The Economics of Naming Rights: Are We Living in a Corporate Naming Dystopia?

My first encounter with the bizarre world of corporate sponsorships and naming rights was at the age of 11, during the construction of a new ice hockey arena in Detroit, Michigan. This coincided with the death of professional ice hockey player Gordie Howe. The timing seemed perfect for a posthumous tribute to a beloved Michigan…

ByEvelyn Doan8 January 2025

Opinion World

The Erasure of Women: Afghanistan’s Silent Crisis

There is approximately 11,500 km of distance between Sydney, Australia, and Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. That’s a completely useless fact that will mean almost nothing to you – if you are a man, it means even less. But if you are a woman, that distance is a blessing. The Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion…

ByLucy Millar23 December 2024

Opinion Politics

Feminism and Fashion: The Politics of What We Wear

Fashion has always been a form of self-expression, but for women, it carries a weight that goes beyond style or personal taste. In today’s world, a woman’s clothing is still often seen as a marker of her character and intentions, with assumptions made about her morality, respectability, and consent. This troubling link between fashion and…

ByTilly Morgan9 December 2024

Opinion

Iron Mike’s Mid-Retirement Debut: The Script and the Legacy

Talk is currently on fire over the recent streaming of former heavyweight champion, boxing legend and senior citizen Mike Tyson, against the controversial youtuber and illegitimate Gen Z boxer, Jake Paul. Let’s go through it all – the fighters, theories and what legacy remains after the loss… Tyson or ‘Iron Mike’ holds possibly one of…

ByLucy Millar23 November 2024

Opinion

Beyond the Somatic Rituals of Remembrance Day: Are We Capable of Peace?

At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the Great War ended. In his speech to the House of Commons that same day, David Loyd George pronounced his hope for the signing of the armistice to, in fact, be an end to all wars. We know now that this…

ByLara Nash11 November 2024

Opinion

Who Stole Your Focus? And Why You Can’t Pay Attention?

Have you ever felt like your focus is being hacked, invaded and stolen right in front of your eyes? Let’s face it, I’ll be the first to admit, our attention spans are slipping through our fingers, and we’re often left wondering, “Where did all that time go?” Take a moment to consider how many times…

ByAredith Janarth5 November 2024

Opinion Politics

For You or Against You? Tiktok’s echo chamber dilemma

In the 5th century BCE, Athens experienced a radical transformation in governance. The city's elite gathered in the Athenian Assembly to discuss and, most importantly, vote on civic matters. This has come to be known as democracy and has evolved into today’s dominant political system. Yet, inadvertently, the Greeks also discovered the concept of echo…

ByToby Freeman21 August 2024

Opinion

The Trifecta of Health and Wellness

Are you doing enough? Are you doing enough to build your career? Are you investing enough time in friends and family, work and uni? Push yourself, do more than what’s expected of you, go above and beyond everyone else. Get ahead. But don’t overdo it. Relax and take time for yourself, journal and meditate, but…

ByLucy Millar10 July 2024

Current Affairs Opinion

“For the Women of Australia:” What the Brittany Higgins Decision Means to Me

I pride myself on being a relatively informed individual. Whether my yearning for political knowledge has been instilled in me from my Politics degree or the need to keep up with my politically informed friends, I have always believed that staying updated with the global decisions that greatly impact our lives is vital. However, while…

ByArya Moodley2 July 2024

Opinion

Watch Your Mouth – Cancel Culture and the Limits of Digital Discourse

‘Ummm yeah, I can’t believe he posted that. He’s cancelled.’ Shaped by the rise in digital activism and online political organisation over the past decade, our present post-pandemic political sphere is characterised by the convergence of wokeism, left-wing politics, and a push for change and freedom of speech. This amalgamation has given rise to a…

ByLucy Millar3 May 2024