The Sentinel Speakeasy

Event Horizon : EP 1 : AI Isn’t Coming - It’s Already Controlling Your Daily Life

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:00:00 +1100

Welcome to Event Horizon, the podcast that cuts through the hype and fear to bring you clear, practical understanding of artificial intelligence.

I’m Travis de Jonk — digital strategist, ethicist, broadcast journalist, transformation expert and long-time futurist. After 20+ years inside newsrooms, entertainment networks and public health systems, I’ve created this series to raise digital literacy and give you the truth about AI: what it is, how it works, and why it affects every part of your life.

In this episode:

✔ Why AI isn’t new — and why you’ve been using it for years

✔ The hidden motivations that built modern AI

✔ Why everything online is manufactured

✔ The difference between what AI is vs. what people think it is

✔ Why digital literacy is now a survival skill

✔ And what’s coming in future episodes — including “Is AI conscious?”

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Season 3, episode 14: Michael Williams - Artistic Director, Sydney Writers' Festival

Tue, 17 May 2022 02:00:00 +1000

The Sydney Sentinel's Travis de Jonk explore's the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is Michael Williams - the artistic director of the Sydney Writers' Festival. We first spoke with Williams on the speakeasy last year in 2021 when he navigated Sydney Writers' Festival through the pandemic landscape to produce a brilliant 2021 festival. LISTEN to that interview here.

The Sydney Writers' Festival returns this year from 16 to 22 May 2022 - bigger, more engaging and politically charged than ever - with an equally bold theme: ‘Change My Mind’

Michael Williams joined us recently in the studio to discuss how the festival fared last year, tell us all about the exciting Sydney Writers' Festival 2022 program and to explain what the festival theme - Change My Mind - is really all about. He also gives us his event highlight picks that are not to be missed.

FIND OUT MORE & FOR FULL PROGRAM DETAILS visit https://www.swf.org.au

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Season 3, episode 13: Eric Nash & John Jarratt (Love You Like That)

Tue, 10 May 2022 15:00:00 +1000

The Sydney Sentinel's Travis de Jonk explore's the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK are writer, director and producer Eric Nash and iconic actor, producer and director John Jarratt. That’s right: Wolf Creek’s Mick Taylor is joining us on the show today. These two stellar talents teamed up in the production of the recent 2022 film release Love You Like That which is available to watch on Foxtel and Binge from 10 May, 2022.

Nash and Jarrett talk about the film, what it’s like making films in Australia, the joys and challenges of producing in Australia, what success really means and of course we talk about Wolf Creek - the horror phenomenon that made John Jarratt a household name around the world.

CHECK OUT the official trailer for Love You Like That here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scVq3VDTeUY

FOR MORE INFO about the film Love You Like That and to find out where you can watch it, visit https://www.flicks.com.au/movie/love-you-like-that/

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The Sydney Sentinel is an independent, progressive new voice in Sydney's media landscape, offering a fresh take on Sydney. Covering local arts, features, news and opinion, it also features dedicated queer, vegan and youth sections, in an online publication for the 2020s.

Read the latest stories and more at http://sydneysentinel.com.au.

The Sydney Sentinel would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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Season 3, episode 12: Will Tregoning - Unharm.org

Mon, 02 May 2022 23:00:00 +1000

The Sydney Sentinel's Travis de Jonk explore's the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is Will Tregoning - the founder of Unharm - an organisation spearheading drug law and policy reform in NSW and Australia. We last spoke to Will about a year ago - he returns to update us on movements in the organisation, as well as recent polling by Unharm revealing dramatic transformations in public attitudes about drugs, policing and policy.

Of particular interest are some points he offers regarding drugs in Australia and why reform and revision is so necessary - in context of the looming federal election which has sucked out all the oxygen from many pressing social issues and policy areas affecting our society.

TO FIND OUT MORE about Unharm, the work they do or to get involved, visit https://www.unharm.org.

LISTEN TO our 2021 interview with Will Tregoning from Unharm here: https://thesentinelspeakeasy.buzzsprout.com/1715823/8622351-the-sentinel-speakeasy-episode-14-featuring-special-guest-will-tregoning-donald-natalie-from-unharm-tuesday-01-june-2021

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Season 3, episode 11: Tim Duggan - Author of "Cult Status" and "Killer Thinking"

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +1000

The Sydney Sentinel's Travis de Jonk explores the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is Tim Duggan - an extraordinary and adventurous Australian who isn’t just a business powerhouse but an expert in the art of social activation and change. He is an optimist who firmly believes in the power of business to do good - and leads by example, running some of this nation’s most prominent and awarded media outlets and events.

His first book, Cult Status: How To Build A Business People Adore was named the Best Entrepreneurship and Small Business Book at the 2021 Australian Business Book Awards, and this May, Duggan releases his second book Killer Thinking an inspiring self-help business book that examines and inspires creativity in the workplace, helping to bring about positive solutions and change.

TO FIND OUT MORE:
About Tim Duggan visit https://www.panterapress.com.au/book_author/tim-duggan/
About Duggan's first book, Cult Status visit http://cultstatus.com
About Duggan's new book, Killer Thinking visit https://www.booktopia.com.au/killer-thinking-tim-duggan/book/9780648987468.html

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Season 3, episode 10: Ben Moir/ Vanity Faire (Wigs By Vanity)

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:00:00 +1000

The Sydney Sentinel's Travis de Jonk explores the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is a Sydney business success story. When Wigs by Vanity was started in 2003 by Ben Moir (AKA Vanity Faire) - in partnership with fellow drag artist Courtney Act - it redefined drag wigs in Australia and delivered a unique concept of wigs made by drag queens for drag queens.

It has since grown into a high profile and internationally recognised Australian brand - boasting a clientele of some of the biggest drag stars around the globe - and has set an industry standard amongst the drag community.

TO FIND OUT MORE about Ben Moire/Vanity and Wigs By Vanity visit: https://wigs-by-vanity.myshopify.com

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Season 3, episode 9: Drag superstars Art Simone & Etcetera Etcetera

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +1000

The Sydney Sentinel's Travis de Jonk explores the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK are two of the most famous drag talents in Australia - Art Simone and Etcetera Etcetera - and following their participation in hit reality TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, their names are now known globally.

The dynamic duo have teamed up for their own show - As Seen On TV . But that’s not all - they're doing the show in tandem with their own ‘one of a kind’ make-up workshops called Backstage Beauty. It’s an epic 19 date national Australian tour - not only of our major cities but regional centres too.

FOR MORE INFO & BOOKINGS for As Seen On TV and Backstage Beauty visit https://www.asseenontvtour.com/as-seen-on-tv-tour

Art Simone and Etcetera Etcetera joined me in the studio to talk about how they got their start in drag, what it was like being on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, how they deal with their newfound international fame, and why they're so passionate about taking their shows and workshops to regional Australia.

Check out Art Simone on instagram here.
Check out Etcetera Etcetera on instagram here.

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Season 3, episode 8: Marcia Hines

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +1000

The Sydney Sentinel's Travis de Jonk explores the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is Aussie icon, Marcia Hines. With a career spanning five decades, an Order of Australia (AM) and an entry in the ARIA Hall of Fame, Marcia Hines is a juggernaut of music, theatre and entertainment, and a national treasure.

Now, she is about to release new music and embark on a tour. Hines has returned to the recording studio and added three new songs to the upcoming greatest hits package called Still Shining – The 50th Anniversary Collection, followed by The Gospel According to Marcia – an album of gospel songs that Marcia grew up singing in the churches of Boston, which is also set to be a live show set for its world premiere at Vivid Sydney 2022.

For more info about Marcia Hines and her new music and tours, visit https://marciahines.com

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The Sydney Sentinel would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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Season 3, episode 7: The Eagle Bar Sydney & The Hide

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +1100

The Sydney Sentinel's Travis de Jonk explores the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

This week we are examining Sydney's fetish and kink scenes - subcultures as diverse and fascinating as the people who partake in them.

Sydney’s fetish and kink scene in the '80s and '90s was a thriving subculture - but it has experienced something of a decline in recent years. However, a swag of new initiatives are reviving interest in the scene. In this episode, we speak to two groups that are redefining fetish and kink in Sydney in the 2020s, revealing how important and empowering it is, and showing us that fetish and kink is as relevant as ever.

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK are Matt Bluf - an instigator of gay pop-up bar The Eagle Bar Sydney, and Thomas Seggie, who is a representative and an organiser of a relatively new fetish and kink social group known as The Hide.

FIND OUT MORE & GET INVOLVED:
The Eagle Bar Sydney : http://www.eaglesydney.com.au/
The Hide : https://www.facebook.com/thehidesydney
Fetish Australia : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1600540383571071/

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The Sydney Sentinel would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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Season 3, episode 6: John Baker (publisher, William & John, 1972-73)

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +1100

The Sydney Sentinel's Travis de Jonk explores the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is John Baker - a pioneering trailblazer of gay publishing in Australia. Baker launched his gay lifestyle magazine William & John back in 1972 - just a few years after the Stonewall riots in the US and six years before the first ever Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras protests.

Recognised as the first ever commercial lifestyle gay publication in Australia, its format is one that is still largely used today. Featuring full nude male centrefolds as well as articles on politics, arts and health, it connected gay people together like nothing before. However Baker faced fierce opponents both in and out of the gay community over William & John. Some were determined to censor and ultimately close the magazine.

Read the full feature article on John Baker by The Sentinel's Gary Nunn here:
https://sydneysentinel.com.au/2022/03/i-was-willing-to-go-to-jail-over-it-the-story-of-australias-first-ever-commercial-gay-magazine/

The Sydney Sentinel is an independent, progressive new voice in Sydney's media landscape, offering a fresh take on Sydney. Covering local arts, features, news and opinion, it also features dedicated queer, vegan and youth sections, in an online publication for the 2020s.

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The Sydney Sentinel would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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Season 3, episode 5: Tina Cousins

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +1100

The Sydney Sentinel's Travis de Jonk explores the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is UK singer and dance music star Tina Cousins. Her timeless tracks back in the late '90s and noughties such as 'Forever', 'Killing Time', 'Pray' and 'Wonderful Life' made her a dancefloor star across the decades, especially in Australia where the singer enjoys her second biggest fan base.

It’s been over a decade since Tina Cousins was last in Australia - now she's back to play a slew of gigs around the country. Most notably, she just headlined The Laneway Party for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. She talked to us about how excited she was to be back in Australia, why it's been so long in between visits and shares details of a brand new album - her first in 15 years - which is slated for release later this year.

Read the latest stories and more at http://sydneysentinel.com.au.

The Sydney Sentinel would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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Season 3, episode 4: Dr Chris Wallace - How To Win An Election

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1100

The Sydney Sentinel's Richie Black and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is Dr Chris Wallace - Associate Professor at the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation at the University of Canberra. She has worked for a number of Australian media publications including The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, the ABC and Channel 7, Wallace has also written several books including the official biographies of some of our nation’s most significant people such as Germaine Greer, John Hewson and Don Bradman.

In this episode we talk to Wallace about her 2020 book How To Win An Election - an insightful yet incredibly accessible forensic examination of the 2019 federal election - in the contest of the looming 2022 federal election.

FOR MORE INFO visit https://www.booktopia.com.au/how-to-win-an-election-chris-wallace/book/9781742236872.html

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Season 3, episode 3: Mark Trevorrow, Bernie Dieter, Dean Arcuri & Dolly Diamond

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +1100

The Sydney Sentinel's Sunny Grace and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

SPECIAL GUESTSON THIS WEEK'S SHOW:

Mark Trevorrow, who talks with Travis de Jonk about his show Viva, Bob Vegas! which not only returns to Sydney for Mardi Gras but is also touring nationally.
MORE INFO & BOOKINGS: https://www.bobdowne.com

Germany's Bernie Dieter joins Sunny Grace to talk about her extraordinary and racy cabaret for the Sydney Fringe show, Club Kabarett.
MORE INFO & BOOKINGS: https://sydneyfringe.com/events/bernie-dieters-club-kabarett.

Cabaret darlings Dolly Diamond (UK) and Dean Arcuri (Melbourne) chat with Travis de Jonk about the whirlwind of awesome shows and events that they are bringing to Sydney this Mardi Gras.
MORE INFO & BOOKINGS:
https://pointsofdifference.com/events/
https://www.claireskitchen.com.au/cabaret

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JOIN US! The Sydney Sentinel is partnering with Queer Screen for the screening of Hating Peter Tatchell during the Mardi Gras Film Festival on Sunday 27 February at 2:30pm at Event Cinemas George Street, Sydney. We invite you to join us for a special Q&A with the director Christopher Amos after the screening.
MORE INFO & BOOKINGS : https://tix.queerscreen.org.au/Sessions/Hating-Peter-Tatchell-In-Cinema-
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Season 3, episode 2: Albert Kruger (CEO, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras)

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:00:00 +1100

The Sydney Sentinel's Peter Hackney and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras CEO, Albert Kruger. Kruger spoke with us about what it has been like running Australia’s biggest LGBTQI festival through one of the most challenging periods not just for the organisation but for our nation. He talked about challenges, joys and what he is looking forward to in this year’s festival, which is defying Covid and going ahead.

Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras 2022 shines on from Friday, 18 February - Sunday, 6 March.
For more information on the festival, visit https://www.mardigras.org.au

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The Sydney Sentinel would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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Season 3, episode 1: Glace Chase

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +1100

The Sydney Sentinel's Peter Hackney and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is trans comedian, performer, MC, club host, playwright and more, Glace Chase. With over a decade of creating award winning and critically acclaimed work - she's brought heart to the fresh, edgy, authentic and original perspectives through her work.

Her most recent work, Triple X, tackles societal norms, gender politics and toxic masculinity. It explores the human drama following the revelation to family of a heated, secret affair between investment mogul Scott and trans woman stripper Dexie, the night before his wedding.

Triple X persevered through two years and four reschedules due to Covid pandemic restrictions to achieve rave reviews of its Sydney Theatre Company season, which plays at the Wharf Theatre till 26 February, 2022. Click here more information and bookings.

You can also catch Glace Chase in their show Glace's Big Things in March for Adelaide Fringe 2022. More information and bookings here.

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Season 2, Episode 14: Special guest Brendan Maclean

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +1100

Sentinel Speakeasy host Travis de Jonk brings you the season finale of season two and our last podcast episode for 2021 - and what a fabulous way to end the year.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK is singer, songwriter and actor Brendan Maclean, most famous for his fantastic electro-pop music including singles like Stupid, Tectonic, House of Air and Sensational amongst many others. He also featured in the role of Klipspringer in Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, and starred along side iconic greats including Marcia Hines in the critically acclaimed disco cabaret Velvet.

FIND OUT MORE about Brendan Maclean here: https://brendanmaclean.bandcamp.com

SEE BRENDAN MACLEAN AT THE FOLLOWING UPCOMING EVENTS:
Happy Hours at Stonewall - 1 & 2 December 2021 - Stonewall Hotel - MORE INFO: www.happyhours.sydney
The George Street Long Lunch - 3 December 2021 - George St, Sydney - MORE INFO: https://www.eventopia.co/event/George-St-Long-Lunch-Spectacular/454208
Honcho Disco NYD Party - 1 January 2022 - Oxford Art Factory - MORE INFO: http://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/honcho-disko-sydney-new-years-day-glitterati/132562

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Season 2, Episode 13: Special guest Tim Chappel

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +1100

The Sydney Sentinel's Peter Hackney and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

SPECIAL GUEST THIS EPISODE is a juggernaut of the Australian arts and entertainment industry, costume designer Tim Chappel. The fantastic costumes he designed for the iconic Australian film, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert won him an Academy Award for Costume Design in 1995, as well as a BAFTA Award and an AFI Award. He continued designing for the Priscilla stage musicals, for which he won a Tony Award in 2011, and he’s continued to work on a range of movies, musicals, theatre productions and music videos. Most recently, he’s been celebrated for his incredible costumes on The Masked Singer Australia. Chappel is just about to head to America where he has just been signed to produce the costumes for the next three seasons of The Masked Singer USA.

FIND OUT MORE about Tim Chappel here: https://timchappel.com

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Season 2, Episode 12: Special guest Tony Ayres

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +1100

The Sydney Sentinel's Peter Hackney and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

SPECIAL GUEST THIS EPISODE is Tony Ayres - one of our nations most prolific and highly awarded writers, directors and producers. You’ll definitely have seen one of the many productions he has created over the past two decades including Walking On Water, the Slap, Nowhere Boys, The Family Law and Glitch. Most recently Ayres was commissioned to create the drama series Clickbait for Netflix - and the limited series Fires for the ABC.

WATCH Glitch // WATCH Fires // WATCH Clickbait
WATCH The Family Law // WATCH Nowhere Boys

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Season 2, Episode 11: Special guest Dami Im

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +1100

The Sydney Sentinel's Peter Hackney and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

SPECIAL GUEST THIS EPISODE is the one and only Dami Im - Beloved Australian pop star, winner of X-Factor Australia 2013 and Australia's Eurovison representative 2016 amongst many more accolades. Dami's fifth studio album 'My Reality' is released on 29 October 2021 through ABC Music. Singles from the forthcoming album 'Pray', 'Lonely Cactus', 'Paper Dragon' and 'Kiss You Anyway' are available to download and listen to now.

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Season 2, Episode 10: Sydney Sentinel 1st birthday special

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +1000

The Sydney Sentinel's Peter Hackney and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

THIS SPECIAL EPISODE celebrates the first birthday of the Sydney Sentinel in September 2021 with an interview with founder and editor-in-chief Peter Hackney as well as speaking with some of the section editors that have contributed to the Sentinel over the past 12 months.

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Season 2, Episode 9: special guest Katherine Berger (Sydney Underground Film Festival)

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +1000

The Sydney Sentinel's Peter Hackney and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au.

SPECIAL GUEST this episode is Katherine Berger, the festival director of the Sydney Underground Film Festival which celebrates it's 15th anniversary this year, streaming it's entire fantastic program from 9th to 26th September.

TO FIND OUT MORE about the Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF) and check out its fantastic program of films screening online visit https://suff.com.au.

DON'T FORGET that 9th September is RUOK Day. Find out more and get involved here: https://www.ruok.org.au.

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Season 2, Episode 8: special guest Craig Bennett (TV entertainment reporter)

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +1000

Peter Hackney and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au

SPECIAL GUEST this episode is Craig Bennett, best known as the entertainment reporter on Studio 10, who has had a long and fascinating history in journalism, TV, radio and the stage. We speak to him about his amazing career, which has put him right in the thick of some of this nation's and the world's biggest names, his unexpected love of reptiles and the amazing 20 year love story of his relationship with his partner.

Craig Bennett's book True Confessions of a Shameless Gossip is out now. YOU CAN BUY IT HERE.

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Season 2, Episode 7: special guest Amanda Rose (Western Sydney Women)

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +1000

Peter Hackney and Travis de Jonk explore the week's top stories on sydneysentinel.com.au

SPECIAL GUEST this episode is Amanda Rose from Western Sydney Women. Rose is the Founder & Publisher of Business Woman Media, Founding Director of Western Sydney Women, the Managing Director of Western Sydney Advisory,and the Founder & CEO of Small Business Women Australia, to name just a few.

FIND OUT MORE about Amanda Rose and Western Sydney Women here: https://www.westernsydneywomen.com.au/who-we-are.

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Season 2, Episode 6: special guest City of Sydney Councillor Angela Vithoulkas

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +1000

IN THIS EPISODE: Sydney Sentinel editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the Sentinel's top stories of the week, including:
A war of words that has broken out over the future management of Callan Park, the former psychiatric hospital in Lilyfield; Moves by residents and local groups towards a proposed de-amalgamation of the Inner West Council; And the Sentinel’s youth editor Corin Shearston has profiled Redfern Jarjum College, Sydney’s unique school for Indigenous students.

SPECIAL GUEST THIS EPISODE is City of Sydney Councillor Angela Vithoulkas. Vithoulkas is running for her third term in office at the upcoming NSW Local Government Elections, which will be held on Saturday 4 December, representing the Small Business Party – the party Angela herself founded and leads.

FIND OUT MORE about her and the Small Business Party, visit thesmallbusinessparty.com

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Season 2, Episode 5: special guest Dr Brad McKay

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +1000

IN THIS EPISODE: Sydney Sentinel features editor Travis de Jonk and guest co-host - writer, director and performer Brent Thorpe explore the Sentinel's top stories of the week, including: the NSW local government elections being pushed back to 4 December, due to the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown; Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organisation appointing it's new First Nation's and community engagement officer, Matika Little; the announcement of a slew of tough new Covid-19 restrictions following Sydney's biggest one-day Covid total since the pandemic began; and the Sentinel’s Gary Nunn introduces us to some of Sydney’s most colourful eccentrics, free spirits and one-offs.

SPECIAL GUEST THIS EPISODE is Australian science communicator, TV host, author and podcaster and Sydney GP, Dr. Brad McKay. Most recently McKay has written an extraordinary book - Fake Medicine - exposing the myths, wellness crazes, fads cons and quacks that are costing us our health.

TO FIND OUT MORE about Dr. Brad McKay and his book Fake Medicine, visit https://www.drbradmckay.com.au

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Season 2, Episode 4: special guest Gary Nunn

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +1000

IN THIS EPISODE Sydney Sentinel editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the Sentinel's top stories of the week, including: Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore wading into federal politics, lashing out at Prime Minister Scott Morrison over the federal government’s slow Covid-19 vaccine rollout; the NSW local government elections being pushed back to 4 Decembe, due to the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown; and the approval of a controversial DA, which will see a large section of the eastern side of Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross demolished and redeveloped.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST this episode is journalist and now author Gary Nunn, who is the Sentinel’s editor-at-large. Gary’s debut book The Psychic Tests will be released at the end of next month through Pantera Press.

TO FIND OUT MORE or pre-order The Psychic Tests by Gary Nunn, visit:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-psychic-tests-gary-nunn/book/9780648748908.html

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Season 2, episode 3: special guest Everton Freitas (Social Dance Coach)

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +1000

IN THIS EPISODE: Sydney Sentinel editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the Sentinel's top stories of the week, including:
The latest figures and restrictions regarding the continuing covid crisis locking down NSW; Inner West Council calls for more public toilets to be provided across Sydney’s Inner West and for the facilities to offer free sanitary products; Our interview with Yvonne Weldon - the first Indigenous person to run for Lord Mayor in Sydney; and the Sentinel’s Danny Waterson's interview with former Cockroaches frontman and manager of The Wiggles – Paul Field – about his album Love Songs for Lonely People.

SPECIAL GUEST THIS EPISODE is Everton Frietas is a former model and dancer turned dance teacher, who has travelled around the world. Originally hailing from Brazil, living and working in Sydney and teaching dance are the fulfilment of long held dreams for Frietas, as is his most recent work - training performers in the Magic Mike Live stage show that is touring nationally. He simply bursts with talent, charisma and enthusiasm, especially about his fascinating job as a dance teacher who helps connect people to their own bodies and sensuality.

FIND OUT MORE about Everton Freitas and his dance coaching on his instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/socialdancecoach/
https://www.instagram.com/evertonfreitasdancer/.

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Season 2, Episode 2: special guest Deborah Kelly

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +1000

IN THIS EPISODE: Sydney Sentinel editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the Sentinel's top stories of the week, including: Additional Covid rules and restrictions coming into effect following the increasing Covid cases in NSW; the Sentinel's John Moyle's interview with Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore who has reignited calls to make the flying of the Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge a permanent fixture; And as Aussie icon John Paul Young celebrates 50 years in showbiz he has spoken to the Sentinel's Danny Waterson ahead of a huge national tort mark the milestone.

To add your support to the change.org petition to fly the Aboriginal flag on the harbour bridge permanently, click here.

SPECIAL GUEST THIS EPISODE is internationally renowned, Australian visual artist Deborah Kelly. She is undertaking her most epic, groundbreaking artwork - the creation of a brand new, radical, legally recognised religion. Called Creation. her new work is 'religion as art' and is set to challenge our understanding of what religion is and can be.

To find out more about Creation and get involved visit the website: https://www.creationtheproject.com.

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Season 2, Episode 1: special guest NSW Labor MP Penny Sharpe MLC

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +1000

In first episode of season two, Sydney Sentinel editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the Sentinel's top stories of the week, including: Waverley Council’s announcement of new business and childcare relief packages in the wake of NSW Covid lockdowns; Sydney vegan institution The Green Lion closing to the public; our interview with Marcella Detroit from Shakespears Sister, who is celebrating 50 years in the music industry; and the legacy of the recently passed Danny Abood and the pioneering drag provocateurs, Sylvia and the Synthetics.

Special guest on the show this episode is the first woman to be appointed Leader of the Opposition in the NSW Legislative Council, and the first open lesbian to serve in the New South Wales parliament, the Honourable Labor MP Penny Sharpe MLC.

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #14 featuring special guest Will Tregoning, Donald & Natalie from Unharm – Tuesday, 01 June, 2021

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +1000

In this final episode of season one, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including: The name change mooted for Marrickville’s Victoria Rd over “colonial links”; The New Eveleigh footbridge “failing” residents and businesses; Changes to the City of Sydney's cycleways, some of which will be made permanent; and the sad news about the passing of internationally influential performer and LGBTIQ elder, Danny Aboud.

This week, our special guests on the show include Will Tregoning - the founder of Unharm - an organisation that is spearheading drug law and policy reform in NSW and Australia. We also briefly speak to Donald and Natalie from Unharm who share their unique perspectives on drugs in Australia and why reform and revision is so necessary.
Find out more about unharm and the work they do by visiting their website: https://www.unharm.org

This is episode is the final episode of season one of the Sentinel Speakeasy.
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The Sentinel Speakeasy returns in four weeks on Tuesday 6 July 2021 with a brand new season, bringing you the headlines of the week as well as interviews with some of Sydney’s most vital and interesting people and more.

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #13 featuring special guest Katie Little (Mass Experience) – Tuesday, 25 May, 2021

Tue, 25 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including: residents of fifteen Inner West suburbs urged to get tested after Covid virus fragments were detected in sewage; thousands of young people defy NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell to gather in Central Sydney for the School Strike 4 Climate; and a Tamil Day of Remembrance rally is held outside Sydney Town Hall. For official information on Covid vaccinations in NSW, visit health.nsw.gov.au.

This week, our special guest on the show is multi-talented, multifaceted writer, singer, song writer, comedian and dynamo of Sydney's arts and entertainment scene, Katie Little – daughter of Australian television and stage icon, Jeanne Little.

To find out more about Katie Little, her electronica band Mass Experience, her stand up comedy, her extraordinary memoir Catch A Falling Star and a whole lot more, visit her website at https://www.littlefamily.live. Listen to Mass Experience's debut album Sitting with Demons on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3yzssOL

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #12 featuring special guests Ben Graetz & Daniel Clarke (Sydney WorldPride 2023) – Tuesday, 18 May, 2021

Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including the easing of Covid restrictions across greater Sydney; The rally against plans to redevelop social housing estates, accusing the NSW Government of forcing poor people out of the inner city ; The announcement of two new metro station locations in the CBD and Pyrmont with more to come; And we check in with the progress of political action #NAILit4IDAHO that happened on 17 May, that makes a stand against homophobia, transphobia and sexism through the act of painting your nails.

Our special guests on the show this week are Ben Graetz and Daniel Clarke - the newly appointed co-artistic directors of Sydney Worldpride 2023 - the biggest international celebration / festival of LGBTI culture which Sydney won the bid to host.

For more info and details about Sydney Worldpride 2023 visit https://sydneyworldpride.com/
Watch the video: https://vimeo.com/468392169

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #11 featuring special guests Corin Shearston and Mark Trevorrow – Tuesday, 11 May, 2021

Tue, 11 May 2021 13:00:00 +1000

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including the extension of Covid restrictions across greater Sydney; The NSW Police announcement that an officer involved in an altercation with an indigenous teen in Redfern last year will face court on assault charges; And the classical music event currently taking place in Sydney that is helping level the playing field for women in music.

This week our special guests on the show are Sydney Sentinel Youth editor Corin Shearston; And then we've got highlights from Peter Hackney catch up with the one and only Mark Trevorrow (aka Bob Downe) about his new show Viva Bob Vegas (for more info and tickets click here).

Click to find out more about Corin Shearston's bands Magnus One, Trash Baby and Ear Projector

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #10 featuring special guest Rita Bratovich – Tuesday, 4 May, 2021

Tue, 04 May 2021 12:00:00 +1000

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including City of Sydney councillor Dr Kerryn Phelps dropping out of the Sydney Lord Mayor race in September elections; The star studded launch of RuPaul's Drag Race Downunder at the Sydney Opera House and premiere on Stan; And the NSW Government being accused of 'privatisation of public land' by disgruntled Pyrmont residents; And the mixed community reaction received by a report into the Kings Cross' planned revitalisation.

This week we speak to Rita Bratovich - the arts and entertainment editor at the Sydney Sentinel - about her role, her career highlights and why she does what she does. We also speak with our features editor Travis de Jonk about his consciousness raising initiative #NAILit4IDAHO which happens annually on the 17 May - the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

NAILit4IDAHO statement:
Paint your nails, Change the world. NAILit4IDAHO on 17 May and make a powerful stand against homophobia and transphobia simply by painting your nails and posting pics of them to your social media with the #NAILit4IDAHO hashtag.

You can find out more and get involved in NAILit4IDAHO here.
Watch the video about NAILit4IDAHO here.

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #9 featuring special guest Michael Williams (Sydney Writers Festival) – Tuesday, 27 April, 2021

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +1000

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including the $40 million CBD revitalisation funding investment from NSW State government and the City of Sydney council; reports of rising Anti-Asian sentiment and racism in Sydney; and we look at the two big, fun and thought provoking festivals taking over our city.

This week our special guest on the show is artistic director of the Sydney Writers Festival, Michael Williams, who tells us about his new role and his extraordinarily accessible and politically charged 2021 program for the festival.

You can check out our Sydney Sentinel interview with Michael Williams here: https://sydneysentinel.com.au/2021/04/sydney-writers-festival-2021-putting-writers-and-ideas-within-reach/

And check out more details about the Sydney Writers Festival right here in our What’s On Sydney article in the Sydney Sentinel.
https://sydneysentinel.com.au/2021/04/out-about-sydney-april-2021/

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #8 featuring special guest Mary Coustas (aka ‘Effie’) – Tuesday, 20 April, 2021

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including City of Sydney councillor Kerryn Phelps calling out the council for contravening its own ‘Greening Sydney’ initiative by removing 60 trees for the new Surry Hills Village development ; the long awaited completion of Sydney’s 11 kilometre harbourside walk between Woolloomooloo and the Anzac Bridge ; Randwick City Council's new pop-up cycleway; and the announcement of Vivid Sydney’s 2021 festival dates, as well as new artistic director.

This week our special guest on the show is none other than actor, comedian, writer, presenter and motivational speaker Mary Coustas – better known as ‘Effie Stephanidis’ – the larger than life character she created that most famously featured on the hit Australian comedy TV show Acropolis Now. She talks with us that, her upcoming Sydney shows (Hello Good Thanks – Better Out Than In), her extraordinary career and a whole lot more.

Effie in Hello Good Thanks - Better Out Than In plays on:

24 April at The Concourse in Chatswood
08 May and 09 May at the Factory Theatre in Marrickville
More info and tickets here.

And check out more details about the show right here in our What’s On Sydney article in the Sydney Sentinel.

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #7 featuring special guest Lou Pollard from the Humour Foundation – Tuesday, 13 April, 2021

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:00:00 +1000

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including the retirement announcement by conservative Christian preacher, politician and notorious homophobe Reverend Fred Nile; growing pressure on NSW Police from the NSW Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan for a fresh inquiry into the Luna Park Ghost Train fires that killed seven people back in 1979; and how the death of a horse at the Sydney Royal Easter Show has reignited the debate around the use of animals for entertainment.

This week we speak to actor, performer, MC and clown doctor Lou Pollard about her extraordinary work for the Humour Foundation, working in hospitals, hospices and health care facilities lifting the spirits of children and the aged undergoing long term treatment or in the final stages of life.

For more information about the Humour Foundation, to get involved or to make a donation, click here. https://www.humourfoundation.org.au/

The Sydney Sentinel is an independent, progressive new voice in Sydney's media landscape, offering a fresh take on Sydney. Covering local arts, features, news and opinion, it also features dedicated queer, vegan and youth sections, in an online publication for the 2020s.

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #6 featuring special guest Samantha Lee from Redfern Legal Centre – Tuesday, 29 March, 2021

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100

Welcome to the Sentinel Speakeasy, the weekly podcast of the Sydney Sentinel.

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including how rosy economic statistics are masking real life hardships which may be worsening with benefits cuts and the end of JobKeeper; the surprise reports by the tenants union showing rents decreasing in Sydney’s inner city and Eastern Suburbs; eviction notices issued to tenants at Sydney’s Northcott Estate social housing complex; and a long awaited announcement by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian relaxing Covid restrictions in NSW.

This week we ask the question, ‘Does NSW have a problem with police strip searches?’ squarely putting the focus on the important issue of illegal strip searches being conducted by NSW Police that has already seen them pay over $100million in settlements. To explore this, we speak to Samantha Lee from Redfern Legal Centre who is teaming up with legal firm Slater and Gordon to pursue the biggest class action case against NSW police in the state's history.

Contact Redfren Legal Centre here: https://rlc.org.au

To get involved or find out more about their class action, visit:
https://rlc.org.au/article/rlc-and-slater-and-gordon-announce-nsw-strip-search-class-actions-investigation

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #5 featuring special guests Samantha Leith and Fiona McGregor – Tuesday, 23 March, 2021

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:00:00 +1100

Welcome to the Sentinel Speakeasy, the weekly podcast of the Sydney Sentinel.

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including the heavy rainfall causing flooding and havoc in Sydney, the announcement of the Greens party candidates for the Inner West Sydney Council in the September NSW elections, and the controversy over the Sydney gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras standing down two of their board members without warning, allegedly due to their involvement in radical queer activist collective Pride In Protest.

This week we feature two special guest interviews. First up we chat to singer, performer and professional speaker, Samantha Leith about her experience MC-ing the NSW March 4 Justice; then we interview Sydney performance artist, writer and activist Fiona McGregor about her exceptional new book Buried Not Dead – a collection of her acclaimed essays vividly documenting performance, queer and alternative cultures in Sydney.

The Sydney Sentinel is an independent, progressive new voice in Sydney's media landscape, offering a fresh, inclusive take on Sydney. Covering local arts, features, news and opinion, it also features dedicated queer, vegan and youth sections, in an online publication for the 2020s.

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #4 featuring special guest Mark Trevorrow – Tuesday, 16 March, 2021

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 23:00:00 +1100

Welcome to the Sentinel Speakeasy, the weekly podcast of the Sydney Sentinel.

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including recent Aboriginal deaths in custody in NSW, housing affordability in Sydney, and the Women's March 4 Justice – the simultaneous protest by 100,000 women in over 40 towns and cities across Australia, including at Parliament House, Canberra.

Our special guest this week is none other than icon of Australian cabaret, comedy, television and theatre, Mark Trevorrow – the man behind the alter ego Bob Downe. In a revealing interview, Mark takes us behind the scenes of his glittering career; reveals the serendipitous way he met the love of his life, his husband Stefan; and speaks of his love for Sydney, where the Melbourne-born star says his life really began.

The Sydney Sentinel is an independent, progressive new voice in Sydney's media landscape, offering a fresh, inclusive take on Sydney. Covering local arts, features, news and opinion, it also features dedicated queer, vegan and youth sections, in an online publication for the 2020s.

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #3 featuring special guest iOTA – Tuesday, 9 March, 2021

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +1100

Welcome to the Sentinel Speakeasy, the weekly podcast of the Sydney Sentinel. In this episode, Sydney Sentinel editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk talk about the hot stories of the week, including a round up of Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras festivities, International Women's Day, the campaign to save Parramatta's Willow Grove, and they chat with special guest, acclaimed singe performer iOTA ahead of his appearance in “Bohemian Symphony – The Music of Queen Orchestrated”.

The Sydney Sentinel is an independent, progressive new voice in Sydney's media landscape, offering a fresh, inclusive take on Sydney. Covering local arts, features, news and opinion, it also features dedicated queer, vegan and youth sections, in an online publication for the 2020s.

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #2 – Tuesday, 2 March, 2021

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +1100

Welcome to the Sentinel Speakeasy, the weekly podcast of the Sydney Sentinel. In this episode, Sydney Sentinel editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk take an in-depth look at the Sentinel's content, including the horrifying firebombing of a family in Erskineville, and calls for Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne is to step down over an alleged “abuse of power”. We also chat to Sydney Sentinel deputy editor Richie Black about interviews he has done, and we give you the insiders' guide to the 'must do' highlight events taking place in Sydney this month.

The Sydney Sentinel is an independent, progressive new voice in Sydney's media landscape, offering a fresh, inclusive take on Sydney. Covering local arts, features, news and opinion, it also features dedicated queer, vegan and youth sections, in an online publication for the 2020s.

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The Sentinel Speakeasy: episode #1 – Monday, 22 February, 2021

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:00:00 +1100

Welcome to the first ever episode of the Sentinel Speakeasy, the weekly podcast of the Sydney Sentinel. In this episode, Sydney Sentinel editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk talk about the hot topics of the week, including all things Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the brave new Pride In Protest march set to take over Oxford Street, the shocking removal of news content by Facebook, and a whole lot more.

The Sydney Sentinel is an independent, progressive new voice in Sydney's media landscape, offering a fresh, inclusive take on Sydney. Covering local arts, features, news and opinion, it also features dedicated queer, vegan and youth sections, in an online publication for the 2020s.

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