How Australian are we?
Welcome to the ninth edition of Salt Magazine. As our community grows, so do the challenges we have to overcome. There is so much…
Africa
Caught up Abroad…
Just like in the National Geographic TV mini series ‘Banged up Abroad’, African Australian, Melbourne based, John Kuot, found himself in a life or…
Living with HIV
Since the first reports of deaths from the Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the 1980s, advocates and health…
Obama in Africa
Obama in Africa: A positive sign of Africa’s advancements or just another case of neo-colonialism on the continent, albeit under a man of African…
The Art of Victimhood in Africa
Much of history consists of people conquering or colonizing each other. Many countries were once colonized and ruled for decades by foreigners and, as…
The Pearl of Africa
Winston Churchill made his first journey from Kenya to Uganda in 1907. Upon arrival he observed and named the land. “The kingdom of Uganda…
The Zomba Prison Project
In the summer of 2013, GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Ian Brennan and Italian photographer and filmmaker Marilena Delli recorded and documented Malawi’s maximum-security Zomba Central…
Akon Lighting Africa
Since the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Africa’s image has been one that has, over time, demonised Africa and all African people. Rendered as the world’s…
A bittersweet victory
I was so proud when I first read about Daniel Teklehaimanot, Merhawi Kudus, the two Eritrean Cyclists who wowed the Tour De France audience…
The Good Lie
I am a refugee, and it’s not how I choose to identify myself, but it’s my truth. Growing up I heard stories, not just…