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Recognition, reconciliation and voice: ‘Unfinished, uncompleted, unfulfilled’

By Olivia Cleal

News

The cost of being cool

Note: Siena Fagan is an objectively un-trendy chick I do not care if your Labubu is actually a Lafufu. I do not want to try a Dubai Chocolate Iced Latte. And I do not want...

Creative Nonfiction

The Flight Decision: Who’s in the Cockpit?

Madeleine McKeown was heading for Perth airport when she was told her flight home was cancelled. Every flight for seven days was booked, and no...

Synecdoche Beirut-Sydney

Beirut 1992 Light drizzle taps the blue-eyed girl on the shoulder. With a gleam in her eye and nervous flutter in her chest, she clutches...

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Commentary

Back-to-back Lions: Brisbane roar past Geelong to claim second straight flag

The Brisbane Lions have cemented themselves as the AFL’s dominant force of the modern era, backing up last year’s demolition of Sydney with a commanding 47-point grand final win over the Geelong Cats. Unlike 2024’s...

Podcasts

Everything, Always

Doing everything means something always gives. Everything, Always follows the overlapping stories of three university students: Amelia, Jack and Jules, as they navigate the pressure of doing it all, often with the all-consuming feeling that...

Die Die Singlish

Whale Song

In Chains of Steam

Videos

Fair Fare fight continues to drive change

International students struggling to pay 50 per cent more than domestic students for public transport are dodging fares and risking big fines. More students at the University of Sydney (USYD) are not tapping their opal...

Culture

Chemical Reactions: Northern Lights at the City Recital Hall

Musical chemistry is difficult to explain in words. It is a mysterious communication between two players that is felt only in the music itself. Musica Viva’s Northern Lights at the City Recital Hall certainly...