Stories by media students @ Ultimo TAFE
By Sam Alexander Surprise, surprise. Blake Ferguson has found himself embroiled in media speculation yet again. Controversial figure Ferguson, has now been linked with a cross-code switch to rival sport Rugby Union, a move in which he feels will re-invent his hiccup-prone career. Following the NRL’s decision to refuse the registering of his contract, Ferguson’s time […]
Northern Beaches brothers, Oli and Louis Leimbach are on their rise to fame. With an upcoming tour of the U.S and various festival appearances, Lime Cordiale is working up a storm. Known for their chilled out personalities and unique beach pop music, it’s no doubt that everyone is keen for a new album, inspired by […]
BY CHLOE TAYLOR If you can’t get enough of high speeds, love the smell of smoke from tyres, crave the sound of a Formula One car or your heart skips a beat as 30 Porsche GT3s cross a black and white finish line, then BBC Top Gear Festival Sydney is the place you need to […]
STORY AND PHOTO BY JASMINE VASARHELYI Her vision inspired generations, her voice speaks when the fearful were silent, and it is her originality that has established Yoko Ono – Japanese-American artist and wife of the late John Lennon – as a legend in her own right. This summer at Sydney’s Modern Contemporary Art Yoko’s exhibition […]
BY S.J. ALEXANDER In what is the biggest rugby league story of the off-season, Rabbitohs sensation Sam Burgess has signed with English rugby union club Bath. Burgess, one of the biggest names in rugby league at the moment, has made the big money switch (to a salary worth more than $900,000) in which he describes as […]
BY CLAIRE PHILLIPS I know I know, I’m a bit late with this one. But The Walking Dead just restarted, and I wasn’t totally aware of the fact because I live under a rock. A rock that has internet, but that avoids ads like the plague. I’m assuming that if you’re reading this you have […]
By Kimberley Siauw If you had an idea, any idea, a funny idea, an artistic idea, a story idea, how do you think you could portray that idea in six seconds? Like advertisements on TV, on radio or even in newspapers and magazines, we’re limited to a certain time limit or word count. People actually […]
BY ANTONI BELL Like most people, I have a good friend who happens to be obsessed with anything related to weasels. Pretty much all my knowledge on weasels and weaselly animals (stoats, ferrets, otters, etc) is the result of our long friendship, and study of these often misunderstood animals. We share a passion for writing, […]
Child soldiers in the Congo struggle to live normal lives post-conflict. EUNICE CHIN spoke with Congolese ‘peace builders’ about the struggles of reintegrating these traumatised young victims. Rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its neighboring regions continue to trigger disruption, despite the signing of a UN-backed Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework […]
Cloning an extinct species has long been a staple of science fiction, but is it about to become a reality? Story by Jack Corbett When Jay Savage first discovered the golden toad in 1966, the species became a poster specimen for the biodiversity of Costa Rica. While it lived in a small area, roughly 10 […]