I received an invitation to meet the King and Queen. This is why I accepted it

I received an invitation to meet the King and Queen. This is why I accepted it

I chose to engage because I saw no other way through it. Rage doesn’t fit my purpose.

  • byBrooke Boney

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As a descendant of the Myall Creek massacre,there is one story I cling to for hope

As a descendant of the Myall Creek massacre,there is one story I cling to for hope

I realise it’s strange that a tale of such unimaginable violence could give me any reason to press on.

  • byBrooke Boney
If walking home from school with his mates is the ‘wrong place’,where is the right place?

If walking home from school with his mates is the ‘wrong place’,where is the right place?

There’s nothing that can come from the death of Cassius Turvey that feels like justice. There’s no relief or lesson that can be taught after something so horrific.

  • byBrooke Boney
The most painful part of grief is having to hold it on your own

The most painful part of grief is having to hold it on your own

If love is something you do with others,maybe grief should be as well.

  • byBrooke Boney
Every blackfulla will despair over the Hawthorn revelations,but they won’t be surprised
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Every blackfulla will despair over the Hawthorn revelations,but they won’t be surprised

I want to unpack – like so many blackfullas around the country today – what impact these sorts of stories have on us.

  • byBrooke Boney
My secret to being well-dressed

My secret to being well-dressed

It’s sad that we now rely on influencers to shepherd us through the fashion fog more than magazine editors who have encyclopaedic knowledge of the market.

  • byBrooke Boney
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Without my dad,I longed for the Hollywood ideal of fatherhood

Without my dad,I longed for the Hollywood ideal of fatherhood

When I was younger,I yearned for the kind of unconditional love from a jovial father figure I saw in movies. But I think it’s a myth,and a bit dangerous for us to expect this.

  • byBrooke Boney
As my dog gets older,am I right to keep prolonging his life?

As my dog gets older,am I right to keep prolonging his life?

Holding Reuben’s tiny head between my hands as it shakes is such a heart-breaking experience. I burst into tears wondering if either of the dogs was in pain and wishing there was a way they could tell me.

  • byBrooke Boney
Why don’t people believe Meghan Markle?

Why don’t people believe Meghan Markle?

The duchess disclosed she had serious mental health issues yet somehow it’s the royal family that is the victim.

  • byBrooke Boney
I’ve swapped West Hollywood for my mum’s spare room – and I’m more grateful than ever

I’ve swapped West Hollywood for my mum’s spare room – and I’m more grateful than ever

I’m spending every weekend in Muswellbrook,in the Hunter Valley,where I grew up. I’m there to strengthen my relationship with my family as one of us battles cancer.

  • byBrooke Boney
At 33,I’ve begun seriously thinking about putting my plans on ice

At 33,I’ve begun seriously thinking about putting my plans on ice

For most women,the decision to freeze their eggs is not necessarily about focusing on a career,but about finding a partner they want to have children with.

  • byBrooke Boney