Michael Shirrefs

Crisis & Creativity
—a 4 part radio series

The European Union is struggling. Not just because of Brexit, the GFC, and the arrival of millions of refugees, but because Europe as an idea of fairness, democracy and freedom is under attack. However, this radio series finds optimism in creative strategies keeping the heart of the EU beating.

Southern Sun, Aegean Light—The poetry of second-generation Greek-Australian poets

What does it mean to be a second generation Greek-Australian? How clear is your sense of identity and of belonging? Against the backdrop of Greece’s rich history of language and ideas, there’s been a great modern tradition of writing from across the Greek diaspora.

Monolingual in a Multilingual World

a radio feature produced by Michael Shirrefs 360-Documentaries—ABC RN—Sunday 22nd June 2014   Learning foreign languages—it’s not rocket science, surely. No, for most Australians it’s much harder than that.

Hungary: Democracy Distorted

Ultra-nationalism, anti-Semitism, censorship and intimidation of opponents. How has Hungary gone from having one of the most admired legal systems in the world, to becoming the most worrying symbol of democratic decline within Europe?