Commercial for Disadvantaged Kids
A poem by Kita Martin-Cu, a passionate advocate who has lived experience of out-of-home care.
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.
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.
Echo Chamber
As the space for diverse viewpoints shrinks, literary spaces degenerate into war zones.
Pigs in Space!
A poem on the university protest camps by student Olivia Camillin.
NGALI GARIMA MALLA JUGUN (We Look After This Country) – A call for submissions
Through a new editorial partnership, Right Now and Groundswell are platforming stories that explore the intersection of climate change and human rights, pertaining to First Nations justice.
Activism isn’t a co-curricular activity – a photo essay
Six photos that captured the passion and anger of the 2021 School Strike 4 Climate in Melbourne “What we want is more learning in schools and less activism in schools.” – Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia
Old story, new story
Between 1956 and 1963, the Australian government authorised British nuclear tests on Anangu country. ‘Old story, new story’ chronicles these events at Maralinga.
Exhaustion: A Monologue
Creative 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?
In this personal essay, Guido Melo reflects on race, identity, belonging and intergenerational trauma.
The Same
Unmoored and disconnected, new speculative fiction from Andy McQuestin explores a falling away from people, places, language and the past.