5 reasons why you should climb an active volcano
If you’re a thrill seeker like me and are up for a bit of a challenge, then volcano chasing is just what the doctor ordered. Recently I had the opportunity to trek the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, said to be one of the world’s greatest active volcanoes. This trek took me on a 19.4km journey, 8 […]
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BIGSOUND announces some big nights this September
Fortitude Valley is Brisbane’s cesspool of music, clubs, bars, and drunken bad life choices, and essentially it will start to overflow during the 5th to the 8th of September this year because we have the wonderful Bigsound Festival. Bigsound festival is one of the biggest festivals to hit Brisbane’s own Fortitude Valley, and highlights the […]
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MEDIA RELEASE: UQ Union Response to National Sexual Assault Survey
Today we have seen confirmation of what students have been saying for decades. The rates of sexual assault and harassment at University campuses are staggeringly high. In 2015/16 1.1% of UQ students have been sexually assaulted in a University setting. 28% have been sexually harassed on university grounds – or during travel to and from […]
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Bound for Boundary Street
Stuck between a river and a city centre, is a little nook many of you will learn to love. Now, most people who have been to Brisbane have heard of it and everyone has a different opinion. But in one week of living in West End, you can experience a lot. In my first week, […]
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Australian creative industries still buffering …
As much as I want to brag about that I knew how to use a cassette before ‘13 reasons why’. I evidently have Netflix, Stan, Spotify, Apple music, the lot and I probably spend a little too much time using them. We can all see that these services have dramatically changed the music and film […]
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A Fable
By Mitra Tauroctony Thousands of times I have struggled to keep my love a secret. Alas, it was impossible not to boil over fire! I had been conscious from the beginning not to give my heart to anyone. One glimpse of you, and all consciousness left me! A fable from your heart travelled through the […]
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Bad Girl, How bad are you?
Bad Girl from Curious film, really turns that question on its head. All Australian made, the psychological thriller starring actors such as Samara Weaving and Sara West is now showing across the nation. Locally, premiered at UQ’s own Schonell Theatre last month. This film uses intricate and beautiful cinematography to accompany this psychological analysis of […]
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Koalas…are we killing our Aussie icon?
Habitat destruction, disease, and development are just a few daily threats faced by the koala, one of Australia’s most iconic marsupials. These threats have contributed to one of the severest population declines on record, largely impacting Queensland and Northern New South Wales. The Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus, is an endemic species found mainly in patchy […]
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Tips for dealing with Centrelink.
This article was written on hold to Centrelink by a person with mental health issues, not a mental health professional. Take it with a grain of salt. Before the process begins First, breathe. Deep breaths into your tummy, you know, the ones your therapist taught you to do when you feel anxiety coming on. Remind […]
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Dark Mofo 2017, weird and wonderful.
Dark Mofo is the coolest festival in Australia. Maybe even the world. Yes, this is a huge call, but where else in the world can you kick a footy then watch a drag show in a major church, stand around open fire pits with a hot toddy, and join 600 others in a nude, mad […]
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