Overland Literary Journal Issue 229 cover

‘A Fair Go’ from the Overland Literary Journal

Overland Literary Journal Issue 229 cover

‘A Fair Go’ from the Overland Literary Journal

Amanda June 6, 2019

David* and I meet outside Ringwood Library on the same day Scott Morrison begins selling the 2019 budget, the carefully curated slogan ‘a fair go for those who have a go’ ringing in my ears. It’s been four years since David worked in a factory in Melbourne’s outer east, but he is clutching oversized farewell cards from his old workmates. As his former caseworker, I once helped David move house – I know how few possessions he owns and that only the most important have survived. I read his treasured cards and understand how loved he was by his workmates, this man who had a go.

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