Australia's National Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 11
JUNE 2025
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Culture

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This section is dedicated to exploring and writing about the culture that people are engaging in, in Australia and around the world.

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How to Write: Reviews

By The Prison Journalism Project

Here are some tips for writing a review, courtesy of the Prison Journalism Project.

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ISSUE NO. 6

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About Time Book Club: The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku

By About Time

His message is simple but powerful: no matter how difficult life gets, we can choose to be kind, be grateful, and find joy.

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ISSUE NO. 6

4 MIN READ

Locked Up on Screen: The Enduring Appeal of Prison Movies
By Benjamin Aitken

Even before going to prison, I was drawn to prison movies. Now, after my time inside, I’m even more captivated.

ISSUE NO. 11
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Benjamin Aitken
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‘Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience’ Exhibition Opens in Melbourne

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A new art exhibition in Melbourne calls attention to Indigenous incarceration in Australia. It’s on from April to July 2025 at Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 10

May 2025

Movie Review of Dream Scenario

By Vincent

Dream Scenario is a deliciously quirky film by Director, Kristoffer Borgli. The audience is taken on an unexpected journey which travails the terrain between the conscious and subconscious mind.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 9

April 2025

Movie Review of The Wasp

By Vincent

The Wasp is a gripping psychological thriller that keeps the viewer in suspense until the very last moment.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 9

April 2025

Book Club Review: The Wife and the Widow by Christian White

By About Time

Set on a quiet island in the dead of winter, The Wife and the Widow is a gripping mystery/thriller told from two perspectives.

6 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 8

March 2025

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Reviewed by Mark

I've read thousands of novels over the last fifty-odd years and not one of them was romance, but while I'm trying new things – like paraplegia and prison – I might as well add in a romance novel to my life experience.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 8

March 2025

Movie Review of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

By Vincent

Welcome to the planet where the apes are rulers and the humans – as far as we know – are reduced to a subspecies.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 7

February 2025

Book Review: The Stoning by Peter Papathanasiou

By Alexander

The genre is crime fiction, set in the Australian outback, in rural, sometimes insular communities where everyone seems to know everyone else. This is set in the outback NSW town of Cobb where a woman, a local school teacher, has been stoned to death.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 7

February 2025

Back to Black

By Vincent

‘Back to Black’ charts Amy's life from her teen years through to her success as a world famous musician and singer.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

How to Write: Reviews

By The Prison Journalism Project

Here are some tips for writing a review, courtesy of the Prison Journalism Project.

3 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

About Time Book Club: The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku

By About Time

His message is simple but powerful: no matter how difficult life gets, we can choose to be kind, be grateful, and find joy.

4 MIN READ
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