Things and their makers: from ‘European labour only’ to ‘ethical consumerism’
By Lia IncognitaLia Incognita traces the discourses of patriotism, protectionism and ethical consumerism through the objects in her room.
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In small places
By Emily MaguireIn Australia, a woman is killed by a former or current partner almost every week. Emily Maguire examines what we know about domestic violence and how to stop it.
No dogs, no fruit, no firearms, no professors
By Maria TumarkinMaria Tumarkin looks at the tragedy of immigrants’ wasted potential in the supposed land of opportunity.
The right to be old
By Melanie JoostenIf living longer is about staying young, are we denying ourselves the right to be old?
The boat
By Rebecca GiggsWith our nation’s political discourse so replete with silence, secrecy and spin, how can we begin to search for truth about “the boats”?
Close encounters
By Gillian TerzisWhat’s the difference between bearing witness to an atrocity and being a voyeur?
No singular revelation
By Maxine Beneba ClarkeSubtle forms of racism often go unnoticed, but they are no less harmful. Maxine Beneba Clarke on the insidiousness of everyday racism.
Back to school
By Alice PungAlice Pung returns to Braybook, the suburb in Melbourne’s West where she grew up, to explore how youth education can break the cyclic nature of poverty and disadvantage.
The machinery of government: on being a person in the turning cogs of aid
By Laura Jean McKayWhat happens at the human level when the machinery of government makes a distant, impersonal decision?
A right to be lazy? Part 2
By Jeff SparrowJeff Sparrows’s monograph on idleness, rights, and why we ought to work a little harder at working a little less.
A right to be lazy? Part 1
By Jeff SparrowJeff Sparrows’s monograph on idleness, rights, and why we ought to work a little harder at working a little less.
The long road to change
By Michael GreenMichael Green tells the story of how a group of young African-Australians set about challenging institutional racism at Victoria Police.