Words by Stasi Kapetanos and Konstantinos Zekyrias By now most of us have surely heard about the Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan the second foreign troops were pulled out. Going back to the previous time foreign troops were marched into the country in 1979, we can see many parallels with today. The Soviet Union deployed their […]
Words by Stasi Kapetanos Last year I unfortunately predicted US President Donald Trump’s re-election, fortunately I was wrong but now I have decided to risk disgracing myself again by trying to predict the results of our uni’s student elections. Like last time I will rely entirely on word of mouth, other people’s opinions that have […]
NOTE: This content was scheduled for Issue 6 of the On Dit print edition, which we aimed to publish before the election cycle. We apologise for the delay, and hope that it informs the decision of those students who have yet to vote. Editorial: Stand for something or fall for anything Words by Stasi Kapetanos Everyone’s […]
Words by Ivan Jankovic Settle in with a nice cup of tea, because it’s going to get messy NOTE: Full debate with timestamps available here. If you haven’t already been reminded over Messenger by that weird mate from high school who knew way too much about Napoleon, next week is, in fact, student election week. But 2021 […]
Words by Ana Obradovic With the Adelaide University Union planning to retire ‘union’ from its name, an embattled ex-student representative says its time to fight back NOTE: The National Union of Students is hosting a rally against the University of Adelaide’s proposed staff and course cuts on Wednesday 11 August, 1pm at the North Terrace Campus. […]
Words by Cameron Schmidt Brisbane 2032 should be a time for our politicians to stop empty promises of economic rejuvenation QLD Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk announces the Brisbane 2032 Olympics with member of the IOC in Tokyo. Source: Deadline. With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics starting only a year behind schedule and the announcement of Brisbane 2032, there […]
Reporting by Ngoc Lan Tran Parafield Airport. Source. South Australia has followed NSW in approving the return of international students in mass numbers. UofA Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) Jaqueline Lo announced the approval of the International Student Arrival Plan (ISAP) last Friday, 18 June. Details around student eligibility, quarantine requirements, and costs have not yet been finalised. Upon […]
Words by Habibah Jaghoori Syria. A beautiful country, enriched in a culture of beautiful music, food, art and landscapes abided by a hearty people of talent, of wonder and of promise. Or so the story goes. Syria. A geopolitical hotspot. A country ravaged by dirty hands. A country and a people suffering from war. On […]
Words by Lady Adelaide When it comes to WoCo, there’s only one genuine article — and no one can say otherwise L-R: Arabella Wauchope, Stella Salvemini, Rebecca Etienne. Credit: Sarah Reed and The Advertiser, 12th September 2020. When I was younger, much like most siblings, my brother and I would fall into the tiring, sometimes endless cycle that […]
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