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The holy creed of Carbonus Rex
Roger Chao | September 17, 202465 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.
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A nation of apologies
Roger Chao | September 16, 2024A lyrical perspective on the fraught political and constitutional issue of Aboriginal rights in this country.
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Plastic apocalypse
Roger Chao | September 15, 20248 million tons of plastic dumped into our oceans every year, our marine life is swallowing more plastic than ever — and it’s killing them.
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Digital serfs
Roger Chao | September 14, 2024We spend more time interacting with our screens than we do each other. What space does tik-tok and instragram leave for poetry?
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A letter to the children of tomorrow
Roger Chao | July 23, 2024Through 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.
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The Siren’s Call
Roger Chao | July 17, 2024These 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.
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Not in my name
Roger Chao | April 25, 2024The 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.
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The silent truth
Roger Chao | April 20, 2024Conflict 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.
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Battle cry of the unbowed
Roger Chao | November 30, 2023Young Australian writer Roger Chao offers an impassioned plea for tolerance and social justice in lyric form.