The Good Ugly, The Bad Ugly, and the Ugly Ugly
How come no one wants to talk about how annoying depression is?
Creative – Page 6
“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.
Soon the sun rose in September, Santiago
Poet Juan Garrido Salgado writes an homage to Licha Ortiz and her father Fernando Ortiz, who was Disappeared in 1976 in Chile.
Maralinga Nuclear Test site South Australia
Writer Di Cousens imagines the desolate landscape of Maralinga Nuclear Test site in South Australia.
A Veteran’s New Home
Joe Patterson’s journey to Vietnam summons up a country still marked with the ravages of war, as told through the stories of Australian veterans who now call the place home.
Razor Wire Childhood
The poem ‘Razor Wire Childhood’ by Rodney Williams was inspired by a series of drawings by children held on Christmas Island. Although that facility has now closed, the issue of children held in detention in Australian government facilities is still relevant today.
State of the Nation
Writer and rights lawyer Anthony Levin questions the election cycle in his new poem.
Life under occupation: Palestinian Peoples’ Right to Health
The impacts of war on those who reside in conflict zones go beyond immediate threats to one’s life. Nadia Kaunein considers the impacts of the Israel-Palestine conflict on Palestinian peoples’ access to the right to health.
River
Poet William Cotter laments the state of our drying-up rivers.
for others
Geoffrey Aitken questions the choice to keep quiet in the face of injustice.
Immigrant droplets
In her story “Immigrant droplets”, Ellen Perdriau personifies a body of water, reflecting on the changing world and changing lives of those around it.
Unbind
A new poem from children’s author, poet, educator and First Nations cultural consultant Kirli Saunders from her upcoming book Kindred.
Indelible
This latest poem by Tessa Flemming delves into the unforgettable nature of trauma and is inspired by Dr Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony against Brett Kavanaugh.