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Arts, Culture and Society

Speaking in Strings

by Gemma Wolk

Music has a unique power to bring people together, transcending language and cultural differences. Supported by the University of Newcastle, the Jesmond Strings Academy is providing opportunity for students to build connection, belonging and confidence through a shared love of music.

Arts, Culture and Society

A shift in energy

by Gemma Wolk

With 17 Hunter Valley mines set to close over the next 20 years, the region is facing a significant turning point. Conversations often centre around job losses, but what comes next for those who will remain?

Arts, Culture and Society

Big dreams built through remote community partnership

by Shahni Wellington

The unlikely pairing of outback Menindee and seaside Newcastle have successfully bridged the distance

Arts, Culture and Society

Protecting Indigenous knowledges

by Shahni Wellington

During his research to unlock the archives, Dr Hodgetts found that the keys had been long-kept from cultural knowledge-holders.

Busines, Law and Politics

6 young entrepreneurs making waves

by Madelaine Love

Hear from six young entrepreneurs making waves across tourism, pharmaceuticals, food science, and mental health.

Arts, Culture and Society

Why arts degrees and other generalist programs are the future of Australian higher education

by Catharine Coleborne

This article is the first in our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond”. A review team is due to finish a draft report in June and a final report in December 2023.

Arts, Culture and Society

‘No home to go to, and no means of living’: how colonial vagrancy laws punished the poor

by Catharine Coleborne

Vagrancy – being found in the street without any visible means of support – was a crime in many parts of Australia right up to the final decades of the 20th century. In some jurisdictions, vagrancy laws were only repealed in the early 2000s.

Arts, Culture and Society

NGARRAMA – Newcastle’s largest reconciliation event

by Shahni Wellington

How one conversation became a community movement

Arts, Culture and Society

Creative ageing – it’s all in your mind

by Carmen Swadling

Ageing presents many challenges. But perhaps getting creative is key to boosting well-being and good brain health?

Arts, Culture and Society

Splendour sparks controversy

by Alison Hutton

Enforcing adult chaperones of teens at Splendour in the Grass actually undermines public health

Student Life

Mosquito mates: how clothing has stopped mozzies and started a movement

by Tim Connell

Student start-up Borne Clothing has developed a mosquito-repelling clothing line that is contributing to the fight against malaria.

Arts, Culture and Society

Learning the hard truth

by Carmen Swadling

The intensity of Australia’s violent colonial history cannot be ignored, documented in the first comprehensive, nation-wide mapped record of frontier massacres. Now, it’s time to learn from this truth-telling.

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