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Supreme Clothing To Be Banned In Hub Central

Anonymous reports. In a cruel twist of fate, students wearing items from a prolific New York skating brand will be temporarily banned from the hub, Returning Officer rules in a landmark decision. The Returning Officer™ has actually responded to an election complaint by enacting a swift course of action. The ruling follows alleged sightings of […]

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Student That Came In For Their 1 Contact Hour This Week Given Stark Reminder Why They Do The…

Maxim Buckley (definitely a real person), and some chick called Sam Bedford, reports. 21-year-old Amy Smith, a third-year university student and a now veteran of student elections, was once again given her yearly reminder as to why she goes to uni as little as possible. Amy, who was already late for class, was assailed on […]

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RCC Statistics Breakdown

Analysis by Maxim Buckley Below are the results from a student survey conducted earlier this year with regard to 2019’s RCC operating at the University of Adelaide. The data, in general, is seemingly pretty clear cut. Overall, 42% of students had a positive experience, 37% had a negative experience and 21% were unsure. The report […]

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AUU Meeting (August 19): The Ramsey Centre

Maxim Buckley reports. The 19th of August 2019 was a historic day for the Adelaide University Union (AUU), its representatives and the students at the University of Adelaide. The air was heavy with anticipation. Right wing members of the board were to raise a motion regarding the introduction of the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation, […]

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Leaders or Leeches — a comparison between MPs and seminar group members

Words by Felix Eldridge While many people would like to brand politicians as being out of touch with their electors, there are some clear and startling similarities between MPs and university students in seminar groups. Art by Emily Savage 1: The Alpha You have the natural leaders of the table group: the ex debaters and the […]

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Callum Neilson on his Bad Habits

Interview by Maxim Buckley Poster by Brayden Wilkinson Where did the idea to start Bad Habits come from? Why a band night in Adelaide? I guess when it comes to something like this, it’s the kind of thing that everyone would love to do. I don’t necessarily mean to start a band night in Adelaide, […]

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Raise the Rate, but don’t say by how much

Brayden Johns Art by Emily Savage Many Adelaide students have been on Newstart, and many will be on Newstart during the brutal graduate job hunt. For them, Labor’s commitment to only open a review into raising the rate, instead of backing the called-for $75 increase, falls short of the mark. It seems like a poor early […]

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Stock Markets Are Not The Economy: Populist Politicians and Quick Profitability

Words by Stasi Kapetanos Stock markets are centres in which the exchange of shares takes place. It can be an indicator of the state of the economy and its performance, and it can be used to trick people into thinking their government is doing a good job running things, when the real world suggests otherwise. […]

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Top Hot Chocs of Adelaide

Rated by Emma Mustaca Art by Emily Savage Oh, the weather outside is frightful. Some people call it snuggle weather, or some people (or at least the 800 cafes I follow on Instagram) frequently describe it as hot chocolate weather. I’m in the silent majority of people who strongly dislike both coffee and tea. Just drink […]

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Whistle-Blowers and the War on Democracy

Words by Annabelle McKinnon Art by Emily Savage The heart of democracy is broken — and you should be worried. Annika Smethurst, a political journalist for the Sunday Telegraph, was getting ready for a day at work when she received a knock on the door by the Australian Federal Police. The raid lasted over 7 hours, rustling through […]