Old story, new story
By Kathy TierneyBetween 1956 and 1963, the Australian government authorised British nuclear tests on Anangu country. ‘Old story, new story’ chronicles these events at Maralinga.
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Animals Make Us Human: Land and Cockatoos
Kirli Saunders in conversation with Sarah JacobAnimals Make us Human is a collection of writings reflecting on the 2019/20 bushfires. Kirli Saunders talks about her essay for the book on the glossy black cockatoo.
Animals Make Us Human: Fire and Glider
Sarah Jacob in conversation with David LindenmayerAnimals Make us Human is a collection of writings reflecting on the 2019/20 bushfires. David Lindenmayer talks about his essay for the book on the great gliders.
Coloured Water: Why Uranium is Allowed in the Water of NT Indigenous Communities
By Liam GrealyRacist water: In the remote Indigenous community of Laramba in the Northern Territory (NT), drinking water contains almost three times the maximum safe level of uranium recommended by the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
Aftermath
By Bill CotterAs we approach another bushfire season, Bill Cotter recalls the devastation on Betka Beach after last summer’s fires and also the resilience of nature.
Bayt al Dunya
By Farah BeainiFarah Beaini, a Lebanese-Australian poet, shares a poem for her city and the Lebanese people following the recent explosions in Beirut.
Multispecies stories: Why do they matter for human rights?
By Sophie ChaoMultispecies stories challenge the assumption that humans are separate from and superior to the environment.
Why we cannot afford to hit snooze on the latest coral bleaching event
By Elise SpringettCairns resident and community campaigner, Elise Springett on the alarming need to protect our Reef from further bleaching.
Letter from the editor: COVID-19
By Bec BridgesFinding our way to fairer and healthier, rights-respecting systems that serve all our communities equally.
Moving the Darkness
By Freddy IryssMoving the Darkness is a personal reflection, part eye-witness account of the recent mega fires ravaging the South Coast of NSW, where Freddy Iryss lives.
Dice playing
By Virginia LoweAfter an unprecedented bushfire season, the curious protagonist of Dr Virgina Lowe’s prose poems considers our planet, the climate crisis and chance.
Solastalgia: a review
By Amy WaltersThe theme of Tuggeranong Arts Centre’s yearly program is ‘solastalgia’ which asks what the response of art will be in face of destruction, dispossession and the climate crisis. The program was kicked off with moving works from Nick Moir, Tony Curran and Waratah Lahy, and Hannah Bronte.