Water Torture: Two decades of fighting for Australia’s refugees
Words || Tess Peni
I’m on a long-distance bus full of refugee rights activists, headed from Sydney to Woomera Detention Centre, where 1,500 asylum seekers...
Playing with Dolly
Words || Rhiannon Williams
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The 1960s and ‘70s are known as a time of liberality and the enthusiastic embrace of sex,...
The Veronicas: A retrospective
Words || Georgia Drinan
It’s 2006. I’ve just badgered my mum into getting me a copy of the Veronica’s debut album, 'The Secret Life of...'
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Frisky Business
Slogging through uni, I wanted a cushy retail job and fingernails that didn’t reek of Jagermeister and Red Bull at the end of a...
In this bogan skin
Words || Aprill Miles
The end of my last relationship started over something small and simple. It was a thought that had been roaming around...
On the spirit of Sydney
Words || Cameron Colwell
I first started thinking about Sydney’s identity after several months of being a member of the meme group called New Urbanist...
The Bali Bogan: Thought of a Balinese-Australian on Aussie tourism
Words || Cassandra Ngurah
Although a product of Indonesia, the humble Bintang singlet has become an Australian symbol of boganism, synonymous with VB and Southern Cross...
Mirror Sydney: The hidden Sydney places keeping fascination alive
Words || Sarah Joseph
I have a fascination with discovering unusual places. I’m always happiest when I discover something like the dark upstairs corner of...
Toad wars
Words || Laura Neil
I am six years old, playing a game of driveway basketball with my sister. Dribbling the ball, preparing to shoot, and...
Trans-parency: On trans visibility
Words || Ashton Love
Today marks the 10th International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV), which is held on the 31st March each year. Founded in...
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For me, being queer and Christian is not a difficult thing. I grew up with a knowledge of a God that...
