OPINION
From Sarah to Renee Good: A Repetition of Violence
Will there be another witch trial?
NEWS
From Gadigal to Gaza: The March across the Sea Cliff Bridge
After more than a decade of silence on the Sea Cliff Bridge, protesters successfully and peacefully returned to close the bridge on the 7th of December 2025. Hundreds crowded the streets to rally against Israel’s ongoing illegal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, and to demand more action
"The Essence of Her" – Interview for the Julia Gillard play
‘The power of her rhetoric, the improvisation of the words, the strength of her tone and manner, the calm at the centre of the storm – all of it was an incredible piece of theatre quite apart from the shift in attitudes it ushered in.’ Joanna Murray-Smith in On Cue Julia
Sensory Memory: Josh Hinton’s A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen to return to IPAC
Josh Hinton is back for a second time at the IPAC with his revered show A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen that swept audiences last year. Teasingly delicious smells creep through every nook and cranny of the room as Hinton recounts some very intense and very real stories from
NEWS
Evade-a-Con: Day 4
It’s safe to say that Day 4 of the 2025 National Union of Students Education Conference didn’t go quietly. In fact, it ended with a bang, a pow and a flourish – courtesy of one of the more contentious plenaries of the week. Stephen Donnelly, founder of the Dunn
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(EdCon)omy of Care – Day 3
Another two plenaries eclipsed Day 3 of the Education Conference. The first was on Diversity in Education by the Women’s Officer Ellie Venning – whose motivation was to highlight the segregation of university courses through a panel which included Jade Poulton (ANU Women’s Officer), Libby Austin (NX General Executive,
NEWS
ElderCon: A Voice of Reason – Day 2
First Plenary: What’s wrong with our universities and what can we do about it? Day 2 of the Education Conference opened on a calmer note than the day before. Maybe it was Canberra’s icy night air, helping clear heads. Maybe it was because former student and long-time activist
Interview with Pip Williams and Verity Laughton: The Dictionary of Lost Words
Pip Williams is the Australian author of the award-winning New York Times bestseller, The Dictionary of Lost Words (2020) and its sequel The Bookbinder of Jericho (2023). With Verity Laughton’s expert eye and hand, The Dictionary of Lost Words is now a smash-hit stage adaptation that swept all Australian
NEWS
Exemplifying Democratic Chaos, Our Normal (EdCon!) – Day 1
A summary of events from the first plenary: Introduction to EdCon. More to come! The chaos that erupted in the first plenary of Day One at the 2025 National Union of Students’ Education Conference (EdCon) was, perhaps, not surprising. However lacking in information regarding the development of the EdCon events,
OPINION
Secrets and Sex – A Review of Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary is a novel set in Victorian France, written by Gustave Flaubert in 1856. The novel’s complicated characters and refusal to comfort its audience has made it – especially its protagonist Emma Bovary – a subject of scrutiny. The novel follows Emma through her journey as a newlywed and through
Violette Ayad: The Climate Age?
After a sold-out premiere at Sydney's Belvoir St Theatre, Scenes from the Climate Era is making waves once again – this time at our very own Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. The acclaimed work by playwright David Finnigan is anything but conventional: a fast-moving show of over fifty mini-acts that
No Winner In War: Henry V to be presented at the IPAC
”Like all of Shakespeare’s writing, Henry Vis so rich that it resonates differently for audiences at different times and under different circumstances. Young men inherit such strong expectations about masculinity and their role as ‘men.’ I’m fascinated by these pressures, and by the humanity at the very core