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Literary Launceston – Part 2

There’s no doubt that springtime is also festival time in northern Tasmania. It’s the season when people emerge from hibernation, throw off...

Literary Launceston – Part 1

Dictionaries define poetry as, ‘the purest form of literary expression’, while Greek lyric poet Simonides (556BC-468BC) suggested – more poetically! –  that...

A Shower, a Shower, my Kingdom for a Shower

I have a disability, the best description of which is like paraplegia. Essentially I have flaccid legs with no muscle tone or...

Rally Calls for Immediate Closure of Ashley Youth Detention Centre

Transcript of media conference with organisers of rally calling for closure of Ashley Youth Detention Centre, Parliament Lawns, Hobart, 27 August 2022....

Robodebt Royal Commission Announced

Media release – Prime Minister, Minister for Social Services, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Minister for Government Services, Attorney-General, 25 Aug...

Essie Davis, A Toxic Future

Amnesty International Calls for Ashley Closure

Statement – Amnesty International, 19 August 2022 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR THE CLOSURE OF ASHLEY YOUTH DETENTION CENTRE IN LIGHT OF THE...

Peaceful Protest Aims to Educate

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”, said Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and the first...

Letter from Andhra Pradesh & Orissa, India

Sponsorship of one child in India costs me a dollar a day. A half-decent carton of wine a year provides an education,...

On Aboriginal Voice to Parliament …

Speech – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, 30 Jul 2022 Address to Garma Festival Ngarra ga Buku guru-pan Gumatj, Yothu Yindi nha go Yolgnu...