Rape culture: a conversation we need to have

Rape culture: a conversation we need to have

Trigger Warning: This article contains themes regarding self-harm, sexual abuse, rape and suicide. Please note there are resources for support listed below.   It was an ordinary day and I opened Facebook. Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne had been accused of sexual...

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Fools

Fools

By Dina Capilnean: Can’t do these assignments no more Can’t work for the man no more Don’t wanna be a corporate girl No more listening to the world Not gonna listen to your whines and cries And pick you up from your hangover nights Try to be me for just one day My...

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A Chocolate for a Dream

A Chocolate for a Dream

By Dina Codrina Capilnean: A little while ago, it was my father’s fiftieth birthday. We celebrated as our family normally would – music, games and laughter, but my father had a few too many beers and he started to make a speech. “I am fifty years old, and I have not...

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Rise of Australian Romantasy: Braidee Otto

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