LWAG Posters for All-Muslim Exhibition Defaced: Words with Artists Abdul and Abdul-Rahman Abdullah Pelican31 July 2016 In June, posters advertising the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery's HERE&NOW16 / GenYM exhibition – which showcased the works of nine emerging young Muslim artists – were defaced and torn down. Featured artists and brothers Abdul-Rahman Abdullah and Abdul Abdullah give their response to the incident here. Voice1 Comment174 views
“Questions to be Answered”: Staff Uncertainties Remain as UWA Restructure Moves into Next Phase Pelican24 July 2016 The UWA Renewal project has moved onto its so-called ‘Build’ phase, after it was last week announced that the current nine faculties will be squashed down to just four. On Friday’s Open Forum, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater assuaged few anxieties over what was to come next for staff, leaving them still in the dark as to whether they will have a job at the end of the year, how they would fit into the final structure, and under what terms of contract. Kate Prendergast reports. Voice0 Comments330 views
Black Lives Matter: Words with Perth Rally Organiser Christelle Barrere-Collet Pelican23 July 2016 Perth's Black Lives Matter peaceful rally organiser Christelle Barrere-Collet talks with Ishita Mather on the movement, its aims, and the various forms of ongoing violence still perpetuated against black communities worldwide. PoliticsVoice2 Comments164 views
Words with Mosquito Coast Pelican22 July 2016 "In the beginning, it was just a basement full of about eight people playing flat out all at once. Eventually we began shedding layers and then it was just Naomi and me left, and that’s when the music got serious." Triple J Unearthed High winners Mosquito Coast talk formation and future with Reuben Wylie. Music0 Comments47 views
3 RevFest Review: Baskin Pelican21 July 2016 "While it’s hard to gather any concrete meaning (or narrative) from the film, it’s gloriously satisfying to watch corrupt cops get their dues. In a decrepit abandoned police station, no less. A villager leading the troupe to their death actually yells “Fuck the police'." Zoe Kilbourn reviews. Film and Production0 Comments27 views
Greyhound Racing: Animal Abuse as Entertainment Pelican21 July 2016 Australia is one of only eight nations worldwide where greyhound racing is legal. Earlier this month, NSW became the first state to ban the sport, with enforcement starting July next year. With calls from activists to expand the ban to a national level, Maddison Howard asks "by enabling even ‘clean’ greyhound racing to continue in Australia, are we turning our backs on animal welfare?" Voice0 Comments92 views
3.5 Review: Love & Friendship Pelican19 July 2016 "I do think this film is very much worth seeing, if just to see Whitman dispel myths of Austen as “fuddy duddy bullshit” (quote attributed to a woman on Facebook)." Pema Monaghan reviews Love & Friendship. Film and Production0 Comments33 views
9 Review: The Avalanches – Wildflower (XL Recordings) Pelican18 July 2016 "It is an audaciously cinematic soundtrack fitting nothing in particular; but its sweeping synaesthetic kaleidoscopes can crop up your deepest, unrealest teenage dream-memories." Harry Manson reviews Wildflower, The Avalanches' first album in sixteen years. Music0 Comments17 views
The Tav Has Eyes: Student Guild Approves CCTV Use and Access Policy Pelican18 July 2016 CCTV in the Tav is now definitely a happening thing, with the Student Guild passing a Use and Access policy at the Council Meeting last month. Kate Prendergast reports. Voice0 Comments33 views
The Clown That Could Be President Pelican17 July 2016 "So how exactly did “an orange Elvis squirted from a can of Cheez Whiz” manage to slip through the cracks of social common sense (which retrospect indicates is actually gaping ravines) and become a very real contender in the race to replace Obama as the next president of the United States of America?" Leona Mpagi wonders. PoliticsVoice0 Comments53 views
