We Asked Ex-Cons About Their First 24 Hours Out of Prison
You collect your things, change into normal clothes for the first time in years, and a door opens to the outside world. Then what?
Chelsea McIver
Chelsea is a freelance writer from Melbourne, Australia.
What I Learned From Three Gruelling Months as a Stand-Up Comedian
Comedy tends to attract the broken-hearted, and I was no exception.
Women Talk About What it's Like Working on an Offshore Oil Rig
I reached out to three women who'd worked on oil rigs around Australia. I wanted to ask them whether life as a female rig worker is as strange as I imagine it, and to get a sense of what it's like out there, on those mini floating worlds populated almost entirely by dudes who look like the guy above.
In Defence Of Adaptations: Why Old Stories Are Good For Australia’s Film And TV Industry
Why adapt Wolf Creek into a six-part series, when the story has already been told through two feature films? Why rely on Tolstoy, when we have talented screenwriters like Cate Shortland and Jacqueline Perske to make up their own stories?
When Your Friends Are Buying Houses But You Aren’t
If buying a place in the next few years isn’t realistic for you, there’s no need to resign yourself to a lifetime of renting. There are some practical things you can do now to get your own patch of grass one day.
Why Do We Fall In Love So Easily When We’re Travelling?
Ah, the old travel romance. Whether it’s a three-week break or a three-month adventure, no trip overseas seems complete without it.
I Asked Some Experts Why I Feel So Creative Before a Period
I recently noticed the ideas come just before I ride another kind of wave. Especially just a few days before. So I've wondered if maybe there's a link. And if so, is my pill—the common contraceptive Estelle—helping or numbing the effect?
Bosnia & Herzegovina: 7 reasons to look beyond the headlines
People tend to associate Bosnia and Herzegovina with war and destruction, but a lot has changed since the 1990s.
