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26/09/2025

Belvoir St Theatre’s new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s beloved novel Orlando is bold, ambitious and deeply romantic. Newsworthy’s @ Nikijasminee went along to experience it in all its colourful glory.

Bold and ambitious, the new production at Sydney's Belvoir St Theatre is less gritty and more romantic than previous stage adaptations.

24/09/2025

As Sydney prepares to host a conference for the world’s leading minds in space exploration, it’s the Indigenous Australians, the first astronomers, who will offer vital insights.

This month's International Astronautical Congress will hear from some of Australia's First Nations Elders on sustainability and Indigenous wisdom

11/09/2025

TikTok banned the skinnytok hashtag but experts question if it will help those struggling with disordered eating. Newsworthy’s Yunya Wang spoke to content creator Charlotte Grimmer and dietitian Hannah Melville about what they thought of the move and asked them what more could be done to help those battling eating disorders. Click below to listen to the audio interview

Skinnytok has been banned, but experts question if it will help those struggling with disordered eating. Newsworthy’s Yunya Wang spoke to content creator Charlotte Grimmer and dietitian Hannah Melville about what they thought of the move and asked them what more could be done to help those battlin...

28/08/2025

Tessa Sitjes has wanted to be an engineer since she was 11. “I just love how things are being created all the time, new technologies and new innovations that are helping so many different areas of the world,” she said. So when she found out about the Sunswift solar car racing team, she knew she wanted to be part of it.

Only in her second year of a mechanical engineering degree, Tessa's already witnessed the gender imbalance of STEM courses. She talks to Olive Wilson about the Sunswift solar car racing team, the importance of diversity in engineering and the actions taking place to address gender imbalances.

26/08/2025

A group of young Chinese-speaking performers are using stand-up comedy to create community and a sense of belonging for themselves and their audiences. Newsworthy's Xuefei Cat on the rising trend of Chinese stand up in Australia.

In Sydney, a group of young Chinese performers are using stand-up comedy to create a sense of belonging for their audiences and themselves.

21/08/2025

Witnessing the deadly impact of the Russian attacks on Ukraine had a profound impact on Simon Doyle. The Coffs Harbour principal flew to southeastern Ukraine last year, to volunteer with HopeFull , a UK mobile charity serving pizzas to civilians displaced by the ongoing war.
Simon spoke to 's Ebony Casagrande about what he had witnessed, the Ukrainians’ sense of community and their ongoing fight to maintain their language and cultural identity.

High school principal Simon Doyle volunteered with UK charity Hopefull in December to support Ukrainians in small communities displaced by the ongoing war.

20/08/2025

Congratulations to Sabrine Nasri, one of Newsworthy’s excellent student journalists. She’s been awarded a 2025 Kennedy Scholarship with 9News.

Catch up on her Newsworthy stories, covering the vloggers flocking to Afghanistan (below), a man struggling to reconcile his culture and sexual identities and the 2023 Parisian garbage strikes.

As bare-faced women TikTokkers and YouTubers tour the country with Taliban approval, Afghan women's rights are being erased.

15/08/2025

Newsworthy's Olivia Calverley-Haack reviews Belvoir St Theatre's powerful Grief is the Thing with Feathers, starring Toby Schmitz, and finds it exploring the individual and shared experiences of loss.

Review: Belvoir St Theatre's deeply moving adaptation of Max Porter's Grief is the Thing with Feathers, starring Toby Schmitz, takes audiences through a profound exploration of loss in all its complexities.

11/08/2025

Chongwan Yu spent his childhood in Macau, did his military service in South Korea and now lives in Sydney. He discusses how his identity continues to evolve across international borders.

Figuring out your identity becomes complicated when you’re called up for military service in a different country. Chongwan Yu on how he navigates his ties to three diverse countries.

04/08/2025

Days after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Farzad Rooein received a call from an unknown number. He knew his life was in danger, so he fled in Afghanistan. His journey to safe asylum in Australia was marked by danger and heartbreak. Newsworthy's Salvatore Franco spoke to the 29-year-old about his escape.

The young government worker fled Afghanistan in 2021 when the Taliban took control of the country. His journey to safe asylum in Australia was marked by danger and heartbreak.

22/07/2025

The NSW mid North Coast floods in May continue to have ongoing effects for residents and industry, including damaged pipes, mould and rising dairy prices.

18/07/2025

ABC journalist Nakari Thorpe has a unique role as an Indigenous communities reporter but it comes with unique responsibilities and complexities.

First Nations journalist Nakari Thorpe on the Australian news media’s coverage of Indigenous stories, and the responsibilities, challenges and opportunities in her unique role at the ABC.