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Articles for Denham

Girringun artists' work goes global as iconic fire-starter sparks ancient skills revival
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Girringun artists' work goes global as iconic fire-starter sparks ancient skills revival

ABC  

For countless generations, a unique, body-shaped tool with holes for eyes has been keeping Indigenous communities warm on chilly nights in the rainforests of northern Queensland. Girringun manager Whitney Casey, a Mandubarra woman, said the centre began as a way to get Indigenous people "back on the traditional tools". "Some people come to our art centre and ask for dot …

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The sudden closure of an illegal Western Sydney childcare centre reveals scam that left parents, investor out of pocket
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The sudden closure of an illegal Western Sydney childcare centre reveals scam that left parents, investor out of pocket

ABC  

When Harrison Lincoln was told not to bring his son to childcare one day in April because of a gas leak, he was suspicious. In the documents, Ms Gewargis described herself as "business director" and Mr Shamouel as "silent investor". Ms Gewargis told Mr Shamouel she saw a new opportunity to move into care for older children, pitching a business …

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King Kong at 90: The greatest monster film ever made
1 year, 9 months ago

King Kong at 90: The greatest monster film ever made

BBC  

King Kong at 90: The greatest monster film ever made Getty Images Ninety years on from its premiere in New York, King Kong remains one of the most terrifying and heartbreaking horror movies ever made, writes Nicholas Barber. The theme of overweening show-business ambition is just one aspect that makes King Kong more layered than its remakes These days, we'd …

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UK wildfires: Police say fires that tore through UK during heatwave may have been arson
2 years, 5 months ago

UK wildfires: Police say fires that tore through UK during heatwave may have been arson

Daily Mail  

** Are you in Wennington or anywhere else hit by wildfires? A fire burns the Kiddi Caru nursery in the Walnut Tree area of Milton Keynes down to the ground as blazes take hold of areas across England ‹ Slide me › The fire at Wennington is shown yesterday and the area is also pictured before the blaze A woman …

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Why a school board's ban on 'Maus' may put the book in the hands of more readers
2 years, 10 months ago

Why a school board's ban on 'Maus' may put the book in the hands of more readers

NPR  

Why a school board's ban on 'Maus' may put the book in the hands of more readers Enlarge this image toggle caption Maro Siranosian/AFP via Getty Images Maro Siranosian/AFP via Getty Images A Tennessee school district's controversial ban on the Holocaust graphic novel Maus appears to have spurred efforts to get copies into the hands of more readers nationwide. News …

Holocaust Students School County Tennessee Book Told
Why would I want to leave my beautiful, isolated small town for the city?
3 years ago

Why would I want to leave my beautiful, isolated small town for the city?

ABC  

Heywire winner, Veejay I work at the most western pub in Western Australia. It's where the desert meets the sea in a World Heritage area full of wildlife and sea creatures. It's also where most young people leave when they finish school. I've grown up fishing in the waters around the bay — catching and eating fresh seafood is the …

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Dog walker describes ‘peculiar’ discovery of two Stephen Port victims in same churchyard
3 years, 1 month ago

Dog walker describes ‘peculiar’ discovery of two Stephen Port victims in same churchyard

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A dog walker who discovered …

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Are smartphones WEAKENING our sense of smell, touch, hearing and taste?
3 years, 3 months ago

Are smartphones WEAKENING our sense of smell, touch, hearing and taste?

Daily Mail  

Four out of our five basic senses are being made redundant - and we may have the smartphone to blame, according to an expert. Susan Denham Wade, 55, the UK-based author of A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions, spent four years researching and writing her book, which is a pioneering study of the history of human sight through the …

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Woman buys traditional house for $8,000, ships it across Indonesia to create Bali dream home
3 years, 9 months ago

Woman buys traditional house for $8,000, ships it across Indonesia to create Bali dream home

CNN  

CNN — Bali first captured Kayti Denham’s heart when she came to the Indonesian island for her honeymoon in the 1980s. The phrase I repeated to myself over and over was ‘It will work out.’” The 1.2-hectare property abuts national conservation forest near Desa Sanda, a village which, as Denham puts it, “lives by seasons and rituals, market days and …

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