The day Bowie came to my outback town
An alien lands in Carinda, NSW.
The unauthorised history of the sausage sizzle
Look close enough and you’ll see Australia’s identity reflected on the grill of a sausage sizzle.
It can represent a fair go, an immigrant’s baptism and a politician’s worst nightmare. There’s controversary over how to serve it, how to eat it and it even inspired the 2016 Word of the Year.
But the sausage sizzle wasn’t always the much-loved ritual it is today. Before its association with democracy, fundraising and hardware store visits, the sausage had humble beginnings.
First broadcast on ABC RN’s The History Listen before the 2019 Federal Election.
Running after Lulu
A missing cat poster sends Mike down a rabbit hole.
An occasion for tears
A reflection on fatherhood and the several devices required to remove snot.
Who gives a fork?
Across Australian tea rooms staff are wondering, where are all the forks?
Johanna’s Christmas
A rare Australian native plant is thought to be lost for decades until a Crown prosecutor gets involved.
Who’s going to make the gravy?
Five previously incarcerated people share their experience of being on the inside for Christmas day.
