So You Want to Write to Your MP
It’s pretty hard to feel genuinely engaged with politics. When the major news of the day is the PM maniacally wolfing down a vegetable, or worse yet, one of Bill…
Pelican Presents A Selection of Notable Student Protest Chants
1990s anti-One Nation protesters Hey Hey, Ho Ho Pauline Hanson’s got to go Sexist, racist, anti-gay, right-wing bigots go away Racist, sexist, anti-queer, Liberals are not welcome here Say it…
Glory Hole Etiquette
Glory holes. Pomegranate sized apertures drilled between toilet cubicles, booths in adult bookstores or installed privately through bedsheets or mattresses. For a long time, glory holes were the domain of…
What Heirisson Island Means in 2015
This is your land, but now you must leave. You are being told by a stranger who is gladly ignorant of your culture and history that you must leave. Worse…
First Graduate Job Crisis
Life is a continuation of scary first experiences, but we grow and we learn. Some things become less scary because we realise that actually, everyone has to do them eventually.…
Tony Blair and the Invasion of Iraq
It is disheartening when politicians prove they are not the perfect combination of intellectual and activist. I am writing about former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. In August of 2014…
What’s Up in Politics: A Tasty Second Helping
Ahhh ‘politics’. It’s often a word with a lot of negative connotations. When I asked one of my friends for his thoughts on current politics, he described it as “Lame,…
Great Humans of Politics #1: Julia Gillard
The theme of ‘firsts’ is a great way to kick off this new regular feature in the Pelican Politics section. The idea behind this new regular is to highlight political…
First Semester Horoscopes
Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19 Saturn is intersecting with Jupiter for Aquarius this semester, leaving you full of energy and open to taking on new ideas in a way…
Acknowledging the Firsts
Here in Australia, we have a problem with firsts. First people, that is. I don’t pretend to be some kind of enlightened white guy messiah who understands the plight of…