TLDR News
Should the UK Turn Back Migrants? - TLDR News
British politicians are coming under increased pressure to solve the issue of migrants and refugees crossing the channel. However, their toolkit of options looks pretty abysmal, with four (pretty bad) solutions being seriously considered...
Curated Video
Un paquete para Ria
El cartero tiene un paquete para Ria. Es bastante grande. ¿Qué podría haber dentro? Mira este divertido video para averiguarlo.
Curated Video
A Package For Ria
The postman's got a package for Ria. It's quite a big one. What could be inside? Watch this fun video to find out.
Food Farmer Earth
Sweet & Savory Pies: A Love Story
When Philly native Sarah Curtis-Fawley travelled to Australia for what she just intended to be a year, fate seems to have intervened. Marrying, and eventually opening up a bakery (the Pacific Pie Company) in Portland, Oregon specializing...
Food Farmer Earth
The Origin of the Meat Pie
In Australia, the meat pie is an iconic food. But where did the meat pastie originate, and what was it's original purpose? Sarah Curtis-Fawley of the Pacific Pie Company shares the story about its origin.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Looking at the Sunshine Coast Through an Indigenous Lens
Movin' to the Country is a series that celebrates the entrepreneurs, innovators and dreamers transforming Australia's beautiful regional areas in surprising new ways. Time for a river tour led by Auntie Bridget and Simon! Auntie Bridget...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Shane Strange - Respecting Indigenous People
Shane Strange’s writing has appeared in various print and online journals in Australia and internationally. He is the author of two chapbooks Notes to the Reader and Dark Corner. His first collection of poetry All Suspicions Have Been...
Earth Rangers
Australian Animals
Australia is full of diverse and unusual animal life. It is home to hundreds of different species of marsupials, which are mammals that carry their babies in pouches, along with deadly snakes, spiders, and jellyfish. Listen to hear a...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Can Seaweed Save the World: Seafood Farm
Professor Tim Flannery investigates how seaweed is helping to save the world. From growing the foods of the future, helping clean polluted water and even combating climate change. Tim visits an experimental seafood farm run by Rocky De...
Next Animation Studio
Poor posture due to smartphone use leads to ‘horn bone’ growth in skull: Study
New research from Australia has found that excess usage of smartphones causes a horn-like bone, known as enthesophytes, to grow at the back of the skull.
The Wall Street Journal
Dissecting the Covid Rebound
As the economy in the U.S. roars back to life, businesses are facing very different challenges and opportunities depending on their sector. How are businesses adapting to the post-Covid world? Jonathan Lavine of Bain Capital breaks it down.
Next Animation Studio
Northern Australia to experience rare total solar eclipse
A rare total solar eclipse will be visible in northeastern Australia on the morning of November 14. Cairns and Port Douglas are listed as the best locations to see the eclipse, where the Moon will completely cover the Sun for...
Schooling Online Kids
History for Kids: Stage 3 - The Road to Federation
Discover the fascinating history of how Australia became a nation. What were the colonies like? What was ‘Federation’? What are the differences between federal, state and local governments? Watch now to find out! Along the way, engage...
Let's Tute
Understanding Water Scarcity: Causes and Indicators
The video discusses the issue of water scarcity and its causes, particularly in India. It explains the different types of water scarcity and the indicators of a country facing water scarcity. The video also touches on the impact of...
Weird History
How Exactly Did Australia Become a Penal Colony?
Providing a brief history of Australia is hardly possible, especially when you consider the nation's long and fraught history with Britain. Australia started as a penal colony - a place for lawbreakers to reside outside the confines of...
AllTime 10s
10 Banned Video Games
Gamers beware: sometimes your favourite game can get you arrested. From Saints Row 4, to Mass Effect, to The Sims, here are 10 Banned Video Games.
SWPictures
Climate Change and Drought Threaten Rice Production in Australia
The video highlights the impact of climate change on the rice industry in New South Wales, Australia. Seven years of drought have resulted in a drastic decrease in rice production, leading to soaring prices and concerns about food security.
Next Animation Studio
Underwater loudspeakers could help boost coral reef recovery
New research has found that deploying underwater loudspeakers to play the sounds of healthy coral reef could help restore damaged reefs.
Schooling Online Kids
History for Kids: Stage 1 - Preserving the Past
Discover the fascinating world of Aboriginal rock art: a window into the past that tells us a lot about Aboriginal history. Travel to Ku-ring-gai national park and explore the Garrigal culture. Along the way, engage with these Key...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Fiona Giles Teachers Make a Difference - Julia Kristeva
Fiona Giles retired from the University of Sydney in 2020, where she taught and researched literary journalism, creative nonfiction and feminist theory relating to breastfeeding and maternal sexuality. After graduating from Oxford with a...
Soliloquy
How New Zealand became Nuclear-Free
In 1987, the New Zealand parliament passed the “New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act” writing into law that New Zealand would be Nuclear-Free. This was the last act in a series of events where being...
Schooling Online Kids
History for Kids: Stage 2 - Aboriginal Perspectives
When Europeans first arrived in Australia, did they have a friendly relationship with Aboriginal people? What happened when Europeans started taking Aboriginal land? Watch now to discover the impact of colonisation on Aboriginal people....
Schooling Online Kids
History for Kids: Stage 1 - Terrific Technology
Imagine a world without telephones, cars, microwaves or computers! Discover how much technology has changed our lives as you compare the present with the past. Along the way, engage with this Key Inquiry Question from the syllabus: · How...