The Mourners’ Dance
In the most recent round of protests in Iran that started on December 28, 2025, and was met with unprecedented brutality by the Islamic Republic, videos have emerged of mourners dancing at the funerals of slain protesters.
Creative
“University is Not Seen as a Black Space”
Dr Katelyn Barney on the need to create pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into Research Higher Degrees.
The Kinship Has Sailed
“The Kinship Has Sailed” reflects on a childhood shaped by violence, instability, and separation, while also exploring the complex emotional impact such experiences can carry into adulthood.
social erosion
A poem by widely published poet and a competition winner, Margaret Owen Ruckert.
1769
A speculative narrative that flips the history of European colonisation by imagining a reversal: a seafaring people from a southern island travelling north to colonise a new frontier (a year before Cook got to Australia).
Cacao Flower
A poem by Indian–Australian poet and visual artist, Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad.
Denial
Denial has got us a long way as a species, but with climate change, we are up against an actual wall. Many will respond with even more denial.
Oyster Talk
Written for the marine algal crisis currently unfolding in the coastal waters of Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri Countries.
Rondeau: On the road
A poem by awarded poet Sandra Renew
Commercial for Disadvantaged Kids
A poem by Kita Martin-Cu, a passionate advocate who has lived experience of out-of-home care.
In a Time of Another Invasion
Angela Costi’s poem considers how central public libraries continue to be targeted in invasions.
She Said, He Said
A poem by Iranian poet Bänoo Zan.