Published in Overland Issue 219 Winter 2015 · Uncategorized Issue 219 Editorial team REGULARS Giovanni Tiso – Editorial Stephen Wright Alison Croggon Mel Campbell FEATURES Morgan Godfery Settled peacefully The stories told about our colonial histories Faisal Al-Asaad ‘In a rage almost all the time’ From Gaza to Ferguson John Clarke The things she did A eulogy Catriona MacLennan The ethics of defence Lawyers and rape trials Max Rashbrooke At a price A short history of free speech Nicky Hager Loose lips Working with whistleblowers Scott Hamilton ‘Pass the ta’e please’ Tonga after Futa Helu Anton Blank Change is the only constant On gay role models FICTION Jolisa Gracewood – Fiction editorial Tina Makereti – Monster Pip Adam – Zero hours Lawrence Patchett – Intruder POETRY Robert Sullivan – Poetry editorial Tulia Thompson Fruit bowl Airini Beautrais Flow Nicole Hawkins Māori dux Anna Jackson Call me Careo Ben Brown Red tiki Selina Tusitala Marsh Cumming Reihana Robinson Terra nullius Kiri Piahana-Wong Hiding Murray Edmond His poetry: a paragraph in its defence Apirana Taylor thank you pukana Rachel J Fenton Exhumed at Earth’s end ARTWORK Marian maguire 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 First published in Overland Issue 228 15 September 2023 · Friday Features Activating the poetic spirit as friendship John Kinsella I’ve always had the aching feeling that—as a text to be shared among friends and maybe eventually ‘enemies’—the soul-body dialogue poem is a way of arguing towards spiritual certainty in the face of earthly corruption and doubt. First published in Overland Issue 228 14 September 202314 September 2023 · Indigenous rights The ballot box does not translate ideology Jeanine Leane The Voice referendum is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the younger demographic to shape the future of the nation. Future generations of younger Australians will have to live with the outcome of October 14 for quite some time. If the referendum is defeated, it mean a nation was given the opportunity to recognise its First People and refused it.