Global media hysteria has greeted the birth of Prince William’s first child, a new heir to the British throne. The as yet unnamed baby boy greeted the world for the first time yesterday, just a day after birth, on the steps of St Mary’s hospital, nestled in the arms of his mother, the Duchess of…
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In a Western society liberating oneself from materialism and leading an all-natural lifestyle is a challenging concept. The Hare Krishna Consciousness community in Murwillumbah practises the acts of natural living, vegetarianism, chanting mantras and meditation as a sacrament to achieve spiritual emancipation from the standard of living that we see as a norm. Reporter Jesika…
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In a humble concession speech last night, Julia Gillard admitted her prime ministership had been a difficult journey but said she felt privileged to have enacted a multitude of reforms and paved the way for future female prime ministers. Close to tears she remained composed as she discussed public and party reaction to her as…
DetailsFor the past two weeks Sydney’s cinemas have been transformed into an art house cultural hub for the 60th Sydney Film Festival. The world’s longest-running film festival presented a diversity of cinematic talent, with 192 titles from 55 countries, including four world premieres, 51 documentaries and 124 Australian premieres. To celebrate the milestone the festival…
DetailsCommunications Minister Stephen Conroy’s contentious media reform proposals won few friends through the week. Even the Senate, where he is Government leader, voted to send his six media bills for review, though Labor, in panic mode, swiftly extracted promises from the committee that it would report swiftly. That allowed the proposals to stay on track…
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Photo from Tollie Schmidt’s photostream: tollieschmidt There is nothing new about obsession with body image but the battlefront has relocated from magazines and our mirrors to the social media. The term “Thinspiration” – thinspo in short – is given to pictures, videos, blogs and quotes or any form of media that “inspires” girls to lose weight or to…
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