Political Fiction
The worst thing a government can do in a democracy is lie to its people, and when a government is elected, it is given a mandate to carry out its…
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Marriage Equality in Australia
People forget how unusual it is for Australia not to be at the forefront of progressive social change. Since the 1970s, Australia has tended to punch above its weight in…
Disturbing Future Indeed
The following is the foreword from veteran Liberal MP Wyatt Roy’s account of Tony Abbott’s time as Prime Minister ‘Nineteen Years of Conservative Brilliance’, published in 2040 Reflecting upon my…
Students Protest Major Cuts
The leaders of the ‘UWA Has Major Issues’ campaign ran a stall during common lunch hour today to raise awareness about the Arts Faculty’s proposed rescission of its Gender Studies,…
SpaceManAntics – Katzenjammer/Don’t Be The Last (Independent)
When you are meant to review an single by a band called SpaceManAntics, its hard to take their music seriously. Good thing that this small band out of Freo seem…
Short Story: John Cole
When I was little I thought John Cole was some kind of alien. A large head on a long body, like in vintage comics. His thin yellow skin contrasted with…
Revival by Stephen King
In keeping with the theme of firsts, this was the first time I’d actually read a Stephen King novel. I wasn’t disappointed. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m…
Little Pretty Pocket Books and Murderous Clones: The Dark and Puritanical Heritage of Kids’ Lit
It would be grossly naive to think children’s stories are undeserving of serious consideration. Prevailingly though, they’re seen as the ‘paddling pool’ of literature; a place we glibly float before…
My Night at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Thriving Hub of Campus Arts and Culture
Fantasy We walk over to the gallery fashionably late. After hours of pounding the pavement in search of hot campus news stories, time has gotten away from us – and…
Laughing All the Way to the Banksy
A few years ago, A Perth graffiti artist was aggrieved that one of his pieces, at an estimated value of $20 000, was unwittingly erased from a Perth wall by…