• The holy creed of Carbonus Rex

    Roger Chao     |      September 17, 2024

    65 million years ago, a natural act wiped out the dinosaurs, but today it’s the dinosaurs of the fossil fuel industry who imperil life on Earth.

  • A nation of apologies

    Roger Chao     |      September 16, 2024

    A lyrical perspective on the fraught political and constitutional issue of Aboriginal rights in this country.

  • Plastic apocalypse

    Roger Chao     |      September 15, 2024

    8 million tons of plastic dumped into our oceans every year, our marine life is swallowing more plastic than ever — and it’s killing them.

  • Digital serfs

    Roger Chao     |      September 14, 2024

    We spend more time interacting with our screens than we do each other. What space does tik-tok and instragram leave for poetry?

  • A letter to the children of tomorrow

    Roger Chao     |      July 23, 2024

    Through hunting, agriculture and industrialisation the human race has devastated the flora and fauna of Earth since the last ice age, but future generations can begin to make amends.

  • The Siren’s Call

    Roger Chao     |      July 17, 2024

    These are difficult times but assuming things will go from bad to worse is a surefire way to make that happen. The future is ours to shape, and envisioning a brighter future is the first and most important step towards achieving it.

  • Not in my name

    Roger Chao     |      April 25, 2024

    The appalling events in Bondi Junction have given us all pause for thought in recent days, in a world where such horrors are all too common.

  • The silent truth

    Roger Chao     |      April 20, 2024

    Conflict has marred the whole of human history, but the hope for peace is everlasting in the human imagination. In a world riven by war from Ukraine to Israel, Yemen to Mayanmar, we should all remember our common humanity and the healing power of art.

  • Battle cry of the unbowed

    Roger Chao     |      November 30, 2023

    Young Australian writer Roger Chao offers an impassioned plea for tolerance and social justice in lyric form.