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Independent filmmaking is not a career for the faint of heart writes Rebekah Woodford It’s mid afternoon and the scent of freshly painted walls fills the air. Cylinders of brightly coloured fluid in all the colours of the rainbow are arranged along …

In Australia, where repeated governments have pursued ever-tougher ‘Laura Norder’ policies, the barriers are high to establishing a human rights conversation around the rights of prisoners. Such a proposal is frequently dismissed as politically inconvenient – perhaps because the criminal justice system …

Alexis Smith, 22, came to Australia to study. But what started as an academic adventure quickly escalated into a nightmare medical ordeal. She came to learn but left with a piece of Australia that saved her life, and changed it forever.   Alexis …

They are familiar murmurings and they gather righteous crescendo as they seep into print, broadcast and online media platforms. But to many of us, we have heard them all before and recognise the strategy for what it is – helmet promotion via …

As a manager of a homelessness shelter in Queensland, Cara* first suspected a problem with management about two months after she left on sick leave to start her treatment for Stage IV esophageal cancer. After a short period at work, she was …

John Pelletier is a victim of a privacy breach so shocking, it could have landed him in jail. Literally. “I had a criminal record and I didn’t even know it,” he says. “It was the most confusing moment of my life.” He …

With the recent change in leadership, there is speculation that Australia’s asylum seeker policy could become even tougher. This raises serious questions about Australia’s commitment to the international protection of refugees writes Daniela Carlucci. For those who’ve come across the seas, we’ve …

At 1am, Katherine Biggs awakes, her breath forming steam in the unheated animal shed that is her home. With no hot water, she skips a shower and gets ready to make the three-hour drive to Brisbane to sell vegetables at a farmer’s …

  The beautiful rural Hunter Valley region has become a playground where Australia’s deadly Carbon Games are played all year round, local Sue Abbot reports The fog edges to the very seams of dawn and dutifully the morning light retreats to the sidelines to …

Baobab trees stand in abundance with lush yellow grass swaying at their trunks. Grey Loerie birds float between trees in the clear blue air while insects faintly hum from the earth. The bushveld: home to the Big Five, a place of enchantment and …