By Hazel Schweinsberg @hazesch In the midst of the toilet paper disaster that has been holding desperate Australians by the throat this month, solidarity among a local community has been found as those affected by the TP shortage gather in the supermarket to share wine and cheeses. Anne Forbes, a particularly observant middle-aged woman, was […]
Student Life
Journalist? Not Me. My Relationship With The Media
By Kat Vella I can hardly believe where I am some days. Sitting at my computer tapping away at my next article as a student journalist. I think one of the reasons I have had such a hard time deciding where to take my career change, is because I have been fighting against my own […]
The Many Pros (and Cons) Of Travelling With Your Entire Family
By Maddy Turner My entire life I have been travelling with my family – in the beginning it was Me, my Mum, my Dad and my Sister. More recently, my brother in law has also joined the mix. Overall, I have been on four cruises, and travelled almost everywhere in Australia. I have also visited […]
Feeling The Study Life Pressure? Try This One Weird Trick
Video by Erin Grant, Kerri Ellis, and Kat Vella Featured image: Alex E. Proimos/CC/Wikimedia Commons
Nature vs. Nurture: Which Events Have Influenced Your Life?
Jess De ponders the philosophical question of which traits we’re born with, and which are a result of life experiences.
My Completely Average Yet Utterly Terrifying Experience Of Getting My P’s
By Maddy Turner Okay, so I’m pretty sure any time anyone goes for their P’s (or license in general), they have sweaty palms, a rock sitting in the pit of their stomachs, and a restless mind that runs constantly through worse-case scenarios right? Just me? On Monday the 4th November 2019, I, Madeline Turner went […]
Did You Know That Travelling For A Band Leaves You Open To Anonymous Hate? Me Either
By Emily Vescio It was hot and the music was too loud for my pounding head to handle. I was in the backseat of a rental car, straddling the border of Victoria and South Australia headed to a show in Adelaide, and I was crying my eyes out. My phone was blowing up with anonymous […]
You Too Can Hit Up 7 Countries Before Your 20s With $28.36 In Your Bank Account
By Emily Vescio Travelling is something you’re told to do when you’re young – before you settle down and get married and have kids. Aside from the gross concept that once you meet someone you can’t travel anymore and your life is over because of the snotty gremlins running around your feet, travelling costs money […]
Why Do Sydney Residents Have Such A False Optimism About Summer?
By Oliver Brett “Miserable out there isn’t it?” a cashier tells me in Sydney CBD. It is August, she shivers behind the counter. It is no less than 15°C , a mild day but nothing worse than that. I myself am dressed in a long jacket and wrapped with a scarf. I feel the […]
Does Belittling People Who Enjoy Halloween Really Make You Feel Better?
By Emily Vescio As soon as October rolls around the Christmas decorations hit the shelves. If you look past the people clambering to get their Christmas shopping done as soon as possible, you’ll find a small few wading through the red and white fur-clad piles of decorations trying desperately to make time for some Halloween […]