The question of pre-natal tests for Down syndrome
Words by Amelia van der Rijt
We all remember the story of baby Gammy, born with Down syndrome to a surrogate mother and then allegedly...
Marxism OR Catholicism
WORDS | Jordan Heckendorf
On Thursday 16 October at Macquarie University, I attended a lecture entitled “Pope Francis versus Capitalism: Where does Marxism end and...
Short Story: Letters To The Republic
WORDS | The Ant
My Dearest Grierson,
Salutations to you and your ilk, away in the toils of Chibyula. I can scarcely imagine the terrors that lurk...
VOTES “DELETED” in Student Election
Today, as the polls were closing on student elections, the university emailed the student body to inform them that their votes have been "deleted".
Angela...
Wallumatta: Rediscovering The City Of Ryde
WORDS | Claire Catacouzinos
At the beginning of every Grapeshot magazine, we humbly acknowledge the Darug Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on...
Going Green Isn’t Black And White
WORDS | Emma Vlatko
After almost a decade since former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, called climate change the “greatest moral challenge of our time,” the issues...
I Don’t
WORDS | Saartje Tack
Equality VS Lunch
The fight for marriage equality is on. It’s simple. Either you’re for, or you’re a homophobe. I was painfully...
FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
WORDS | Manisha Josephraja
How do I get over my FOMO? I'm always afraid of turning down invitations even if I'm tired or not up...
Captain’s Call: Tony Abbott’s Paid Parental Leave Scheme
WORDS by Anna Glen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s controversial $5.5 billion Paid Parental Leave Scheme (PPLS) has been put on the backburner, with the legislation...
It’s time (for reform)
WORDS | Sarah Basford
Australia has been dealing with the contentious issue of electoral reform for some time now. With the controversies of past elections...
Features
Diving off the Fertility Cliff
Words || Eleanor Taylor
What is common knowledge about fertility now?
If you have a uterus,...
Perfect, Pretty and Poised: The Hidden yet Visible World of the...
Words || Aylish Dowsett
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, or so the saying goes. Attractiveness is...
Preach Nasty
Words || Anonymous
Let me chronicle my experience as a woman for you.
I grew up...
Exploring the Artifice of Influencers
Words || Shinae Taylor
“Is this caption okay?”
It’s the summer of 2017 and I’m sitting...
The Balancing Act of a Brown Feminist
Words ||Sara Choudhry
Almost anyone who calls themselves a feminist in the year of Miss Rona 2020 is familiar...
