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Brooke Boney

Brooke Boney

Brooke Boney was formerly entertainment host on Nine’s Today show, a newsreader on Triple J and political correspondent for NITV.

I was scrolling on my phone, as you do, when I found the photo that changed my life.

When friends can’t support each other through break-ups, this is the grim alternative

If we look to AI for connection, we may lose our ability to truly relate to others.

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Lithium ore falls onto a stockpile at the Pilbara Minerals Pilgangoora project in Port Hedland, Western Australia.

Dirt-rich nation: Australia’s big test to plug in to the future

We’re blessed with the critical minerals that will power the world, but can Australia rise to the many challenges?

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“More than anything, I’ve yearned for Australian skies. They’re so expansive and clear that it’s impossible to forget how infinitesimally small we are by comparison.”

During one of my darkest periods, I wrote a book. The pain is still palpable

Moving overseas gave me the space to examine what it means to be Australian.

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Brooke Boney illustration by Aresna Villanueva.

Welcome to Country is not an election issue, so why are we talking about it? I think I know

If this Welcome to Country furore has shifted your vote, perhaps it’s time to come clean on your motivations.

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Brooke Boney: ‘We must funnel our disgust into something productive’

This International Women’s Day, even if it feels like we’re going backwards, it’s important to appreciate how far we’ve come.

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I received an invitation to meet the King and Queen. This is why I accepted it

I chose to engage because I saw no other way through it. Rage doesn’t fit my purpose.

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Myall Creek

As a descendant of the Myall Creek massacre, there is one story I cling to for hope

I realise it’s strange that a tale of such unimaginable violence could give me any reason to press on.

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Cassius Turvey

If walking home from school with his mates is the ‘wrong place’, where is the right place?

There’s nothing that can come from the death of Cassius Turvey that feels like justice. There’s no relief or lesson that can be taught after something so horrific.

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The most painful part of grief is having to hold it on your own

If love is something you do with others, maybe grief should be as well.

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JEff Kennett

Every blackfulla will despair over the Hawthorn revelations, but they won’t be surprised

I want to unpack – like so many blackfullas around the country today – what impact these sorts of stories have on us.

  • Brooke Boney