Where identity and theatre collide
Right Now speaks to Jean Tong: writer, director, dramaturg and all-round theatrical powerhouse in the lead up to her show’s debut at MTC this May.
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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.
Exploring human trafficking in fiction
Zana Fraillon’s latest novel, The Ones That Disappeared, haunts the reader with a tale of three children searching for a happy future free from slavery
Vacation During Wartime
Poet Vivienne Mohan considers the impact of war on everyday lives.
Death Trap Tower
Mark Marusic reflects on the Grenfell Tower fire in this poem Death Trap Tower.
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.
A magical realist take on human rights in Iran
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree utilises a classic Persian storytelling style to tell the tale of a family’s journey in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Civic marches
Everything changes – In this poem Edward Caruso considers the importance of speaking up.
Another Hour Passes
Trauma counsellor and writer Dinesha Perera evokes the human toll of detention in her short story ‘Another Hour Passes’.
The letters spelled COURAGE: Fighting censorship in Indonesia
At the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Sam Flynn spoke to those who write from the margins, despite the real and violent repercussions they face for doing so.
Vocabulary for migrants
Sanam Sharma considers the effect of everyday racism on the next generation.
An Iranian-turned-Australian love story
Under the Same Sky details the tragic story of Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari.