Author: onditmag

Words by Nicholas Birchall On Dit can today reveal that three losing ‘Progress’ candidates, Harnoor Bandesh, Muskaan Gupta, and Angel Wadhawan contested the results of Education, Disability, and Ethnocultural Officers on the grounds that On Dit’s reporting on the AUU General election constituted a “defect in the conduct of the election which […] materially affected the […]

Interview by Felix Eldridge SA Leader of the Opposition and Adelaide Blacks player Peter Malinauskas Peter Malinauskas first served in the South Australian Parliament in 2015, filling a casual vacancy in the Legislative Council. He quickly rose up the Ministerial ranks, serving in various portfolios including Police, Health and Emergency Services. At the 2018 South Australian […]

Words by Felix Eldridge Leah Schamschurin Over the last few weeks, the University held an election to fill the vacant position of undergraduate representative on the Adelaide University Council for 2021. The University Council is the peak decision-making body at this University. It is responsible for the appointment of the Vice Chancellor, creating the University budget […]

Words by ex members who wish to remain anonymous For many young left-wing students, Socialist Alternative (SAlt) appears to be the shining solution to the global inequality and systematic class issues found in our capitalist society, and on a surface level, I can’t blame them for thinking so. As a former member myself, I also […]

Words by Taylor Jane Bardsley Image credit. Beauty standards have always determined what society deems as “desirable” throughout the ages: from the Flapper Girl of 1920 where a streamlined, up-and-down silhouette was the ideal shape, to the 1950s where screen-queen Marilyn Monroe dominated the beauty world with her enviable curvy, hourglass figure. Beauty ideals are […]

Words by Mikaila Stavrinakis Image credit. Last week I was stumped by something so simple as the act of reading a book. I sat lazily on the sofa, semi-upside down, reading Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain. In my possession for two years, I knew Bourdain wrote like he speaks, so, I thought, Why read the […]

Words by the Environment Collective of Students (Left to right) — Leah Schamschurin, Blake Lawrenson, Lachlan Agius Our climate emergency is one of the biggest threats that is facing us now and into the perceivable future. Acting to rapidly curb fossil fuel emissions and to support a just transition away from polluting industries like coal, oil and gas is […]

Image credit. Words by Ivan Bucalo Listening to Nick Drake’s music, to paraphrase Carl Jung’s words aboutanother great artist, is like watching someone dive gracefully to thebottom of the ocean. Over the course of three albums, his guitarworkmatured into a sparseness that belied a trained musical ear. His lyricismmoved away from the pastiche of the […]

Words by Sebastian Andrew Image credit. I’ll be blunt. I think barring a massive upset, Joe Biden will win the upcoming United States Presidential Election. Despite the same being said about the Democrats in 2016, Biden has led in every nationwide poll since his campaign started and swing-state polls have consistently showed not only large […]

Words by Nicholas Birchall — Photo by Lucy O’Connell-Doherty On Dit Issue 88.10’s front cover, featuring Catherine Branson and Peter Rathjen meeting at 11:50am on the 12th of March 2020. All quotes are taken from the ICAC statement on the investigation into “Misconduct by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide”. “On 12 and 30 March 2020 the […]