The Colour-Blind Generation: How reconciliatory failures threaten future hopes

As we commemorate Reconciliation Week, Alex Malouf analyses current reconciliatory failures and the further issues we need to address. There’s not a lot you usually remember about Primary School. The odd disco here and there, excursions to Canberra, painting classes and the vast array of other menial goings on that defined a great bulk of…

ByAlex Malouf27 May 2021

Opinion

Sorry Day: Why Saying Sorry isn’t Enough

As we commemorate National ‘Sorry Day’, Kiran Gupta assesses the progress that has been made in achieving justice for First Nations Australians and presents some further changes to be made. Australia’s treatment of First Nations Australians has been abhorrent. There’s no sugar-coating it. From the Myall Creek Massacre to the Stolen Generations, our history is…

ByKiran Gupta26 May 2021

Opinion

The Dystopian Continuum

Emily Hewitt-Park explains how the two sides of the dystopian fiction continuum aren’t that disparate after all. When considering the realms of literature, theatre and film, it is commonplace to encounter a moral dichotomy with stories situated on two ends of a fictional continuum. On one side we have narratives with affirming, positive anecdotes which…

ByEmily Hewitt-Park21 March 2021

Opinion

Nadia Boulanger and the Unsung Voices of Classical Music

Lily Harper delves into the world of female classical composers. The world of western art music, commonly known as classical music, is often seen as stuffy, traditional, and dominated by white males, with a few exceptions. It is very difficult to find concerts that showcase more than one female composer. However, having multiple male composers…

ByLily Harper21 March 2021

Opinion

International Women’s Day 2021: No Choice But Change

Emily Tyrrell reflects on International Women’s Day and the reality that a woman in 2021 Australia must face. Each year, International Women’s Day selects a theme to reflect the milieu. This year, they’ve picked ‘choose to challenge’, their rationale being that a ‘challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change’. This statement doesn’t sit well with…

ByEmily Tyrrell8 March 2021

Opinion

Musical Theatre: Is it Time for a Change in the Casting World

Kiran Gupta asks whether a change in attitude is needed when it comes to casting musical theatre in Australia. Suspension of disbelief Three words that are often thrown around on the theatre casting table or in rehearsal. The phrase basically acknowledges that a theatre audience must accept that the action on stage forms part of…

ByKiran Gupta24 December 2020

Opinion

WAP – Women As Powerful or Powerless to the Patriarchy?

Nina Friars interrogates the patriarchal and racial structures that underlie the criticism of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s hit record ‘WAP’ (Wet A*s P***y). WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Guess who back in the mother***in house / With a fat d**k for your mother***in mouth I had respect for ya lady / But now I take…

ByNina Friars24 December 2020

Opinion

The Rise and Resurgence of the Megamusical

Kiran Gupta explains what a megamusical is and why they have come back into fashion. Jesus Christ Superstar. Les Miserables. Phantom of the Opera. These are some of the most famous megamusicals ever. They have changed the game in the musical theatre scene, shaped so many performers and connected with so many audience members…

ByKiran Gupta12 November 2020

Opinion

Donald Trump: The Art of the Aspiring Authoritarian?

Rob Abadee discusses why even though Donald Trump may seem harmless, we should be concerned with his increasingly authoritarian attitude, I used to find comparisons between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler rather amusing. Although Trump promised to rebuild a nation that had lost its intrinsic “greatness” and exploited prejudices through a distinct brand of populism,…

ByRob Abadee16 September 2020

Opinion

Novak Djokovic and Defaults: Do The Rules Need to Change?

Kiran Gupta unpacks the rules around disqualifications in tennis in light of the Novak Djokovic incident and questions whether the rules need to change. A few days ago, the tennis world was stunned by the revelation that Novak Djokovic had been defaulted from the US Open. The reason? Towards the end of the first set…

ByKiran Gupta13 September 2020