Guluk naksa
In her poems, Leila explores a personal sense of origin that, like the ocean, binds several landscapes and times, coming back to the idea that a timeless, boundless love pervades.
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“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.
After the Flames – A fortnight of frustration, fury and fatigue
I don’t know whether to be intensely irritated, that he is telling me the reality I don’t want to hear, or profoundly grateful that I can tell him my darkest thoughts and he responds with love.
Blackout
Bänoo Zan’s poem was written in the aftermath of countrywide protests against the sudden steep rise of fuel prices in Iran on November 15. Authorities shut down the Internet of the whole country and embarked on a horrific killing spree. Amnesty International has so far verified 208 deaths in less than a week.
Returning to fear and terror: A view from inside Hong Kong
Stephenie Lau returns to her roots to witness the pro-democracy movement and to experience this defining moment in Hong Kong’s history.
the police do not intervene
Although Sandra Renew’s poem is a response to the police-led violence of the Bjelke-Petersen era in Queensland, it remains relevant to recent protests in which police seek to silence dissent.
New Start
Jasmine Shirrefs writes about their experience of being on the Centrelink unemployed pension.
Depends On How Many Kittens
This story follows Luke, whose legal name is Leila, as he navigates what it means to be trans as a young person in the school yard and at the gender diverse clinic. We see the prejudice and pressures that can exist in both places.
Rising
Sandra Renew’s poem ’Rising’ portrays a parched planet, and explores the way the climate crisis is changing our environment.
My Feelings are Orchestral.
Through the lilting analogy of the orchestra, this piece examines the interwoven nature of relationships with family, mental health and music.
To be or not to be religious?
Do you believe in God? Why? Author Eli Glasman ruminates on the religious themes that have characterised his life.
We are Aisha, Katherine, Elizabeth, Rachel and Lili
In Amirah Al Wassif’s poem, she captures the cadence of many women’s voices and unites them all with a sense of resilience and hope.
Bidjara Dreaming
Bidjara Dreaming is a poem based off true stories handed down to Leroy Wilson from his grandfather and great-grandmother from the Bidjara country