Tag: Referendum

“See you soon, Mum. Love you,” I say as I end the call, then I proceed to park and walk up to the gallery. The first woman I see when I walk in, she’s taking in the beautiful pieces of artwork around her. She’d been away for 11 days, working remotely with the community and vi...

Australia’s referendum in October 2023, is asking whether the indigenous peoples of this land should be recognised in the Australian Constitution and given the right to an advisory body. It has become mired in politics and culture wars and the basic question forgotten. It is hard to pass a ref...

I lived in New Zealand for four years and then in Australia for ten. There is more common sense, justice, and peace that emanates from Australasia. Neither country is perfect, that ideal doesn’t exist, but sanity prevails. When I moved to Texas in 2017, I was astounded by the level of ignor...