Why do we care so much about women smiling?

For International Women’s Day, Gemma Hudson reflects on the social conditioning of gender in society and advocates for substantive change. We like it when people are nice, but we especially like it when women are nice. We like it when they’re accommodating, respectful, diplomatic. We’re told that no matter what happens, there is nothing to…

ByGemma Hudson8 March 2022

Collaborative

Interpreting the Artificial

Nina Friars and Netra Hankins produce an art journal that deconstructs the artificially constructed. A GUIDE TO READING THIS JOURNAL We implore our readers not to go through the world complacently. We encourage our readers to not mindlessly consume, but instead, to actively question and critically re-evaluate what is deemed objective. Society has developed in…

ByNina Friars12 October 2021

Opinion

Do you find girls kissing girls attractive?

Netra Hankins has a message for those who find girls kissing girls enjoyable (and are not queer). You see two girls are kissing at a party. It’s natural, easy on the eyes, perhaps you even think it’s hot. They may not even be in a relationship. It may be a couple showing affection, but it…

ByNetra Hankins20 August 2021

Collaborative Opinion

What an $8 Vodka Raspberry Can Teach Us About Toxic Masculinity

Winners of the Collaborative Writing Competition, Ed Goodman and Alex Malouf interrogate toxic masculinity and the structures that underpin it. On my 18th birthday, my dad took me out to the pub for a beer. Like most guys do. A cold schooner of VB to celebrate that I was officially a man. As we walked up…

ByEd Goodman20 August 2021

Opinion

Menstrual products should be free, period.

Alice Litchfield discusses periods and the lack of accessibility around menstruation. Let me take you back to Saturday morning sport. You’ve sat and watched your little sibling’s game, done your umpiring duty for the Under-10 Blues, and now you’re waiting for your turn to hit the court. A few red frogs and a blue Powerade…

ByAlice Litchfield13 August 2021

Uncategorised

The Challenge Within

An anonymous student discusses their brother’s transition and some of the responses that their family has faced. When I completed my HSC in 2019, my parents took me aside to describe the scenario that my family would soon have to confront. My brother was about to undergo his social transition from female to male. I…

ByKiran Gupta28 July 2021

Opinion

Don’t Forget about Disabled People: 3 Ways to Make Events More Accessible

Gemma Hudson discusses the practicalities of living with a disability and the need for increased accessibility. Author’s Note: Throughout this article, I have elected to use identity first language (disabled person) rather than person first language (person with a disability). I have done this because my disability does encompass many aspects of my life, and…

ByGemma Hudson18 July 2021