Home Made

Home Made

The morning dogs are barking. By the Return and Earn machine in the carpark you can already hear the clink and clatter of glass and plastic bottles rescued by people making a few extra dollars to get them through the week. Vehicles are pulling in steadily; soon it...
Vale John Pilger

Vale John Pilger

  We extend our condolences to the family and friends of John Pilger, who passed away recently on the 30 December. The great Australian journalist, writer and documentary-maker maintained his place as an heroic voice for independent and ethical reporting at every...
Dream Machine

Dream Machine

  Heather Priest is humming like a machine. She sits at a table with a white linen cloth across it, right arm trembling, body shaking, her hand slightly clawed. The walls of the Stirrup Gallery are full of her visions: paintings that seem to blend Edvard Munch...
Healing Fire

Healing Fire

Last night we came together in a ‘healing circle’ around a few fires that had been lit at Addi Road to help keep the wind and rain at bay.   As gusts of light rain inevitably came down we centred ourselves even closer together and registered what a few people spoke of...
Telling a Better Story

Telling a Better Story

Are they the world’s largest sunglasses? Kim laughs at the question. “Yeah, I know. They’re very ‘90s. Should I keep them on?” Her daughter is due for a sleep soon too, so she doesn’t have loads of time to talk. But if a picture and a bit of a chat somehow means Addi...