Current Affairs
Bianca Censori, Kanye West and power dynamics
At the Grammys on the weekend, something happened that has happened thousands of times throughout human history. A woman’s body was used by a powerful man to sell himself, and…
Is Australia Stuck in a Toxic Relationship with the PM?
At first glance, narcissists seem like the perfect deal. They are the most charming, charismatic and confident date you’ve gone out with for a while. Even for someone with a…
Tiger Traps
In the North of India, lost somewhere in the heart of Rajasthan, near a tiny town with a single dirt road, I went looking for tigers. In a national park…
Why Do We Scoff at Arts Degrees?
Last week, the government announced its plans to slash the costs of the uni degrees it deems most essential in our current economy – namely teaching, nursing, agriculture, science, mathematics…
A Postcard from Dili
Celebrating an independence vote in the country I called home Dili in August is always dry, dusty, tired; parched brown after months without rain and still facing weeks before the…
The Lion Rock Spirit: Why I’m Proud to Be a Hong Konger
“I used my backpack to shield a young girl from the police’s rubber bullets, because she was about to get hit and for sure she wouldn’t make it out of…
Why You Need to Stop Idealising Socialism
“I see them all the time as I walk the halls of my uni – these goth girls dressed in black strut down the halls handing out flyers for the…
An American Abroad: What It’s Like to Travel Under Trump
Sometimes, I’m proud to be an American. When repping my country abroad, I’ll admit to rubbing the domination of the USA Women’s Soccer Team in the faces of cheeky Brits…
Greece: A Reluctant Journal of a Forgotten Humanitarian Emergency
“They are here because you were there. There is an umbilical connection.” – Stuart Hall, Black Chronicles. The following is a reluctant journal of my time volunteering on the Search…
An Open Letter to the School Students on Strike
Dear high school students of Australia, Over the last 24 hours, I’ve kept up to date with the the news following your Big School Walk Out events across the country…
New PM, Same Old Mistakes
I’m sat in an empty American-style diner on Melbourne’s Chapel Street when I hear the news. “We have a new PM,” she says, as casually as one would say it’s…
To Those Who Say, “They Should Just Come Here Legally”
With the situation that has been underway in America until today’s executive order – children being taken from their parents at the border as part of the Trump Administration’s new…