Category: Opinion
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Half of Australia wants cannabis legalised, taxed, and regulated — will it happen?
Australians support legal cannabis, but mainstream politicians do not. On The Record journalist Robert Hicks discusses the law, the politics, and the effect legalising cannabis could have on Australians.
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Why is Adelaide always missing out on the big names in music?
Adelaide has a rich history of live music, but international acts seem to be making a habit of leaving our city out of their Australian tours. OTR journalist Jade Woollacott asks why this may be.
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Paradox in the park
With Adelaide’s motorsport peak just around the corner, OTR columnist Sarah Herrmann walks us through questions about the sports’ effect on climate change and why such events are championed by SA’s “future generations” premier, while a city is cut off from its green space in Victoria Park/Pakapakanthi.
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World Cup hype provides opportunity to empower the future of women’s sports
Australia finds itself immersed in the hype of hosting the women’s World Cup; and it is smashing all sorts of records. But, for OTR’s resident football nut Jacob Stevens, there’s more to it than numbers — there’s a chance to leave a lasting legacy for women’s sports.
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Wild and Fluorescent: 10 years of Lorde
In her first visit to Adelaide in almost 10 years, Lorde shows that her poetic and relatable music still resonates with audiences today.
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The Fish Bowl: an immersive and profound exploration of dementia
Director Steph Daughtry and playwright/performer Matthew Barker bring together a moving piece of theatre that intimately depicts dementia and its many complex layers.
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