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Nakba Day Rally: “Long Live the Intifada!”

On May 13, 2026, over 100 student activists congregated at the University of Melbourne’s South Lawn in solidarity with the Nakba Day Rally, before marching across campus to the Vice-Chancellor’s Offic

Melbourne City Council’s “You Spray, You Pay” Graffiti Crackdown Sparks Debate Across the City

Melbourne City Council has begun enforcing its “You Spray, You Pay” anti-graffiti policy, which will require vandals to cover clean-up costs. The crackdown has reignited debate over where street art e

UAE’s Departure from OPEC Exposes Latent Tension Amongst Gulf Nations

As the crown prince of Saudi Arabia commenced a summit of Gulf Arab leaders, the UAE announced that it will be leaving the oil cartel OPEC and OPEC+ (an alliance of 11 member countries of OPEC and 10

Dandenong Residents Shut Out of Council Meeting

On Monday 20 April, residents were shut out of a routine council meeting during a motion to show solidarity with Greater Dandenong’s Lebanese residents, amidst the ongoing invasion of Lebanon by Israe

Israel Launches Unprecedented Attack on Lebanon, Killing Hundreds

Israel has launched a large-scale attack on Lebanon, striking over 100 sites in 10 minutes in its war against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah, violating an ongoing ceasefire agreement. Are

 

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You can view the full list of roles and their descriptions for upcoming rounds here.

Otherwise, all students, staff and alumni are also welcome to submit work to Farrago. 

 

With love,

Maria, Ruby, Chiaki & Sabine

2026 Editors

 

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Quidquid agunt homines nostri farrago libelli est - "Whatever men do forms the motley subject of our page"

​Farrago Magazine publishes a diverse range of student work, within and beyond our six print editions. In Volume 102, we are seeking to expand our modes of delivery, integrating digital mediums into our publication cycle to produce relevant, innovative and accessible projects that speak truthfully to the student body. 

Send us your niche-est photojournalism, your weirdest multimodal poem, or pitch us an essay that you believe forms an important picture of our time. Our formal categories are:

News: Hard news, news features, local or global stories;

Features: Personal essays, opinion pieces, cultural commentary, profiles, interviews;

Creative: Poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, graphic stories and cartoons, scripts, experimental/multimodal pieces, etc.;

Reviews: Reviews of arts and cultural events and/or topics including film, books, music, theatre, food, games etc.;

Visual Art and Design: Graphic designs, illustrations, (photographs of) performed art or installations, collages, experimental/multimodal, etc.;

Photography: Photojournalism stories, photo series, standalone photographs;  

Satire: Satire-in-brief, satirical fiction, comics, cartoons; &

Puzzles: Crosswords, words searches, sudokus, etc. 


Submission guidelines:

1. Submissions must be the work of a University of Melbourne community member (student, staff, alumni, etc.).

2. All submissions must be previously unpublished work.

3. All written submissions must be submitted in a word processor document (e.g. Word, Google Docs, etc.).

4. Pitches must be accompanied by examples of authors' previous works.

5. All photography submissions must be submitted via Google Drive or OneDrive links. 

6. Creative works must be accompanied by a 250-word contextualising statement. 

7. News and Features pieces must include source lists where applicable.

8. Media passes to concerts, performances, shows, festivals and exhibitions may be requested through reviews@farragomagazine.com.

9. Media passes to protests, meetings and assemblies may be requested through news@farragomagazine.com.

 

Submit pieces and pitches to editors@farragomagazine.com

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