All Queensland grandmother Tracey wants is a safe place to live. After losing her home, she set up camp where she could be close to vital services and her family. That was until the local council sent police to move her, and others, on – be it by force or fine.
Housing is a human right, but in Australia the ever-growing waitlists for affordable housing are being met with policies that are effectively criminalising homelessness. In this edition, we ask if there’s a different solution to the housing crisis.
More highlights in this edition:
Author Michelle de Kretser is delighted to meet her readers on the pages of her books (and in the street). In her Letter to My Younger Self, she talks of reading, writing and living life with eyes wide open.
Following 2022’s Talk to Me, brothers Danny and Michael Philippou are putting Australian horror on the map. They talk to us about their new film Bring Her Back and about being taken seriously on the set this time around.
For Rutger Bregman, doing good for the world is a sign of a life well lived. In his latest book, Moral Ambition, he’s putting his money where his mouth is – and encouraging others to do the same.
On their debut album YEARN IV, MC Teether and producer Kuya Neil are putting the focus on collaboration and community – “you really need that in order to push the culture a bit further”.
In Ozzities we get squiggly with it, as we remember the gentle magic of TV puppet Mr Squiggle.
Cook Jade Miles makes the most of the autumn harvest with a Thyme, Mushroom and Onion Galette in Tastes Like Home.
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The Big Issue 30th Anniversary Edition 763 is choc full of
very interesting and informative articles.
I particularly liked vendor Marion's pictorial of Melbourne's
Queen Victoria Market and the CBD.
The next time you see a vendor do them
and yourself a favour. Buy a Big Issue magazine.
I particularly wanted to read the Rose Byrne piece who was featured on the front cover of The Big Issue, Edition 758.
But, more importantly I enjoyed many of the other features in this magazine, in particular, the archive piece on Heath Ledger, the inspiring piece from Deborah Lawrie with her letter to her younger self and Shaun Micallef personal discussion on AI. Thank you for serving up such an interesting magazine.
I must admit I purchased this edition as my son had an article printed in it. When I was looking for this edition I spoke to one of the lovely sellers in the city and he was so helpful looking to see if the article was in that edition.
Since then I have found out a lot more about the Big Issue and how they help disadvantaged Australians to become more independent and I think they are awesome.
Overall the magazine is very professionally set out and of course has some great articles. Love reading about the sellers
I love The Big Issue calendars and have been buying the every year I can since they started. I missed out locally this time so was very happy to be able to buy it online, thereby avoiding a whole year of FOMO
CALENDAR: I love the alternating pages, where month A is a cartoon by Andrew Weldon, and month B is a profile of a Big Issue seller.
FICTION EDITION: 12 short stories, including one by Trent Dalton (Boy Swallows Universe)
I've been buying the Big Issue for many years (though not 30). I live in Wollongong, I don't remember seeing a vendor here, but I have often bought a copy when I have to go to Sydney for work. I always enjoy reading it on the train on my way home, as well as feeling good that I have done something to help somebody to help themselves. Love your work, all the best for the next 30 years!
TBH…
As a ‘there at the start’ contributor, think it would’ve been good to show some of the ‘early’ editions and people who helped make TBI what it has become…
Behind the ‘sellers’ is a lot of pre-production content…