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Jul 19, 20193 min read

All you need to know about the 106th Tour de France

The world’s largest sporting event is underway for another year. The 2019 Tour De France (TDF) took off in Brussels, Belgium last week...

Heather Broadbent

Jun 28, 20192 min read

Campus Predators in Melbourne

Warning: Content may be distressing to some readers Photo: a.canvas.of.light A pickup-artist forum is providing information on how to...

Should we look to sports for role models?

Caspar McLeod

Jun 28, 20193 min read

Should we look to sports for role models?

Hawthorn captain Ben Stratton has faced the tribunal following a night of misdemeanors against Essendon last Friday night. The first...

NBA: Questions over the Warriors’ future as Curry’s defensive weakness is exposed

Sean Mortell

Jun 27, 20192 min read

NBA: Questions over the Warriors’ future as Curry’s defensive weakness is exposed

Image Credit: Keith Allison They’re the dynasty of the last decade in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors have swept all-comers, blitzing...

Caspar McLeod

Jun 17, 20198 min read

Life lessons from the AFL

The bye rounds are well underway, meaning more than half of the teams have had their breaks and the rest are in sniffing distance of...

Vivian Dobbie-Glazier

May 28, 20194 min read

Overnights

A collection of stories from CBD 24/7 McDonalds as told by the workers on the battlefields of its busiest nights. *The names used in the...

Sean Mortell

May 22, 20192 min read

A student’s tribute to Bob Hawke

Image credit: Wikicommons I can’t say I know everything about you. I wasn’t alive when you were Prime Minister, nor do I know how you...

Is Gary Ablett no longer a suitable role model for young Australians?

Sean Mortell

May 16, 20193 min read

Is Gary Ablett no longer a suitable role model for young Australians?

In the past month, one of the greatest sportsmen to ever play Australia’s own brand of football has ‘liked’ a homophobic and racist...

Match of the Round: Giants dominate Swans in lopsided Derby

Caspar McLeod

May 6, 20192 min read

Match of the Round: Giants dominate Swans in lopsided Derby

The Greater Western Sydney Giants have brought their cross-town rivals Sydney Swans’ season to the brink with a 18.12 (120) to 12.7 (79)...

Jared Croft

May 6, 20193 min read

All You Need to Know about the Met Gala

In less than 24 hours celebrities, public personalities, socialites and journalists for Vogue will take to the red carpet outside the...

Bulldogs bark thanks to the brilliance of some young pups

Sean Mortell

May 6, 20192 min read

Bulldogs bark thanks to the brilliance of some young pups

The Western Bulldogs have shaken up the Australian Football League with a scintillating 47-point win over an injury-hampered Richmond...

Match of the round: Geelong win comfortably against Essendon in annual Country Game

Caspar McLeod

May 5, 20192 min read

Match of the round: Geelong win comfortably against Essendon in annual Country Game

Image source: Flickred The Geelong Cats have prevailed against the Essendon Bombers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by 32 points, kicking...

AFL: Cats claw their way to satisfying Easter Monday win

Sean Mortell

Apr 28, 20192 min read

AFL: Cats claw their way to satisfying Easter Monday win

Image source: Flickred Geelong has held on for an entertaining 23-point victory over perennial rivals Hawthorn in their annual Easter...

Melbourne wins first of the year as Sydney drop another at home

Caspar McLeod

Apr 15, 20192 min read

Melbourne wins first of the year as Sydney drop another at home

Image Credit: Flickerd The Melbourne Demons broke through for their first win of the year at the Sydney Cricket Ground Thursday night,...

Over 500,000 “missing” as Morrison calls the election

Ayden Dawkins

Apr 11, 20191 min read

Over 500,000 “missing” as Morrison calls the election

Photocredit: Australian Electoral Commission Over 500,000 people are “missing” from the electoral roll and currently unable to vote at...

“We have to change the government”: Unions rally to #ChangeTheRules

Riley Barber, Ayden Dawkins, Gabriela Caeli Sumampow

Apr 10, 20192 min read

“We have to change the government”: Unions rally to #ChangeTheRules

ETUS representative addresses the rally at the start of the March Photo credit: Riley Barber Melbourne faced its second disrupting...

Animal Rights protesters block Melbourne CBD's busy intersections during peak hour

Gabriela Caeli Sumampow

Apr 9, 20192 min read

Animal Rights protesters block Melbourne CBD's busy intersections during peak hour

Photo credit: Justice for Captives Animal Rights activists protested against animal cruelty in Australia's livestock industry on Monday,...

Reflecting on music and politics with Franco Cozzo frontman Alex Wagstaff

Riley Barber

Apr 3, 20191 min read

Reflecting on music and politics with Franco Cozzo frontman Alex Wagstaff

Franco Cozzo performed before thousands at the Climate Strike in Melbourne on the 15th of March 2019. Franco Cozzo at the Climate Strike....

Melbourne set to see coldest weekend of the year

Tyson Whelan

Mar 29, 20191 min read

Melbourne set to see coldest weekend of the year

Photo Credit: Lisa Favazzo After a prolonged spell of warm weather, Melbourne looks set to shiver through the coldest weekend of the year...

Jared Croft

Mar 28, 20192 min read

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival recap

Photo credit to @melbqueerfilmfest on Instagram Our film industry is integral to how identities are shaped and embraced. For the queer...