XXIV Magazine is a South Australian magazine sharing news, reviews and gig updates on music, arts and culture across Australia.
In 2015 I contributed to their site, interviewing and reviewing both Australian and international bands. Take a read below and discover some new music.
The Union Times is a digital global news site based in the U.K.
I contributed to their YouTube page, helping to narrate and also create my own short video news stories.
Uncertainty continues to loom for artists and musicians as society further delves into a digitally consumed world.
Posting artistic material on the Internet is inevitable for musicians and is often their only point of contact with their listeners.
Undeniably, there are many pros to the vast possibilities of the Internet.
But are consumer access points like music streaming sites and pirate websites destroying an artist’s chance to make money off their work?
I take a further look into this story. Listen here.
*Originally broadcast on the 24th June 2015 on SYN 90.7 program Panorama.
Internet tech giant Google continues to prove it is a top player in the Internet and smart device game, as it makes plans to team up with clothing company Levis.
It’s been heard that the two companies are working on the strangely alluring idea of ‘smart clothing’.
We could soon be walking around with clothes that can operate like our smart phones.
What do you think about that?
I take a look into these new technologies to find out if they are brilliant, or just strange and too far fetched.
The pro-environment group Australian Solar Energy, has proposed that Melbourne’s Yarra Trams should rely on solar energy rather than brown coal. However, the proposal is waiting on approval from the Victroain government.
What would solar powered public transport mean for Melbourne?
Listen to find out.
The 2015 federal budget has finally been released.
After last year’s budget, many people have been firmly focusing on the important areas that were missed.
The mental health sector is one of these areas, and one that did not seem to be largely discussed.
According to Mental Health Australia, 20% of the Australian population will find themselves experiencing a mental illness during any given year (MHA 2015).
So that’s why it is really important that we keep mental health services on the agenda.
All we know so far, is that mental health services are safe with funding being prolonged for an extra 12 months—But only while the Government reviews mental health service recommendations.
However uncertainty still looms as not much is yet known on what the Government’s new mental health plan will be.
Listen to hear more.
**This story was originally broadcasted on SYN 90.7 on Panorama on Wednesday the 13th May 2015.
You may know the Yarra River for its picturesque portrayal along southbank at night or maybe for its iconic status in the hub of Melbourne. However, there is a side of the Yarra River that is not so obvious to the many who love it so dearly.
The Yarra river is deeply polluted and in need of a good protection plan. I tried to find out what is in store for the beloved yarra in the future.
Generation Y: The Millenials, the self absorbed bunch, the young-hip-tech obsessed individuals of society—Whatever Gen Y is referred to as, it is undeniable that these group of individuals have faced their fair share of slack.
But these pre-existing ideas may be up for a challenge as a new study has found that these preconceived notions may not actually be true.
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More and more people are choosing to live alone a new study finds.
Those who live alone are predominantly, young and successful women.
So what is sparking this fast growing movement?
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Thousands of people from all walks of life turned up for the March in March rally, taking a stand for what they really care about.
The chants of disgruntled nurses, construction workers, students and many more Victorian workers could be heard through the city’s streets as they fought against unfair federal government cuts.
Listen to hear this story in detail.
Chelsea Olle 