Contemporary loss ONE OF THE most popular Irish broadcasters and writers of modern times was Nuala O’Faolain. Abruptly, in the middle... By Frank Brennan
One hundred years of sumbiotude I AM A child of the Anthropocene, born in 1953. I have lived in a period of history also known... By Glenn A Albrecht
In an unguarded moment IT’S EARLY ON a Friday and the usual morning hustle of a school day is playing out in my... By Gabbie Stroud
The town turns over Listen to Laura Elvery read ‘The town turns over’. IF YOU WANT to know how we got here, we will tell you. Once, not... By Laura Elvery
How the sky stays above us I am changing now the congregation of years not age so much as a ripening view and I have started speaking to trees one big... By Young Dawkins
The hungry years LIKE FALLING OVER, choking in public is always a little embarrassing. When it happens, people feel the need to... By Caroline Baum
A vapour trail across the sun I AM AN amazingly fortunate woman. I am an author, well into my seventies, published for the first time. My memoir,... By Vicki Laveau-Harvie
System failure WHEN I TURNED sixty last year, I entered a year’s worth of birthday celebrations with friends to mark the milestone.... By Beth Mohle
Listening to the Elders With Acknowledgements of Country and Welcomes to Country becoming a more frequent element of institutional practice in Australia, where... By Ruth Ross, Jay Phillips , Mayrah Yarraga Dreise
The almost homeless MARG’S NORTH BRISBANE townhouse looks innocuous from the outside. But when she ushers me inside, the chaos of her... By Therese Hall
Experiments in the art of living A FEW YEARS ago, a pretty young woman approached me in the lunchroom of the building where I began... By Charlotte Wood
Bionic enhancements queue Bionic enhancements queue Every time I go through airport security now the queue is longer. I stow everything I can decently... By Sandra Renew