Australia
The Borders Bill is a violent solution to an imaginary crisis
Welcome refugees — Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill relies on falsehoods around the illegality of channel crossings and will only endanger refugees. We must resist the government’s scaremongering tactics, writes JIWC’s communications officer, Nadia Hasan.
Written by: Nadia Hasan
The Borders Bill will replicate callous Australian policy
Broken systems — Senator Nick McKim of the Australian Greens and Benali Hamdache of the UK Green Party explain why Priti Patel’s new Immigration Bill will resemble the worst part’s of Australia policy, inflicting the same suffering, merely under a Union Jack.
Written by: Nick McKim and Benali Hamdache
The teens behind a landmark climate lawsuit
Futures before fossil — A group of teenagers from Australia are suing the government over a coal mine extension. Win or lose, it’ll make a profound difference across the world to similar cases fighting to make climate change a children's rights issue.
Written by: Lucia Osborne-Crowley
The aftermath of Australia’s devastating bushfires
What now? — This summer saw one of the most intense and destructive fire seasons in the country’s history. But once the gaze of global news departs, how does the community carry on?
Written by: Alistair Klinkenberg
A teen's visual diary of the early-90s rave scene
Punching the Light — At 15, Simon Burstall made two discoveries that would change him forever: photography and raves. Now, having trawled through a trove of material from that time, the Australian has uncovered scenes from a subcultural oasis – and a turning point in his life.
Written by: Cian Traynor
A tribute to South Australia’s west coast – a surf paradise
The Travel Diary — Photographer Thomas Ling shoots the surfers of the country’s west coast: one of the most harshly beautiful – and endangered – environments in Australia.
Written by: Thomas Ling
Life in the secluded suburbs of Australia
Utopian dream — In his new photo book, Wellard, Tim Palman spotlights Perth’s ‘private estates’ – developments that offer an artificial suburban lifestyle to their residents.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Life at the bottom of Australia's socio-economic ladder
In the shadows — Photographer David Maurice Smith draws on his previous career as a social worker to better understand the disenfranchised side of Australian life.
Written by: David Maurice Smith
The surf photographer living life in the impact zone
Pushing the limit — Russell Ord started putting himself between the waves to find his own space in the world of surf photography. Now, his fearless approach to life is being captured in a documentary.
Written by: Biju Belinky
This musician embraced the fear of failure and ran with it
Jumping the shark with Alex Cameron — On his first album, Alex Cameron created a grandiose alter-ego as a way of dealing with his anxieties. Now he’s taking on apathy – and forcing us all to listen.
Written by: Biju Belinky
A photographer faces up to the past that shaped her
Haunted by home — Ying Ang grew up on Australia's Gold Coast, where a dark underworld formed part of everyday life. But finally going back home, at the age of 30, illuminated what drives her.
Written by: Ying Ang
Aamer Rahman has nailed the art of activist comedy
Kings of comedy — From standup to satire, jokes can be a saviour. But in the right hands, they can also trigger change. To help resist – with humour – we’re celebrating radical voices that rise above the rest. In this instalment, Australian comic and activist Aamer Rahman explains why bad comedy can backfire… especially when it comes to the likes of Trump.
Written by: Iris Mansour