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| Welcome to Comment is free Australia | Welcome to Comment is free Australia |
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| Welcome to Comment is free Australia. Edited from Sydney, it will add Australian commentary to the Guardian's groundbreaking Comment is free section (if you're new, you can call us "Cif" for short). | Welcome to Comment is free Australia. Edited from Sydney, it will add Australian commentary to the Guardian's groundbreaking Comment is free section (if you're new, you can call us "Cif" for short). |
| We hope to showcase the best in Australian writing – from Sydney to Darwin, Cairns to Perth, Brisbane to Melbourne. We will aim to publish thought-provoking and engaging debate covering topics as diverse as federal and state politics, green issues, pop culture, social justice, gender and race and much more. | We hope to showcase the best in Australian writing – from Sydney to Darwin, Cairns to Perth, Brisbane to Melbourne. We will aim to publish thought-provoking and engaging debate covering topics as diverse as federal and state politics, green issues, pop culture, social justice, gender and race and much more. |
| None of this, however, would be complete without you. Readers have always been at the heart of everything that Comment is free does. We want you to join the conversation, and we also want to know what issues you care about, and what you'd like to read. Please don't be shy, and post your suggestions. You can expect to see our editors, as well as our contributors, regularly joining you in the comments section. | None of this, however, would be complete without you. Readers have always been at the heart of everything that Comment is free does. We want you to join the conversation, and we also want to know what issues you care about, and what you'd like to read. Please don't be shy, and post your suggestions. You can expect to see our editors, as well as our contributors, regularly joining you in the comments section. |
| But before you go off and explore the site, here's a guided tour: | But before you go off and explore the site, here's a guided tour: |
| Latest published articles | Latest published articles |
| On the left-hand side, you will find the articles we have published, in reverse chronological order. This includes pieces commissioned by our UK and US-based teams that are of interest to Australian readers, as well as all the comment pieces published here in Sydney. | On the left-hand side, you will find the articles we have published, in reverse chronological order. This includes pieces commissioned by our UK and US-based teams that are of interest to Australian readers, as well as all the comment pieces published here in Sydney. |
| Because we publish a lot of content on a daily basis, you can also click on "See all stories" at the bottom left of the page to browse through all of our latest articles. | Because we publish a lot of content on a daily basis, you can also click on "See all stories" at the bottom left of the page to browse through all of our latest articles. |
| Pitch box | Pitch box |
| We are always looking for new writers. We welcome ideas and pitches from freelance writers, bloggers and readers alike. Before you send us an email, though, please make sure you read our guidelines. We have to be selective, but will try our best to get back to you. | We are always looking for new writers. We welcome ideas and pitches from freelance writers, bloggers and readers alike. Before you send us an email, though, please make sure you read our guidelines. We have to be selective, but will try our best to get back to you. |
| Our community section | Our community section |
| Here, you will find three items: | Here, you will find three items: |
| • Thread of the day: Each day, we will showcase a comment thread that is particularly engaging. It could be that the comments on a piece that day add another dimension to what the writer is saying, or that a back and forth between two commenters makes for particularly interesting reading. | • Thread of the day: Each day, we will showcase a comment thread that is particularly engaging. It could be that the comments on a piece that day add another dimension to what the writer is saying, or that a back and forth between two commenters makes for particularly interesting reading. |
| • @Cif_Australia: Here, we will pick a selection of tweets – either sent to us, or spotted by our team – which are clever, funny or to the point. | • @Cif_Australia: Here, we will pick a selection of tweets – either sent to us, or spotted by our team – which are clever, funny or to the point. |
| • Best of the web: We believe in open journalism that is informed by, and links back to, the best work from our colleagues at other publications. In this spirit, we will link to a piece published elsewhere that has caught our eye. | • Best of the web: We believe in open journalism that is informed by, and links back to, the best work from our colleagues at other publications. In this spirit, we will link to a piece published elsewhere that has caught our eye. |
| Comment network | Comment network |
| Our comment network launched back in 2011. We have partnered with some of the most exciting comment websites around the globe, and we regularly cross-post a selection of their content (we always link back to the original source). Those assorted writers, editors and bloggers publish brilliant reactive or long-form content and we're proud to have them adding to the conversations we want to host and curate. With the launch of Comment is free Australia, we are thrilled to be able to add a range of Australian partners to our list. Click on the comment network page to browse through them. | Our comment network launched back in 2011. We have partnered with some of the most exciting comment websites around the globe, and we regularly cross-post a selection of their content (we always link back to the original source). Those assorted writers, editors and bloggers publish brilliant reactive or long-form content and we're proud to have them adding to the conversations we want to host and curate. With the launch of Comment is free Australia, we are thrilled to be able to add a range of Australian partners to our list. Click on the comment network page to browse through them. |
| And now, over to you | And now, over to you |
| At the core of comment writing is the belief that words are powerful enough to speak truth to power, challenge and change people's minds. This is what we hope to achieve with Comment is free Australia. We can't wait to spark serious, lively and thought-provoking debate. And like much of what we do, this is a work in progress – so let us know what you think, and what (or who!) you hope to read here. | At the core of comment writing is the belief that words are powerful enough to speak truth to power, challenge and change people's minds. This is what we hope to achieve with Comment is free Australia. We can't wait to spark serious, lively and thought-provoking debate. And like much of what we do, this is a work in progress – so let us know what you think, and what (or who!) you hope to read here. |
| See you in the comments, and on Twitter @Cif_Australia. | See you in the comments, and on Twitter @Cif_Australia. |
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