More children are living in poverty despite both parents working, study shows Around three-quarters of children in poverty in the UK live in working households, new research has found The Independent UK · May 18
Tree honouring Tony Abbott sawn off again in ‘extremely rare’ act of vandalism Blue Mountains council to install CCTV after English oak sawn off at the weekend – itself a replacement for another stolen tree honouring former PM The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2024
Royal visits to Australia can be disaster magnets. In the first one, the prince barely made it out alive It’s official: the royals are returning down under. King Charles and Queen Camilla are scheduled to visit Australia and Samoa in October, attending events in Canberra and New South Wales (with more details to come). The Conversation · Jul 16, 2024
Tracing Hunter Street Mall's evolving streetscape Taking a walk through time around Newcastle's evolving Hunter Street Mall Newcastle Herald · Mar 31, 2024
CBD steetscape an evolving storey of demolition and renewal The changing face of Newcastle's CBD. Newcastle Herald · Mar 31, 2024
‘I feel constantly watched’: the employees working under surveillance Monitoring software has become more common since the pandemic – but are activity scores the best way to measure productivity? The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023
DWP Universal Credit warning as half a million people have benefits cut due to sanctions More than 540,000 people had their benefit payments reduced or stopped in the past year, according to figures Chronicle Live · May 29, 2023
Going ahead with tougher sanctions for benefit claimants ‘foolish and unfair’ A think tank warned that more people on social security are at risk of hardship and destitution if their payments are cut. The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
Saving historic Waratah landmark a true work of art From derelict wreck, to cherished building once again. Newcastle Herald · Jun 26, 2022
Australia’s inland rail: a long-held dream, but for whom and at what cost? Gabrielle Chan looks at how we got our current inland rail route and the sharp divides over what the line should achieve The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2022