Australia's National Prison Newspaper

Australia's National Prison Newspaper

Australia's National
Prison Newspaper

ISSUE NO. 8
MARCH 2025
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Gardening, for Those With and Without
Inspired by this issue’s letters on gardening at Langi Kal Kal in Victoria, Dan digs up gardening facts, tips and tricks for those with or without access to gardens.
By Dan Nathan

If you’ve experienced gardening, you’re likely well acquainted with the mental health benefits of getting your hands dirty.

ISSUE NO. 8
5 MIN READ
Previous Editions

ISSUE NO. 7

February 2025

Critical Thinking & the Art of Persuasion – Forceful Arguments

By Daniel Vansetten

In this series, we showed that arguments are attempts to persuade people to act or believe something. The strongest arguments are sound arguments.

6 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Did You Know?

By Word Magazine

Tokyo now has fifty per cent more inhabitants than the entirety of Australia, and there are more seventeen year-olds in India than there are people in Australia.

2 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 6

December 2024

Critical Thinking & the Art of Persuasion (Part 2): Rhetorical Ploys

By Daniel Vansetten

People use rhetorical ploys to try to convince you of doing or believing something that benefits them.

10 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 5

November 2024

Critical Thinking & The Art of Persuasion

By Daniel Vansetten

Critical thinking is a kind of thinking in which you question what others tell you, what you read, hear or see. You can use critical thinking to analyse what someone is trying to get you to do, and whether you should do it or not based on what they’re telling you.

8 MIN READ

ISSUE NO. 5

November 2024

How to Write: Lifestyle Stories

From Prison Journalism Project (USA)

Writing a lifestyle story for incarcerated people can help share ideas for better living inside.

5 MIN READ
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