Royce Kurmelovs
The World’s on Fire, Yet Australia Keeps Pumping Out the Gas
Australia ranks among the worst in the world for its climate policies. Its government still wants to expand the fossil fuel industry.
Life After 4 Years of Detention Hell on Nauru
Australia's offshore immigration detention centres are now 'closed'. Here's one former detainee's story of rebirth.
What a Car Accident Taught Me About Australia's Secret Business of Debt
Australian households are the most indebted in the world. This didn't happen by chance.
Who to Blame for Australia's Bullshit Approach to Climate Change
Look these coal lobbyists in the eye. Remember their names.
Things I've Learned About Homegrown Terrorism by Following the Alt-Right
In 2015 I started reporting from Reclaim Australia rallies. That movement has now reached a tragic culmination in New Zealand.
How Australian Mining Boomed—Until Cheap Laziness Caught Up
In an extract from the book "Boom and Bust," VICE regular Royce Kurmelovs examines the way that greed, irresponsibility, and failing to learn from the past brought down the mining boom.
How Fringe KKK Ideology Went Mainstream In Australia
A decade ago, many of the alt-right opinions voiced across mainstream media would have been unthinkable. So how did we get here?
The True Story Behind Spike Lee’s Blackkklansman: A Black Cop Who Infiltrated the KKK
"My only regret was that I couldn't reveal who I was and what I was doing to thoroughly embarrass them and show them what idiots they were."
Things I've Seen Reporting on Australia's Populist Rage
For three years I've been covering the spread of outsider politics around the country. And I've learned a lot.
Why We Made a Doco About Australia's Medical Weed Outlaws
Medical cannabis may be legal, but bureaucracy is intense and a lot of patients can't get access.
Holden Built its Last Car Friday and Now We Don't Make Cars
Here's what it was like watching Adelaide's factory close forever.