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  • # 1322 The Settlement

    # 1322 The Settlement

    Redfern is a diverse inner-city suburb of Sydney, renowned for its strong Aboriginal community.  ‘The Block’ has been a hub of political activism with a vibrant community spirit, but in the last decade Redfern has seen huge changes because of it’s proximity to the city centre.  Housing prices have sky-rocketed and it seems like every week there is a new trendy…

  • #463 Swarm Part One

    #463 Swarm Part One

    We explore swarms of creepy crawlies, rural-urban migration, multinational fast-fashion corporations, kangaroos and a cult.

  • #1504 Portrait of a Policy

    #1504 Portrait of a Policy

      Caitlin Doyle-Markwick meets 3 men who are living on some of the 29, 564 bridging visas issued since 2011, when the then Labor government announced that asylum seekers would increasingly be placed in the community while their claims were processed. Initially welcomed by refugee supporters because of the harmful psychological effects of long-term detention, Caitlin discovers…

  • The Start of a Long Journey

    The Start of a Long Journey

    Listen to Michael Brydon’s piece: Buckley’s Chance at Truth from #1317 Postcards from Reconciliation. By Michael Brydon The story of William Buckley is amazing. But, as with so much of Australian history,  only the colonial voice has truly been heard. When a story like Buckley’s defines an entire community, history can become dangerous. The conventional…

  • #1313 These Walls Have Ears: My Place

    #1313 These Walls Have Ears: My Place

    Inspired by the much-loved Australian children’s book My Place, All the Best runs back through the history of one place, The Rocks, Sydney, to the colonial characters that lived on and interacted with the land after British settlement. The country, traditionally cared for the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, underwent a radical transformation in…