Published in Overland Issue 212 Spring 2013 · Uncategorized Issue 212 Editorial team Contents Regulars Jeff Sparrow – Editorial Correspondence Stephen Wright Judy Horacek Rjurik Davidson Features Nic Maclellan What has Australia done to Nauru? The real price of offshore detention Alison Croggon Why art? How to defend arts funding Tad Tietze A change in the order of things? The shifting fortunes of the Australian Greens El Gibbs Equal but different CAL–Connections: A critique of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Paddy Gibson Stolen futures The return of Indigenous child removal Peter Polites and Stephanie Convery Speaking for the Other? A debate about authorship and identity David Renton Politics that breaks down people’s fear The story of the Anti-Nazi League Rebecca Starford Healthy relations Exercise and writing Fiction Maxine Beneba Clarke Harlem Jones Kay Harrison Red cork platform heels Lucy Treloar Natural selection Poetry Louise Crisp Podocarpus berries Liam Ferney one of us has chosen to come to the sea Robert Verdon This Joel Scott Fête accompli Graphics Sam Wallman Editorial team More by Editorial team › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 8 May 202611 May 2026 · Nakata Brophy Prize The 2026 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers (Poetry) Editorial Team Please follow this link to enter the prize. Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 […] 7 May 20267 May 2026 · Gaming Weaponised play: are loot boxes pokies for kids? Tom Gurn In the last decade, chance mechanics have been increasingly exploited by the video game industry to attract players, including very young ones. And while the federal government is clearly aware of the risks, it really isn’t clear what the right step forward is.
