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An American Abroad: What It's Like to Travel Under Trump

An American Abroad: What It’s Like to Travel Under Trump

July 27, 2019
by Gunnar Lundberg
Current Affairs, Features

Sometimes, I’m proud to be an American. When repping my country abroad, I’ll admit to rubbing the domination of the USA Women’s Soccer Team in…

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Investment in Coal is on the Decline

Investment in Coal is on the Decline

May 17, 2019
by Alexi Falson
Current Affairs

It’s often said that if you want to catch a criminal, identify an overarching trend or even impeach a sitting president, you’ve got to follow…

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The Hobo Guide to Australia's Climate Election

The Hobo Guide to Australia’s Climate Election

May 13, 2019
by Andrea Valenzuela
Current Affairs

It’s Planet Earth, May 2019. The past five years have been the hottest on record. Cities worldwide, including Melbourne, are at threat of running out…

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Life Amongst The Neo-Nazis in Budapest

Life Amongst The Neo-Nazis in Budapest

May 9, 2019
by SJ Armstrong
Current Affairs, Features

As a backpacker, the Hungarian city of Budapest seemed like a place of rich culture by day, and a hub for hedonism once night fell….

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UN Releases Its First Ever Biodiversity Report, and We're All Fucked

UN Releases Its First Ever Biodiversity Report, and We’re All Fucked

May 7, 2019
by Alexi Falson
Current Affairs

*Update, as of editing, Scott Morrison has just been egged by a protestor, which will almost certainly mean this story will be buried underneath a…

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The ‘Circle Game’ Sign: Harmless Prank or Symbol of White Supremacy?

The ‘Circle Game’ Sign: Harmless Prank or Symbol of White Supremacy?

April 22, 2019
by The Hobos
Current Affairs

What do you think this symbol means? A thumb and forefinger arranged into a circle shape, with the middle, ring and pinky fingers sticking straight…

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Greece: A Reluctant Journal of a Forgotten Humanitarian Emergency

Greece: A Reluctant Journal of a Forgotten Humanitarian Emergency

March 22, 2019
by Oliver O'Neill
Current Affairs, Features, Yarns

“They are here because you were there. There is an umbilical connection.” – Stuart Hall, Black Chronicles. The following is a reluctant journal of my…

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Right Wing Extremism and the New Zealand Terror Attack

Right Wing Extremism and the New Zealand Terror Attack

March 16, 2019
by Gravy
Current Affairs

Another attack, more innocent lives lost, gunned down during the Friday prayer, at a time when they should feel at their safest. The media, both…

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An Open Letter to the School Students on Strike

An Open Letter to the School Students on Strike

November 28, 2018
by Amy Fairall
Current Affairs

Dear high school students of Australia, Over the last 24 hours, I’ve kept up to date with the the news following your Big School Walk…

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West Papua and The Act of No Choice

West Papua and The Act of No Choice

November 25, 2018
by Jacqueline Pon
Current Affairs, Features

Passport? Check. Camera equipment? Double check. Preparation for incoming intercultural tension? Whoops. Flying into Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta in April, I was met with a…

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Why Pauline Hanson is Wrong and It's Not Okay to Celebrate Being White

Why Pauline Hanson is Wrong and It’s Not Okay to Celebrate Being White

October 16, 2018
by Gemma Clarke
Current Affairs

Like a redneck cockroach in a white hood, Pauline Hanson has well and truly crawled out of the woodwork, and continues to spout bile about…

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New PM, Same Old Mistakes

New PM, Same Old Mistakes

August 26, 2018
by David Allegretti
Current Affairs

I’m sat in an empty American-style diner on Melbourne’s Chapel Street when I hear the news. “We have a new PM,” she says, as casually…

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