Four new poems, music from Loren Ryan and Piper Butcher, a short story, Australian history and a podcast collection now over 150 episodes.

Phil’s last load of hay comes with a roadside stop he can’t afford. Vaughan Baker’s bush poem explores drought, duty and compassion.

Tony Hammill recounts Allan Macpherson’s ambitious attempt to establish Mount Abundance near Roma, the hardships that followed, and the station’s later history.

Scott Farquhar looks back at the hard old days of outback trucking—and admits that 600 horses, an air-ride seat and cold aircon may not be doing it quite so tough.

After years of drought, the first rain feels like liquid gold to a farmer watching his land and animals come back to life.

David J Delaney collects a seafaring duffle bag of poetry from the Alexander Spirit in Cairns, only to find the trip aboard an adventure of its own.