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Fiction Edition: Make Me Smile

Don’t miss your chance to be featured in our 2013 The Big Issue fiction edition – an annual highlight of the publishing year. Some big names in Australian literature have featured ...

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14 May 2013

The Big Lunch

Join us for an afternoon of fine food at The Big Lunch in Adelaide on Sunday, July 14, and help raise money for The Big Issue. Returning for a third year, ...

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14 July 2013

Barefoot Bowls

Our first Barefoot Bowls fundraiser was held in Melbourne on March 17. More than 150 people joined us on the green, raising over $4000 for initiatives to support homeless and ...

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28 March 2013

Women's Subscription Enterpris...

See some of the inspiring stories from our Women's Subscription Enterprise - an initiative that provides employment to vulnerable women around Australia.

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1 March 2013

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