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…
I recently asked my boyfriend if he felt afraid to express his culture and religion in Australia. “Yes,” he replied, without hesitation. “I don’t feel…
I run my fingers across the blue lettering that reads ‘Clear Blue Pregnancy Test’. It’s 8:53. I’ll have to wait another whole minute until the…
It’s a Sunday afternoon. I’m home in Milan rolling in bed after my Saturday night shift. I receive a message: it’s my best friend Tommy,…
Another week, another group of young Australians in blackface. It’s a regular enough occurrence for the outrage to be dulled; it’s not going to go…
The Italian Restaurant / July 10 – July 11 When a restaurant has a banner across their storefront that reads “Best thin crust pizza in South…
The coffee is slightly too sweet, the windows hang heavy with legs of cured meat, the central streets are choked with sunburnt tourists, and I…
Party drugs like ecstasy, ketamine and cocaine find their way into the pockets of festival, concert and couch-session attendees, making them as common as a…
My stomach is churning as I walk towards the big green sign. No matter the destination, the feeling I get arriving at the immigration desk…
When I was 14, after spending 10 years growing up in three vastly different countries, I moved back to the place I was born: Australia….
When I was 22, three things happened that will forever mark the narrative of my life. I graduated from university, I broke up with someone…
For travellers, there is no such thing as “good value” in Australia. The place is just too expensive. You never walk out of a bakery…
