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Poet Andy Jackson writes about bodily difference and in his latest collection he explores Marfan Syndrome through a series of portraits.
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The power of the student press
Sally Percival Wood’s book, Dissent: The student press in 1960s Australia, exemplifies the power students can wield against social and political injustices.
What Water Brings
West Australian award-winning writer and educator Reneé Pettitt-Schipp writes about her experience teaching English and Art to asylum seeker and islander students on Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands from 2011 to 2014.
Tracker Tilmouth, an extraordinary memoir for an extraordinary man
Christopher Ringrose reviews Alexis Wright’s 2018 Stella Prize winning book about the Aboriginal politician and activist, Tracker Tilmouth.
A Road Map to Recognition
Rob Gilchrist reviews A Rightful Place: A Road Map to Recognition, a collection of essays aiming to shed light on issues of importance to Indigenous Australians.
Manus
In this poem writer John Bartlett considers the plight of the asylum seekers on Manus Island detention centre.
City of Sirens
Performance poet Saoirse Nash reflects on inequality and housing affordability in her latest piece, City of Sirens.
Another Hour Passes
Trauma counsellor and writer Dinesha Perera evokes the human toll of detention in her short story ‘Another Hour Passes’.
An Iranian-turned-Australian love story
Under the Same Sky details the tragic story of Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari.
Drifting
This creative work argues that it’s time to change the violence of offshore detention.