Rochelle Siemienowicz

Josie McSkimming’s memoir illuminates the life of her famous sister, Dorothy Porter.

‘We’re telling our own stories now. That’s the turning point. We’ve got that creative control now. And when you’ve got that creative control, you can really push boundaries.’ – Deborah Mailman ‘This night is our night as Indigenous Australians…We’ve controlled our stories, and through that, people have realised it’s not [just] an Indigenous story. It’s […]

When anti-porn activist Gail Dines visited Australia recently, the airwaves vibrated with furious debate. Feminists, cultural theorists, politicians and pro-porn lobbyists came out of their cubicles to gnaw again on that juicy old bone, ‘the protection of the innocents – also known as ‘kids today, and what’s best for them’. The thesis outlined in Dines’s […]

On a hill by the ocean sits a big white house. A man in a wetsuit returns from his early morning surf. Inside, a woman peers between the gaps in her blanket. The sun shining through creates mysterious patterns of colour and light. Not far away, in another house, a blonde babe climbs astride her […]