Words by Charmaine Kong Art by Bridget Melville
Okay, quick English lesson/hybrid disclaimer if you will. Graffiti is defined by the Oxford dictionary as “writing or drawings scribbled, scratched or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public space.”
Words by Gabriel Rehmtulla
Photography by Gabriel Rehmtulla
Reflecting on the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
Words by Nicolas Zoumboulis Art by Rebekah Rose
The term “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) is often associated with cartoonish villains like the Terminator or Agent Smith. … Your robo-replacement
Words by Victoria Baikie Art by Joanna Leucuta
White people are complicated and fascinating creatures. … Shit white people say
Words by Kleo Cruse Art by Liam Grant
Tindering overseas. It seemed so innocent and silly: an experiment, as much as a desperate attempt to get away from my family. … Swipin’ round the world
Words by Lauren Rosenberg Art by Bridget Melville
If the labels on the clothes and food I wore and ate this week were aeroplane tickets, I’d have done a lot of travelling. … Around the world in seven days
Words by Nikeetha Gamage Art by Kea Tokley-Higgs
Despite the definition of racism being rooted in racial discrimination, racism ironically does not discriminate where it exists. … The racist dictionary
Words by Paul Waxman Art by Georgia Townley
This year, I spent my semester holidays sitting behind a desk for two months, wishing I was anywhere but there. … FOMO, no mo’
Words by Maggie Zhou Art by Matthew Mendoza
It’s not always black and white. … Tight to be white?
Words by Tess Astle Art by Angharad Neal-Williams
My outfit is a lot better travelled than I’ll ever be. My top grew up in Indonesia, my jeans were flown in from Bangladesh and my shoes were raised in Vietnam. … From West to Bangladesh: can fashion be ethical?
Words by Harrison Johnstone Art by Hayley Sinnatt
There’s a culture war lapping at our shores; threatening our very sacred Australian way of life, with sinister multicultural aspirations…
Words by Tara Coates Art by Gemma Baggio
Perhaps the most unprecedented by-product of today’s globalised society has been the ‘gig economy’, a term used to describe the growing prevalence of freelancers and independent contractors, who rose from the ashes of unemployment. … Spot me a fiverr
Words by James WF Roberts Art by Nicholas Manton
Contemporary politics is a quagmire. The slippery slope between the centre-right, centre-life — to far right or alt-right; far left to the fringe. … Is the alt-right…right?
Words by Mona Chatskin Art by Carla Mosqueda
There were many things I thought before I arrived in Odessa, Ukraine. … Take me to the Ukraine, baby
Words by Edward See Yuen Wong Art by Emma Lucas
Universal Basic Income (UBI) – an unconditional salary to satisfy an individual’s basic living requirements that is paid for by the state to every citizen regardless of their employment status.
Words by AM Art by Rachael Park
The ‘Global Edition’ approaches. Sounds like a hoot.
Words & Photography by Maggie Zhou Models Rochelle Oh & Shi Min
We are not just your Asian grocery store owners, your $2 discount shopkeepers or your karate instructors. … This is a celebration of us.
Words by Jane Natasha Rusli Art by Laura Aitken
Whether you own a vagina or not; if you identify yourself with some concoction of the XY chromosomal marriage; give yourself a little pat on the back.
Words by Georgia Cameron Art by Rochelle Oh
Our world and Australia especially are becoming increasingly globalised. … Foreign, fashion, forward
Words by Bonnie Bryson Art by Kristen Wynne
We live in a world where heatwaves and wildfires are common place, where an island is sinking in the pacific, where floods are normal, yet some people still deny the existence of climate change. How? I have no clue.
… Climate change my mind
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