Centre for Stories
Stories
Stories are at the heart of what we do. The aim of our story archive is to make good stories available to a wide audience in the hope of strengthening connections between people and encouraging a more inclusive and informed community.
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Hear Our Voice
Perun Bonser
Perun shares the power and limitations of stories and art to affect change for Aboriginal people in Australia.
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Backstories 2022
Alexandra Geneve
Alexandra shares a story about love, loss, and discovering her father’s dairies after he passed away.
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Backstories 2022
Sandi Parsons
Sandi shares her journey of being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis while also becoming a mother.
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Backstories 2022
Randa Khamis
After years of feeling ashamed of her mother tongue, Randa’s passion for music and singing allowed her to embrace her Arabic heritage.
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Backstories 2022
Min Sheen Tan
Min shares his experience of the ‘great resignation’, sparked during the global Covid pandemic, and how it may have all begun with a mysterious bag of Nando’s chicken.
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Backstories 2022
Olivia Knowles
“To shave or not to shave?” Olivia shares the moments she discovered people’s disgust and fear of women’s body hair.
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Backstories 2022
Franchesca Walker
“My language is my awakening.” Franchesca shares her journey of learning to speak te reo Māori language and how this strengthened her Māori identity.
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Backstories 2022
Gary Steadman
Gary shares his story of marrying his husband and discovering the fear and messiness of love and marriage.
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Backstories 2022
Michael
Michael shares his coming-of-age journey growing up in the surf culture of the southwest of WA and how an altercation with his father led him to forge his own identity and values.