Features
Investigative journalism, interviews, essays
The Lost Opera Composer George Dreyfus and the sound of silence
In 1969, Opera Australia commissioned Australian composer George Dreyfus to write an original opera. It was never performed. Dreyfus is still campaigning.
The Allergic Frontier A case study in video game addiction
“The veneer of fun erodes over time. When you become sicker, you use more – to detach from reality.”
Another Side A conversation with Tanya Plibersek about rock ‘n’ roll, democracy and family car trips
After 20 years in the job, Tanya Plibersek is not slowing down. Our profile of her, featuring rock ‘n’ roll, Jeremy Corbyn and speculation about a second female Prime Minister.
Laser Love The changing faces of the cosmetic surgery business
“When you are injecting someone's face…it's not a trivial thing. Unfortunately the media has trivialised it. You can go on YouTube and Instagram and it looks like a visit to the hairdresser.”
The Other Boat People An international labour force we never hear about, but can’t live without
They come by sea, seeking a better life. They sacrifice comfort for our convenience.
We Need to Talk About Teenage Sexting I’ll show you mine, if you show me yours
"If she says no, he’ll wait a bit...until she says yes."
The Queue of Life Maybe there’s more to lining up than being here first
“Had we taken something we shouldn’t have? The moral dilemma distracted me... But I got over it.”
Kill City Face-to-face with Sydney’s gay-bashing gangs
Four years of horror stories – investigations of murders and assaults of homosexual men from Bondi to the Northern Beaches and beyond.
BEATEN A Decade of Gay-Hate Crimes
A visual comic based on the investigative journalism of Rick Feneley.
The Unwitting Addict A struggle with Benzodiazepine dependence and withdrawal
The normalization of prescription medication can have a placating effect... coupled with my desperation to rid myself of debilitating anxiety, I fell into the trap of quick-fix society.
A Lineman For His Country An interview with Jimmy Webb, one of America’s greatest storytellers in music
“Sinatra said to me that ‘By the Time I Get to Phoenix’ was the best saloon song ever written.”
Heads Down, Thumbs Up Is it time to say ‘duck you’ to ‘wexting’?
Picture the scene: you’re texting away, screaming internally at AutoCorrect’s attempts to sanitize your language (why would I be writing “duck me”?! duck YOU, autocorrect!), and then somebody tries to talk to you in the real world.