feature stories and essays

  • Ten years, five epidemics, one country: What Guinea learned from its battle against disease

    Guinea has suffered outbreaks of Ebola, measles, Lassa Fever and Marburg, as well as COVID-19, over the past decade. Kelly spoke to a veteran in health system stregthening , Magdi Ibrahim, about how the country is learning from a troubled recent past.

  • How close are we to a cure for HBV?

    For VaccinesWork, Kelly spoke to virologist Dr John Tavis about an approaching arsenal of therapies.

  • Ignoring violence against women in Perth's sex industry

    How a Perth-based escort is protecting women from sexual predators who are privileged by sex work legislation, police ambivalence and a culture of victim-blaming.

  • Rising with resilience

    After the age of fifteen, a third of Australian girls will experience sexual violence. Since the dawn of the #METOO movement, thousands of Australian survivors have come out about their experiences.

    Brooke Lewis is one of them.

  • Oh for the Love of Vintage

    For Ashleigh Passmore, a Perth-based fashion designer, stylist, and curator of online designer vintage store, Be Femme, vintage fashion isn’t simply a love affair, it’s an extension of her identity.

  • Constructing refugees, violence and fear

    This essay critically assess political discourse and news coverage of refugees in the Australian, arguing that the media perpetuates a ‘us and them’ discourse, leading to racist violence towards refugees and migrants of colour.