I’ve now been in quarantine for 39 days. 6 weeks nearly. It’s been easily the most obscure chapter of my life, in a year that was earmarked for self-improvement and discovery. A cliche tale but one that I can’t escape from. It’d be irresponsible to not act as if I haven’t at least been able […]
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The Cat Who Sold His Soul For Immortality
I’m on a road to ruin, I don’t know what I’m doin’, MartiniI guess this is the place, inside I see your face, MartiniI walk into the room, position I assume, MartiniYou put a record on, I hear my favourite song, MartiniThe Presets – Martini I’m a big old cat person. I love them. They’re […]
Fear, families, and fighting: COVID-19
Single full time working mother, two teens and a pre teen, plus food limitations: is this a ticking time bomb waiting to happen? By Hayden Johnson-De Silva @hayden78514009 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many people began bulk buying out of fear of an apocalypse. But as people were bulk buying, everybody else started too, in […]
The Resonating Catharsis of Megg, Mogg and Owl
By Erin Grant The Meg and Mog stories were a series of children’s picture books written by Helen Nicoll and illustrated by Jan Pieńkowski. First published in 1972, they were about the tales of Meg the witch, her stripy black cat Mog, and their friend Owl. Their simple designs, bold colours and cheeky shenanigans make them […]
How to survive being a student during the apocalypse
In these grim dark days, how do we survive? Thankfully here’s a guide for the end of the world. Avoid all social interaction – not like you were going to anyway Let’s all be honest, there was nothing as painful as having a chatty Uber driver anyway. Use this as a chance to practise your […]
On re-igniting childlike wonder
By Alayna Patterson @twohdd Childhood is magic. It is a period in which all knowledge weighs heavier than stone, and ink on paper opened up universes, and of tales both forgotten and forbidden. Even with such magic, not all retain knowledge of those worlds as they grow older. They forget the tales they once read […]
Local Community Gathers for Cheese and Wine in the Woolies Toilet Paper Aisle
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 […]
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