The Chaser’s War On The Fucking Election: Live!
Last Saturday the satirists behind what’s unfortunately not really satire anymore, AKA The Chaser and The Shovel, performed their show at the Astor Theatre. The night consisted of a combination…
Perth Marches for a Cleaner Future
On the 15th of March 2019, the globe was struck by the protestation of school students, parents and environmental and climate change activists who took to the streets of major…
Voting in A Store Near You
You’re standing in line, waiting to get to the voting booths so you can number the ballot paper the way you memorised it in the car…what was the name of…
Who May It Be? The Future Leadership of the Conservative Party
By a margin of 230 votes, Theresa May’s Brexit deal with the European Union was defeated in the House of Commons, the largest defeat in history. It is the latest…
Stealing the Megaphone from Blak Voices
What do the Socialist Alternative, the Greens and the UWA Student Guild have in common? A tendency to advertise themselves at large social protests and promote their own self-interests despite…
Australia Day
Sophie is an Arts Honours grad from UWA. She currently coordinates Social Reinvestment WA, a coalition of non-profits working for justice reform, to reduce the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres…
Saudi Arabia is not Going Anywhere, Unfortunately
On October 26th, the New York Times published this image of Amal Hussein, a seven-year-old Yemeni girl suffering from severe malnutrition. Yemen is starving; dependant on whatever foreign aid manages…
World Leaders: Do They Fuck? How Much do they Fuck? Let’s find out.
This is an extract from my recently submitted International Relations doctoral thesis. For the full list please meet me at Reid car park. Come alone. Tied for Last Place: Pope…
North Korea Isn’t A Communist Country – The Hermit Kingdom Laid Bare
When someone mentions North Koreas political system, what pops into your head? A failed Stalinist dictatorship. 1984 brought to life. A communist dystopia. We tend to think of North Korea…
Quiz: Comments on Guild Profile Pics or Extracts of My Love Letters to a French Sex Worker?
Are These Comments on Guild Candidate’s Profile Pictures or Extracts of Love Letters I Wrote to a French Prostitute While Addicted to Cocaine?