Australia is a country shaped by migration.
Tag: opinion
In defense of pop music
There is so much more to pop than simply a catchy chorus, formulaic structure and record sales.
The status quo is God
There is some kind of underlying loyalty to the “way things are” that writers almost instinctively adhere to.
We’re not English
Although technically considered English, culturally and linguistically I am not.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Halloween is the best holiday. Period.
Inclusion lost in translation
The growing visibility of gender-inclusive terms and pronouns has sparked debate about identity, grammar and how we communicate.
Wordle’s well worth your time
There are clear benefits to playing your daily puzzle games.
Opinion: Rewording the asylum debate
BY MATTHEW WATTS Nobody wants to see asylum seekers drowning at sea, that’s a given, but that isn’t the whole issue by a long shot. There is a lot of debate around asylum seeker policy in Australia, in particular the ‘turn back the boats’ policy and offshore processing both inspire heated argument from both sides […]
Plain packaging: do smokers care?
From December 2012, cigarettes in Australia will be sold in plain, khaki-coloured packaging. Illustration by Vectorportal/flickr. BY NICK CAVARRETTA If you’re one to read the news, you’ve probably noticed that the hot topic of the day is the removing of branding from a packet. That’s right, I’m referring to the plain packaging for cigarette packets. […]
Opinion: Loungechair Activism
By Andrew Miller Dear Everyone, Stopping Kony isn’t going to change the situation in Africa. I’m tired of checking my newsfeed and seeing the lazy first-worldy approach of watching a clip and suddenly becoming all bleeding heart about an issue. An issue which has been going on for years, and can’t be halted just by […]