Words by: Elizabeth Sabelino
Art by:  Angel Leung

Growing up in a Filipino household, karaoke is considered a national sporting event. Hey, the food might not be ready yet, or guests might be running on Filipino time, but you can always count on hearing a Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston tune.  

The Day we Raged Against the Machine 

Words by:  Sasha Ofole 
Art by:  Natasha Aldred

We’ve never quite said the words it’s not a phase mum, but defiance comes in many forms of teenage rebellion, especially when it’s as simple as show don’t tell.

Words by: Adele Scott 
Art by:  Adele Scott 

Everyone wants to step out of their comfort zone until they realise it may include doing it alone (um, bars!). I mean, I get it! Being an individual by yourself is hard work.

Wet Weather

Words by: Eric Stone 
Art by:  Luca MacIsaac

I recently crashed my car.

Words by: Shaura Naeem
Art by:  Angela Jessica

The first time I held a Dungeon Master’s (DM) hand-painted miniature, my fingers trembled, and not because he’d just told me it was worth more than my weekly grocery budget, but because it struck me how carefully he’d crafted this tiny warrior. 

Words by: Marileigh Valeroso 
Art by: Kenneth Toh

I spent 12 years of my life in the rural regions of Queensland. My school shoes would tread in red dirt every time I walked home from school, and I lived only five minutes away from all my friends. It was small. It was quiet.

Words by: Parisa Sarmady 
Art by: Julia Park

The suburban dream: the two-story house, decent nine-to-five job, two kids running around, sporty car parked outside, completed by the picture-perfect white picket fence. Essentially, the happily ever after…right? Or at least I thought so.

Words by: Ashleigh Dowling
Art by: Evelyn Johnson 

With the recent release of the live-action Snow White movie, there has been a LOT of talk about what it means to be a strong, independent woman. Strong and independent is exactly how past Ashleigh would have described herself. 

Words by:  Alice O'Brien
Art by:  Kenneth Toh

I have only a few words to say: Sport is a place for men. That, right there, is the sentence I messaged my mum after completing my final day of a three-month-long internship at a sports media outlet.

Words by: Sasha Jones 
Art by:  Jaime Tyzack

The quiet friend. The loud friend. The mean friend. The smart friend. The funny friend. Society loves to sort individuals into categories.

Words by: Joy Fan 
Art by:  Jennifer Chen

oh, what a sterile world we live in 

Words by: Samuel White 
Art by:  Steph Bridges

I met my love in Rome just over a year ago, halfway through my exchange. 

The Disposable Aesthetic of Dupes

Words by:  Olivia Conder
Art by:  Linh Ha

Trend this, trend that, there’s always something new flashing across our feeds and, inevitably, into our wardrobes. But here’s the uncomfortable truth, trends are literally polluting our planet!

Words by:  Hilma Halil 
Art by:  Jasper Kidman

Climate change activism is necessary. But, as controversial as it may be to ask, is there a point where it becomes too much?

Words by:  Alyssa Sandler
Art by:  Alyssa Sandler

There’s a little voice in my head that likes to tell me what to do, and right now, it is telling me not to write this article. However, today I’m taking a stand against that little voice.

Words by:  Lizzie Tooth
Art by:  Kenneth Toh

I’ve recently been put on the award-winning drama, Orange is the New Black. In the span of two months, I’ve finished each one-hour-long episode from all seven seasons of the show.

Words by:  Hailey Liemena
Art by:  Hailey Liemena

If I were to give zero f*cks about how other people perceived me, I’d be unstoppable!

Words by:  Anthea Bernabe Witoelar 
Art by:  Kenneth Toh

Growing up, I always felt my friends knew more about their ancestors than I did. They had more stories and experiences to tell and knew more about their history. But if there was one thing the younger me had, it was being extremely nosy.

Words by:  Akira Kerr
Art by:  Ava Toon

Despite having been in their prime over 50 years ago, The Beatles are still a household name. ‘Hey Jude’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Let It Be’ and ‘Help!’ soundtracked my childhood, thanks to my dad and his Beatlemanic mother.

A Culinary Tribute to Leah Chase

Words by:  Anna Marina Andrasi 
Art by:  Sean Do

Three iconic dishes. Three defiant moments. One remarkable woman.

The Painting of Madame X 

Words by: Rachelle Sitompul
Art by: Jennifer Chen

When you walk through a gallery and your eyes meet those of a painted woman, do you ever wonder who she really was? What were her thoughts in that moment, standing so still? What happened after the brush was set down and the paint dried? Did she laugh easily? Did she fear anything? Did she ever wish to disappear?