I was most impressed with the Dolly Parton story in The Big Issue A lovely tribute to such a remarkable singer songwriter
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For The Love Of The Game -Ed#743
For The Love Of The Game -Ed#743
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Picking your footy team is a big decision, a life-long commitment. Are you a Pies supporter or a Sea Eagle? (Hopefully, neither!) Melbourne vendor and Richmond Tigers fan Stephen B has long pondered how people pick their footy side. It’s an idea we’ve turned into an edition that celebrates footy tragics, across the codes, across the country.
Plus: writer Helen Garner shares the moment that made her a Western Bulldog; Tim Winton muses on a multi-generational wait for a Freo flag; actor Brendan Cowell devises a new fan chant for his Cronulla Sharks; You Am I’s Tim Rogers reveals his North Melbourne Kangaroos good luck charm. And writer James Colley revels, nervously, in the winning feeling of being a Penrith Panthers supporter.
More highlights in this edition:
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- It’s a beautiful game indeed – meet The Big Issue’s Street Socceroos ahead of their trip to Norway to represent Australia at the Homeless World Cup from 23 August. You can follow the Street Socceroos on their journey on our socials and we’ll also be live streaming every Australian game on our Facebook #Oslo2025HWC #MoreThanAGame
- Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry appreciates the small moments as she looks back on her time on and off the football field in her Letter to My Younger Self.
- New mystery series Playing Gracie Darling is a spooky 90s time capsule. Its star Morgana O’Reilly takes us back to her own encounter with the paranormal.
- Author Sophie Quick tells us why she loved dabbling in the dubious world of blackmailers, scammers and life coaches in her debut novel The Confidence Woman.
- Mehak Kansal elevates the humble cheese toastie to something bold, tangy and decadent with her Bombay Cheese Toast in Tastes Like Home.
- From blackouts to burn outs, we tackle some of the more iconic footy final entertainment shows, Meat Loaf and all, in Ozzities.
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Proceeds from The Big Issue online store go directly back into funding our programs including The Big Issue magazine, the Women’s Workforce and The Big Issue Classroom.
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.7 / 5 from 23 reviews.
Great article about the Rolling Stones
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Jaws article Time certainly flies
Love the interesting articles ...the Ansett pilot wow 74 and still flying and what she went through to achieve it , just wow!
Great Very happy to have received the publication Kind regards
Took longer than I expected to arrive, but it was 100% good had the option when I'd no other way to buy it & have it posted to me.
For a great cause. Always a great read. Never disappointed :)
so important to honour 30 years of The Big Issue ... and many lovely encounters with our sellers
long live big issue!
Found the magazine very good reading First time purchase Will be buying more
Really interesting articles as usual and massive congrats on 30 years!
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.
Lovely magazine and a credit to the 30 year anniversary :)
Loved the stories, pictures and content of this magazine issue, thanks!
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)
Always a great read & printed for a wonderful cause. Keep up the great work.
I ordered online, which took alot longer than my last order & as it appears it was delayed before it arrived recently after about a month?
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…
Less speculative fiction. More character driven stories.