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Every passenger occupying one of the 176 seats aboard the JQ201 service between Sydney and Auckland which was due to depart at the ungodly hour of 6.15am has their own travel story.
But, aboard this morning s historic first flight of the trans-Tasman bubble, perhaps few will be more poignant than that of Lisa Te Tai and her 16-month-old granddaughter, Manaia Taalili.
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Beyond the obvious tourism benefits of the long-awaited quarantine-free travel bridge, first mooted over a year ago, are tales of separation, longing and loss. If ever there was a case of two countries being so close and yet so far, this is it.
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By Cam Lucadou-Wells
After the year we’ve had, we could all do with a laugh.
Stand-up comedian Daniel Connell has certainly seen a thirst for live humour with sellout crowds flocking to this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
“Everybody is rapt that it’s happening. There’s a spring in our steps.
“All the crowds are just happy to be out. They’re all excited and into it – they’re keen from the get-go.”
Connell is MC for the festival’s roadshow which is stopping in Dandenong on Friday 23 April.
The roadshow features a line-up including Connell, musical humorist Jude Perl, headline act Dilruk Jayasinha and other stand-ups from the festival.
Australia’s renowned songwoman of contemporary South Sudanese music, Ajak
Kwai will release her fifth studio album, supported by a live album launch at
Melbourne’s Night Cat on Friday, April 23.
With Ajak’s dedication as a passionate activist for refugees in Australia, the album
is aptly titled Let Me Grow My Wings, an eclectic collection of twelve self-penned
songs which reflect her observations, influences and connections since moving to
Australia in the late nineties.
Performed in English, Arabic and Ajak’s native language, Dinka, the record sees
Ajak honouring the traditions of her homeland, yet defying stereotype in what is