Quilty argues art's place in council budget
By Kelly Fuller

One of Australia's most acclaimed artists brought humour and frustration to a council meeting weighing commerce against culture.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/quilty-defends-ngununggula-council-funding/106472690

#Art #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #KellyFuller

Quilty argues art's place in council budget

One of Australia's most acclaimed artists brought humour and frustration to a council meeting weighing commerce against culture.  

One in five NSW waterways has severe microplastic contamination, study finds
By Kelly Fuller and Tony Ibrahim

A NSW government study finds microplastics in all 120 estuaries sampled, with severe pollution in about 19 per cent of rivers and estuaries.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/nsw-estuaries-microplastics-report/106458862

#WaterPollution #Pollution #PlasticsPolymersandRubberManufacturing #StateandTerritoryGovernment #KellyFuller #TonyIbrahim

One in five NSW waterways has severe microplastic contamination, study finds

A NSW government study finds microplastics in all 120 estuaries sampled, with severe pollution in about 19 per cent of rivers and estuaries.

'Gutted' workers at Tahmoor Colliery confront mass redundancies
By Kelly Fuller and Brooke Chandler

After 238 jobs are cut following the court-ordered liquidation, workers describe despair, shattered routines and the end of decades-long careers.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-14/tahmoor-colliery-redundant-miners-grapple-with-future/106452550

#Coal #RegionalCommunities #Unions #Unemployment #IndustrialRelations #KellyFuller #BrookeChandler

'Gutted' workers at Tahmoor Colliery confront mass redundancies

After 238 jobs are cut following the court-ordered liquidation, workers describe despair, shattered routines and the end of decades-long careers.