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From Maralinga bombs to bailer shells: the artistic alchemy of Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce Stephanie Convery “The shadows that appeared on the wall were like bodies hanging from nooses,” says artist Yhonnie Scarce. She is talking about a moment at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2017, during the installation of her piece Death Zephyr; a nuclear cloud created from thousands of hand-blown glass yams, roughly the shape of inverted teardrops, suspended from the ceiling....

A total fire ban has been issued for regions in Victoria, while crews in South Australia work to keep a major grass fire at bay as strong winds and high temperatures generate dangerous fire conditions in several states today. Victorias fire ban has been issued for the Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country regions, with no fires permitted to be lit in the open air today. The SA Country Fire Service (CFS) is still working on the Blackford blaze which is now contained, however a current active Bu...

The card means I can’t do normal things. I can’t go to the football club or to the yacht club. You can’t even take the kids and buy lollies or water. In July I went to the pub for my birthday to have dinner with some friends. When I went to pay for my meal I couldn’t, because of the card. I didn’t even order a beer. They don’t tell you this beforehand – they just let you go and embarrass yourself. It happened again the other day when I tried to buy an air cond...

Date Time Updates to COVID-19 Directions 1 January 2021, South Australia Two COVID-19 Directions have been updated in South Australia in response to the recent New South Wales COVID-19 outbreak. Updates have been made to the Cross Border Travel and Residential Aged Care Directions. These updates provide prohibited entry for those travelling from New South Wales and requirements for Essential Travellers. It is important that anyone intending to travel from New South Wales reads the following inf...

From COVID-19 lockdown rut to life on the road, single mum takes kids on outback adventure SatSaturday 26 DecDecember 2020 at 12:05am The family of three have travelled through Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory on their road trip. ( Print text only Cancel When single mum Carol Owen realised that her lockdown life looked no different to her normal life, she decided to take her boys Wesley and Monty out of school and embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Key points: Ms Owen s...

Wuigada Wuigada was named and developed by the highly acclaimed indigenous singer songwriter, Kutcha Edwards. Dave Arden. Dave will be releasing his latest album Red Desert Man at the Share The Spirit Festival & the Thornbury Theatre in February in 2021. Red Desert Man is an introspective look at his experience as an Aboriginal man, searching for his identity and having a voice. The album is about where you come from and who you are. Once you find out who you are through that family tree ...

Queensland Mostly sunny in the far southwest, a slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, increasing to a medium to high chance in the southeast interior. Risk of severe thunderstorm about inland parts of the southeast west of Boonah. Hot conditions in the southwest and southern interior, with highs of 43C in Birdsville and 35C in Rockhampton. Slightly cooler in Brisbane, with a top of 31C forecast. Winds light to moderate to east to northwesterly generally, though modera...

THE cashless welfare card program would cause “significant hardship” if rolled out nationwide, Dunkley MP Peta Murphy says. The program sees 80 per cent of welfare payments made to an individual put onto a card, where it cannot be used on alcohol or gambling products. The government is trialling the card in four communities – Ceduna, SA, Bundaberg and Harvey Bay, QLD, Goldfields, WA, and East Kimberley, WA. It moved last week to make the trials permanent in those locations, but could not ...

On todays program: Alpine businesses say insurance costs have quadrupled this year following the bushfires and many are struggling to afford it. Mt Buller businesses owner John Perks managed to clinch a deal this week just hours after become uninsured following months of searching for a policy. But its nearly four times the cost of his normal insurance and hes worried many wont be able to afford it, particularly since many havent earned any real income since September last year. He thinks there...

You are here Home » News & events » All stories » Whos really behaving badly? Confronting Australia’s cashless welfare card Whos really behaving badly? Confronting Australia’s cashless welfare card 11 December 2020 The government’s Cashless Debit Card almost fell apart on Wednesday night. Senator Rex Patrick’s refusal to support the government’s plans to make the scheme permanent gave some hope that this expensive, ideological and cruel policy would end. Yet in the final Sena...