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Sunday 29 June 2008

Tricks of theTrade

New technology is increasingly breaking down barriers for the blind community. Global positioning systems, mobile phones with scanners and cameras, screen-reading software, as well as less sophisticated but equally useful stuff like talking kettles and measuring jugs - they've become the 'tricks of the trade' for people who are visually impaired.

Sunday 22 June 2008

My Street Sampler

Welcome to the launch of 'My Street'. Every street has a story and we want you to tell the story of your street. This launch is no red carpet affair; more pavements, darkened rooms and unexpected watery vistas, as we present our first My Street Sampler. It's a collection of stories told by young men and women about their streets.

Sunday 15 June 2008

Bicycle Heaven

There are many cities that could aspire to the title of 'bike heaven', cities where cycle paths abound and where governments and car users alike regard bicycles as a solution to traffic problems rather than a cause of them. Sydney isn't one of them.

Sunday 08 June 2008

Abrolhos Island life

For three-and-a-half months every year, 150 lobster fishermen, their families and deckhands leave the mainland and make the trek across the waters to live and work on the Abrolhos Islands. It is a unique, albeit very isolated, lifestyle much relished by the islanders.

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