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Words by Edgar Daniel-Richards The narrative being pushed by both Labor and the Coalition in the wake of the results of the May 18th Federal Election is one of right-wing values, something Australia desperately needs to reject. The ascension of the ‘left’ Anthony Albanese to the leadership of the Labor Party is having a polar […]

Words by Felix Eldridge Photo from Twitter, Louise Milligan (here) The effectiveness of scare campaigns as an invaluable electoral asset was one of many lessons learned by the major parties at the last federal election. In the 2019 Federal Election, there were several scare campaigns that were successfully run. These campaigns were run locally, regionally and […]

Words by Melissa Griffin and Imogen Hindson Photo by Jack Kosky Over the past few years, the Australian music scene has been edging its way onto the world stage, with musicians like Courtney Barnett, Tame Impala (hello, Coachella), and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever dominating festival line-ups around the world. However, back home a subculture has been […]

Words by Anonymous In the wake of a re-elected Morrison government, three things are certain. Dumping Malcolm was a good power move from the men in Blue/Black. Deaths are still certain and so too are tax cuts. During the election campaign (and first flagged at the 2019 Budget), the Morrison Liberal Government said income tax […]

Words by Felix Eldridge Special Meeting: The meeting opened at 6pm The purpose of this specially convened meeting was to approve the recommendations altering the student media election rules. Basically, confirming that there would be a new set of rules for future elections, which would be held four weeks later than the AUU elections and […]

Words by Sofia Arlotta, Chelsea Fernandez and Shona Edwards The Expense of the Budget Surplus Words by Sofia Arlotta and Chelsea Fernandez Frydenberg’s announcement of the 2019 Federal Budget predicts the return of a surplus. This aligns with the decision to depart with $3 billion of funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The decision […]

Words by Imogen Hindson, Ali Amin and Kian Rafie-Ardestani Greens: Words by Imogen Hindson Disclaimer: Imogen Hindson is not directly affiliated with the Greens party, rather is representing the parties’ point of view as detailed on the website: http://www.greens.org.au REAL ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE: Climate change is one of the core debate topics at this […]

Words by Imogen Hindson The race has begun, and who doesn’t need a solid playlist to get themselves through the upcoming election? Whether you vote Greens, Labor or Liberal, there’s a soundtrack for you. Please, Mr. DJ, turn it up for our lord and saviour, Elton John. Photo: AAP Eat Your (Greens) Come Home (Cardinal Pell) — Tim Minchin […]

Words by Sofia Arlotta Catholic schools are notorious for giving sexual education a red hot go through preaching (usually ineffectively) principles like ‘abstinence is key’ or ‘no sex until marriage,’ leaving many children attending Catholic schools lacking adequate sexual education. If the Catholic Archdiocese had its way, this is all that would be taught. However, […]

Words by Max Cooper Image via. Wikimedia Commons Even given the titanic 3-hour runtime that had people joking about intermissions and catheters (I’m a fan of the former, for the record) the expectations facing the team, directors Joe and Anthony Russo and writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, behind Avengers: Endgame were enormous. Serving as […]