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Recognition, reconciliation and voice: 'Unfinished, uncompleted, unfulfilled'

by Olivia Cleal

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Coalition Reunites After Post-Election “Divorce”

The Liberals and Nationals coalition was restored on May 28 - just a week after its dramatic ‘’breakdown”. The reunification came when Nationals leader David Littleproud and Liberal leader Sussan Ley announced they renewed the...

Creative Nonfiction

Synecdoche Beirut-Sydney

Beirut 1992 Light drizzle taps the blue-eyed girl on the shoulder. With a gleam in her eye and nervous flutter in her chest, she clutches...

Sydney Writers’ Festival: Alisa Sapova and Anastasia Taylor-Lind on 5km From the Frontline

Ukrainian journalist Alisa Sapova and British photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind knew instantly they would be friends. “Our creative kinship happened by chance,” Taylor-Lind says. “It’s a...

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Commentary

Trump’s Misuse of ‘Socialism’: A strategy built on fear and misunderstanding

During a heated televised debate in September 2024, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of being a "Marxist" in their first head-to-head encounter. "She's a Marxist. Everybody knows she's a Marxist....

Podcasts

Minority Report

Minority Report delves into the challenges facing American democracy post-2024 election, especially its ever-concentrating dominant powers, exploring pivotal moments, systemic flaws, and transformative possibilities through expert interviews and insightful analysis.   Ting-Jen Kuo · USSC2602 Podcast -...

Ghost Bride

Sirius and the Moon

Letters Never Sent

Cat Talk

Videos

Passion on Mute

We often mourn the passing of others, but is it ever normal to grieve our past selves? Join Antonella as she rewinds her lifelong relationship with music; recalling the passion that fervently burned throughout her...

Culture

Chemical Reactions: Northern Lights at the City Recital Hall

Musical chemistry is difficult to explain in words. It is a mysterious communication between two players that is felt only in the music itself. Musica Viva’s Northern Lights at the City Recital Hall certainly...