Five Bells is a significant quarterly journal published by the Poets Union to stimulate poetry discussion and debate through articles and essays on poetry issues and developments.

Regular features include 'How Poets Work' by invited poets, news on poetry’s place around Australia and reviews of new releases. Five Bells showcases new poetry from Poets Union subscribers around the country, selected by a different guest editor each issue.
Send submissions to
info@poetsunion.com with the subject 'Five Bells'
http://www.poetsunion.com

Island - publishes quality short stories, poetry, extracts from forthcoming novels, and articles and essays on topics of social, environmental and cultural significance
http://www.islandmag.com/

Southerly - Australia's oldest literary magazine, publishes a wide range of poetry & fiction critical essays & commentaries
from writers & scholars all over Australia & New Zealand
http://www.brandl.com.au/southerly/

Westerly - edited by Delys Bird and Dennis Haskell and now published annually. In 2007, Westerly published the first of what it hopes may become a series of first poetry collection of poems by emerging Western Australian poets.
http://www.westerlycentre.uwa.edu.au/westerly

Dr David Reiter is the Director, IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd), Australian innovative, independent publisher.
The IP Poetry competition is open to citizens/residents of Australia and New Zealand.
For complete details and the entry form, please go to
http://www.ipoz.biz/IP/IP_picks.htm