Words by Johan Ariff The Manus Island Detention Centre has been officially closed for nearly a month now. Images of the inhabitants’ anguish and the Centre’s rotting facilities have been replaced once again by headlines decrying the looming Citizenship Crisis engulfing the Federal Parliament. Many Australians surely felt that this final rejection of the humanity […]
Words by Jenna Morrissey Since turning twenty-five, there are few things I love more than being condescending to everyone younger than me. Why is this? Am I bitter? Possibly. Now although getting older is inevitable, there is a fine art when it comes to maturing. And let me tell you, I am fucking crushing it. […]
Words by Sophie Winter Dear victim of sexual assault, We need to talk. We need to talk about the fact that one in six women and one in thirty-three men will be raped in their lifetime. We need to talk about the fact that Australia has one of the highest rates of reported sexual assault […]
So Bob Katter – that Aussie pollie with the platinum hair and the cowboy hat and the guns – is losing sleep. You see, when Bob was young, the word ‘gay’ had nothing to do with one’s sexual orientation. Back in his day, apparently, to be ‘gay’ was to be happy: “the most beautiful word […]
Words by Jenna Morrissey Dating certainly has its perks, like free food and much-needed validation. For the most part, though, dating in and of itself is the worst. It is the land where basic respect and human decency go right out the proverbial window. That is, if you’re doing it correctly. Now technically going on […]
I’m going to throw my two cents in as a tip here, and say that tipping culture is bullshit. By ‘tipping culture’ I mean that well-known system in such countries as the United States and Canada wherein it is the norm for the customer to pay a gratuity on top of the bill. The ‘tip […]
Jane goes to the supermarket to buy three avocados. Upon reaching the self-serve checkout, she is politely asked by the machine to enter the amount of avocados that she is buying today. The machine has no way of knowing the actual amount, and will believe whatever answer Jane gives. How many avocados does Jane have? […]
There’s no real getting away from the fact that Aussies love to travel. Literally, there isn’t. We’re a rampant global pandemic – the green and gold plague – and there aren’t many places on this earth you can go without overhearing someone carrying on in that loose, ocker brogue. It’s to be expected, therefore, that […]
McDonald’s is one of the few universal constants. It’s why we turn to the golden arches as a go-to in times of uncertainty; in foreign lands; in international airports: because no matter where you are in the world when your cravings hit, you can always count on Ronald to plate you up a run-of-the-mill cheeseburger and fries. […]
