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The Big Issue 2024 Gift Guide
If you’re stuck on ideas for Christmas gifts, how about something from The Big Issue?
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Meet the Christmas Cover Star — Con!
Santa Con is coming to town! After 18 years as a vendor on Melbourne’s Bourke St Mall, Con is bringing the joy as our Christmas cover star.
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Agrarian Apricot Tart
Preserved apricots with vanilla ice cream is one of my favourite desserts, but for a special occasion I press them into a baked custard tart and sprinkle it with thyme.
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The Big Issue launches 2025 Calendar
It’s that time of the year! The Big Issue 2025 Calendar is now on sale.
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Gamal
I come to Degraves Street every day to spend time with people. The money I make from The Big Issue makes a difference.
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Sticky Pantry Chicken – Nagi’s Maiden Recipe
Enjoy Nagi Maehashi’s (aka RecipeTin Eats) first-ever recipe for Sticky Pantry Chicken.
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Grant
Things have been getting a lot better since I’ve been a vendor. Independence is really important to me, to avoid being stuck at home doing nothing.
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Creamy Fish Pie
I know fish pie is divisive, but whenever I think of my dad in the kitchen, this is the dish that comes to mind.
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Gerry
I really like meeting so many different people from all walks of life, and I just love the human connection.
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Street Socceroos Take Seoul!
At the 2024 Homeless World Cup, Australia’s daring Street Socceroos nabbed a Fair Play Award on the very first day. It was all new friends, fancy footwork and inflatable kangaroos from there.
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Sang Choy Bao by Jennifer Wong
Sang choy bao is a dish I love because it is a delicious combination of danger and vulnerability.
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Steve
I like doing it, and I have quite a few regular customers that come and see me every week. I sometimes even get a tea from them.
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Brand New Day
Brisbane vendor Hermione* has moved on to her dream job and she’s graduating from therapy – and she’s happier than she’s ever been.
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Moussaka
I’m not Greek or Cypriot…not even close, so I’m sure I’ll cop some flak for my version of their national dish. But this reminds me of home.
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Bruce
I first heard about The Big Issue on the streets in Perth. I used to sit in this alcove and watch people selling The Big Issue and I thought, I could do that!
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Jelly Slice by Brooki
Although there is nothing particularly fancy about a jelly slice, I have it on good authority that this is the best recipe out there.
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Around The Bend
As kids, Kerri Sackville and her sister were head over heels for gymnastics: a shared language and love that helped them through the somersaults of life.
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Michael
The Big Issue is my favourite job. I like to sell the magazines and all that. I’ve got some customers that come from all over the place, and they buy from me.
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Cherry Tomato and Crab Pasta
This crab linguine with cherry tomato is so easy to prepare, and feels luxurious and fresh – it is perfect for when summer festivities start heating up.
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Assunta
Being homeless, I find it really, really stressful. It’s one of the reasons I sell The Big Issue, because it takes my mind off it, and I focus on the customers.
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Green Pasta Sauce With Wilted Greens
Every mouthful of this dish reminds me of home: family sitting around the table sharing food and stories.
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Gloved Up
Brrrr, it’s cold outside! Help keep vendors toasty warm on their pitches this winter – by spreading the warmth and whipping up a super-simple pair of fingerless gloves!
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Brendan
The income helps me heaps: you can buy a coffee, something to eat. I use the money wisely.
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Jamaican Beef Patties
If you don’t have crumbs on your mouth or on you when you’re eating a patty, then it just simply isn’t 10/10.
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Train of Thought
According to James Colley, public transport etiquette should be set in stone – unless there’s a really juicy phone call that he wants to eavesdrop on, of course.
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Ka’ek Al-Quds and Eggs
A beautiful bread to use to dip into olive oil and zaatar, to cut open and enjoy with some eggs, a pinch of salt and sumac, or to create your own elaborate sandwich.
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Whole Mandarin Cake With Poppy Seed Icing
Cake and tea – be it for a celebration or to uplift someone’s spirits after bad news – was always the answer when I was growing up.
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So Long, Farewell
Writer, comedian and beloved columnist Fiona Scott-Norman has left the building.
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Simon
About three years ago, I decided to do The Big Issue again. It gets you out of your comfort zone – I like the sense of confidence you build up, talking to the public.
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Sarah Pound’s Warming Beef Casserole
When I serve up one of my beef casseroles these days, I’m not just serving a meal – I’m serving up a piece of my childhood.
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Herding Cats
When Big Issue vendor Stephen B accidentally inherited a pet, his world turned upside down.
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Chicken Paprikash
This chicken paprikash with cabbage salad brings me back to those times when the smell of Mum’s cooking filled the house.
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Takin’ Care of Business
The Big Issue’s Women’s Workforce are a force to be reckoned with, as Melissa Fulton discovers when she joins them on a shift.
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Homes for Homes is a simple promise that when a home sells, whenever that is, 0.1% of the sale price will be donated—helping build homes for those in need.
