It was a Friday afternoon in Florida; I had a couple of beers in me and a vague idea of a good deal and an…
We stock our backpacks with freshly made dumplings from a local market, bottles of beer, a portable speaker and a couple of cheeky tins of…
In April 2015, two Australian men were executed by firing squad in Indonesia. It was a tragic thing, and it was big news. Despite the…
Get there: 229 Chapel St, Prahran 3181 Perhaps Melbourne’s most infamous venue, Revs is literally open from Saturday arvo until Monday morning, so it’s well and…
Get There: Beach Road, Black Rock Melbourne’s not exactly famous for it’s beaches, but there are actually some really nice spots to swim and snorkel…
Get There: 252 Swanston St, Victoria 3000 When you go and visit friends in Melbourne, they’ll probably take you to Rooftop, an iconic bar that’s on…
I hadn’t heard of Magaluf at the time, but in the UK it had already earned its reputation as the gross version of Ibiza, the…
“Today I’m going to talk a lot about the US Army,” says the guide in his thick Vietnamese accent, “I want you to remember that…
I nearly missed my flight to Vancouver. I woke up on a university campus in San Francisco with a bad hangover, as was usual at…
A couple of years ago, I found myself in Bali interviewing Australian kids about their experiences at schoolies. At around midnight, I found a boy I’d…
A double-dissolution election has been called for July 2. Here’s what you need to know. Since you’re reading this, chances are you’re young, fairly broke…
Colonisation was a brutal undertaking, not least in Australia. It’s horrifying and embarrassing to think that indigenous people were systematically oppressed, raped and killed by…
