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Our twenty-one-year-old cat died this month. Some cats are bastards, but he was a top lad. He really changed my idea of what a cat can be. Some cats are no more attached to you than an Airbnb guest, but he was a loyal, f...

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A research team from the Design Innovation Research Centre at the University of Technology Sydney is looking for new ways to prevent domestic violence before it starts through community intervention. Rather than working ...

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Bondi local Peter Pecotić explores European and Indigenous ideas of ancestral lands in his new documentary, Countryman. The film premiered at the Croatian Film Festival in November and charts Mr Pecotić’s relationshi...

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Local Development Issues Waverley park Dear Editor – Thank you for bringing attention to the proposed building of yet more cricket club facilities in Waverley Park. The Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club already has excl...

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In my role as self-appointed COVID ambassador, I genuinely envy the anti-COVID protestors with their self-assuredness and willingness to blatantly protest vaccine mandates and public health measures proven to save lives ...

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Local artist Ruth Schneider is the creative talent behind this month’s cover painting. Ruth shares her local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? I’ve lived in the Eastern Suburbs most of my...

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As many as 1 in 6 women will experience domestic violence at some point in their life – a truly shocking number – and we have seen evidence that, through the pandemic, this number has risen. Domestic violence...

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Sagittarius Nov 23-Dec 21 Just because you keep waking up in the middle of the night super horny, it doesn’t mean it’s okay to FaceTime your ex at 4am. Capricorn Dec 22-Jan 20 Anyone carrying a yoga mat in public can...

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Larb is a delicious and vibrant Thai salad with maximum flavour – hot, salty, sweet and sour. There are plenty of greens to keep it fresh for summer including layers of lettuce leaves for crunch, fragrant Thai basi...

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For far too long we have witnessed the consequences of too few women elected to represent the community in Australian politics. In recent times there have been many serious allegations of sexual assault, harassment and b...

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