MEG BOLTON Despite seven years of resident action aimed at stopping the plans, sand and gravel extraction has started in …
North Stradbroke home to ‘treasure trove’ of ancient wetlands
MADDELIN MCCOSKER Scientists from the University of Adelaide and the Queensland government have uncovered a ‘treasure trove’ of ancient wetlands …
State Library Celebrating Indigenous Literacy day
MARNIE CRUICKSHANK National Indigenous Literacy Day will be celebrated with a special event at the Queensland State Library on Wednesday. …
National building awards recognise young talent
JACKSON PAINE The Australian Institute of Building held their annual awards ceremony in Brisbane on Saturday night, as the …
An uncertain future: recognizing the experience of Australia’s refugees
MATTHEW WOTHERSPOON Poverty, famine, disease. It’s an image antonymous with first-world life. But for refugees who have been forced to …
Changing the lives of Refugees at Harmony Place
MARIAN JOSEPH Last year 65.3 million people were forcibly displaced from their home countries as a result of persecution, conflict, …
Tweaking Airbnb could be the answer to refugee integration
LIZ CALLIGEROS According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an unparalleled 65.3 million people around the world have …
Fighting for life: a refugees struggle for acceptance
DAVID SIMON When refugees are presented in the media throughout Australia, the adopted angles are those that present these people …
Refugees mental health: cultural complexities
ALANNAH KERR “We journey towards a home not of our flesh. It’s chestnut trees are not of our bones. Its …
Holding onto hope
JESSICA WEST As the worlds refugee situation goes from bad to worse the only thing preventing some of these refugees …