Life

The author follows the example of many aspirational working men in the 19th century by joining a mechanics’ institute – one of a handful that have survived.

The curl of possum tails around branches evokes for the author the unsettling sentience of climbing plants and things that grasp.

The notion of Australia as an egalitarian society is outdated and the burgeoning class system of this country is becoming etched in its urban landscape.

Calls for a royal commission into the abuse of children in remote communities ignore important research on the issues and perpetuate toxic tropes about Indigenous men.

Argentina’s unequivocal approach to confronting its recent dark history sets an example for countries more reluctant to discuss their shameful past.

Australian leaders need to step up, put party politics to one side and make the decisions required to help the world stop sliding into a global warming catastrophe.

Through the Indigenous Knowledges Systems Lab, the thinking and historic wisdom of First Nations peoples is being embraced in an effort to seek solutions to the challenges we face today.

Children’s literature needs to be less about getting cheap laughs out of bodily functions and more about appealing to the imagination and senses – even allowing a little fear.

Life in the garden is about the balance of seasonal temperatures, light and shade, kindness and cruelty – and sometimes it’s about the spaces in-between.