Five ways we changed the world
Professor Graeme Clark shows Ryan, 2, how he was inspired by a shell to create the cochlear implant in 1977.AUSTRALIA is a land of big ideas. Despite our comparatively small population and relatively new institutions of higher learning, we have exported some great ideas and inventions to the world — many with Sydney connections. Here are just a few.BIONIC EARProfessor Graeme Clark developed technology for the cochlear implant in 1978. Born in Camden, NSW in 1935, Clark studied medicine at the Un..>> view originalCafe Ananas
Steak and frites: Cafe Ananas takes on the classic dish. Photo: Christopher Pearce Myffy Rigby What happens when one hospitality titan buys out another? This sweet bistro. Cafe Nice, along with the entire Sopra chain of restaurants/Fratelli Fresh stores, was obtained a little while back by Sydney hospitality powerhouse the Urban Purveyor Group (they of the Bavarian Bier Cafes, The Cut, Sake et al). Now, for a lot of people, that won't mean anything aside from a slight name change. For the..>> view originalEngineers assess Sydney homes on brink of collapse after storm
Coastal engineers and drones have been used to assess a number of luxury seafront homes in Sydney’s north, left damaged by tidal erosion.At least six homes on the Collaroy waterfront are on the brink of destruction after being hammered for the third night in a row by ferocious king tides, roiled by the east coast superstorm.Coastal engineers have gone from house to house, assessing the damage, while drones scanned the coastline, identifying several homes at risk of collapse. “At this point in t..>> view originalNo. 1 Bent Street
Squid with baked white beans and chorizo at Mike McEnearney's new restaurant. Photo: Christopher Pearce Terry Durack Welcome to climate change dining, a new era in which the watermelon salad lasts year-round, and winter is reduced to a shivery little gap between the warmest autumn on record and the "Hi, I'm back already" sunshine of an early spring. It means fans of the slow braise, the pie and the pudding have to get out there NOW for fear of missing out. And I have just the place. Forme..>> view originalAustralian news reporter causes outrage with remarks about Irish ...
An Australian news reporter has caused outrage with remarks he posted about Irish people in Syndey. The New South Wales coastline was hammered by wild storms over the weekend, with three motorists killed in the floods that followed. A seaside town Coogee is a hotspot for Irish tourists and was particularly badly damaged. Storms ripped apart the 110-year-old Coogee Surf Life Saving Club. Coogee demolished over the weekend and for a pleasant change the Irish aren't to blame. @ Coogee… https://t...>> view originalStorm surfers compete at notorious Sydney break Cape Fear
TONY EASTLEY: Storms along Australia's east coast have created some monster waves which only the bravest of surfers dare to ride.One group has been competing in an invitation only event at a notorious Sydney break called Cape Fear.A teenager from the New South Wales South Coast won the competition. Brendan Trembath was there for PM.BRENDAN TREMBATH: A treacherous rocky headland on the southern side of Botany Bay is officially known as Cape Solander.But surfers call it Cape Fear, and for good ..>> view originalBrae climbs up world's best restaurant list but Sydney Quay falls
Brae in regional Victoria has jumped 22 places to feature at position 65 on the 2016 top restaurants list. Photo: Supplied Sharnee Rawson One half of the world's most prestigious (and debated) restaurant list was released overnight, leaving Australian chefs and food media speculating who would make the top half of the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for 2016. Two Australian restaurants made the 51-100 list; Brae restaurant in regional Birregurra in Victoria and Sydney's Quay. Brae ha..>> view originalSydney storm: beachside homes at risk of collapse as gales expected
Multimillion-dollar beachside homes in Sydney’s north are still at risk of collapse due to storm erosion. State Emergency Service crews and hundreds of volunteers worked into the night piling up thousands of sandbags to fortify the dozen or so homes and two unit blocks in Collaroy that are on the verge of sliding into the sea. The properties survived Tuesday night’s high tide that hit just after 10pm, with SES crews still at the scene on Wednesday. The Collaroy homes were still in danger of col..>> view original
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
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