The inaccessible reality of the national Education Conference
For the first time in 10 years, the NUS held its annual Education Conference in Perth. Being hosted by our neighbours at Curtin University, several members of the UWA Student…
Skim? Full cream? Or Caecilian? Meet the worm-like amphibian that produces milk
How do you like your coffee? Oat milk latte? Skinny cap? Lactose free? Full cream? Or maybe something a bit more exotic. Milk production has long been considered a uniquely…
Good artists copy, Kate artists teal: an interview with Kate Chaney MP
Kate Chaney is nearing two years as Member for Curtin in the House of Representatives. Her victory in the 2022 election broke a 24-year Liberal hold on the seat. I…
The fantasy of love
By Rachele Preto This piece first appeared as a featured article in volume 95, issue three of Pelican. You can view our print archive here. Love is Blind is a…
Lights, camera, budget! How Giles Chan produced his debut indie film Jellyfish
Perth certainly isn’t Hollywood, but it does have an appetite for independent films. Take Taylor Broadley’s Stubbornly Here (2024), currently at Revelation Film Festival, and Alexander Lorian’s Good for Nothing…
The Royal Australian Navy’s Surface Fleet Review: Why it matters
In late February, the long-awaited Independent Analysis into Navy's Surface Combatant Fleet (the Surface Fleet Review) was released. Although the full report is classified, we can glean considerable material from…
Cubism vs. Chiaroscuro: How Ripley uses art as symbolism
If you haven’t heard of The Talented Mr Ripley before, it’s essentially Saltburn’s predecessor. Written by Patricia Highsmith in 1955, the psychological thriller is a classic ‘eat-the-rich’ narrative, focusing on…
Taylor Swift, we need to talk
Every so often, I find myself in conversations with acquaintances, friends, and family over the unavoidable topic of Taylor Swift. Unavoidable because, in 2023 and 2024, it seemed as if…
Blue Neighbourhood
He’s absolutely clueless. I can’t help but grin. The sight of him, truly him, in a singlet and shorts down to his knees instead of a mother-pressed grey uniform and…
Art in the algorithmic age: Navigating creativity amidst hyper-categorization
We’ve all heard of the creation of a ‘persona’ in the world of visual art – think back to the moustache of Salvador Dali, the unibrow of Frida Kahlo, and…