Placement
Eight Years On The Syrian war and its child refugees
“I’m working and saving up so I can save rent for a tent,” Ibrahim says. “The tent owner comes and demands his money. You don’t even get a chance to rest.”
The Sunshine Club Sleeping rough on the Hawkesbury
It’s sweltering as I walk across the grassy river flats. I can see Dean’s ute, people gathered round another vehicle. Beyond them a jungle of weeds, willows and wattle.
Overheard in Eveleigh Lore of a Redfern local
"Welcome to Redfern, we’re proud of our Bearded Tit."
The Man in Chippendale Macca’s Moments in time
While waiting in line for my lunch...
Waking Up as Someone Else How Kate Fischer became Tziporah Malkah
Now 43, Tziporah Malkah, once known as Kate Fischer, is returning to the media after six years spent working as a carer in Melbourne… Television executives are beginning to consider her potential as Australia’s new Oprah.
Getting Southerly Busted At North Bondi RSL
The image of Bondi is one of glitz and glamour… But the salt-blasted reality is somewhat different; the old weathered remnants of what was known locally as Scum Valley still often win out.
Pleasure and Pain The medical cannabis debate
The image problem the drug has doesn’t fit our western dualistic thinking. How can something be both good for you and fun at the same time?
Something in the Night A letter from Berlin
"In the cold months you sometimes feel Berlin is operating on a sort of skeleton crew; this metropolis that can feel totally desolate at midday."
When You’re Really Out of It Public housing estates suspend applications from previously convicted drug users
“When these areas weren’t trendy, the government wasn’t too concerned about dealing with drug crime.”
Death of a Seal If news reports could smile, these ones did so ear-to-ear
In the way of cute animal stories, the creature was given a name on social media: Sealvester… Then something went wrong. Sealvester’s health went south.
Eat Y’self Fitter Why vegans fall for the sausage roll
Geoff had been vegan for six years and was doing well. Then one night, with a light hangover, he was asked to hold two sausage rolls while a friend went to fetch a packet of cigarettes.
Unsane You will never leave this place
More than a desire to upend conventional practice, director Steven Soderbergh seems motivated by wanting to do everything himself, and at speed. ‘Unsane’, his latest film, was shot in 10 days on iPhones.