Alleged Crimes of the East

Other

Maroubra woman kept as slave, AFP allege A woman is alleged to have been kept as a slave in Maroubra for two years, according to charges laid by Australian Federal Police against a man who heads a controversial northern ...

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This Land…

Satire

Darkness enveloped the land. A depressing grey pall hung heavily over the land and fomented despicable violence which entrenched anger, frustration, despair and fear in those victimised by birth. Toxic masculinity leeche...

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It Is What It Is

Other

Recently I went camping up the coast with my brother and a few mates. We’ve been going on this annual trip for over 20 years now. This time it was a little different, as it happened to coincide with the once-in-a-hundr...

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The Unreliable Guide To…Why Woke is Broke

Satire

Unless you’ve been asleep, you will have heard the expression ‘woke’, meaning a perceived awareness of social issues and injustice, especially racism. Now, ‘woke’ seems worn out, reduced to a pseudonym/insult f...

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Giving Inmates the Chance to Sing

News

Prisoners across New South Wales are being given a chance to rehabilitate through the arts in a program led by the Community Restorative Centre that started at Long Bay Correctional Facility. Maroubra local Murray Cook w...

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Dads Looking Out for Dads

News

A group of Bondi dads is investing in mateship and community through their monthly support group, Fathers of Bondi. The group, which started five years ago, aims to tackle the loneliness and disconnection that men experi...

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Bringing Nature Back to Bondi

News

Residents of Castlefield Street, Bondi have come together to propose a new park between Bondi Road and Castlefield Lane. The group presented its plan to the South Bondi Precinct and are now collecting signatures to show ...

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Three Strikes for Matraville Incinerator

News

Local, state, and federal politicians have come together to oppose the planned Matraville incinerator, citing concerns for community health across the eastern suburbs. The proposed incinerator would be capable of providi...

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Should the Shark Nets Go?

News

Shark nets that have protected Eastern Suburbs beachgoers since the late 1930s could soon be removed. With so many other marine creatures getting caught and dying in the nets, there is an official push to use more humane...

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The Beast’s Monthly Mailbag

People

Loving the March Cover DERRIERE DISTASTE The March cover, painted by a local female artist, depicting a rear view of a female surfer holding a surfboard while seemingly looking out to sea, has excited your critical corre...

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