LATEST NEWS:

Melbourne City Council’s “You Spray, You Pay” Graffiti Crackdown Sparks Debate Across the City

Melbourne City Council has begun enforcing its “You Spray, You Pay” anti-graffiti policy, which will require vandals to cover clean-up costs. The crackdown has reignited debate over where street art e

UAE’s Departure from OPEC Exposes Latent Tension Amongst Gulf Nations

As the crown prince of Saudi Arabia commenced a summit of Gulf Arab leaders, the UAE announced that it will be leaving the oil cartel OPEC and OPEC+ (an alliance of 11 member countries of OPEC and 10

Dandenong Residents Shut Out of Council Meeting

On Monday 20 April, residents were shut out of a routine council meeting during a motion to show solidarity with Greater Dandenong’s Lebanese residents, amidst the ongoing invasion of Lebanon by Israe

Victorian Teachers to Strike on March 24 as Union Rejects Pay Offer

Victorian public school teachers will walk off the job after the Australian Education Union (AEU) rejected the state government’s latest pay offer on March 24. This will escalate a long- running dis

News Article

banksia embrace

<p>But I could do it, you know?<br /> Take the banksia in my hands and<br /> vase it, for the chance<br /> of sucking honey from the world<br /> as we bow to one another.</p>

Creative

I am not used to the lychee pink sunrise,
The sound of galahs before 11am or
the sunlight whispering
for me to walk into their heart.

But I could do it, you know?
Take the banksia in my hands and
vase it, for the chance
of sucking honey from the world
as we bow to one another.

Open up a flower shop where
the only thing I taste is the scent of
bottlebrush and protea, that
beckon me from darkness
into the soft touch, of life.

Farrago's magazine cover - Edition Two 2026

EDITION TWO 2026 AVAILABLE NOW!

Read online