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Plebiscite One Year On: We Are Not Done Yet
Words by Bonnie, 24 NSW It feels surreal that the plebiscite was only a year ago. It still feels so raw. I remember how it felt every day during that period of debate. Carrying the weight of uncertainty and feeling more a minority than ever. I remember feeling like I had taken steps back. The…
The Real Me
Words by Dani, NSW At the age of 25, a young woman attends her first Mardi Gras and also does her first drama production “Cosi Fan Tute”. She begins living in stable and safe accommodation. She is finally piecing her life back together, the way it should have been from the beginning. She also starts…
An Open Letter to Fraser Anning
Words by Aisha, 19 NSW “As a second generation immigrant with a strong Australian identity and more specifically as a Muslim women, the comments by Fraser Anning to enact a Muslim ban pierced deep on the fears of social as well as political exclusion that my family face. This piece is emblematic of my resistance against…
Goodwill or Good Business?
Words by Bill, 24 Illustration by Alieen, You can find more of her work on Instagram @cartoonsforsanity and @aileenetc In our modern-day economy, businesses have suddenly had to deal with a new kind of pressure to satisfy consumers. Poor politics and ill-advised marketing leads to wholesale boycotts as customers take a stand against laundering dirty money used to…
Our Culture is Saturated with Toxic Masculinity
Words by Anonymous, Why do I walk with my keys in my hands at night? Why do I constantly scan my surroundings when I’m walking alone? Why do I text my friends, parents or partner when I get home safe? Because I am a woman, living in a gendered society. The World Health Organization defines…
What NAIDOC Week Means to Me
Words by Payten, NSW NAIDOC week is widely celebrated during July of each year by all Indigenous and non-Indigenous people of Australia, to acknowledge and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culture, history and achievements. NAIDOC Week can have different meanings for each Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. For me, NAIDOC week is a…
Dual faces, Dual Identities, Dual Languages – The Curses and Blessings of Dual Selves
Short Film by Julianne Nyugen This is a story about a girl. A girl born to Vietnamese boat parents. A girl with Vietnamese parents who gave her a religion. A second-hand religion. A girl who is Eastern at home. A girl who is Western when out. A girl who looks Vietnamese but feels Australian. A…
I Know Where I Belong
What comes to mind when you think of the word lost?
Does it make you think of damage, the concept of navigation, or being misguided in general?
LGBT+ sex education in schools
On the 12th of July 2017 The Daily Telegraph released an article titled ‘Fat Chance Of Being Healthy.’ Alongside drugs, alcohol and obesity, the layout of the article mistakenly suggested another reason why teenagers only have themselves to blame, was their same-sex attraction.
