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A Guinness World Records experience

Dean Frenkel recalls the bizarre yet fascinating time he stayed in a hotel with Guinness World ...  
IA Writing Competition: More time to win prizes!

We're extending the IA Writing Competition until 31 October, so there's even more time to get your ...  
Grieving for the Reef

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
The Morning Show

This short story is an *IA Writing Competition (fiction category) entry.  
The Thornton factor: Sigrid no stranger to activism

Beloved Australian film and TV star Sigrid Thornton AO is well known for iconic movies like 'The ...  
Olympic breakdancing controversy ignores sport's cultural roots

The conversation following Australia's entry into the Olympic breakdancing category largely ...  
Getting a beer from the fridge in record time — it's all about 'fluid' motion

Bazza and Mick discuss the perils of going to the fridge on a whim without the "proper tech ...  
Surprise visitor lights up fire-brigade demo

 A passerby joins in with fire brigade members during a demonstration in Martin Place, Sydney ...  
Peter Dutton's 'nuclear policy': It's 'unclear' at best

Bazza and Mick are back on the beers, this time getting 'CRANEUL' about NUCLEAR.  
Police officers 'clowning around'?

Police officers getting silly for a serious cause at Victoria Police Academy in Glen Waverly to ...  
Aussie antics in the swimming pool pure gold

Bazza drops a bomb of Olympic proportions during a catch-up with mates at the pub.  
Concorde rubs shoulders with Sydney skyscrapers

This photo was taken from an aeroplane flying close enough to the supersonic Concorde as it roared ...  
POEM: Changing the words

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
POEM: A letter to the children of tomorrow

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
The good the bad and the ugly

Bazza and Mick chuckle over today's news cycle, likening it to the good ole days of free-to-air ...  
Aussie opera never looked so grand

Coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland – aptly known as "La Stupenda" – claimed the Sydne ...  
Intuition key to AI being a tremendous force for good

Supplementing AI's superior logistical capabilities with intuitive wisdom could help reverse ...  
POEM: The siren's call

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry.  
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