Dharug speaker “silenced” by Western Sydney Airport. Nicholas Howie and the importance of a First Nation’s perspective
Nicholas Howie, a Dharug man who criticised the Western Sydney Airport in a Welcome to Country claims that the Western Sydney Airport company has used their influence in an attempt to stop Nicholas from giving "political" welcomes.
In response, Nicholas outlines why politics are essential to a Welcome to Country.
Noise map for Western Sydney Airport “potentially misleading”
In June 2023 the Western Sydney flight path tool was released, allowing residents to see the proposed flight paths and the predicted noise levels. However until the flight tool publicly discloses how the noise levels were predicted, the data presented to residents may be unreliable…