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Opinion

Oppose the Imperialist AUKUS Pact

Words by Alex Bastiras What is AUKUS? The Australian ruling class is beating the drums of war, with the Albanese government having recently announced the $368 billion AUKUS nuclear submarine deal. This military pact between Australia, the United States, and Britain involves the building of a domestic nuclear submarine industry. We must be clear; this […]

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Arts + Culture Reviews

Miss Julie Review

Words By Charlotte Whincup Miss Julie (After Strindberg). Famous Last Words. Goodwood Theatre & Studios, Adelaide. Wed 19 April 2023, running until Sat 29 April.  5-Star Rating Content Warnings: Strobing lights, drug use, mentions of suicide & depression, sexual themes, & coarse language Based on August Strindberg’s 1888 play Miss Julie, director James Watson superbly […]

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Arts + Culture Reviews

The 1975: At Their Very Best… and Tamest.

Written by Asirah Abdul Kadir In the lead up to the show, caught between the crossroads of anxiety and excitement, fans began pouring questions and concerns over The 1975 Australia’s Facebook group. While most of them were just desperate attempts at securing last-minute tickets for a friend or themselves, others began speculating what the show […]

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Opinion

History Corner: Upsetting Contraceptives

Words by Louise Jackson The Pill. IUDs. Condoms. All modern forms of contraception that, while having faults, have been hard fought for, and are relatively safe. But these are recent inventions. Let’s take a trip down memory lane to look at some of the most upsetting forms of historical contraception. The Sheep Gut Condom Ranking […]

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Opinion

OnlyFans, Management and Empowerment w/ Sarah Guerra

Editor Sienna Sulicich spoke to OnlyFans creator and owner of OnlyFans management agency, Love Sarah Management, Sarah Guerra. I started doing OnlyFans back in August 2020. Like everyone else, I was stuck at home in lockdown without a job. I had previously been working in the community as a disability support worker, but due to […]

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Arts + Culture

MOUNT ANNEKE

Written by anon **NSFW** – note: Both characters are engaging in consensual role-play. Everything following is part of that act. Coins. Artefacts. Untreaded caves. You’ve made a lot of great discoveries throughout your life. But none come close to Anneke; the gorgeous woman, propped up in bed eating the pancakes you prepared for her. Part […]

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Arts + Culture

A Night at The Hausman Hotel

You are awoken by a scream. The residual sound waves from the scream weigh heavily on your body, long sunken into the too soft mattress. What do you do? Do you try turning over and return to your slumber, and let the night auditor, who is surely around, to deal with the terrifying sounds? Or […]

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Opinion

Diary of a Blow-Up Doll.

Words by Arantza Garcia Trigger Warning: Mentions of sexual violence A friend told me the other day that she was grateful for blow-up dolls. It came out of nowhere, a comment made in passing – as if it tried to hide under a disguise of polite conversation. It failed in its undercover mission, stopping me […]

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Opinion

Birth Control and Anxiety

Words by Sienna Sulicich The horror stories about all the different forms of birth control are enough to freak out anyone. The Pill used to be the only ‘safe’ one. Until now. We somehow only discovered the arm-length list of side-effects hidden in the packet about a year ago — crazy, I know. It’s just […]

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Analysis

STI Management

Words by Sebastian Andrew Australian high school sexual education (be it public or private) tends to focus on STI prevention. What happens if reliable (nothing is 100% foolproof) prevention methods fail, or aren’t used, isn’t elaborated on in great detail.  If you’re sexually active – especially if you or your partner have multiple sexual contacts, […]