Tag: australia
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OPINION – Our housing crisis in Australia and New Zealand exacerbated by the pandemic
We need to fundamentally alter the course of our policies in Australia and New Zealand in order to fix the longstanding issue of housing affordability. COVID-19 has revealed issues that have always been there. Before the pandemic, our issues were cracks in the foundations of our house of cards. We noticed them, thought to ourselves,…
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Vaccines and herd immunity in our different world with COVID-19
Scientists at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) are working round the clock to develop a vaccine to fight SARS-COV-2. Engaged by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) – a global alliance financing and coordinating the development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases – CSIRO is now testing a candidate vaccine from…
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Switch off for Earth Hour in 2015
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBs2dnDj8Og&w=680&h=470] Earth Hour in 2015 will once again be shining a light on the severity of global warming. On Saturday, March 28, people around the world are encouraged to switch off their lights and (if you can) electricity to power down the world and join millions of other people to help spread awareness and encourage discussion about…
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Something For Kate | Interview
‘Something for Kate’- Twenty Years and Still Going Strong PETER MCALPINE – JULY 5, 2014 It’s twenty years since Paul Dempsey established the band ‘Something for Kate’ in Melbourne. These days the three- piece comprises of singer/songwriter/guitarist Paul Dempsey, bass player, Stephanie Ashworth and drummer, Clint Hyndman. Since the band was established Paul says time has…
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NEWS – Australian National Egg Shortage
Higher Prices, Less Eggs EZRA MAGAZINE – MAY 1, 2014 It will not be until Spring that our shortage of eggs flattens out, as an influenza outbreak last October has caused a national shortage that has sky-rocketed egg prices. Whilst affecting over 400,000 chickens on October 15, 2013, and an estimated 400,000 more two days later,…
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INTERVIEW – Julie Hamel
Intricately Beautiful Originally falling in love with art, photographer Julie Hamel now create stunning fine-art photographs for her personal portfolio. Julie incorporates a lot of naturalistic imagery within her photographs, capturing humans surrounded with lots of green. Below is our interview with Julie, who speaks about her love for photography and how she captured her…
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FOOD – Top Adelaide Hotspots
Food Glorious Food Food. I don’t know how many times the word ‘food’ can appear on a page without making you hungry, but here at Ezra Magazine, we have decided to don on our napkins and taste test what Adelaide and South Australia has to offer. But instead of wearing white-coats and parading around town critiquing every…
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ADELAIDE FRINGE – 2014
Ezra Magazine to Cover the Adelaide Fringe in 2014 Here at Ezra Magazine we are happy to announce that we will be a part of the media representation at the Adelaide Fringe in 2014. The 30 day open-access event running from February 14 – March 16 attracts crowds of more than 1.5 million people over…
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INTERVIEW – Riley Pearce
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtRtoHBOfxs&w=780&h=480] No Suits & Ties, Just Music Perth is home to a lot of musical talent, with the likes of Birds Of Tokyo, John Butler Trio, Eskimo Joe, Tame Impala, Pendulum and now, Riley Pearce. In 2013 with the release of the ‘We Are Fools’ EP, Riley Pearce has graced the Australian music scene with…
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INTERVIEW – Second Storey Window
‘Purply-Orange’ Second Storey Window Based in Sydney, Australia, Second Storey Window are a six-piece band that makes self-described ‘purply-orange’ music. It’s indie, it’s magical and their music has intrinsic vocals and dream-like guitar stringing to suit. Comprising of Andrew Feeney, Matt Eaton, Reuben Barthow, Lachlan Stockbridge, Joey Eaton and Jay Barthow, Second Storey Window already has two EPs to their name.…