Old story, new story
By Kathy TierneyBetween 1956 and 1963, the Australian government authorised British nuclear tests on Anangu country. ‘Old story, new story’ chronicles these events at Maralinga.
Creative
Exhaustion: A Monologue
By Meera Atkinson and research participantsCreative writing piece by Meera Atkinson in collaboration with formerly incarcerated people with a history of injecting drug use and participants in a recent study by the University of New South Wales.
Where do I belong?
By Guido MeloIn this personal essay, Guido Melo reflects on race, identity, belonging and intergenerational trauma.
The Same
By Andy McQuestinUnmoored and disconnected, new speculative fiction from Andy McQuestin explores a falling away from people, places, language and the past.
Saving Rice Relations
By Amy LeeSaving Rice Relations is a political time-travelling satire. This fictional letter pens instructions that the author wishes had been said during the rise of Hansonism.
Truth
By Anna JabourIn ‘Truth’, Anna Jabour considers the dynamics of power and control in relationships.
Stay Quietly in Your Seats
By John BartlettIn this poem, John Bartlett examines scenes from the past and present day to consider how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Arrival
By Angela CostiAngela Costi’s poem considers how the stories of newly arrived people can be undermined by legal definitions, how Australia’s migration law is designed to keep them in a state of ‘arrival’.
The System Will Live On
By Zara GudnasonZara Gudnason reflects on the inadequacies of the system in protecting the most vulnerable and the tragedy that can occur when crucial services are under-resourced.
Incremental Changes
By Dave ClarkIn this moment of rising authoritarianism and political theatre, Dave Clark reminds us not to lose sight of the cumulative effects of small shifts and injustices.
Sowing the Moon
By Adam DaySowing the Moon speaks to the slowness of suburban life and trying to live life under duress in Louisville, where the atmosphere of unrest is particularly pertinent in the central city during this time of protest.