Welcome to the 2023 GMJ/AU postgraduate edition. Since the establishment of this journal, we have made a habit of publishing our postgraduate student submissions from the School of Humanities and Communication Arts annual ‘Interventions and Intersections’ Postgraduate Conference, as we sense that the publication of these research presentations is an important stage in the postgraduate journey. For those pursuing a postgraduate degree, undertaking a conference presentation is no doubt a huge challenge; proceeding towards and realising the publication of one’s work is an indispensable experience to gain for future work in academia. Our postgrad conference grows in size, diversity and intellectual acuity with high levels of original research in all knowledge modalities that are found in the School.

2023 was the 15th anniversary (2008-2023) of the founding of Interventions and Intersections. With co-founder Dr Rachel Morley, we were invited to recall our early days of the conference and the then postgraduate students and their research interests. In some ways it feels like it has been a long journey to this record of the 2023 conference, but one that we hope will continue for some time to come.

Hart Cohen
Editor, Global Media Journal/Australia Edition