Mazoe Ford
Mazoe Ford is a reporter and producer with ABC News and Current Affairs in Sydney. Mazoe joined the ABC in July 2014 after a decade in commercial television with Channels Nine and Ten, and three years in London with BBC News and Al Jazeera English. You can follow Mazoe on Twitter: @MazoeFord.
Mental health of top concern among young Aussies: survey
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Australian teenagers see mental health as one of the top three issues facing the nation, shortly behind drugs and alcohol and equity and discrimination, according to a new survey.
Topics: youth, community-and-society, mental-health, anxiety, charities-and-community-organisations, sydney-2000
Mentorship for Indigenous businesses, entrepreneurs
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A new agreement between the NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce and the State Government aims to grow Indigenous business ownership, entrepreneurship and employment.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, work, sydney-2000, nsw
Newcastle-Maitland diocese sexual abuse case settles out of court
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The Catholic Church reaches a confidential settlement with two sisters who say they were sexually abused by a priest in the Maitland-Newcastle diocese in the 1970s and 80s.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, community-and-society, catholic, sexual-offences, child-abuse, religion-and-beliefs, newcastle-2300, nsw, maitland-2320
Politicians face grilling from primary school students
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At a time of heightened political debate in Australia and overseas, both sides of politics have taken some difficult questions from Year 5 and 6 students about what matters to them.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, community-and-society, children, birchgrove-2041, sydney-2000
Sydney air pollution from scheduled burn led to 14 deaths: researchers
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Up to 14 people died prematurely due to smoke from a hazard reduction burn in Sydney, new research finds, prompting calls for better warnings.
Topics: fires, health, asthma, bushfire, death, environmental-health, medical-research, research, sydney-2000, tas
The morning after: How Australians reacted to Trump's win
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The US billionaire's surge to the White House has had time to sink in, and Australians have diverse opinions about how the President-elect will perform.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, sydney-2000
'Christmas for architecture nuts': Sydney's historic buildings to be opened to public (audio)
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More than 50 Sydney buildings which are normally off-limits to the public will open their doors on Sunday, including the Lands Department Building, Hong Kong House, Legion House, the Great Synagogue and Pier 2/3 at Walsh Bay.
Topics: history, art-history, architecture, sydney-2000
Rodin's famous nude sculpture sighted in Sydney
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'A mini Tate right here in Sydney' is how curators are describing the Art Gallery of NSW's major summer exhibition, Nude: art from the Tate collection.
Topics: art-history, contemporary-art, sydney-2000
Drones, virtual reality and robots: Sydney students look into futuristic careers
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Hundreds of students from schools in west and south-west Sydney have spent the day learning about the jobs of the future as part of the Spark Festival at The Powerhouse Museum.
Topics: computers-and-technology, information-technology, careers, career-counselling, secondary-schools, sydney-2000
Work underway to recover damaged Sculpture by the Sea artwork
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Repairs are ongoing after high winds, king tides, and huge waves damaged a number of artworks in the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition on Sydney's coastline.
Topics: contemporary-art, sculpture, community-and-multicultural-festivals, oceans-and-reefs, tamarama-2026, bondi-beach-2026
Paramedics fight for better insurance payouts
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Paramedics have stepped up their fight against the NSW Government for better insurance payouts if they get injured on the job and can no longer work.
Topics: health-insurance, health-policy, doctors-and-medical-professionals, nsw
'Squeaky rabbit... very lifelike': Greyhound trainer denied bail
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Western Sydney greyhound trainer Chad Achurch, accused of live-baiting and charged with six animal cruelty and torture offences, is denied bail.
Topics: state-parliament, animal-welfare, cabramatta-2166
World-first trials aim to slow motor neurone disease
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Two world-first clinical trials conducted by scientists at Sydney's Macquarie University aim to slow down the symptoms of motor neurone disease.
Topics: motor-neurone-disease, diseases-and-disorders, medical-research, sydney-2000
Dancers keep Indigenous culture alive at Sydney Opera House
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Indigenous dance groups from around Australia will come together in Sydney this weekend for Dance Rites, a national competition showcasing dances, skin markings, songs and different styles of music, outside the Sydney Opera House.
Topics: indigenous-music, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-culture, dance, sydney-2000, nsw
Dance competition at Opera House to help keep Indigenous culture alive
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Indigenous dance groups from around Australia will come together in Sydney for Dance Rites, a national competition showcasing dances, skin markings, songs and different styles of music.
Topics: indigenous-music, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-culture, dance, sydney-2000, nsw
Suicide deaths rising among women and teen girls: ABS
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The number of Australians who took their own lives surpassed 3,000 last year for the first time, while the number of teenage girls who die by suicide has increased by almost 50 per cent, new figures show.
Topics: community-and-society, suicide, mental-health, health, australia
Wedding dress, onions stuck at sea amid freight carrier bankruptcy
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A wedding dress, onions, air conditioners, sheets, frozen desserts, outdoor furniture and building materials are just some of the items adrift on cargo ships or stuck at international ports as major freight company Hanjin Shipping Co goes bankrupt.
Topics: sea-transport, small-business, australia, korea-republic-of
Priest's sexual abuse allegedly passed off as 'affection'
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Former Moree priest Father John Farrell "only fondled genitals as it was his way of showing affection," a church official allegedly told the parent of an abused altar boy in the 1980s.
Topics: child-abuse, community-and-society, sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, royal-commissions, religion-and-beliefs, catholic, parramatta-2150, armidale-2350, moree-2400, nsw
Knox Grammar former headmaster 'failed to prioritise welfare of boys'
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The former headmaster of Sydney's Knox Grammar School "failed to prioritise the welfare of boys over the reputation of the school" by covering up allegations of child sexual abuse, a royal commission finds.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, royal-commissions, sydney-2000, nsw
'Miraculous' effects of cannabis on kids' epilepsy to be studied
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Lorraine Elwell says her 12-year-old son Hunter had a seizure every 30 seconds until he started consuming medicinal cannabis, as similar use of the drug becomes the focus of a new study.
Topics: cannabis, health, epilepsy, diseases-and-disorders, medical-research, sydney-2000, nsw
Sydney Symphony Orchestra grand pianos up for sale
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A concert grand piano worth about $145,000, which has been used by soloists accompanying the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) at the Opera House, is one of several iconic instruments up for sale.
Topics: music, opera-and-musical-theatre, arts-and-entertainment, sydney-2000, nsw
Outdated 2G technology putting NSW paramedics in danger: union
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Paramedics are in danger and response times are increasing because ambulance tracking software is out of date and unreliable, the Australian Paramedics Association New South Wales (APANSW) says.
Topics: health-policy, unions, states-and-territories, state-parliament, nsw, sydney-2000
Screen Australia to allocate $3 million towards new female-focused projects
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A program designed to reduce the gender imbalance in lead creative roles in the nation's film and television industry will allocate $3 million in funding for new story ideas and projects.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, film-movies, television, television-broadcasting, federal-government, sydney-2000, nsw
Turnbull, Shorten urged to 'drop spin', be more authentic
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Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten's election campaigns have been branded "pedestrian" and the leaders urged to "drop the spin" by political strategists, despite boasting millions of views on digital platforms.
Topics: government-and-politics, alp, elections, federal-elections, liberals, advertising, australia
'Mediscare' and other tactics from the Labor campaign handbook
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Inside the Labor campaign: How the underdog managed to out-message the Coalition in election 2016.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-election, federal-elections, elections, alp, bill-shorten, australia
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