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Podcast: Do Not Turn Off

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DMU Usyd · Maria Gil - Do Not Turn Off Do Not Turn Off is a fictional podcast that follows the story of Kate through...
Climate Change

Faces of the Sydney Climate Strike

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Thousands of people marched across Sydney as part of a climate strike, here are some of those faces. Photojournalism piece by Maria Gil
Climate Change

Nannas not napping, climate change is happening

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https://vimeo.com/361961326 A group of nannas across Australia have joined forces to show support for the climate strike movement around the world, fight for their grandchildren...
Federal Election 2019

Matthew votes with mum by his side

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Wearing red ‘Stop Adani’ earrings and his signature multicolour and patterned dress shirt, the Greens’ Sydney candidate Matthew Thompson appeared at the Darlington Public...
Federal Election 2019

Tanya votes welcomed with cookies, gasps and smiles

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In a sharp red blazer Deputy Leader of the Opposition Tanya Plibersek walked to the Darlington Public School polling booth on this sunny Saturday...
Federal Election 2019

Australia lags on female representation in federal government

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Although women make up almost 51 per cent of Australia’s population, less than half of the sitting parliament members are women, with 45 in...
Federal Election 2019

Tanya Plibersek increases her popularity despite Labor’s devastating defeat

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  Sydney’s overwhelming vote of confidence in Tanya Plibersek and Labor contrasts sharply with how the majority of Australia voted yesterday. While Labor was losing...
Federal Election 2019

Young, unconventional and keen to serve

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Before Matthew Thompson became the Green’s candidate for the Sydney electorate he was a scared queer youth living below the poverty line. It was 2013...

Maria Gil

Maria Gil is a Venezuela-born American living in Sydney, Australia who loves running away into lands of make-believe and chasing down stories. When she isn’t reading or playing Dungeons & Dragons she is working on making her dreams of becoming a novelist and a New York Times journalist a reality. Maria speaks English, Spanish and Japanese and has won several awards for news pieces she wrote while completing her bachelor’s degree in Miami, Florida.

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