If a child slips through the net and leaves school without being able to read and write, that child will be starting a life sentence - embarrassment, rage, isolation, fear, torment. I know. I've been there and so have thousands of others. It should never be allowed! Sue Torr is the authentic voice of someone who has struggled with the skills most adults take for granted. Her story is an inspiration to the many adults faced with similar challenges in an ever more complex and demanding world...

The Tapajós River, a major tributary of the Amazon, is renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity and the vitality of its indigenous and riverine communities. But it is gradually being carved up by highways, hydroelectric dams and railways, built to allow agribusiness, the new powerhouse of the Brazilian economy, to export soya and other products though the Amazon River. Amazon Besieged tells the story of two writers’ long investigative trip along the basin in 2016 and 2017. As if travell...

Nganga is an authoritative and concise collection of words and phrases related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and issues.Nganga (ng gar na): To see and understand.Aunty, Uncle, sorry business, deadly, women’s business, marngrook, dreamtime, Elders, songlines. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander words have become part of our everyday vocabulary but we may not know their true meaning of the word or where the words come fro...