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January 19, 2025

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a banner with a white background and digital collages of a wattlebird and a black cockatoo with the title "Birdsong by Meisha Simpson" in black text

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Birdsong

Meisha SimpsonOctober 8, 2024

an illustration of Nara Smith, tradwife and instagram creator, against a pale blue background with the title "So, Why are we all obsessed with tradwives? Digitial Romanticisation, domestic fantasies, and political escapism" by Emma Whitmore

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So, Why Are We All So Obsessed With Tradwives? Digital Romanticisation, Domestic Fantasies, And Political Escapism

Emma WhitmoreOctober 2, 2024

a banner with a soft pink and blue background, illustrations of strawberries, and text which reads "Gender F**k: Or, how testosterone helped me embrace my femininity" by Joey Harper

Opinion Personal Essay

Gender F**k: Or, How Testosterone Helped Me Embrace My Femininity

Joey HarperJune 22, 2024

an graphic with a pink background with illustrations of various femme presenting people wearing clothing and accessory trends rom 2022-2024. A title in purple reads "the influencer effect, micro-trends, and a culture of consumerism in the digital age".

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The Influencer Effect, Micro-Trends and a Culture of Consumerism in the Digital Age

Emma WhitmoreMay 15, 2024

Digital Illustration of a young girl crying and rubbing her eyes, her head swarmed and surrounded by the letter 'X'. Written text: "Cis is Not a Slur: So Why Are White Men So Mad? By Eva Hale and Macey Smart"

Articles Opinion Personal Essay Student News

Cis is Not a Slur: So Why are White Men So Mad?

Eva Hale and Macey SmartOctober 18, 2023

Articles Opinion Personal Essay

Literature’s Hungry Women: How Contemporary Fiction Mirrors the Body Positivity Movement

Macey SmartSeptember 27, 2023

Articles Opinion Personal Essay

The Rise of Ozempic: Thin was Never Not In

Eva HaleAugust 4, 2023

Articles Opinion Personal Essay

‘Hell is a Teenage Girl’: Why is it Easier to Idolise Someone Than to Accept That Maybe we Just Want to Kiss Them?

Eva HaleJanuary 29, 2023

Personal Essay

When 800 Indigenous workers went on strike

Desmond MarcenkoJune 15, 2022

Articles Opinion Personal Essay

Mourning Tasmanian Queer Spaces

Jack KelleherJune 7, 2022