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State Electorate Profile: Brunswick

Abbey Saxon gives you the political rundown on Melbourne's most (in)famous inner-northern suburb.

Why the Left Sucks: An Inquiry into Campus’s Most Hated Political Group

It is no exaggeration to say that The University of Melbourne is one of the largest breeding grounds for leftist thought in the country. For those of us who have been on campus–walked past the columns

The Aesthetics of Poverty – Why students at UniMelb are so keen to appear poor.

The discourse accusing this so-called ‘student aesthetic’ of fetishising poorness has surfaced within the past year on social media (especially TikTok) and in conversations between students on and off

Satire: Farrago Shuts Down; Honi Soit Now Australia's Oldest Student Publication

As of today, Farrago Magazine, Australia’s oldest student publication, will cease operations under the current four editors.

VCA Students Demand UniMelb to Commit to “Zero Tolerance” Policy

Students at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) are calling on the University of Melbourne to “commit to stronger policies and actions when it comes to sexual assault”, after the University ignore

 
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OPINION: Melbourne Student Forum must amplify student voices, not undermine them.

Carlos Lagos Martin, Mary Kin Chan, and Taj Takahashi (UMSU Education Officers)

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Aston By-Election Breakdown

Luke Verhoeven (writer)

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Western Australia set to review public university structure

Chelsea Daniel (writer)

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“Women’s rights are human rights”: Iranian women fight on for International Women’s Day campus rally

Hannah Vandenbogaerde (writer), Eldon Lee (photography)

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"Politically motivated intimidation": Bail conditions removed after midnight raid on UNSW activist

Katya Sloboda-Bolton (writer)

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OPINION: The climate is getting worse. Join the climate strike on March 17!

Emma Dynes and James Gallagher, UMSU Environment Officers (writers)

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A Reintroduction to Amber Liu: Sonica Music Festival

Nishtha Banavalikar (writer)

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Tales From The Valley: Where Did The Bus Go?

Jocelyn Saunders (writer), Weiting Chen (illustrator)

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Sci-Fi Dreams to Reality: Designing our Destiny with AI

Breana Galea (writer), Jessica Norton (illustrator)

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'The Whale' Is Unethical At Times, But Do Its Performances Justify It?

Wildes Lawler (writer)

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Gentle Bones talks Sonica Music Festival: "I'm excited to translate these songs to a live setting"

Carmen Chin (writer)

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Separating the 'Tár' from the Tár-tist… and vice versa

Rebecca Weynberg (writer)

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Review: Community, Indigenous Rights and Adolescence in Stolen

Victoria Winata (writer)

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The Sonnet

Jessica Fanwong of CLAWS (writer), Tina Tao (illustrator)

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Notes on a Scandal: Conversations and Reflections on Gary Newman’s 'The State of the Union'

Sebastian Hugh (writer), Arielle Vlahiotis (illustrator)

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Tales From The Valley: Where Did The Bus Go?

Jocelyn Saunders (writer), Weiting Chen (illustrator)

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Sci-Fi Dreams to Reality: Designing our Destiny with AI

Breana Galea (writer), Jessica Norton (illustrator)

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The Sonnet

Jessica Fanwong of CLAWS (writer), Tina Tao (illustrator)

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James Joyce and the Characteristics of Autistic Fiction

Ishan Morris-Gray (writer), Melana Uceda (illustrator)

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The Facets of Madness: The Waste of Death-Contorting Grief Into Madness

Donna Ferdinando (writer), Niamh Corbett (illustrator)

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Climbing the Mountain: Overcoming Adversity in Celeste

Aries (writer), Riley Morgan (illustrator)

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Filling Up the Static: Apples and Daft Punk

S. Theocharides (writer), Ella Cao (illustrator)

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Vedic Hymn 121

Jocelyn Saunders (writer), Grace Reeve (illustrator)

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That Last Neon Night

Michelle Yu (writer), Evan Goulios (illustrator)

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The Plates I've Made: Three Vignettes on Dishes and Their Social Lives

Annabelle Dillon Nocka (writer), Ella Cao (illustrator)

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The Reel Life Assessment

Andrea Salvador (writer), Manyu Wang (illustrator)

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The Sick Sycamores

Fergus Sinnott (writer), Edie Spiers (illustrator)

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The Woman in the Well

Elizabeth Browne (writer), Jessica Norton (illustrator)

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Peta Popa-Jeske (writer), Yicheng Xu (graphics)

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The Creature in the Thicket

Suzi Markel (writer), Monica Yu (illustrator)

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Satire-in-Brief: Edition Six 2022

The 2022 Satire Team (writers), Birdy Carmen (illustrator)

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Satire-in-Brief: Edition Five 2022

The 2022 Satire Team (writers), Matilda Lilford (illustrator)

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Satire-in-Brief: Edition Four 2022

The 2022 Satire Team (writers), Cathy Chen (illustrator)

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Satire-in-Brief: Edition Three 2022

The 2022 Satire Team (writers), Arielle Vlahiotis (illustrator)

Dear Diary: The PM's Retrospective Journal

Jack McMahon (writer), Pamela Piechowicz (illustrator)

 
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EDITION ONE 'RENAISSANCE' AVAILABLE NOW!

Our debut print edition of 2023 is here! Join us as we discover, explore and challenge the notion of rebirth and reawakening with Renaissance.

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