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Words by Oliver Hales Art by Emily Savage Tyler, the Creator has occupied a curious place in the music scene since the very beginning. On his earliest solo works Bastard and Goblin, he established himself as a misanthropic rapper who had a bone to pick with anyone and anything. His sound was dark and aggressive, accompanied […]

Facebook Event: here David Elliott — National Union of Students University of Adelaide Delegate Australia’s right-leaning mainstream media loves a scapegoat, and none are presented more readily than millennials. Typified as lazy, disengaged, entitled and self-absorbed, millennials are reportedly the major cause for the decline of: fast-food chains, napkins, beer, mayonnaise, department stores, razors, and golf, among countless […]

Words by Justin McCulloch Credit: IYNF (2017) “Palm Oil Free” “Organic”“Made from 100% recycled materials”“Biodegradable” “Profits go to people in need” Labels such as these appear alongside the food we eat, the cosmetics we buy, and the business we support. We see governments and businesses pledging to go “carbon neutral” and “support sustainable production” as part of their […]

Credit: Honi Soit (USyd) Words by David Elliott Following the implementation of trimesters at UNSW, our University quietly announced during the exam period it too was looking into implementing a trimester model. This would see the majority of courses condensed from 13 weeks to 10, a reduction of summer and winter holiday periods and the loss […]

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 […]