Skeletons in the Closet
When I left home, and my disposable income became my not-so-disposable income, the first thing I gave up was fashion. For someone who’d grown up on a diet of Country…
Save Australia’s Most Venerable Institutions
You may not yet know it, reader, but we are under attack. From whom? By what? And how? These seemingly pertinent questions lapse into irrelevancy when we consider two points:…
Review: Venus in Fur (Theatre)
Venus in Fur (Theatre) Black Swan State Theatre Company It started with thunder, it ended with leather. The bits in between were OK. Venus in Fur is the new one…
The Politics of Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest is like a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a feather boa, and doused in sequins, just for good measure. It swings into our lives…
Review: Twee Twenty-Eight Year Old (Exhibition)
Twee Twenty-Eight Year Old (Exhibition) Paper Mountain What a joy it was to attend the opening night of this wonderful exhibition, so conveniently located in the loft above one of…
Review: Les Miserables
Les Miserables (Music Theatre) Cameron Mackintosh Fast-paced and driven with intensity, the Cameron Mackintosh production of Les Miserables follows faithfully with the Victor Hugo classic. Featuring an array of Western…
Criminalising Peaceful Protest
A new anti-protest bill currently being debated in the Western Australian Legislative Council is starting to create a bit of a furore, due largely to its vague language and the…
Grouchy Marx
I don’t remember the last time I walked through this university without being stopped by someone with an agenda. Protests, paintball, whatever the hell is the new thing to care…
Guide to Left Politics on Campus
LABOR LEFT: Born-to-rule elites that thought ALP stood for Another Liberal Party. Have hacks and spies in every Club and Society on campus. Possible ASIO conspiracy UNIONIST: Thought United Voice…
The Problem With Guild Politics
University students are an opinionated bunch. It’s a trait we celebrate and defend vehemently. The question of whether UWA’s Student Guild should be politically impartial, however, is as gnarly as…