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Drinking straws are fairly redundant contraptions these days, yet their use and disposal is responsible for a large amount of litter. In light of this, a campaign has started to ban drinking straws in Bondi. ‘The Last ...

Eastern Suburbs foster parent Neil McFarlane was watching SBS’s Insight program last year when he became extremely agitated. “They had a birth father on the show and he had had his own children removed,” Mr McFarla...

CANCER Jun 22-Jul 23 Save a fortune by substituting speed for cocaine. The coke we get here is mostly speed anyway and it’s actually pretty good shit. LEO Jul 24-Aug 23 Avoid the emergency department unless youR...

Last month marked the fifteen-year anniversary of local legend Mal Ward’s Monster Raffle and Auction, held in loving memory of his son Johnno, who passed away in 2008 after a long battle with childhood liver disease. T...

Australia’s surfing culture and its synonymous connection with Maroubra will again be celebrated at the annual Beach Breaks Carnival. The carnival, organised by Randwick City Council, will return to Maroubra Beach on S...

While whinging about the ‘bitter’, ‘unbearable’ cold of the Sydney winter seems like a favourite pastime in these parts, one thing that is likely to drag us outside into the elements is the chance of an encounter...