Image: Tanya Plibersek selling The Big Issue with Drew in Sydney today. Image courtesy of The Big Issue

In the digital age, many traditional papers and magazines are downsizing. Not so The Big Issue which, after 21 years, continues to grow. The Big Issue is a street paper – a social enterprise providing meaningful employment opportunities for the homeless.

On Open House we spoke with Sally Hines, COO, about the unique importance of this publication.


Stephen O'Doherty

Stephen is a former broadcast journalist in radio and TV and a former NSW Parliament Member who served in Shadow Cabinet. He was the inaugural CEO of Christian Schools Australia and currently serves as a Director of Christian Media and Arts Australia (CMAA) and a representative on the Community Broadcasting Roundtable, and is passionate about the growth of Christian radio in Australia.

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