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Blind is no barrier: Meet the woman pioneering inclusive newsrooms across the Pacific

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Blind is no barrier: Meet the woman pioneering inclusive newsrooms across the Pacific

Faaolo Utumapu-Utailesolo took her journalism career by storm – acquiring not one, but two degrees.  

A degree in media and communications from Auckland University of Technology, and a master's degree in communications and media studies from Monash University.  

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Music photographer on wheels Brittany Long is 'known for whatever it takes' to get the best shot

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Music photographer on wheels Brittany Long is 'known for whatever it takes' to get the best shot

Brittany Long describes herself as a music photographer on wheels. She has taken live performance photographs and portraits of the likes of Seth Sentry, Vera Blue, The Rubens, Thelma Plum and Vance Joy, just to name a few.

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Blind and low-vision tennis now the fastest-growing blind sport in Australia

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Blind and low-vision tennis now the fastest-growing blind sport in Australia

Kala Petronijevic blames Novak Djokovic for her obsession with tennis.

She was born the same summer that the Serb dominated his opposition on his way to a second Australian Open win, and has been drawn to the sport for as long as she can remember.

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Tasmanian family vows to fight for NDIS funding to ensure 11-year-old state judo champion has access to skin suit

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Tasmanian family vows to fight for NDIS funding to ensure 11-year-old state judo champion has access to skin suit

Stacey Gittus has three children who are participants of the NDIS and has experienced her fair share of frustrations with the system.

But a recent decision by the scheme has left her feeling "broken" and in a state of "sheer desperation".

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'I believe deaf people are the best listeners in the world': Just another day as a deaf music critic

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'I believe deaf people are the best listeners in the world': Just another day as a deaf music critic

I've been told that my job sounds like a punchline. I am a deaf music critic.

It is often assumed that deaf and hard of hearing people can't engage with music. Beethoven is considered like an anomaly. But, while there is no doubt that he was an extraordinarily talented composer and performer, he is far from alone. There are countless deaf people who have devoted their lives to music.

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