When the rains came, they told me I was ‘stuck’. Unless I wanted to retrace my steps back along the bitumen, travelling the Oodnadatta Track would require an extreme patience and a real slowing down. … More A gentle desert
On this edition of re:location I talk with the team behind the documentary, Matt Richmond (director) and Jon Michael Ryan (cinematographer) about Chicago and the film, ‘Das Brauhaus: a German-American fairytale’ … More Matt Richmond, Jon Michael Ryan and Chicago
It’s often said that Australians hug the coast. What I’ve learnt travelling across New South Wales is that we cling to the Great Dividing Range. … More Clinging to the Great Dividing Range
On this edition of re:location I talk with James Cave about all things Lisbon, his interesting connection with the city and country and setting up the website Portugalist. He’s a great guy and it’s interesting chat about mixed identity. Have a listen. … More James Cave and Lisbon
I couldn’t resist the opportunity to ask people whether they were feeling optimistic or pessimistic about where Australia finds itself in these challenging global times. The answer is a fascinating blend of apprehensiveness and gratefulness. … More Lismore
Trying to attach a person’s political views to their position on COVID-19 is a fairly fruitless activity. Take away the extremes, and there is a world of convergence. … More No time for agendas
I had to adjust to two realities. The first was that if I didn’t want to be in ‘lockdown’ then I would have to stay on the road. The second was that to be on the road I would need to get over the sense of guilt that goes with having that freedom. … More Life over the border
On this edition on re:location, it’s all about ‘relocation’ to Bellingen. Get to know this beautiful part of the world from a diverse cast of people who have moved there. … More Bellingen
Bourke has drilled home how comfortable I’ve become in my own Australian bubble. It’s been a painful reminder of how little time I spend thinking about and even more importantly feeling the legacy of dispossession and subjugation that the bubble is based on. … More Imagination’s edge
This edition of re: location is about the loyalty and commitment of locals to Broken Hill and some of the challenges attached to maintaining that sense of home. Have a listen. … More Broken Hill
