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.
Creative – Page 2
“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.
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.
Saving Rice Relations
Saving 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
In ‘Truth’, Anna Jabour considers the dynamics of power and control in relationships.
Stay Quietly in Your Seats
In this poem, John Bartlett examines scenes from the past and present day to consider how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Arrival
Angela 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 World Needs More Youth Art
Youth arts have suffered repetitive funding cuts, at a time when encouraging the arts in our children is more important than ever.
The System Will Live On
Zara 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
In 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.
I don’t dance like the other cats
“Who is that child not dancing like the other cats?” one of the other parents asked. Katy’s mother was stuck between embarrassment and intense pride. This is a story of courage, perseverance and overcoming adversity. Katy Barnett is a Professor at Melbourne Law School with extensive publications in private law and remedies law.