Queer Screen 2019: Right Now’s top picks
By Caitlin Cassidy, David Branigan, Amilee Myson and Samaya BoromRight Now reviews Queer Screen, a celebrated film festival that showcases diversity in sexuality and gender identity.
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For the Lost: a review of “Beautiful Revolutionary”
By Isobel HodgesAre some people more susceptible to joining a cult than others? To answer this, ‘Beautiful Revolutionary’ shifts the narrative lens onto the members of Peoples Temple and not their leader.
Giving voice to the marginalised: a review of Serving in Silence?
By David BraniganThose who served this country speak out against discrimination in this revealing book and ensure that we know the fight is far from over.
A search for justice and truth: a review of Waiting for Elijah
By Anna KennedyKate Wild explores the horrific and questionable events of one day in Armidale, New South Wales.
Family, community and a few good laughs
By Maria GriffinTen Australian artists present a joyful celebration of contemporary Indigenous life, culture, and humanity through their various art forms of choice at ACCA this month.
Truth, tenderness and discomfort in the human experience
By Caitlin CassidyIn her latest work, beloved Australian writer Maria Tumarkin defies convention and delves tenderly into trauma and grief through the lens of familiar truisms.
Recent police misconduct reveals lack of mental health services
By Peter ThruppWhen a man is assaulted by six police officers outside his home, you’ve got to ask yourself: how often does this happen without anyone recording it?
Confessions of a privileged minority
By Adolfo AranjuezAdolfo Aranjuez dissects the complex ways in which privilege and disadvantage express themselves in our society.
Turning the page on depression and anxiety
By Samantha JonesMelissa Broder, the poet behind Twitter account So Sad Today, delves into her most personal memories, fetishes, addictions and mental illness in the hilariously frank memoir So Sad Today.
Mental health services: we can do better
By Cher TanIn National Mental Health Week, Cher Tan asks whether our awareness campaigns are actually making a difference.
Increasing mental health visibility
By Adolfo AranjuezMental-health problems are more prevalent than they appear – by speaking about them we can break down stigma and build understanding.
The dog in the dungeon – emergency services and trauma
By Martin McKenzie-MurrayExtraordinary professions can have extraordinary costs.