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Threads of Endurance
Grief, resilience, and finding humanity in fractured times
Sep 26 • 
Daniel James
22
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Zen and the Art of Mediocrity
ride this ride in the middle
Sep 20 • 
Jacinta Parsons
18
4
Treaty: This is how we get over it
Finding ourselves in the story of this land, together.
Sep 12 • 
Daniel James
42
5
The day the music died
The death of an institution
Sep 5 • 
Jacinta Parsons
22
2
Hollow Applause
The attack on Camp Sovereignty and how ordinary fears are giving cover to extraordinary hate.
Sep 1 • 
Daniel James
34
7

August 2025

Not Here. Not Now.
A writers festival, a silencing, and what it means to speak plainly in the current climate.
Aug 22 • 
Daniel James
37
3
The inevitable banality of beauty:
and the possibility of chickens on Melbourne streets
Aug 17 • 
Jacinta Parsons
12
8
Where the Gap Becomes a Cell Door
How performative politics distract from the systemic punishment of First Nations people
Aug 8 • 
Daniel James
32
8
Learning to fall
The art of surrender
Aug 1 • 
Jacinta Parsons
10
11

July 2025

Watching the House Lights Fade
What the end of Colbert’s show says about who holds the mic
Jul 25 • 
Daniel James
12
2
The curious world of an imagined community
The talkback radio 'family'
Jul 19 • 
Jacinta Parsons
19
6
The Weight We Refuse to Carry
On prejudice, grief, and a fragile nation
Jul 11 • 
Daniel James
12
1
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