Features
Investigative journalism, interviews, essays
Waterloo Associated Reorganising the most organised community in Australia
“The closer you get to the Station,” one resident says, “that interconnectedness isn’t as apparent. People aren’t saying hello as often.”
Dead Ladies’ Dresses A feeling for what is left behind
This was no ordinary debris and this was no ordinary wardrobe. This was the stuff dreams are made of.
Caught in a Trap Sydney’s rat-runners are just another sign of a city being crushed by obsessive plans for a Big Australia
It's 9.30am, I’ve just left home, and I hit a 100-metre queue at the lights. My pulse quickens.
Live and Let Die A conversation about facing the end
And then in the end you go, ‘I don’t love having you, but I love what you’re teaching me.’
The Slap Our Poker Machine Addiction
Like many young Australians, I have grown up with the pokies.
At Any Given Hour Uber after dark
"Next morning I awake and check the app. The heat map glows red across the city."
Felt Mountains UK electronic duo Goldfrapp cast their Silver Eye
"Once something's part of your nature you can never get rid of it."
A Neighbourhood Full of Strangers Airbnb and the big business of ‘home invasion’
Neighbours in our inner-Sydney apartment block are moving out - and in again - in droves. Giving up their own beds week after week to become hosts to streams of guests...
The Singer and The Song A conversation with Rickie Lee Jones
"Rich people never look happier once they come home from shopping. It's all there in the mirror and it ain’t going nowhere."
Burning Man A Firefighter’s Story
One favour that firefighters sometimes do for each other is toss out a few reminders that being too comfortable with the chaos can be dangerous.
South of Forgiveness A rape. A book. A conversation.
This article discusses sexual violence.
The Sea of Possibilities How Patti Smith was guided by the stars
“Some of us are born with a certain burning."