Changes to HECS indexation set to wipe billions in student debt Pelican28 November 2024 By Abbey Wheeler In good news for tertiary students, legislation has recently passed which changes the way student loans are indexed. HECS (Higher Educati... Campus AffairsEconomicsPolitics0 Comments446 views
Could we randomly select a citizen as our head of state? Pelican17 November 2024 By Chas Underwood This piece first appeared as a featured article in volume 95, issue six of Pelican. You can view our print archive here. It’s th... Politics1 Comment139 views
While many of us consider ‘where are you from?’ to be a question appropriate for small talk, for a lot of us it is a microaggression Pelican15 November 2024 By Shantisha Schaufler This piece first appeared as a featured article in volume 95, issue six of Pelican. You can view our print archive here. The ... Voice0 Comments192 views
The Sun isn’t the only Star in Perth’s Music Scene: An Interview with Ain’t No Sun Pelican13 November 2024 By Zoe Salmond and Jay Suntharakumar This piece first appeared as a featured article in volume 95, issue six of Pelican. You can view our print archive her... Music0 Comments175 views
The Voyager Golden Record (1977) Pelican11 November 2024 When you look up at the night sky, everything you see is the distant memory of somebody else. It’s all new to you, in that godly exhale of cirrus clouds and condensation. You realise quietly: us humans have spent years upon years building rocket ships to explore celestial graveyards. In 1977, we sent an array of flower photographs to these headstones, as well as music, human voices, and the lonely whine of the humpback whale. Literature and Creative Writing0 Comments109 views
What does it mean to have a new chancellor? Pelican8 November 2024 In early June, Diane Smith-Gander was elected as the next Chancellor of UWA with her appointment commencing on 1 January 2025. Campus Affairs0 Comments163 views
An Interview with Senator Fatima Payman Pelican6 November 2024 Fatima Payman is one of twelve senators representing Western Australia in the federal parliament. Elected in 2022 as a member of the Labor Party, Payman made international headlines when she crossed the floor in June 2024 in support of a Greens motion recognising Palestinian statehood. She has since resigned from the Labor Party, electing to serve as an independent senator on the crossbench. In October, she announced the creation of a new political party, Australia’s Voice. Politics0 Comments460 views
An interview with UWA conservation biologist, Professor Stephen Hopper Pelican5 November 2024 By Hitesha Ramnohur and Aleena Flack This piece first appeared as a featured article in volume 95, issue five of Pelican. You can view our print archive her... Campus AffairsEnvironment0 Comments241 views
From Bauhaus to bullshit: Does real art make money anymore? Pelican3 November 2024 An informal discussion by two artists By Dorian Winter and Holly Carter-Turner This piece first appeared as a featured article in volume 95, issue five of... Visual ArtVoice0 Comments104 views
Liquid Margins Pelican1 November 2024 By Lucy Lönnqvist This piece first appeared as a featured article in volume 95, issue four of Pelican. You can view our print archive here. Tasked ... Voice0 Comments127 views
