How Far are we Willing to Go?
The Australian Government's offshore processing policy - introduced under Rudd and currently holding bipartisan support - is a project to side-step our humanitarian obligations by dumping the victims of global…
Review: Akmal Saleh (Perth Comedy Festival)
A regular on a cut of Australian TV shows and active since the '90s, Akmal brought his cheek to the comedy-starved west last week as part of the Perth Comedy…
Billy and The Bull: A Double Dissolution Prologue
After Turnbull successfully staged the failure of the ABCC Bill to pass the Senate for the second time, a double dissolution is on the cards for Australia - the first…
The Panama Papers: a sunny place for shady people
"The repercussions of the Panama Papers have been proliferating steadily since they first made headlines back in the beginning of April this year," writes Leona Mpagi. She goes on to…
Je suis Hypocrite: The Silence of the West
"It’s important to remember that the media is beholden to the capitalist system and it must therefore be profitable in order to be viable. The news will, therefore, be delivered…
“Was I What You Wanted Me To Be?”: Prince (1958-2016)
Last Thursday, 2016 sounded a death knell which for countless individuals worldwide, devastated to the point of disbelief. The world is poorer without the supremely talented, sly, shy, god-like human…
Cover Artist Profiles: Alice McCullagh (Ed.2 Wild)
Pelican spoke to artist Alice McCullagh about her Cover Art for Edition 2 #Wild.
REVIEW: Cats
Tom Durkin reviews 'Cats the Musical', hot off Lloyd Weber's London West End revival. You jellicle? Delta Goodrem had to look like a pert angelic judge of mediocrity on 'The…
Review: The Riders (West Australian Opera)
Nicholas Monisse reviews WA Opera's stage adaptation of Tim Winton's 'The Riders', and finds it magnificent.
Review: Revealed
"As I read the background for each artist, I learnt of their lives, and the communities and country they were connected to. Some had discovered their art early in life,…