Back in 2010, one of Australia’s most beloved bands broke up – and in the process, totally broke our hearts. The lyrics to their hit ‘Sunsets’ said it all: each day, we’ve been looking for new ways to go on.
But over the past few days, mysterious symbols have been popping up all over the country. Letters and numbers against a Big Issue-red background, splashed across socials, billboards and even the Sydney Harbour Bridge… It’s all been leading up to this very special edition, announcing that – drumroll please…
Powderfinger are BACK!
The Big Issue breaks the news of the Brisbane band’s massive 2027 reunion tour, interviewing the guys about what they’re up to ‘These Days’ – from partnering with Mission Australia and using their platform to address homelessness, to the ties of brotherhood that have brought them back together.
“I’m terrified of the unity we have at the moment,” frontman Bernard Fanning tells us with a grin, in this unmissable exclusive edition.
More highlights in this edition:
Actor and voice for breast cancer awareness Samuel Johnson’s powerful Letter to My Younger Self
We speak to the legendary “grandmother of performance art” Marina Abramović
A powerful snapshot of life as a street paper vendor in 1990s New York, from writer Lee Stringer
Plus, George Georgievski’s Polneti Piperki, packed with Nonna-Style Lasagne.
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.
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…