Book Review: The Book Thief
WORDS | Raelee Lancaster
The Book Thief is the fifth novel to come from Australian author, Markus Zusak. The narrator is Death, which gives a...
Getting prepared for the bushfire season
Words by Amelia van der Rijt
Bushfire season is once again upon us, and with temperatures tipped to soar ten degrees above average, the NSW...
In the Shadow of the Football Stadium
WORDS | Nick Wasiliev
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is over. The world has new FIFA champions (Germany) and Brazil
has new stadiums, infrastructure,...
Diving Into The Wreck: Female History
WORDS | Claire Catacouzinos
Adrienne Rich’s poem “Diving into the Wreck” enlightens the reader of the subjugation and oppression of women throughout Western history. She mixes...
Black And White Cinematography: Old News Or New Fashion
WORDS | Raelee Lancaster
THE GREAT GATSBY
The Great Gatsby is a great novel that has been turned into a film five times. At first, it was...
An Interview With Gary Foley
WORDS | Sarah Garnham & Bianca Abbott
We were sitting in a café in Melbourne, when a journalist rang Gary Foley to ask his opinion...
Sorry, Mum
WORDS | Jessica Sheridan
Most people are pretty protective of their mothers, grandmothers or Aunts. Or all of the above. We might not always show it...
The debate continues: Deregulation and government funding cuts
Words by Kristina Cavanna
The debate over deregulation continues, with the Federal Government announcing that proposed reforms will “for the first time, enable competition amongst...
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...
Abbott sits out UN Climate Change Summit
Words by Michael Maglis
"We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last to be able to do anything...
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...
