Category: Long Reads
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Anzac Day: honouring the past, examining the present, and building the future
On the 108th anniversary of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landing on the beaches of Gallipoli, OTR journalist Robert Hicks investigates Anzac Day’s cultural, historical, and political significance.
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The multicultural mirage: a look at the real lives of visa holders in Australia
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), as of 2021, almost a third of Australia’s population was born overseas. This puts Australia in the top ten of all countries in the world, in respect to comparative migration populations. One would think, this means that our migration systems are fair, and the corporate world and…
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Our collective obsession with the paranormal
Humans have always had a collective connection to ghosts and the paranormal. But why are we so attracted to what scares us? OTR journalist Lauren Wisgard investigates.
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“Tough on crime” has had its time, and Australian women are paying the cost
Women comprise just 8 per cent of Australia’s prison population, yet they are the fastest growing cohort amid the country’s mass imprisonment crisis. Multiple organisations and researchers are calling for an overhaul of Australia’s justice system to help combat the issue.
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Local resellers are combatting the nation’s textile waste dilemma – you can too
Jamie Tenikoff spoke with some of South Australia’s leading second-hand clothing vendors, who are offsetting the effects of textile waste. Here’s how Australians can act against one of our nation’s largest environmental issues.
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ABC 90: the icon’s milestone and its cultural impact on Australians
To celebrate the ABC’s 90th birthday, OTR journalist Viki Ntafillis visited the Collinswood office just outside Adelaide and spoke to some individuals who consider the ABC a cultural institution.
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