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Cruising for a Bruising

BY ALEC SMART The NSW Government faces a new challenge to its proposal to construct a mega cruise ship marina in Botany Bay. One of its principle opponents, Randwick Council, is recommending the nomination of Yarra Bay, the target site, for inclusion on the National Heritage List.

If the Council’s National Heritage status request is successful, it will effectively halt the controversial scheme and force the NSW Government to either select a new location elsewhere or abandon the multi-million-dollar project.

Massive infrastructure required The marina plan envisions cruise ships docking at one of two adjacent sites on the northern side of Botany Bay - Molineaux Point and Yarra Bay both requiring the construction of a massive wharf and surrounding infrastructure.

Randwick Council confirmed to City Hub that the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Danny Said, “will bring a motion to Council on Tuesday 30 April regarding the proposed terminal. Opposition to the proposed cruise ship terminal still stands”.

Maria Poulos Conklin, spokesperson for Save The Bay Coalition, told City Hub, “The National Heritage listing of Yarra Bay will hopefully protect this historically significant area...

“Once the area is heritage listed, the Federal Government must make a management plan to protect it. The NSW Government or private consortium building the terminal would not be able to take any action that would have a significant impact on the heritage values of the Bay without approval from the relevant Federal Minister.

“A National listing, for this reason, is far superior to a State Heritage listing, which would have been like the fox looking after the hen house, especially now that the Premier and NSW Planning Ministers control the Heritage portfolio…”

On April 10, Randwick Mayor Kathy Neilson wrote to the Minister for Transport and Roads,

Yarra Bay. Photo: Alec Smart

Andrew Constance, and the Minister for Jobs, Investment and Tourism, Stuart Ayers, to invite them to attend a meeting to discuss objections to the Council’s National Heritage Status proposal.

Council urges the NSW Government to find an alternative site, preferably Sydney Harbour “Council also seeks the release of the Strategic Business Case in the Cruise Development Plan, which the State Government had undertaken to release in November/December 2018…

“Respectfully, Council urges the NSW Government … to find an alternative site in NSW, preferably Sydney Harbour.”

A spokesperson for the Port Authority of NSW, the government body overseeing the proposed

marina project, told City Hub, “The Strategic Business Case is the very first step in a detailed process for understanding the feasibility and location of new cruise infrastructure. A Detailed Business Case … will need to consider a number of key areas including consultation with the community, the environment, transport, financing, fishing, heritage, Indigenous culture, noise, social impacts and traffic.”

According to the industry.nsw.gov.au website, “In 2014 the NSW Government committed to developing a Cruise Development Plan that considers options to support a long-term plan for the NSW cruise industry, as recommended by the Visitor Economy Industry Action Plan (VEIAP).

“The VEIAP forecasted that visitor-related port activity resulting from cruise operations would grow to $1.1 billion and cater for more than 825,000 passengers by 2019–20.”

The Australian and International Pilots

Association (AIPA) has expressed multiple concerns about the close proximity of berthed mega cruise ships to Sydney Airport’s third runway.

AIPA is concerned that the height of newer “mega” cruise ships may intrude upon airspace used by passenger jets landing and taking off from Sydney Airport.

AIPA vice president Shane Loney told City Hub, “We remain concerned with any intrusions into what is known as the Obstacle Limitation Surface. This has the potential to adversely impact airport efficiency and aircraft safety during some visual manoeuvres.”

The Save the Bay Coalition has expressed similar concerns. “The terminal the Berejiklian government would construct in Yarra Bay would accommodate two mega cruise ships, which are too large for many ports, including Sydney Harbour, and because of the number of passengers they carry (~5000), they create congestion and other problems for ports that do accept them.

“A mega cruise ship terminal will impact negatively on the operational efficiency of Port Botany, which is currently a dedicated freight handling port.

Environmental concerns The Save the Bay Coalition is also raising environmental concerns. “Botany Bay is home to hundreds of marine species and marine, coastal and estuarine habitats, including some that are threatened. The bay receives regular visits by dolphins, whales, turtles and fairy penguins.

Molineaux Point is home to a seal colony and rare Pygmy pipefish.”

Much of Yarra Bay is only a few metres deep, so substantial dredging will be needed to accommodate large vessels, stirring up contaminated sediment from decades of poor waste disposal from surrounding industry.

Add to that unknown health consequences from ship exhaust emissions and you have what at best could be described as a toxic situation.

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BY ALANA LEVENE Fifteen years ago, Hank, a homeless man, turned up at the Footpath Library’s mobile site in Woolloomooloo. He cracked a cheeky grin and jokingly asked the library’s founder, Sarah Garnett, if she had any colouring books. The two became fast friends.

Last week, at Garnett’s request, Deputy Lord Mayor Linda Scott moved a motion in the City of Sydney Council to install a plaque or mural honouring Hank in Martin Place — a central public space for locals experiencing homelessness.

After years of deteriorating health, Henry ‘Hank’ Maslak passed away on Christmas Eve. In his 70 years, Hank befriended doctors, teachers, students, bus drivers, council workers and homeless people. In his final days, they lined up at St Vincent’s to say goodbye to their friend.

people to stop and think about Sydney’s growing homeless population, Garnett said.

“Hopefully, it can help educate people and our politicians, most of whom have turned a blind eye to this,” she said.

A real gentleman “The hospital could not believe how many visitors he had,” Garnett said. “The nurses and the doctors all loved him, too.”

Martin Place is where Garnett parked her mobile library, which gives donated books to homeless people. Every Tuesday night, Hank came for the conversations, the camaraderie and the community spirit.

“It soon became apparent to us that he was quite a remarkable man, a real gentleman, and had a great sense of humor,” Garnett said. “He was just a delight to be around. We really looked forward to seeing him.”

Whether he was living on the streets or in a cockroach-ridden boarding house, Hank always

Despite that growth, homeless people can seem “invisible,” Garnett said.

“People just don’t notice them, and they are contributing members of our community,” she said. “Most of them are well-educated, highly intelligent, caring people, who through no fault of their own, have ended up on the streets.”

Hank, for one, grew up sheltered by his loving mother, said Garnett, who delivered his eulogy.

He was well-educated and held various jobs before his life took an unexpected turn.

“Hank’s experiences are emblematic of many of the people embroiled in the crisis of homelessness occurring in NSW,” Scott said. “A society is to be judged by how it treats its most vulnerable, and we need to do more.”

Homelessness up 37 per cent Homelessness has increased by 37 per cent across New South Wales in recent years, while state spending on services for homeless people decreased by 14 per cent, according to Scott.

Around 300 people sleep rough every night in Sydney, with more in insecure temporary accommodation.

He was quite a remarkable man, a real gentleman, and had a great sense of humor

Henry ‘Hank’ Maslak. Photo: Shane McLachlan

got himself down to Martin Place. Even as his health declined, he traveled by wheelchair.

Scott and Garnett want Hank’s commemoration to underscore the stark duality of Martin Place — by day, a bustling business hub, and by night, an important site for homeless people.

“It should be accessible for everybody,” said Scott. “Both the heights of our City’s wealth, but also those who are most vulnerable.”

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Legislative Council winners and losers

BY ALLISON HORE Finland has chosen a new prime minister, the Israeli prime minister has secured a re-election, Turkish municipal elections have made headlines around the world, a new date for Brexit has been set and a federal election date has been announced. All while voters in NSW awaited the final results of the Upper House from last month’s state election.

Last Monday, the NSW Electoral Commission finally released the results of the Legislative Council preference count which confirmed the last few seats of the house.

One surprise winner was the Animal Justice Party’s Emma Hurst, a former media officer for animal rights group PETA, which sees the banning of battery caged eggs as a top priority for the state.

After preferences, Ms Hurst was able to secure a seat in the Upper House.

Animal cruelty a big issue “The people of NSW have spoken and animal cruelty is a big issue and it’s something we want to see an end to,” she told reporters after the results were announced. “Australians love animals.”

Although animal rights is the core of the party’s policy platform, Ms Hurst says the Animal Justice Party is not a single-issue party.

“In addition to lobbying for stronger protection of animals, I am also passionate about people and the environment and believe in kindness, non-violence and equality for all,” she says on her website.

Ms Hurst is likely to vote alongside the three Greens members of the Upper House whom the Animal Justice Party preferenced third after Keep Sydney Open and the Sustainable Australia Party.

The final seat in doubt went to One Nation, which now has two seats in the NSW Upper House. This was the first NSW election the party had run in since 1999. Its campaign this year was bolstered by the presence of former federal

The NSW parliament house in Sydney. Photo: Wikimedia

Labor leader Mark Latham, who was first on One Nation’s ticket.

Rod Roberts, a former Goulburn detective, will take One Nation’s second seat.

Another notable result was that former Senator David Leyonhjelm lost out on a seat, sending his NSW parliamentary career to its grave before it even began. In January this year, he resigned from his position as a senator to contest the NSW election.

Although he had pre-emptively declared himself a victor and updated his Twitter bio to reflect his position as a member of the Legislative Council, today’s results revealed that his party, the Liberal Democrats, did not gain enough votes to secure him a seat.

The Liberal Democrats only secured 0.46% of

the vote, less than half the number required to secure a seat in the upper house. Mr Leyonhjelm said on his Facebook post on Tuesday that it was the position of his party on the ballot form that led to the poor result.

The balance of power in the Upper House remains firmly with the crossbench “We have always known our libertarian base is small but we usually also attract protest voters and those who confuse us with the Liberal Party,” he explained.

“In this case our ballot position caused voter

confusion while the presence of One Nation and the burgeoning support for the Shooters Party syphoned protest votes away from us.”

Following the loss, Mr Leyonhjelm announced that he will be leaving politics entirely.

Also unable to secure a seat in the Upper House was the anti-lockout group Keep Sydney Open.

Running in their its first election, the party was only able to win 1.83% of the vote - not enough to win them a seat over One Nation.

“One Nation beat us to the last seat. Everything from our fresh approach, our energetic volunteers, our preference strategy and amazing candidates gave us the best shot possible, but in the end it wasn’t enough,” they posted on Facebook on Monday.

“It was a gruelling campaign, and for our first election, incredibly exhilarating and educational!

We are proud of our entire team, and thankful to our supporters for giving us a real chance - it was so close!”

However, it was preferences from Keep Sydney Open that helped get Ms Hurst over the line. The delays in the preference results being announced frustrated minor parties and Independents who often rely on preferences to get over the line.

Minor parties face discrimination “This unprecedented delay is discriminatory and treats minor parties and their supporters with contempt,” the representatives of the minor parties said in a joint statement recently.

“Our hard-working candidates and supporters deserve to see the results.”

Entering the Legislative Council this term are 8 Liberal/National members, 7 Labor members, 2 Greens members, 2 One Nation members, 1 Shooters, Fishers and Farmers member and 1 Animal Justice party member.

With the presence of so many minor parties, the balance of power in the Upper House remains firmly with the crossbench.

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BY ALANA LEVENE The City of Sydney Council is putting off plans to install parking meters in Paddington and Darlinghurst due to a unified and forceful resistance from local residents and business owners.

Councillors voted unanimously on 8 April to reject a proposal from the traffic committee to install paid meters along sections of Greens Road, Oxford Street and Goulburn Street. The recommendation, made in December, drew the ire of community members, who were explicitly told there would be no paid parking in Area 15.

The Council will instead consider bringing free timed parking to the area to help rangers enforce limits. They’ll also review the parking time limits in the area, and in a year, they’ll reconsider ticketed parking on Greens Road and parking meters on Oxford Street.

The Council also voted to suspend the use of a new paid parking meter on Goulburn Street, where it planned to trial 15-minute free parking.

“Once [Lord Mayor Clover Moore] saw how all the businesses and residents were opposed to it, she was very receptive,” said Will Mrongovius, President of the Paddington society.

Traffic department vs community The traffic department initially proposed ticketed parking in late 2016 as a way to boost compliance with parking restrictions, prevent visitors from hogging spots and give residents better parking access.

The initiative was halted months later.

“The City received 71 submissions to the consultation, of which the majority objected to the introduction of parking meters,” said a March 2017 letter from Cr Moore to Mr Mrongovius.

“The City will therefore not be implementing paid parking in the area.”

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Beauchamp Hotel, feared the toll parking meters would have on local businesses.

“It’s just another deterrent to coming to Oxford Street if you have to pay for parking, compared to going to another area that gives you free parking,” Ritchie said. Competitors, like Westfield in Bondi Junction, offer shoppers free parking.

“If people come down here and suddenly have to park before they go into Berkelouw’s, they won’t do it,” Mrongovius said.

Ritchie said parking meters would be “another nail in the coffin” for Oxford Street. The vibrant shopping and nightclub strip has suffered financially in recent years due to lockout laws, extensive development in nearby areas, and changes to the retail environment.

“It’s been a slow and extended death by a thousand cuts,” Ritchie said. “There is still so much passion and energy and fantastic people on Oxford Street. At this point in time, we need help rather than deterrence.”

Ticketed parking kiosk. Photo: Alana Levene

and fines was $45.7 million last financial year, according to a City of Sydney spokesperson.

Ticketed parking already exists on main streets in Newtown, Surry Hills and Redfern, and in residential areas like East Chippendale, East Darlinghurst and Surry Hills. There are also parking meters on the north side of Oxford Street toward Woollahra under the Woollahra Council’s jurisdiction.

There are no parking meters in the City of Sydney’s section of Paddington, and the community took Cr Moore’s letter as an assurance that it would stay that way.

That’s why it came as a surprise when in December 2018, the traffic department again pushed for parking meters on Oxford Street and Greens Road.

Cr Kerryn Phelps put forward the initial Notice

of Motion so the council could confront the ongoing parking saga.

“Residents have been fighting against this issue for years,” Cr Phelps said. “The proposal keeps rearing its head for the Paddington community.”

Ms Phelps said the proposal was a “knee jerk reaction” intended to improve parking turnover, but in reality, it would just drive customers away.

The City will not be implementing paid parking in the area “I encouraged council to look for alternative measures to encourage turnover in a way that is more consistent with community expectations,” Ms Phelps said.

Local business owners, like Sue Ritchie of the

Councillors side with community Residents joined business owners in their opposition. They say they don’t want their family and friends to have to pay for parking when visiting, among other logistical reasons.

“We know, based on experiences of friends in other areas, that if you put parking meters on one street, what people do is go to the streets that don’t have parking meters,” Mrongovius said.

When Cr Kerryn Phelps tabled a motion in favour of the constituents, it came as a huge relief following the years’ long back-and-forth.

“We had been trying to resolve it at lower levels, but the community wasn’t getting listened to at the traffic committee level,” Ritchie said. “By her tabling the motion, it was resolved at a council level. That was really fabulous.”

Ritchie credited several councillors, especially Cr Phelps, Cr Vithoulkas and Cr Moore, who chaired a meeting the previous week between the traffic department and community members.

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Feeling the Byrne

BY MICHAEL HITCH Free speech takes a back seat in the Inner West Council as tensions brewed over alleged Facebook comments.

In a meeting on April 9, Inner West councillors voted to pass an amended Development Control Plan for Victoria Road in Marrickville. Point four of the amended control plan also calls for two of its councillors to “withdraw [their] comments and apologise”.

The motion, spearheaded by Mayor Darcy Byrne, * was the first agenda item for the meeting and called for Independent Councillor Pauline Lockie and Greens Councillor Collin Hesse to retract and apologise for Facebook comments made in July 2018.

The comments, one posted to Independent Councillor Pauline Lockie’s Facebook page by someone else, and the other posted by Councillor Hesse, alleged that Byrne and other councillors who voted for the development proposal were corrupt.

Greens Councillor, Rochelle Porteous said that the events of the meeting were unlawful and had prompted her to seek further advice and oversight.

“I have been working very closely with the Office of Local Government in order to seek further advice from them. We were very concerned about the legitimacy of the amendments that were being moved by the Mayor and I’ve followed up to seek a ruling.”

I think that this undermines the openness of decision making “I did state at the council meeting I was very concerned about the fact that it [the amended plan] didn’t adhere to the code of meeting practice so, it wasn’t a legal amendment to move.”

Exit Lockie and Hesse At the April 9 meeting, both Councillors Hesse and Lockie left the meeting and excused themselves from voting after declaring a significant, pecuniary interest.

“Because I’ve now had the opportunity to seek legal advice in relation to this… that’s a significant pecuniary interest for me and I’ll

exempt myself from the chamber for that vote,” Councillor Lockie said addressing the Mayor before the vote took place.

“I’m in a similar position, so unless it’s moved in seriatim, I’m in the same boat,” added Councillor Hesse.

Nonetheless, the motion was passed with six councillors in favour and five against.

The April 9 decision comes after a historic walkout at the previous 26 March meeting in which Mayor Byrne first requested a retraction and apology, leaving seven councillors in the room unable to vote on the matter.

However, Mayor Byrne’s Mayor of the Inner West - Darcy Byrne. Photo: Supplied prosecution of social media comments as “council misconduct” isn’t the only their three minutes of talking time Hesse said when asked about the passing exercise of free speech that seems to “strictly enforced by the chairperson”. of the amended code. be in his firing-line.

“I think that this undermines the At the same April 9 meeting, the Raising eyebrows openness of decision making. It’s not Inner West Council also passed a With the vote coming to a tie, Mayor of course that Council doesn’t make motion to adopt an amended Code of Byrne’s decision to use his casting vote open decisions. It’s that being seen to Meeting Practice, limiting the public’s to carry the motion, as well as to vote do it by people in the gallery has an time and ability to discuss matters against further amendments to the code, impact on the discussions Council has, during Council meetings. raised eyebrows among many. which makes it more responsive to the In the new amendments, public “By introducing the Code of Meeting community.” *Darcy Byrne’s office was unable attendees will only be permitted “to Practice that the majority want, I think speak on no more than three items of we are losing openness in our democracy, to comment on specific matters due to business on the agenda,” and will have which is a seriously bad thing,” Councillor legal reasons.

Thousands march to #BringThemHere

BY JOAN HENSON Thousands of Sydneysiders joined national rallies on Palm Sunday to demand an end to offshore detention and that the 914 refugees on Nauru and Manus Island be resettled in Australia.

Some 5,000 people marched from Belmore Park to Victoria Park in Sydney, while 21,000 people campaigned nationwide.

Sydney’s rally celebrated parliament’s passage of the Medivac Bill in February, the release of refugee footballer, Hakeem Al-Araibi, from a Bangkok prison, and the removal of children from Nauru earlier this year.

Time for solemn reflection However, it was also a time for solemn reflection about the challenges ahead for refugees wanting to settle permanently in the country.

Ian Rintoul, a spokesperson for the rally’s organisers, the Refugee Action Coalition, said that advocates have put huge political pressure on the Morrison government and the Labor opposition ahead of May’s federal election.

Refugees are not taking away our homes, our welfare, and our jobs “There’s been a momentum building… There was such political pressure on the Labor Party that they voted for the Medivac bill. That’s the first time they have voted against Coalition refugee policy in many years.”

The health and welfare crises fuelling this political momentum were of huge concern to speakers.

Shukufa Tahiri, a former Hazara refugee and policy officer at the Refugee Council of Australia, said that offshore refugees face “serious mental health issues”, having been “detained on Nauru and Manus Island five and half years after they sought Australia’s protection”.

She said that those living on bridging visas had “all assistance cut off over the past two years”, and many are “experiencing homelessness and destitution”.

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Thousands march through Sydney. Photo: Allison Hore

Even recognised refugees are “subject to years of family separation and thousands of deliberate citizenship delays”.

There are 1,300 people on extended immigration detention in Australia, 6,000 people on bridging visas, 15,000 refugees on temporary protection visas, and thousands of refugees in the community.

Football commentator and former Socceroos captain, Craig Foster, who successfully backed the release of Al-Araibi earlier this year, headlined the event.

He said that, “The 12 lives that have been

lost on Manus and Nauru weigh heavily on this nation”.

Racist rhetoric and fearmongering Among rallygoers and speakers there was concern about racist rhetoric and fearmongering about refugees taking opportunities from locals, and how this might play out in the election.

Judith Wright, Deputy Secretary of the Australian Services Union, said, “Refugees are not taking away our homes, our welfare, and our jobs. In a fair society there should be plenty of these to go around for everyone”.

Rintoul said that Kevin Rudd was “elected on a substantially pro-refugee question”, so if the Coalition took a similar course to former prime minister John Howard, it would work against them in the polls.

Protest signs often sent a direct message to the Prime Minister. One sign said: Minister For Racist Extremism. It showed a photograph of Scott Morrison holding a newspaper article with the heading “PNG Shuns Boat Claims”.

The Australian medical students’ association led the rally.

The rally call was: “Scott Morrison, hear us say: bring them here, let them stay”.

By Jamie Apps “Sometimes the world can be a pretty dark place but the comedy festival gives you an opportunity to hide in a dark theatre for an hour and laugh til it hurts.”

As the Sydney Comedy Festival approaches its 15 year anniversary Festival Director Jorge Mendis was emphatic with his statement above.

Mendis doesn’t want to focus on the milestone year for the festival though as he would instead prefer to focus on the pride he has for the festival.

Particularly its ability to showcase talent from around the world alongside the next wave of young talent.

This year the festival welcomes talent from all of the usual places such as the US, UK and Canada but also brings some surprises from China, Russia, India, Japan and Venezuela. One of the major acts coming to Sydney this year for the festival is American comedian Ron Funches. In recent years Funches has been resoundingly sweeping the world with his uniquely laidback onstage persona which he fuses with comedic, incisive observations on everything from casual racism to raising a son with autism.

When speaking prior to the festival Mendis’ pride for what they have achieved with the festival in its lifetime was clear.

“I’m wrapped that we’ve been running for so long. That the city has embraced the festival and that the

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people are willing to trust us to provide some quality and insightful entertainment that is not necessarily what you would get every other day.”

After an incredibly successful festival in 2018, which saw 120,000 people attending shows, Mendis was optimistic about the potential audience numbers they could achieve

this year. “We’re probably looking at getting closer to 130,000 this year but don’t want to get ahead of ourselves.”

In order to achieve these figures acts like Funches are crucial. Thankfully Funches is just as excited to be a part of the festival as they are to have him.

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“I want to see someone I’ve never heard of and fall in love with their comedy. That’s the best part of festivals. I enjoy seeing just how much talent there is out there that I don’t know about.”

Luckily for Funches, and the general public, the Sydney Comedy Festival’s FRESH program is curated to provide just that opportunity. The FRESH program consists of those performers who the Sydney Comedy Festival has “identified as someone who will go on to do great things.” Some of the past graduates of the FRESH program include; Matt Okine, Rhys Nicholson & Ronnie Chieng.

Ultimately when it all boils down to comedy at its core though Funches shared a similar perspective to that of Mendis from the opening of this article.

“Live comedy is a beautiful, honest and brave thing. It can lift your spirits like no other art form and leave you spellbound with a grin on your face.”

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I’ve always wanted to visit but otherwise could not afford,” said Funches.

For Funches performing and writing new material consistently was vital for him to stand out from the crowd and be given this opportunity.

“Absolutely, I believe being yourself always helps you stand out.You may or may not enjoy my jokes but there is no denying that my show is uniquely me.”

This unique style has never been more present than in his most recent comedy special Giggle Fit. A show Funches says he only realised was so special when it was in the editing process, “I knew it was good when I watched the rough cut for the first time and had trouble deciding where to cut it down.” The standout segment of Giggle Fit is a bit about the wild world of professional wrestling, an art form which Funches adores, regardless of the negative stigma attached to it.

“The wrestling community has embraced me for years but the special and that joke has certainly helped me get more free tickets to wrestling shows and I even got invited to Ric Flair’s 70th birthday party which is something I’ll never forget.”

Whilst in Sydney Funches says he would “love” to see some local wrestling, particularly “my buddy Robbie Eagles on his home turf.”

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Felicity Ward Busting A Nut

Felicity Ward forged her name and face on the Australian comedy circuit via stand-up, TV guest spots, writing and everything else an over-achiever does, before moving to the UK several years ago. While she visits frequently, it’s been a while since she did a comedy tour Down Under, but she is about to return with a new show, curiously titled Busting A Nut. “‘Busting A Nut’ means ‘to work hard’, and I’m a hard worker - I work hard on stage,” explains Ward. But there was more to it. “‘Busting A Nut’ has blue connotations and I can be pretty filthy. And then I thought the phrase ‘nut’ is a pejorative term for mental illness or being mentally ill and sometimes I talk about that and maybe the show will be about that - but it’s not.

But it’s still a funny title and I got to dress up in a squirrel outfit.”

She’s referring to the publicity photo in which she is wearing a squirrel onesie, and red vintage Christian Dior pumps given to her by her mother-in-law.

Ward originally moved to London to seek career improvement and more opportunities.

“I came over here to get better, and if you stay here you have to get better. If you get worse or just stay where you are, you can’t make money,” says Ward.

It took a while to get traction, but now she finally has momentum and is spreading her comic talent across a variety of platforms.

“I think it just keeps it interesting, more than it being an obligation. It’s fun doing podcasts, it’s fun doing panel shows, it’s fun doing stand up, it’s fun opening for people,” she explains. “I’m a classic textbook extrovert in that I get energy from other people and that’s how I recharge.”

Ward promises that her new show will be very funny and only funny.

“I cannot stress how much this is just an hour of jokes.

There’s barely a theme. You’ll laugh at absolutely nothing.

There is no moral. My hope is that you are dumber by the end of it.” (RB) Apr 23. Giant Dwarf, 199 Cleveland St, Redfern. $35-$38+b.f. Tickets & Info: www.giantdwarf.com.au

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Foil, Arms & Hog: Craic-Ling two. If the others laugh, according to Connor Mckenna, it means,“Shit, now we’ll have to work on it.” They usually think of a name for a show before writing the sketch.

“We come up with about 2000 terrible names, break it down to 12 and then come up with a winner,” says Connor.

Well known on radio, TV and stage in Ireland they also have a wide reach online with sketches such as How To Be Late For Work, and, The Worry Protection Company, which aims to stop us sweating the small stuff. The show they are bringing to Sydney, Craic-Ling, promises to be a hoot with sound advice on Photo: Luca Truffarelli holding a baby, a chant about drunken Foil, Arms & Hog are an Irish comedy The team consists of, ‘Foil,’ Sean Finegan monks, something we in Australia don’t trio with some great tips on how to live who is the foil, or the butt of the jokes, see often and, a guide on How To Kill An life to the fullest without making too ‘Arms,’ Connor Mckenna, who is the Actor, presumably one who won’t get off much of a splash. Their hilarious skit, smallest of the group all gangly arms and the stage. It’s the same show they An Irish Intervention, which can be found legs and,‘Hog’ Sean Flanagan who is always performed at the Edinburgh Festival on YouTube, has them portraying a trying to steal or, hog, the limelight.These which got the thumbs up from Rowan troubled Irish family unit with a son who three lads met as students at Dublin Atkinson of Mr Bean fame. Now that’s doesn’t drink and hides bottles of water University and now write, edit and perform some proof indeed of their comic merit. under his bed. The ability to turn the short sketches from their office which they (RLD) mundane on its head, attempting to solve then film for their own channel.

Apr 23-25. Factory Theatre, everyday problems by making the “The inspirations for sketches generally 105 Victoria St, Marrickville. ridiculous an acceptable reality, has come from everyday life and begin with one $49+b.f.Tickets & Info: resonated with audiences everywhere. of the trio sharing a story with the other www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au

Rabbit Hole This 2007 Pulitzer winning drama written by David Lindsay-Abaire should have audiences laughing one moment and crying the next.The story surrounds Howie and Becca, who have the world at their feet – until their four-year-old son Danny is tragically killed in a road accident.

The play is set eight months after their son’s death and deals with how the family handles the grieving process.

“The family members are grieving in their own way.

They’re coming together and have their own ways they want to say things to people and they affect that person in a way that they perhaps didn’t intend. So, there’s a bit of humour between the family which is important to this play,” explained the director, Christie Koppe.

Considering the subject matter Koppe said that the comedic elements work well within the play. “The writer David Lindsay-Abaire said at the beginning of the script

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that ‘it’s really important to make sure that there are lights in order to understand the shades’. I think it’s incredibly important to the subject matter because nobody wants to go see two hours of people simply grieving. That would not be a play I would want to go and see!” laughed Koppe. “This play is incredible. It’s so beautifully written and it’s just stunning to see this family interact together.”

Koppe said that the ensemble cast of five, headed

by Peter-William Jamieson (Howie) and Imogen Morgan (Becca) gel so well that it really is a believable family.

“This family is looking for hope and connection and whether they’re grasping at things that fall through they’re continuing to try, so it’s that need to work together that is somehow realised across this very realistic piece.”

This play is for an adult audience. “It would especially

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resonate with anybody who has ever been a parent because the loss of a child is something that seems quite incomprehensible,” concluded Koppe. (MMo)

Apr 18-27. Chippen Street Theatre, 45 Chippen St Chippendale. $30-$35+b.f.

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Des Bishop - The Comments Section

Native New-Yorker and part-time resident of Ireland comedian Des Bishop will be returning to Sydney this April for the Sydney Comedy Festival. Des will be bringing audiences his new stand-up show The Comments Section which spans the entire contents of Des’ brilliant mind.

Topics discussed will include, but will definitely not be limited to Des’ identity as a cis, white male, homophobia, being a good person and much more. He will be bringing his classic, fiery stand-up to Sydney’s Comedy Store with The

Comments Section promising to leave fans and audiences reeling.

Des spoke of his long-time love of performance and getting a laugh out of people, saying: “Making people laugh was always encouraged in me…teachers always pushed me toward and encouraged my performances.”

Despite this, Des did not venture into comedy for several years after leaving school, but fell in love with stand-up immediately, saying, “I never thought that I could necessarily do comedy but once I did, that was it, I’d caught the bug.”

Of The Comments Section, Des laughs while giving snippets into parts of the show. He goes on to say, “it’s very much traditional, straight standup, and it’s gonna be funny. I’ve got some material about homophobia and then some lighthearted relatable material.”

Since visiting Australia last, Des has gone back to a few of his performance and comedy roots, explaining, “I’ve really gotten back into that ‘in your face’, constantly funny, punch-punch-punch type of comedy.” (MB) Apr 23-28.The Comedy Store, 122 Lang Road, Moore Park.

From $39.90+b.f.

Tickets & Info: www.livenation.com.au

Kweens Of Comedy Sydney’s newest and most unique evening of comedy kicks off this week. Kweens Of Comedy is a platform not only for traditional stand-up comedians but also for drag performers, clowns, mimes and storytellers to showcase their work.

“The night is focussed on celebrating queerness in not just the individuals that perform but also the type of acts they have,” explained comedian and show producer, Cleo.

Cleo sought to create a space for unconventional and LGBT+ performers to debut work that may not fit the mould of a typical comedy gig and provide “a space [for performers] to actually focus on the performance element and not having to deal with potential homophobia or transphobia, or all these other elements that might weigh them down before they’ve even taken to the stage.”

“It’s also comedy that you can enjoy on your own terms,” said Cleo. “If you want to go see a drag show…the majority of stuff is going to be in a club or a bar and it’s centred around drinking culture. There’s a lot of people in the community…that don’t necessarily align with that culture, and if that’s often the only place that you can access the best of the queer artists, it’s kind of a shame.”

This will be the second regular queer comedy night produced by The Kweens collective.

Dungeons And Drag Kweens has developed a cult following since launching in May 2018, a monthly improvised storytelling show (and podcast) based on the popular role-playing game Dungeons And Dragons. The playful, inclusive energy and face-aching laughter conjured up at these shows is sure to be infused into the fabric of The Kweens’ new venture.

The debut event features performances from Sienna E. Austin, Kento David, Jack Gow, Hey Puss Puss, June Richards, Zoë Sitas and Kathryn Maet Thomas.

Kweens of Comedy will run every third Thursday, with the second show already lined up for May 9. (AM) April 18. Ginger’s at The Oxford Hotel, 1/134 Oxford St, Darlinghurst. $10-$15.

Tickets & Info: www.humantix.com.au

THE NAKED CITY

THE PARANOIA AUSTRALIAN PARTY (PAP!) With Coffin Ed Scaremongering has always been a part of the political process but has reached an even more insidious level in recent years with the manipulation of social media like Facebook, US style attack adverts and politicians fanning the flames of paranoia. Donald Trump has made a fine art of it with his blatant appeal to a range of phobias and fears – like the armies of Latino drug addicts, criminals and rapists storming across the US/Mexico border.

Here in Australia xenophobia, racism and the fear of Communism have all been seen as voter winners in the post-war environment.

The supposed ‘Red Menace’ was a political godsend for the Menzies Government, as were the boatloads of asylum seekers for John Howard and Tony Abbott.

With the Federal Election campaign well underway, it’s not surprising that a bit of old school, albeit totally absurd, fear mongering is starting to raise its ugly head.Take Michaelia Cash’s dire warning that Labor is out to take the tradies utes, forcing current apprentices into expensive electric vehicles. It was all part of a Government generated scare, in response to Bill Shorten’s endorsement of electric cars.The mighty and iconic Aussie ute, the workhorse of the nation, is about to be junked like ‘The Cars That Ate Paris’.Yes, the dreaded ‘Ute Police’ will soon be smashing down your garage door to toe your trusty petrol guzzler away.

Whilst the more extreme right-wing parties like One Nation have promoted their own brand of paranoia, like Australia being overrun by Muslims, we have yet to experience the emergence of a political party

for whom total paranoia is the one and only preoccupation. Standby for the advent of PAP, the Paranoia Australian Party, who’s only political motivation is to put the scare up all and sundry.

PAP agree entirely with Michaelia Cash but see Labor’s plan to trash your ute as far more sinister. It’s all part of Elon Musk’s plan to dominate the world with a little help from Bill Shorten and the Greens. Once you take forced delivery of your Tesla vehicle, the law

will mandate 16 compulsory solar panels on your roof plus the installation of a Tesla battery. Non-repentant petrol heads will lose their licences and be issued with a bicycle or electric segway.

PAP not only endorse the views of One Nation’s esteemed climate consultant Malcolm Roberts but believe that the obsession with cows belching methane and coal-fired power stations, will lead to a tax on human flatulence. ‘Gas’ monitors will be installed in all households and those families who fancy a spicier diet could be up for hundreds of dollars each year.

PAP also believe that both major parties are working to remove all firearms from both rural and urban Australia with only the armed forces and police allowed access to weapons.They predict home invasions will become a daily occurrence throughout the country as householders are left to defend themselves with only mops and old golf clubs.Without a cull on kangaroos and feral animals, wildlife will eventually overrun farming areas, depleting crops and forcing thousands off the land. Dingoes will run amok in every Australian city.

Finally, PAP sees a well-concealed conspiracy to have English replaced as the designated Australian language and by Esperanto, an artificial dialect that reflects the multicultural nature of our society. English will eventually be banned and those elderly Australians who can’t grasp the new language will be forced to communicate in Emojis.

As a footnote to their somewhat radical policies, PAP suggests that doing a donut in an electric ute is not much fun at all.There is no roar of the engine and no belching of suffocating exhaust fumes. It’s one of the best reasons they say why you should vote for them!

Little People: Big Ideas These school holidays The Cannery in Rosebery is launching a special new play area and activity zone designed specifically for babies, toddlers and preschool-aged children and their parents.

This will make for the perfect day out for parents and their little ones. The parents can enjoy some educational play with their children before then heading out into The Cannery to pick up some of their artisan foods or simply grab a 10

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beautiful afternoon coffee and cake.

For the kids, the pop-up preschool will feature engaging activity zones perfect for a weekday or weekend day out. A play zone like this contributes to a sense of community and shared experience among families in an informal, accessible setting.

With an emphasis on discovery and learning through play, and the use of high-quality wooden play resources and equipment, the activities help

children to develop language capabilities as well as fine and gross motor skills in a safe, community environment.

The Cannery pop-up preschool will be held every Wednesday and Saturday from 9am to 1pm – (no bookings taken).

Until July.The Cannery, 61 Mentmore Ave, Rosebery. FREE. Enquiries: hello@canneryrosebery.com.au

All Tvvins - Just To Exist

William Crighton

By Jamie Apps Acclaimed singer-songwriter and unique Australian performer William Crighton is set to embark on his first ever solo headline tour next week. Prior to the performance, City Hub spoke with Crighton to gain an insight into his reasoning behind making this change to the live performance.

Despite touring the world extensively as a band the challenge of performing solo is something which Crighton says he has wanted to do for a number of years.

“I’ve been wanting to do this for a while just to see if I could do it.

With this tour, I really wanted to get back to basics and just present these songs in the most stripped back and raw way possible.”

The timing was also perfect for Crighton and his band since his fellow band members, his wife Jules and brother Luke since they both had side projects happening.

In preparing for this run of solo performances Crighton says he has been “thinking about these

songs a lot” which has him excited for the shows. However, he also says he hasn’t been overly rehearsing the performance because he wants to ensure the show “doesn’t become too rigid and simply flows with the

audience.”

This mindset of flowing along with the audience and creating “shared experiences” is something which has developed throughout his significant touring internationally.

“The things that stand out most

Air Supply Australian band Air Supply has been enchanting audiences around the world for nearly 45 years with classic songs such as All Out Of Love, The One That You Love and Every Woman In The World. They are making a much-anticipated return to Sydney accompanied by their band and a 20 piece symphony orchestra for a very special onenight show.

“It’s always fantastic returning to perform in Australia!” enthused Graham Russell who has lived in the US since 1984. “We’ve always said

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Tina Gordon directed and co-wrote this comedy about a very unlikeable woman, Jordan Sanders (Regina Hall) who is transformed via magic

into her 13-year-old self (played by Marsai Martin) and is forced to reassess her horrid behaviour and attitude.

Her personal assistant,

April Williams (Issa Rae) hitherto treated with disdain by Jordan, steps up as guardian and fills in as boss at Jordan’s tech company while Jordan is made to attend school by a Child Services officer.

Fun and hijinks ensue.

There are quite a few genuine laughs in this light and entertaining film, but there are also some very awkward, perhaps even distasteful gags based on the adult-in-a-child’s body still having adult desires concept. The plot itself is untidy and contrived, but there are some engaging characters and performances. It’s a bit of light entertainment if you can overlook the problematic stuff. (RB) WW1/2

to me looking back is simply going from place to place and having an experience with people,” reflected Crighton. “The aim is to have a shared unique experience each night, for both me and the audience. There is one thing I can guarantee, it won’t be boring.”

Crighton’s upcoming tour will be showcasing his new album, Empire.

With this being his second album there were obviously heightened expectations, which he seems to have hit or even exceeded. Dave Faulkner of the Hoodoo Gurus in particular labelled Empire ‘the best album of 2018, local or international.’ An accolade which Crighton was incredibly proud of and humbled by.

“Dave has a lot of records so for him to say that about mine was great. He is such a well respected Australian music figure so I was humbled when he even took an interest in my music.”

Apr 26.The Newsagency, 74-76 Pyrmont Bridge Rd, Annandale. $30-$45+b.f.Tickets & Info: www.thenewsagencyvenue.com

that we’re an Australian band and proud to be a part of the legacy of Australian music. When we knew we were performing at the Opera House we were so thrilled. It’s just one of the most iconic venues in the whole world.”

Russell is the songwriter and he explained that his songs are based on what he has observed in life. “I’m a very emotionally driven person so I can put myself in a situation. A lot of the song’s stories I invent and it’s a lot of fun doing that.”

When asked which song is his favourite to perform, Russell was quick to respond. “All Out Of Love - we always close the show with this and the audience knows it’s coming. This song has been very kind to us. It’s generated

All Tvvins, the Irish duo comprised of Conor Adams and Lar Kaye, have just released their second album Just To Exist. Their latest work is a unique blend of funk and rock, creating an electric sound that’s all their own.

The album is filled with stunning vocal performances, particularly the smooth harmony from Sorcha Richardson featured in No One Is Any Fun that makes the single one of the best on the album.

The album as a whole is intended to serve as “a snapshot of where we were, what we were going through and where we hope to got next,” according to Adams.

The emotion that the duo was able to convey through their songs certainly leaves listeners feeling as if they had accompanied them on their journey. If this is where All Tvvins is musically now, it is exciting to think where the group is headed next. (EE) WWWW

great feelings around the world and created a lot of fans for us.”

But why does the music of Air Supply still command such an enormous fan base in Australia and around the world? “I think the fact that we’ve been around for so long and because the show is for all ages, people just keep coming back to see us. We also have such a strong catalogue of hit songs and they’ve endured the test of time. When people go to a show, they want to hear hit songs and see a great show and we’d like to think that we deliver both of those.” (MMo) Apr 26. Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point. $99-$299.90+b.f. Tickets & Info: www.sydneyoperahouse.com

Burning Burning may divide audiences. Is it a hit or a miss? Will audiences love it or loathe it? Many reviewers are raving, proclaiming South Korea has at last created a ‘cinematic masterpiece’, however, the average moviegoing public may beg to differ.

The story surrounds the rekindled friendship between a young man and woman when they meet again many years later.

The woman introduces a mysteriously rich ‘Great Gatsby’ style stranger whom she met in Africa into the friendship, and a love triangle emerges.

Jealousy, suspicion and foul

play follow soon after.

This psychological mystery drama is based on a short story and should more aptly be described as an unashamedly slowburning character study.

At a tediously excessive running time of 148 minutes, the difficulties in traversing a short story to the silver screen are clearly visible.

Awkward storytelling and prolonged character analysis deliver a film which may be a refined movie-going experience for some but an unbearably exhausting cinematic experience for most. A warranted streamlining of the film’s

running time down to 90 minutes may have led to more broad appeal.

The minority of moviegoers who watched and were mesmerised by the equally underwhelming yet critically applauded Roma, may be pleasantly

surprised or even overwhelmed by Burning.

Ultimately film critiquing is such a subjective art that moviegoers should watch this alleged ‘masterpiece’ and judge for themselves.

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