Jemima Choquenot-Pizer, from Ultimo TAFE, was the winner of our Sydney TAFE Radio survey competition, and has won a double pass to the 2013 Big Day Out. Thanks Jemima and everyone else who took part. Stay posted for news of our Sydney TAFE Media launch in late November.
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The end of Ramadan: Eid Mubarak
BY CLAUDIA RUSMAN Ramadan is the holy month of fasting and worship for Muslims. We fast from dawn to sunset to increase righteousness and dutifulness to Allah (God). Once we have completed a whole month of fasting, we have our celebration called “Eid”, which is celebrated throughout the world by all Muslims. Eid is […]
Photos: Inside Sydney TAFE Radio
Diploma of Communications student Mingyue Zhou photographed the Petersham Media Centre and studios of Sydney TAFE Radio. Click on the “Listen Now” link on the top right of this page if you’d like to hear our students at work.
Smoking: no easy answers
BY NICK MONFRIES Last week fellow TAFE student, punk rock fan and also-Nick, Nick Cavarretta, wrote a piece about the Australian Federal Government passing a law that dictates that all cigarette packets sold in Australia must now be sold in plain khaki coloured packaging, with makers’ logos and type shown only in a standard font and standard […]
Plain packaging: do smokers care?
From December 2012, cigarettes in Australia will be sold in plain, khaki-coloured packaging. Illustration by Vectorportal/flickr. BY NICK CAVARRETTA If you’re one to read the news, you’ve probably noticed that the hot topic of the day is the removing of branding from a packet. That’s right, I’m referring to the plain packaging for cigarette packets. […]
Hoist with their own petard
Main photo: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, by Andrew Feinberg/flickr BY NICK MONFRIES If you’re anything like me, you probably have more than a passing acquaintance with Facebook and its various pages, profiles, likes and comments. If you’re like me, you also like nothing more than seeing a deserving public takedown. Somewhat like what […]
The price of homelessness
Story and photo by Amanda Parkinson Twilight glistens across the city. Wind tumbles down Martin Place. Precious pearls and Armani coats are locked away, cosy and safe behind the glass of shop windows. Adorning the shops’ steps, beneath tattered blankets Sydney’s homeless sleep. Tonight 22,000 Australians will sleep rough. 220,000 Australians will access homelessness services this […]
Income management, a feminist issue
Interview by Julie Cooper, Story by Amanda Parkinson Megan Clement-Couzner is a doctoral student at the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney. She is a commentator on gender, and social and economic change. She is a lifelong feminist and a member of F, the Sydney feminist collective. (Bio from The Punch.) […]
Adam Enoch:The Abstract City
Until the age of 25, I had spent my entire life living in a country town. Infrequent journeys to Sydney were a great source of enjoyment, but it was time spent in London, cramped and bustling, where I realised how much I enjoyed being in the city. The inescapable closeness, the constant, droning commotion […]
Jess Davoren:Deceptive Innocence
Deceptive Innocence: The Adventure of childhood. de·cep·tive/diˈseptiv/’– Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading in·no·cence/ˈinəsəns/– The state, quality, or virtue of being innocent These definitions are the meaning behind my theme Deceptive Innocence, The Adventure of Childhood. The subject of my photographs is my nephew, Ethan James Davoren. The featured photographs […]