to grow our game from the grass roots to the elite level” believes…
DetailsZombies and country rugby league
Zombies, League, Terrorists for charity, Video game addiction, synthetic drugs and the resurgence of ecstasy, what a week! The Newsroom takes a walk with some Zombies for their annual march, we ride with creatures of the night, talk to successful fashion bloggers, They Hate us, ask a new Sydney restaurant owner for advice on how to open a…
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Ecstasy makes a comeback
This week marks 17 years since the death of Anna Wood. The Sydney schoolgirl died from water intoxication after taking ecstasy at a nightclub. She was just 15. Ecstasy is now easier to get and has increased in purity, according to the National Drugs and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC). People nominating ecstasy as their drug of…
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Streets of Decay
Hundreds of living corpses will be moaning, groaning and bleeding in Hyde Park this Saturday for the fourth annual Sydney Zombie Walk. The walking dead stalk the streets each year to raise money and awareness for Australia’s Brain Foundation. Last year, in Sydney they raised $1000, as well as the hair on the necks of passersby. The…
DetailsIt isn’t fine to Jaywalk
Photo by Natasha Chadwick. Pedestrians are being given the red light as police target jaywalkers in Sydney’s CBD. On Wednesday 24 October, the Motorcycle Response Team conducted an operation at the intersections of Park and Castlereagh Street and Park and Pitt Street during afternoon peak hour. Superintendent Stuart Smith, operations commander for Traffic and Highway…
DetailsLicense to Sing
Photo by Mitch Duncan. “Sam The Bird” has sold over 1000 albums from busking for just four months in the Devonshire Tunnel at Central Station. The last ten live-performance gigs he has been hired to do are a direct result from busking too. “It’s a good way to get your music out there,” said Sam The Bird.…
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