The crucial role of poets in an Australian republic

21 Aug 2020 | The inclusion of poets in a republic would provide marginalised elements of society with an ...  

George Floyd took a knee from the cops — but who killed him, really?

22 Jun 2020 | Who killed George Floyd? Stunning feature by Tess Lawrence.  

BOOK REVIEW: Griffith Review 'The Light Ascending' — room for many tastes

30 Nov 2019 | Writer Michael R Williams discusses the 'break-out' and 'the work in progress' stories from the ...  

REVIEW: John Passant's 'Whose broken is this? and other poems'

10 Apr 2019 | John Passant has packed 58 remarkable poems Into the 108 pages of his second volume of poems ...  

POEM: Together we must

21 Mar 2019 | Together we must   HE was three years old You killed him And 50 others Not in Christ& ...  

Review: John Passant's 'Songs for the Band Unformed'

5 May 2018 | Sara Moss reviews IA contributor John Passant's book of poetry, Songs for the Band Unformed, a ...  

Review: 'False Claims of Colonial Thieves'

10 Mar 2018 | Dr Laurie Keim reviews a new, rich book of poetry and, within it, he traces the fault lines in the ...  

POEM: Homeless

2 Jul 2017 | Homeless, a poem by Laurie Keim.  

The Bigots

27 Jan 2017 | The Bigots, a poem by Laurence Keim.  

George Genovese: Reflections of a poet

7 Jan 2017 | After the launch of Love Letters to the World, in November 2016, George Genovese reflects on how ...  

The Overlord: A poem on the rise of Donald Trump

19 Dec 2016 | A poem on the rise of President-elect Donald Trump, by Dr Laurence Keim.   

On turning forty

18 May 2016 | On Friday 20 May 2016, the Sydney Writers' Festival is holding a special tribute to Bob Ellis (see ...  

Brandis of the Bookcase

6 Jun 2015 | I think that I shall never see, a minister as useless as Brandis, G.  

Letter to children

16 May 2015 | A letter to our children, by Mathias and Josh.  

Sonnet Joe

12 May 2015 | The Bard at work on an epic tragedy.  

White Australia: Blood on the wattle

14 Mar 2015 | In light of recent events, the threatened closure of Indigenous communities and the police attack ...  

Free drinks

9 Mar 2014 | Gee sings the song of Tony A, who fancied an heiress of uncommon size.  

What the poets tell us about Tony Abbott

14 Sep 2013 | Tony Abbott walks both sides of the fence, writes Michael Aiken — his buffoonish image assuages ...