Succumbing to the Ponzi scheme of publishing a national short-story magazine

When the satisfaction of being your own mechanic turns to the unease of driving a car you have put together yourself

A solo road trip back to harsh realities

Keeping up appearances during periods of homelessness

One man’s battle against the confounding maths of a Centrelink robodebt

One man’s pursuit of a life without work

An unexpected stop prompts the question: Just what is the deal with the Dog on the Tuckerbox?

A 10-day camel trek through the South Australian outback. With your parents.

The prospect of 12 hours in Singapore airport gives rise to an existential crisis

There’s more to throwing a party than putting out some dips

When European Christmas meets Australian suburbia

When you’re driving a bus full of tourists through the Australian outback, a packet of chewing gum may be your only hope

Catching a ride with strangers is harder than it looks

I had a brief and successful career as a landscape labourer. We were building some big park for a new residential community. It was my job to dig trenches, lay pipes and trudge around while everyone else rode on the machines. It was 41 degrees in the …

Last year we celebrated New Year’s in one of Australia’s worst towns. There was no phone reception and no way of contacting the outside world, which explained in part why people persisted living there. It was a seaside town. The tides there were enormous. …