By Raqiya Ahmed, Shaymah Alkhair & Soaliha Iqbal 31 March 2018 Intended publication: The Guardian His parents grabbed him in the night, a sleepy six-year-old along with his siblings, and fled the war in Vietnam on a rickety boat in search of a new and safer life. The oceans were wild and unforgiving, with Thai […]
Month: March 2018
“Humans are hard-wired to think that men are more important.”
Vice-President of the Australian Society of Legal Philosophy, UNSW Scientia Professor Prue Vines, talks about women’s inequality, pulling power levers and changing the world (oh, and how she used taekwondo to save her life). By Reena Mukherjee and Nazla Sajed In a tiny office tucked away on the second floor of the UNSW […]
A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE WITH PETE MALICKI
By Clare Megahey and Kirsta Cheung Pete Malicki doesn’t dress the way you’d expect one of Australia’s most successful theatre directors and playwrights to, but his 90-hour work week leaves him little time to shop. The Short + Sweet festival’s International Literary Manager attended Sydney’s Sunday night session in ripped denim jeans and slightly-worn […]
Patriot leader wants to keep Australia “beautiful”
Patriot leader wants to keep Australia “beautiful” By Michael Cadelina and Jill Tengco Mitch’s anti-Islamic views emerged a few years ago in the smoker’s area on the second level of a local pub in Newcastle. Him and his then-girlfriend sat having a chat with, what seemed like, a friendly Sudanese immigrant. Not long after, the […]
To whoever said the youth today don’t work hard
FOR PUBLICATION: UNSW DIGITAL JOURNALISM ONLINE MAGAZINE By Lana Ryu and Angela Chui Lily Wu The classic image of a university student. Sleep deprived, broke, tired, young person who is always wearing a hoodie. Sitting upright and wide-awake on a Friday morning, UNSW Business School undergraduate student Lily Wu defies these beliefs as the leader […]
Artist Angela Tiatia making waves with personal art
By Demi Ball and April Maung When Samoan artist Angela Tiatia broke a forbidden cultural taboo, the reactions were mixed. She had revealed her malu, a traditional female tattoo, in an artwork entitled ‘Walking the Wall’. “It’s quite subversive to, and forbidden, to show that in public…especially (in) the traditional community, it’s considered a really […]
The Brit-rock inspired sisters from Mollymook: Clews
By: Lydia Wong, Josh Trapp and Miray Bakaroglu Criminal lawyer by day, and music diva by night. For university student Lily Richardson, lead singer of the emerging band CLEWS, this is about to become reality. With only two singles to their name, sisters Lily and Grace Richardson form the extremely fresh band, Clews. Recently signed […]
One in 65 Million
By Jasmin Abbott, Austin Andrews-Little, Abhranil Hazra There are 65.3 million refugees in the world; almost half of them are under the age of 18. Here is the real story of just one, who set out alone at the age of 14 to escape the horrors of genocide. Shahid Hussain fled his home in Pakistan […]
Delivering the goods
Delivering the goods By Harry Walter, Claudia Byatt & Cassandra Nguyen. Sipping on a glass of red or cracking open a cold one at work is a ritual most workplaces reserve for special occasions. However, for David Berger and Nathan Besser, the co-founders of alcohol delivery service Jimmy Brings, having a ‘staffie’ in the office […]
Weaving Her Own Story
By Pema Bakshi and Cheryl Till In a world where fashion moves at the speed of light, Jaslyn Swavley sits peacefully with her worn knitting needles in a handmade getup. Raised on the North Shore, she is the calmest 19-year-old and it is infectious. Donning a breezy floral dress and makeup-free skin, the UNSW student […]
A New Wave of Hip-Hop
By Kyle Hughes and Asal Mahmoodi There is a new wave of hip-hop spreading, unsettling the established rap culture and replacing it with fresh sounds, fashions, and imagery, all the way from the States, to the Middle East, to France. Here at home in Sydney, young gun Vick Lejet is contributing to this wave by […]
The Story of Her Mind
When Veronica O’Mara started blogging about her experiences with mental health a year ago, she never imagined that her words would reach thousands, let alone have the impact that they do today. At only twenty-one years old, O’Mara is already taking a stance on mental health within the Sydney community and has created a platform […]
The road to #enough
By Rizna Mutmainah z5142434 and Kate Quinn z5114887 Striding into the cafe with her cream-coloured clothes, Gucci shoes, pixie haircut and a smile, businesswoman Suzy Jacobs hopes to make a change. Her eyes light up as she shares her ambitions of starting a new feminist movement and hashtag called #Enough. The November project is in collaboration […]
Becoming Pomara Fifth: giving back through drag
By Sarah Carroll and Madeleine Thomas Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald Indigenous, gay, cancer-survivor, bullying victim, drag queen: Brad Kennedy seems to tick the boxes of someone many would consider to be marginalized.But, sitting in the dimly lit Diva Bar at Stonewall Hotel, wearing a sequined jumpsuit and a voluminous black wig, Brad’s alter ego, Pomara Fifth, […]
Tweeting against the tide
As one of only a few elusive female executives in the technology world, Kara Hinesley- Twitter’s Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs for Australia and New Zealand- talks about working in an industry that has faced criticism for a lack of minority representation. Kara Hinesley is one of those people that always […]
Hanging up the hiking boots
Norbu Tenzing: the young man from a famous family, with a mountain of reasons why he won’t be following the path climbed by many before him. By Grace Robinson-Tagg and Callum O’Donnell Many of us would say that we have big shoes to fill when it comes to the achievements of our predecessors. Some […]
Not just the newsletter guy: A Sydney artist’s double life
BY EMMA SOWTER AND LUBNA SHERIEFF Though he has created over sixty plays, performances and dance works featured across Australia, won the Woodford Poetry Slam in 2011, qualified for the Australian Nimbin Poetry World Cup in 2011 and 2012, and released three EPs of storytelling, spoken word and music, most only recognise Tom […]
An unconventional rise to the top
After finding ways around the conventional pathway to the AFL, Jack Buckley tells us how by thinking he had “no chance of making it”, turned out for the best. Sitting in the comfort of the 20-year-old’s new shared apartment in Breakfast Point, it is hard not to notice Buckley’s laid-back attitude, gaming in his lounge […]
Sharing Stitches for Riches
Gone are the days of designer threads being reserved for the super wealthy or the genetically blessed – Sarah MacDonald and Jackson Eldridge speak with entrepreneur Roxy Lehmann about the rising trend of designer dress hire. By Sarah MacDonald and Jackson Eldridge When Roxy Lehmann began hiring dresses out of her spare bedroom […]
Dr Susanne Schmeidl: A Life of Atonement
By Maggie Hill and Shannon Graddon In the way that Germany renounced its dark history to become a key figure in international peacemaking, Allgoi born Dr Susanne Schmeidl has carried the memory of her Grandfather, a Nazi Commandant of an occupied city in France, from Mexico to Afghanistan. In redefining her personal identity, Susanne like […]
Making Her Mark: The Life of an Aussie, Arab Advocate
Abby Butler and Paddy Jow It’s almost easy to miss Amna Karra-Hassan as she walks down a Strathfield shopping strip. Dressed in jeans and thongs, her hair wrapped in a beige hijab, it isn’t until the self-described “Aussie Arab Muslim” begins to speak that you realise why she has been named as one of Western […]
Katy B Plummer: fearsome feminist takes on Willoughby Incinerator Artspace
By Tina Wu and Helen Huang Artist, mother, educator: Northern Beaches local Katy B Plummer isn’t afraid to show some teeth in her multimedia video installations. Having recently exhibited at the Willoughby Incinerator Artspace, Katy talks about her struggles as a woman in society and how she has decided to hit back – literally. “Violent” […]
In need of a shear
By: Nicole Chen and Blake Dale Stew Edwards, owner and shearer of Catombal Park, Wellington NSW, standing next to a sheared pile of wool. Photo: Blake Dale Not many of us can boast about being a part of the Australian Wool Renaissance like sheep shearer Stew Edwards can. But while there is a record high […]
Defying the odds: Maria Gallo’s story
Hannah Yang & Alexandra Thompson For publication in The Wentworth Courier: Maria’s in-laws own a duo of popular restaurants in Elizabeth Street, Paddington (Cipri Italian and Barbetta Cucina). Her and her sister, Rose, are well known in the area. In 2003, 26-year-old childcare worker, Maria Gallo, woke from a 17-day coma, after being run over […]
Ellie’s Short Row to Success
Phoebe Anderson z5116842 and Olivia Seller z5115661 Ellie’s Short Row to Success When you first meet Ellie Larnach, you may think she’s your typical twenty-year-old student; hitting the books and going out with her friends. Although partly true, Ellie is a determined athlete who has achieved a successful breakthrough in surfboat rowing, pushing her […]