Coffs Harbour on Gumbaynggirr country has opened its arms to refugees from war-torn countries since the mid-2000s. Now a local anti-racism initiative has found creative ways to unite the regional coastal town.
In a Malaysian cemetery, I learned how to speak to the dead for the first time. The end of 2023 was when I was able to visit my 公公 kung-kung (my maternal grandpa)’s final resting...
While religious divisions are deepening in India, music and poetry are helping to bring people together here in Australia.
“This culture of togetherness is how Western Sydney has been able to foster world-class musicians. Music is not a commodity - but a community.” The New Point Magazine drills into the Western Sydney music scene.
Fake news and online conspiracy theories are flourishing. Here’s how young people are learning to spot the fakes and take a stand as digital citizens.
A community with a storied culture is reconciling past and present through museums and music.
We Persians have an expression that says: ‘That person has a worm.’ This is something akin to English phrases involving ‘bug’. I am sick. I have the bug of writing.
Tears welled in my eyes, but I was careful to not let any of them out and into the salty ghormeh sabzi. My grandfather has planted a seed of doubt in the centre of my...
The Codebreakers project uses social media, digital platforms and art to engage young people from Western Sydney in critical conversations about culture, identity and belonging.
‘Involuntary celibates’ – or self-styled ‘incels’ – are a weird and dangerous breed of extremists that have emerged from an online ecosystem where misogyny and hate can thrive.
Young authors Jinyoung Kim and Sabina Patawaran skilfully explore Australian trends in racism and anti-racism in their accessible new book, Anti-Racism Kit: A Guide for High School Students
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