Words by Maggie Zhou Art by Hayley Sinnatt
Apart from kangaroos, barbecues and casual racism, Vegemite is one of the defining features of this little hunk of island we call Australia.
Category: Australiana Edition
Bush doof evolution
Words by Mona Chatskin Art by Bowen Shen
Bush doofs, a mystical world created about a three-hour drive from a major metropolitan area – usually Melbourne or Sydney – that exists as a mini city for three to five days.
One shoey, one land
Words by Nadia Zaperi Art by Melody Ou
If you’re Australian, you have probably heard of the shoey.
Media Watch, watch
Words by Aiden McNamara Art by James Meadowcroft
The column no one cares about, even when they’re in it.
Invite Accepted: Australia in Eurovision
Words by Emily Burkhardt Art by Kea Tokley-Higgs
Ladies, gentlemen, boys and girls, get your glitter, wind machines and synchronised choreography ready. It’s that special time of year of again – Eurovision season.
Young, black and heated: OZ hip hop’s ethnic future
Words by Harrison Johnstone Art by Mariah Lantouris
Hip hop in Australia has a fresh new sound; ethnic, edgy and aggressive – it will eat you alive.
Jim’s lawn porn
Words by Kleo Cruse Art by Rebekah Rose
Who the fuck is Jim and what does he want with my lawn?
The saggy green: scrutiny in sport
Words by Steffanie Tan Art by Rochelle Oh
I’d write that you would have to be on the other side of the world not to hear about the Australian cricket scandal, but I’d be wrong.
A V/Line too far
Words by Victoria Baikie Art by Enya Ferreira
Living rurally is hard, and comes with many more hardships that stem further than a lack of decent clothing stores and a club that isn’t the pub down the road.
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