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Kumanjayi Walker Deserves Justice

Words by Habibah Jaghoori Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article may contain/contains images, names and voices of people who have died. ‘It is extremely important to me and to family and community to be present throughout the coronial inquest just so we have an understanding of everything that led […]

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The Labor Party: The More Things Change…

By Ashraf Abdul Halim and Nix Herriot After nine years of right-wing Liberal-National rule, Labor has been returned to power. On the campaign trail and since forming government in May, Albanese has promised significant change. “I want to change the way politics works in this country,” Albanese told journalists after claiming victory on election night. […]

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Bragg by-election

by Sebastian Andrew The electorate of Bragg This Saturday, those in Adelaide’s Southeast (myself included) will be returning to the polls for a third and final time this year. This will be to vote in a by-election for the state seat of Bragg. Bragg is being vacated by former Attorney General and Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman, […]

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One Nation come for our Free Speech and Democracy

Words by Habibah Jaghoori Graffiti Art on the West Bank Apartheid wall. Photo from inspiring city. Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has always and will always live true to its legacy of dismantling free speech, disbanding genuine democratic political progress and committing to the tireless campaign of upholding Australia’s imperialist and racist standard in geo and […]

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2022 Post-Election Analysis

Words by Sebastian Andrew A week and a half after the federal election, seat counting appears to have finalised. Labor wins 77, Liberals 58, and the crossbench comes in at a whopping 16! Although Labor won seat-wise, as 76 seats are needed for a majority in the House of Representatives, overall, the election wasn’t the […]

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2022 Federal Election Prediction

Words by Sebastian Andrew Image URL: <https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/540b6d43c65bb2c14eadedb6254d41d0?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=533&cropW=800&xPos=0&yPos=24&width=862&height=575&gt; Barring a major last-minute shock (it would have to be something pretty bad, think Anthony Albanese accidentally admitting on live tv that he eats live puppies) or an enormous error in polling, this time next week Anthony Albanese will be our prime-minister elect, and when the 47th parliament […]

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The candidates’ event in a ‘too close to call’ electorate

Words by Sebastian Andrew Candidate attendees listed in image’s order from left to right: Inty Elham (Democratic Alliance), James Stevens (Liberal, and sitting Sturt MP), Kathy Scarborough (Australian Federation), Katie McCusker (Greens), Angela Fulco (Australian Progressives), David Sherlock (Animal Justice Party), and Chris Schmidt (TNL, formerly The New Liberals). The Eastern-suburbs electorate of Sturt held […]

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The Buffalo Massacre Should Surprise No One

Words by Habibah Jaghoori May 14th of 2022 saw a horrific and sadly not very surprising massacre against the black people of America in Buffalo, New York. The mass shooter, a self-described white supremacist drove three hours to conduct a shooting spree at a supermarket, resulting in the tragic death of 10 people and 3 […]

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The SRC Have Called a Student General Meeting to Stop Faculty Mergers. What Does This Mean?

A Student General Meeting (SGM) has been called by the Student Representative Council (SRC) on 24 March. How does an SGM work, why have we called one, and how can you get involved? By Nix Herriot and James Wood What’s a Student General Meeting? Student General Meetings are forums in which students discuss, debate and […]

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State Election Forum: Students and Young People

Words by Louise Jackson SUSAN CLOSE MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition ROBERT SIMMS MLC, Greens Member for the Upper House HEATHER HOLMES-ROSS, Independent Candidate for Waite ANNE BAINBRIDGE, CEO at Youth Affairs Council South Australia BILLY ZIMMERMANN, National Union of Students Welfare Officer Chaired — IVAN JANKOVIC, Secretary Arts Students Association On 9th March, The Arts […]