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Story and Photos by Lachlan Gardiner  When I first thought about horse racing I would envisage the elaborate costumes and over-indulgent celebrations of the young men and women having a good time. This does exist, however I discovered that the beating heart of this industry lies somewhere else.   Never far from the TV’s, with [...]

Rett Syndrome is a disorder that is relatively unknown, even within the medical community. The project aims to describe the experience of living with Retts to create empathy and awareness of the disorder.

The long drive to Nimbin makes for a bumpy trip back in time. The annual festival attracts thousands of tourists, artists, and musicians from all over the world to partake in festivities and smoke their peace pipes in protest against the illegalisation of marijuana. Some of the popular attractions include joint rolling competitions, bong throwing, [...]

On the 28th of May this year, women and supporting men all over South-East Queensland grouped together in the Brisbane CBD to protest against the suggestion that rape can be directly linked to what a woman wears.

Photos and story by Gemima Harvey Pobuly Chanthava was digging up vegetables in 1993 when she hit a cluster bomb with her hoe.“I knew it was dangerous land and my parents warned me of this but my family is poor and we had no choice.” The legacy of a secret war means the poorest people [...]

The Romani people are an ethnic group with a diverse history; their origins go back to the Indian subcontinent. They now live all throughout Europe keeping true to their nomadic culture. The Ciganos – the Romani in Portugal – have an individual history dating over 500 years. There are now between 30,000 and 50,000 spread [...]

Story by Stefan Wern Being a Swede, I am not very familiar with the game of Bowls. My knowledge extends only to what I have occasionally seen on TV sports channels. When I moved to the Gold Coast, I realised my apartment was just a short walk away from the local Broadbeach Bowls Club. I [...]

Story by Campbell Matthews This is the story of one man’s journey from childhood to his mid-thirties. Growing up in a destabilised environment, he periodically moved from town to town and never felt settled. From his early teens, boredom, alcohol and drug abuse soon developed into petty crime, which evolved through his teenage years into [...]

Story by Jessica Allardyce Originally from Melbourne, Gary Allardyce moved to the Gold Coast in his forties in search of a lifestyle change. From then on, his life went from divorce to a new family, a life-long profession in computer programming to a new career in real estate; and being financially stable to struggling from week [...]

Story by Samantha Camarri Sam graduated high school and entered the gap year as a cadet in the Army. Training for 365 days, he decided this career path was not for him. Taking another two years off to complete a diploma of Law and Justice and to get his physical testing up to the standards, [...]