POEM: Chronic
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POEM: Pas de Deux
Brittle leaves crack with the promise of lifein the paw of a Beast I’ve tracked for some time.We have long since mastered the dance of the hunt,I was sure of the kill like I was sure of the cut. I had met this Beast just once beforewhen I thought I’d lost the path of its […]
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A Yap With Definitely No Ulterior Messaging
From the beginning you have been there. From the time at which I wake to the time I sleep you are there and Unlike the experiences with which I fill my days that come and go as they please, you have stayed with me through it all as a constant Companion. You bring me weakness […]
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What is disability pride?
That’s a question I’ve pondered myself. It’s a concept that’s pretty foreign to me and my view of myself. We were taught from a young age to downplay our disabilities, to ignore them, to change our behaviour and to do anything we can to act like everyone around us. I’ve been in psychology for a […]
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A very brief history of the Disability Collective: Where it began and where it is now
Content warning: This piece includes mentions of ableism and derogatory terms for disabled people. If you’ve been involved with the UQ Union at all, you may have heard of the UQU Disability Collective. As stated on the Union’s website, the collective is a branch of the union, ‘concerned with the advocacy, support and social connectedness […]
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My Recommendations for Autistic and Neurodivergent Students at UQ (As an Autistic Student Myself)
Whether you’ve just started at UQ or you’re a continuing student looking for ideas, I’ve got you. Starting at UQ as an autistic/neurodivergent student is pretty difficult – while it’s started to improve in recent years, the path is still cloudy and a lot of the help available is hidden behind hours of research. Now […]
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POEM: Hard of Hearing
I deafened the moon out of orbit when I perched by your door, so I could only figure the shadow of Stitch on your coconut fibre mat. It was 1 am, the world had shifted to tomorrow, and I had no bars- so I pecked. Your musk met me before you did- Summer holds both […]
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Genocide, inequality, war: it’s right to resist
The world is fucked up. Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues to rage on unchallenged by western leaders, ICE agents are operating as a virtual Gestapo in America as they abduct and deport anyone who dares to criticise the Trump regime, and far right rhetoric is seemingly on the rise everywhere we turn. If ever we […]
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POEM: Cosmonaut
We are thrust into the Earth’s atmosphere. As trail blazers, In hopes of finding success and glory, Of finding Achilles or Heracles. Up there, We find Icarus. Skin melting, Wax dripping from bones protruding from his spine. Icarus smiles with skin welts that tear, And oozes, Dribbling golden blood down his cheeks. There is skin […]
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Brisbane Activists supports the Madleen
On the 9th of June, Greta Thunberg and the 11 other activists aboard the Freedom Flotilla were abducted by the IDF. This outrageous and illegal arrest received no comment from Albanese. Students for Palestine called protests across the country, and just hours after the abduction, hundreds in Brisbane rallied in opposition, demanding their release. The […]
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