An image from Newstart Payments, a show by Liam James at Sawtooth ARI in 2013. Image: Liam James / Island magazine.
In 2011, John Birmingham wrote an article about his early experiences as a writer.
‘I was a teenaged dole bludger,’ he wrote. ‘A 20-something bludger too. In fact, as a baby writer, I was on and off the dole so many times I sort of lost count. But I think I might’ve topped out at about seven.’
