Arrhythmic
Geoffrey Aitken’s poem ‘Arrhythmic’ captures with brevity a world in disarray.
Society and Culture – Page 10
Review: ‘The Palestine Laboratory’
'The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology Occupation Around the World' is a must read for those wanting to understand how the oppression of Palestinians is intertwined with the export of military technologies worldwide.
This one weird old fat joke will make you disappear completely
Sex and the City, Shallow Hal and Kim Kardashian have more in common than you think. For one, they all tacitly profit off fat jokes.
Talking Away the Taboo
Sohaila Abdulali’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape challenges the conversations surrounding rape culture and acts as a rallying call to all.
Stories from the Defenders: a review of Seeking Justice in Cambodia
Sue Coffey writes of her experiences with human rights defenders in Cambodia, including the trials, successes and stories of these brave people
Translucent
‘Translucent’ by Cindy Jiang explores the assimilatory potential of growing up Asian in Australia.
Activism across the generations
Nasuha Nasser speaks to three activists: Clare, Chris and Sobur, about the hopes they hold for a fairer and rights-respecting Australia.
The Personal is Political is Speculative
Claire G Coleman blurs the lines between the personal, political and speculative, asking us to reconsider where it is our stories come from.
What next: a review of Damon Gameau’s 2040
What’s next for our planet? Damon Gameau explores the potential future for humanity and the Earth.
There is no Christ in this church
Lur Alghurabi reflects on the Christchurch tragedy and the fear of breaking the news to her mother in this moving deliberation on the tolls of trauma.
Modern American living: a review of Rendezvous with Oblivion
Thomas Frank’s new book is a scathing and insightful views into politics and policies that affect modern American life.
Crime fiction, and human rights? An interview with Kate Jessica Raphael
Janelle Koh sits down with Kate Jessica Raphael, award-winning crime fiction author for a chat about her work, and the interrelations that exist between crime fiction and human rights.
Checkpoint at the Green Line (excerpt from Murder Under the Bridge)
Read an excerpt of Kate Jessica Raphael’s crime fiction novel ‘Murder Under the Bridge’, which is drawn directly from the author’s experiences in Palestine.