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But I don’t know any ‘healthy’ person that wouldn’t BUCKLE, trying to JUGGLE the appointments, the MEDICATIONS, the societal EXPECTATIONS that we are forced to CONQUER. They say that our experiences make us STRONGER… but being queer, being disabled, being anything other than a rich white man is a death sentence. We are supposed to […]
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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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Just around the corner from Ipswich train station is an intimate bar that serves as a gallery, workshop, and live music venue, as well as a reminder that intersectional, inclusive spaces can be found everywhere. I’d come to see a punk music show but discovered a beautiful expression of the joy of community. The walls […]
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Growing up, Slowed Down As rain falls, a seed digs its roots. But what happens if it never sprouts? GDP rises, living standards have improved, yet why isn’t the nation growing? Growth should equal progress, right? Have a closer look at reality: Young Australians are taking longer to enter full time employment, to try alcohol, […]
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What does it mean to be Australian? A contentious question to put it slightly. For a country of twenty-six million, the question of an Australian identity is blurred. Some argue the very fabric of our establishment is flawed – built on the dispossession of Indigenous people. Others argue that Australia has lost touch with its […]
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Early this April, when British alternative band Pulp released their first album single in 24 years, fans were relatively united in their enjoyment of the track. But controversy swiftly developed among certain sets of Instagram commenters upon the rather shocking discovery that the accompanying music video, “directed” by frontman Jarvis Cocker, was his attempt to […]
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It’s a question I get asked all the time. Okay, that was a lie, but it has been asked once or twice. The simplified definition of anarchism is that it’s a political philosophy and movement that seeks to abolish institutions that perpetuate authority, hierarchy and/or coercion. It calls for a stateless society and targets capitalism […]
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1966 – Vietnam War Fund The Vietnam War was raging on and Australia had joined the war by this point. The Semper Floreat in the 60s showed a keen interest in reporting on a wide range of student politics (‘stupol’). Throughout my research into the period of Semper Floreat throughout the 60s and 70s, various […]
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If you’ve been in online feminist circles, chances are you’ve come across the acronym “TERF”. But what exactly does it mean, and what makes you one? TERF stands for Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist, which is often used synonymously with gender-critical feminism, as those who identify as gender-critical usually reject the label TERF. They essentially mean the […]
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