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EDITORS Maddy Cleeve Gerkens, Martin Ditmann, Lynley Eavis, Simon Farley.

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GRADUATE STUDENT ELECTIONS

A NEW MY.UNIMELB APP

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By CALEB TRISCARI

+4<-/4-<>7-^10[7,40<V-*A-37?9*+,17-6<+271<-^10*1-_^36^`represents the entire student body, the University’s Graduate Student Association (GSA) represents graduate students on campus.

E*??*;01@-<>7-,7571<-01<7,1/?-9VS7?75<0*1a-6<7[7-.,*;1-;/4-7?75<72as the new GSA president. .,*;1-04-/-@,/2+/<7-X+9?05-X*?05V-4<+271<-/12->/4-/->04<*,V*A-01[*?[7J71<-01-4<+271<-X*?0<054Y-H1-<>7-7/,?VSJ02-(&&&4a->7-;/4X,740271<-*A-<>7-8/-=,*97-^10[7,40<V-6<+271<-^10*1-/12-720<72-8/=,*97-^10[7,40<VI4-4<+271<-J/@/d017a-2"345"67Y ZX7,/<01@-40J0?/,?V-<*-^36^a-/??-4<+271<4-71,*??72-01-/-@,/2+/<7course are automatically members of the GSA. Furthermore, the GSA is completely independent from the University, the School of Graduate Studies and UMSU. During the GSA elections, issues arose over how the electoral X,*5744-;/4-5/,,072-*+<Y-=>7-7?75<0*1-A*,-X*4<@,/2+/<7-A7??*;-A*,-<>7+10[7,40<V-5*+150?-;/4-4+4X71272a-A*??*;01@-<>7-/550271</?-*J0440*1*A-.,*;1I4-1/J7-*1-<>7-9/??*<-X/X7,Y-6+947U+71<?Va-/-J*<0*1-;/4passed by the GSA to have the election coincide with the general 7?75<0*1-01-QX,0?O3/V-<>04-V7/,Y =>7,7->/4-9771-,7571<-279/<7-*[7,-<>7-7AA75<0[71744-*A->/[01@both UMSU and the GSA, even to the extent of considering an /J/?@/J/<0*1-*A-9*<>-*,@/104/<0*14Y-.,*;1-715*+,/@74-5?*47,-<074;0<>-9*<>-/44*50/<0*14a-9+<-1*<-175744/,0?V-/J/?@/J/<0*1Y FH-<>01B-<>/<-<>7-,7?/<0*14>0X-5/1-*1?V-@,*;-/12-4<,71@<>71aL->74/02Y-FH1-<>7-?*1@-,+1a-/4-<>7-4<+271<-J0g-5>/1@74-/<-<>7-+10[7,40<Va<>7-,*?7-*A-<>*47-<;*-*,@/104/<0*14-;0??-1772-<*-5>/1@7-/4-;7??YM*;-<>/<->/XX714-04-01-<>7->/124-*A-A+<+,7-/2J0104<,/<*,4-*A-<>7GSA and UMSU.” With over the 23,000 members, the GSA provides facilities and advocacy to graduate students across all faculties. The GSA also >*4<4-/-,/1@7-*A-5?+94-/12-7[71<4-4+5>-/4-<>7-W*4<@,/2+/<7-./??a-/12>/[7-,7571<?V-97@+1-5+,/<01@-<>70,-17;-X+9?05/<0*1-814&9#"+:"/4a?/+15>72-01-(&'%Y The GSA aims to make its presence known to graduate students 9V-X,*[0201@-/-,/1@7-*A-47J01/,4-/12-7[71<4-<*-4>*;5/47-0<4-47,[0574aincluding the Graduate Careers Fair.

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REVIEW By MELANIE BASTA

<I4->7,7Y-3VY+10J7?9-1*;->/4-0<4-*;1-/XXY-G0??-0<-5>/1@7-V*+,-?0A7KG7I,7-1*<-4*-4+,7Y Q55*,201@-<*-<>7-/4BY+10J7?9-;7940<7a-F=>7-JVY+10J7?9-J*90?7/XX-/??*;4-V*+-<*-[07;-V*+,-5?/44-/12-7g/J-<0J7</9?74a-1*<0574alibrary borrowing, fines, results, system announcements and events”.

However, the app has one fatal flaw, rendering it fundamentally ,72+12/1<-01-47[7,/?-;/V4Y-H<-*AA7,4-F[07;S*1?V-/55744La-;>05>-J7/14V*+-5/1I<-/5<+/??V-2*-/1V-4<+271<-/2J01-</4B4-*1-V*+,-X>*17Y FHA-V*+-;04>-<*-J/B7-/1V-5>/1@74-<*-V*+,-4<+271<-,75*,2a-V*+;0??-1772-<*-/55744-<>7-274B<*X-[7,40*1-*A-JVY+10J7?9aL-/55*,201@-<*<>7-*,/5?7-<>/<-04-/4BY+10J7?9Y So, if you logged in hoping to pay a library fine, create your <0J7</9?7-*,-71,*?-/12-;0<>2,/;-A,*J-4+9e75<4a-V*+,->*X74;7,7-X,*9/9?V-/-90<->0@>Y-^X2/<01@-5*1</5<-27</0?4a-?**B01@-/<-A7701A*,J/<0*1-*,-7[71-5>75B01@-7J/0?4-/,7-/?4*-*+<-*A-<>7-U+74<0*1YH<I4-/-90<-?0B7-/-9/1B-27[7?*X01@-/1-/XX-<>/<-4>*;4-V*+-V*+,9/?/157-/12-<>71-20,75<4-V*+-<*-V*+,-17/,74<-Q=3-*,-9,/15>YTobias Gustavsson, Treasurer of Melbourne University German N?+9a-04-,/<>7,-0120AA7,71<-<*;/,24-<>7-/XXYFH-4<0??-1772-<*-@7<-<*-/-5*JX+<7,-<*-X,01<-/1V<>01@-H-/5<+/??V-1772/-5*XV-*AaL->7-7gX?/014a->0@>?0@><01@-*17-*A-<>7-J/1V-20?7JJ/4-*A-/<,/140<0*1/?a-20@0</?-/@7Y Lena Gerasimon, a Bachelor of Commerce student, lacks confidence in the app, especially considering her current infrequent +4/@7-*A-JVY+10J7?9YFQXX4-/,7-B012-*A-+47?744-;>71-;7-+4+/??V-/55744-0<-pJVY+10J7?9q[0/-<>7-;7940<7-*1-*+,-5*JX+<7,4aL-4>7-4/02Y M*;7[7,a-<>7-/XX-2*74-X,*[027-5?7/,-/55744-<*-V*+,-<0J7</9?7a;>05>-04-204X?/V72-01-70<>7,-/-2/0?Va-;77B?V-*,-J*1<>?V-A/4>0*1YN/<7@*,0472-J/X-A7/<+,74-/,7-/?4*-/[/0?/9?7Y-HA-V*+I,7-?**B01@for an ATM, need to fill up your water bottle, want to grab lunch, or 1772-/-;>77?5>/0,-/5574409?7-<*0?7<a-V*+-5/1-?*5/<7-<>7-17/,74<-*17;0<>-<>7-J/X-A7/<+,74-A+15<0*1Y-67?75<72-9+0?201@4-/12-7g/J-[71+74a27X/,<J71<4-/12-45>**?4a-@/<74a-?09,/,074a-4>*X4a-4<+271<-571<,74a4<+271<-A/50?0<074-/12-47,[0574-/,7-/?4*-X01172-*1-<>7-J/XY M*;7[7,a-/?<>*+@>-V*+-5/1-/55744-V*+,-,74+?<4a-<>7-,7571<?V01<,*2+572-G70@><72-Q[7,/@7-3/,B-_GQ3`-04-1*<-[0409?7-*1-<>7-/XXY =>+4a-<>7,7-/,7-57,</01?V-4*J7-044+74-;0<>-<>7-/XXY-=>7-@**217;4-04-<>7,7I4-/1-*X<0*1-<*-4712-A7729/5B-/9*+<-<>7-/XX-<*-0<427[7?*X7,4-[0/-<>7-J/01-J71+Y-6+9J0<-/-,7[07;-b-<>7,7I4->*X7-V7<c

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/ campus

UNI TEAMS UP WITH ITS DEMONS

by GAJAN THIYAGARAjAH

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>7-^10[7,40<V-*A-37?9*+,17->/4-40@172-/-J7J*,/12+J-*A+127,4</1201@-;0<>-<>7-37?9*+,17-E**<9/??-N?+9-_3EN`-<>/<affirms the institutions’ intention to collaborate on research and 5*JJ+10<V-71@/@7J71<-X,*e75<4Y University Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis and MFC CEO Peter Jackson formalised the partnership in late January, noting a shared 01[74<J71<-01-<>7-A+<+,7-*A-<>7-N0<V-*A-37?9*+,17-/4-;7??-/4-/?*1@4</1201@-X?/57-01-<>7-50<VI4->04<*,V-/4-J*<0[/<0*14-A*,-/-27/?Y=>7-^10[7,40<Va-;0<>-/-4<+271<-X*X+?/<0*1-*A-*[7,-%&a&&&-A,*J]05<*,0/a-01<7,4</<7-/12-*[7,47/4a-,7X,7471<4-/-5*14027,/9?7-4*+,57-*A4*50/?-/12-5+?<+,/?-5/X0</?-<>/<-<>7-QE8-5?+9-;*+?2->*X7-<*-</X-01<*YThe partnership with the University fits into the MFC’s long-term 4<,/<7@V-<*-015,7/47-0<4-J7J97,4>0X-/12-4+XX*,<7,-9/47Y-.*<>->/[72;012?72-40157-37?9*+,17I4-?/4<-X,7J07,4>0X-[05<*,V-01-'\"%-2+7to a combination of struggles on-field since 2006 and financial and /2J0104<,/<0[7-044+74-<>/<-4<,7<5>-9/5B-275/274Y Q-B7V-A*5+4-*A-<>7-5?+9-04-<*-20[7,40AV-0<4-4+XX*,<7,-27J*@,/X>05a;>05>->/4-<VX05/??V-9771-5*1571<,/<72-01-<>7-50<VI4-,05>7,-0117,4+9+,94Y-E+,<>7,J*,7a-<>7-3ENI4-?/5B-*A-,7571<-4+55744->/4-?72-<*-0<>/[01@-*17-*A-<>7-*?274<-4+XX*,<7,-9/474-01-<>7-5*JX7<0<0*1a-;0<>-/declining influx of younger fans a major concern.

Third-year Arts student and MFC member Dean Goldstein ;7?5*J72-<>7-X/,<17,4>0X-/11*+157J71<Y F=>7-37?9*+,17-E**<V-N?+9->/4-9771-/1-01<7@,/?-X/,<-*A-JV?0A7-A*,-/4-?*1@-/4-H-5/1-,7J7J97,Y-N*14027,01@->*;-J+5>-HI[771e*V72-<>7-?/4<-5*+X?7-*A-V7/,4-/<-37?9*+,17-^10a-0<-J7/14-/-?*<<*-J7-<*-B1*;-<>/<-9*<>-014<0<+<0*14-,75*@1047->*;-0JX*,</1<-<>7*<>7,-04-<*-<>7-A/9,05-*A-*+,-50<VY-H-<>01B-<>7-3Z^-pJ7J*,/12+J*A-+127,4</1201@q-<>/<-<>7VI[7-40@172-;0??->7?X-+10<7-<;*-*A37?9*+,17I4-J*4<-,75*@104/9?7-9,/124a-/12-;0??-4<,71@<>71-<>7-9*1297<;771-4X*,<-/12-72+5/<0*1Y-HIJ-e+4<->*X01@-<*-4X*<-4*J7-*A-<>7X?/V7,4-/,*+12-5/JX+4-1*;aL->7-4/02Y Goldstein’s comments reflect the club’s hope that the new /44*50/<0*1-;0<>-<>7-^10[7,40<V-;0??->7?X-<*-204<01@+04>-<>7-3EN0271<0<V-A,*J-<>/<-*A-<>7-1017-*<>7,-5?+94-01-<>7-QE8I4-]05<*,0/1>7/,<?/12a-;>7,7-5*JX7<0<0*1-A*,-4+XX*,<->/4-@,*;1-015,7/401@?V<*+@>Y-W/,<-*A-<>04-X,*5744-01[*?[74-<>7-7JX>/404-*A-<>7-5?+9I4-+10U+7tie to the name ‘Melbourne’. Together, the state’s oldest football club /12-0<4-*?274<-+10[7,40<V-01<712-<*-+47-<>70,-,7?/<0*14>0X-<*-7gX/12-

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<>7-5+?<+,/?-7gX7,07157-*AA7,72-9V-37?9*+,17I4-X/440*1/<7-4X*,<01@5*JJ+10<V-<*-4<+271<4-/12-<>7-9,*/27,-X*X+?/<0*1Y Melbourne players Tom McDonald and Jay Kennedy-Harris, /?4*-4<+271<4-*A-<>7-^10[7,40<Va-;7,7-X,7471<-A*,-<>7-X/,<17,4>0X/11*+157J71<Y-T71172VSM/,,04a-/-./5>7?*,-*A-6507157-4<+271<a-;/4in his first year and a resident of Queen’s College prior to being 2,/A<72-9V-<>7-:7J*14-01-<>7-(&'!-1/<0*1/?-2,/A<Y-=>7-X/0,->/[7X?/V72-"&-/12-'%-@/J74-A*,-<>7-3EN-,74X75<0[7?Va-;0<>-35:*1/?2finishing third in the club’s Best and Fairest award in 2012 – the 4/J7-V7/,->7-;/4-1*J01/<72-A*,-<>7-QE8I4-D0401@-6</,-/;/,2-/4-/475*12SV7/,-X?/V7,Y The MFC are not the first club from Australia’s most prominent A**<9/??-5*JX7<0<0*1-<*->/[7-9771-X/,<17,72-;0<>-<>7-^10[7,40<V*A-37?9*+,17Y-.7<;771-'\&#-/12-'\'%-<>7-37?9*+,17-^10[7,40<VFootball Club, known more commonly as ‘University’ and made up of 4<+271<4-/12-/?+J10a-5*JX7<72-01-<>7-]05<*,0/1-E**<9/??-87/@+7a-<>7QE8I4-X,7275744*,Y^10[7,40<V-7[71<+/??V-;0<>2,7;-A,*J-<>7-]E8-/>7/2-*A-<>7-'\'Pseason, without ever playing in a final and with an overall winning ,75*,2-*A-e+4<-('-X7,-571<-/5,*44-'("->*J7S/12S/;/V-J/<5>74YW?/V7,4-A,*J-<>7-<7/J-<,/14A7,,72-<*-*<>7,-]E8-5?+94a-<>7-J/e*,0<VJ*[01@-<*-37?9*+,17Y-=>7-3EN-5*1<01+72-<*-,75,+0<-X?/V7,4-A,*J^10[7,40<V-/A<7,-<>7-5?+9-e*0172-<>7-]E8I4-475*124-5*JX7<0<0*1a-<>7]05<*,0/1-QJ/<7+,-E**<9/??-Q44*50/<0*1-_]QEQ`a-01-'\'\Y-=>7-J*4<1*</9?7-*A-<>747-,75,+0<4-;/4-'\%"-.,*;1?*;-J72/??04<-:*1/?2Cordner, as well as his brothers Denis, John and Ted who together A*,J72-*17-*A-<>7-J*4<-A/J*+4-A/J0?074-*A-<>7-4X*,<-/12-<>7-5?+9Y =>7-17;-J7J*,/12+J-A*??*;4-*1-A,*J-<>7-3ENI4-;*,B-;0<>-<>7University’s School of Population and Global Health and Indigenous Eye Health Unit to alleviate infectious eye diseases such as trachoma 01-R*,<>7,1-=7,,0<*,V-H120@71*+4-5*JJ+10<074Y-=>7-010<0/<0[7a-;>05>5*J90174-<>7-;*,B-*A-+10[7,40<V-,747/,5>7,4-;0<>-<>7-5?+9I4-A**<9/??*+<,7/5>-X,*@,/J4a-4<,*1@-H120@71*+4-X?/V01@-5*1<01@71<-/12-R=engagement projects, has reported a significant decline in trachoma 01A75<0*1-,/<74-A,*J-'%-X7,-571<-01-(&&\-<*-A*+,-X7,-571<-01-(&'(Y60J0?/,-,747/,5>-010<0/<0[74-<>/<-5/X0</?047-+X*1-<>7-<;*014<0<+<0*14I-5/X/50<074-01-<>7-4X*,<01@a-5+?<+,/?a-/12-72+5/<0*1/?fields will be a priority of the partnership.

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ACADEMOLOGY: WHAT IS HECS?

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Calculating your potential HECS debt (under the current system) 04-/-X,7<<V-40JX?7-7g7,5047Y-)*+-5/1-5>75B-<>7-V7/,I4-5*1<,09+<0*1/J*+1<4-*1-4<+2V/4404<Y@*[Y/+f-J+?<0X?V-;>/<7[7,-9/12-7/5>-*Ayour subjects fit into by 0.125, add it all up and voilà – you’ve just 2045*[7,72-V*+,-/11+/?-+10-A774Y =>7-U+74<0*1-,7J/014C-;0??-/??-<>04-@**2-4<+AA-97-<>,*;1-*+<<>7-;012*;-9V-Q99*<<-/12-M*5B7VI4-5+<4K-=>7-/14;7,-04-9*<>-V74/12-1*Y-D7J*[/?-*A-<>7-J/g0J+J-4<+271<-5*1<,09+<0*1-/J*+1<47AA75<0[7?V-/9*?04>74-<>7-<>,77-<07,4-*A-X,0501@a-X,*9/9?V-<*-97replaced by fees specific to each course. Could a BA go from $6,152 per year to $50,000? Yes. Is this likely? Definitely not.

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*,-/4-?*1@-/4-H-5/1-,7J7J97,a-HI[7-/?;/V4-4<,+@@?72-;0<>-<>7U+74<0*1a-FQ,7-V*+-,7?0@0*+4KL-Q4-/-V*+1@01a-H-;/4-</+@><-/9*+<M7/[71-01-45>**?-;>0?7-JV-J*<>7,-;*127,72-0A-X7,>/X4-H-;/4-<>7,7015/,1/<0*1-*A->7,-@,/12J*<>7,-;>*-2072-''-J*1<>4-97A*,7-H-;/4born. As a prepubescent, I prayed to some kind of God whenever H-;/4-45/,72-;>0?7-*+<;/,2?V-275?/,01@-<>/<-H-;/4-/<>704<-97A*,7-HB17;-;>/<-0<-J7/1<-_/??-<>7-5**?-B024-;7,7-2*01@-0<`Y-=>,*+@>*+<JV-Q1@?05/1->0@>-45>**?-V7/,4a-H-2/1572-/-1*1S5*JJ0<</?-;/?<d97<;771-N>,04<0/10<Va-.+22>04Ja->+J/104J-/12-/@1*4<0504J-?0B7-/5*1A+472-<771-4<+5B-01-/-[7,V-;70,2-AN*"$4&O&.6*PY-6?*;?Va-H-A*+12JV47?A-4*J7;>/<-,7?/<01@-<*-90<4-/12-X07574-A,*J-J/1V-,7?0@0*14/12-97?07A-4V4<7J4Y-Q12-4*J7>*;a-H-9+0?<-/-;012*;-<>,*+@>-;>05><*-477-<>7-;*,?2Y Q+4<,/?0/1-J0??7110/?4-?0[7-01-/-5*+1<,V-<>/<->/4-X,0272-0<47?A-*1religious pluralism since its Federation. Today, finding a relationship ;0<>-,7?0@0*1-<>/<-/?4*-/?0@14-;0<>-<>7-X,*@,7440[7-7<>*4-*A-*+,@717,/<0*1->/4-975*J7-/-?*<-J*,7-5*JX?7g-<>/1-40JX?V-/2>7,01@-<*<>7-901/,074-*A-X,7[0*+4-@717,/<0*14YH-;/4-1*<-4+,X,0472-<*-,7/2-<>/<-/55*,201@-<*-<>7-Q+4<,/?0/1.+,7/+-*A-6</<04<054a-,7?0@0*+4-0271<0<V-/J*1@-J0??7110/?4-b-/12-01X/,<05+?/,-<7,<0/,V-4<+271<4-b-04-,/X02?V-275?0101@Y-=>04-97@4-+4-<*-/4Bahow can definitively declaring our faith be a simple task for anyone /1VJ*,7-b-?7<-/?*17-+10-4<+271<4-;>*-71@/@7-;0<>-20[7,47-X77,4-/1297?07A-4V4<7J4-*1-<>7-2/0?VKh+74<0*101@-4*J7*17I4-A/0<>-0JX?050<?V-715*JX/4474-@,7/<7,U+74<0*14-?0B7-F:*-V*+-X/,<050X/<7-01-*,@/10472-,7?0@0*1KL-/12-F:*-

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you believe in God?” This lends itself to questioning the definitions of abstract concepts such as God, belief and even faith itself. It’s no ;*127,-<>7-F1*-,7?0@0*1L-9*g-*A-<>7-(&''-5714+4-;/4-5>75B72-9V-/<>0,2-*A-Q+4<,/?0/1-<7,<0/,V-4<+271<4-*[7,-(&-V7/,4-*?2YThe census indicates a significant drop in faith, but what it 2*741I<-/1/?V47-04-<>7-5>/1@01@-1/<+,7-*A-A/0<>Y-E*,-<>*47-;>*-<05B72<>7-F1*-,7?0@0*1L-9*ga-*1?V-<;*-X7,-571<-01205/<72-/1-/?<7,1/<0[797?07A-4V4<7J-4+5>-/4-/<>704<-*,-/@1*4<05Y-=>04-J7/14-<>/<-A*,-\$-X7,cent of religiously unaffiliated citizens, identifying as “non-religious” 2*74-1*<-,7X,7471<-<>70,-97?07A4-/12-[/?+74-/1V-J*,7-<>/1-0271<0AV01@/4-F,7?0@0*+4L-2*74Y-M*;7[7,a-/-?/5B-*A-,7?0@0*+4-?/97??01@-2*74-1*</+<*J/<05/??V-J7/1-/-?/5B-*A-A/0<>Y-M*;-;7-7gX7,07157-,7?0@0*1>/4-17[7,-9771-J*,7-5*JX?7ga-/12-<>7-4<+271<4-/<-37?9*+,17^10-/,7-1*-7g57X<0*1Y--W7,>/X4-*17-*A-<>7-J*4<-5*JJ*1-<,7124-/J*1@-+10-4<+271<4is the growing divergence between religion and the state. Elena, a 475*12-V7/,-./5>7?*,-*A-6507157-4<+271<a-5*1<7JX?/<74-<>/<-4<+271<4X,7A7,-<*-7g<,/5<-[/?+74-/12-?744*14-</+@><-<>,*+@>-,7?0@0*1-/4J*,/?-@+02/157-,/<>7,-<>/1-?0<7,/?-2*5<,017-;>71-J/B01@-X*?0<05/?275040*14Y-FH-<>01B-V*+1@-X7*X?7-/,7-J*,7-?0B7?V-<*-/2J0<-<>7V97?07[7-01->+J/1-,0@><4a-<>7V-97?07[7-01-e+4<057a-<>7V-97?07[7-01[/?+74-4+5>-/4->*174<Va-01<7@,0<V-/12-?*[7YYY;7-/,7-?744->+1@-+X-*1what God we do or don’t follow, [but] rather what we stand for as X7*X?7aL-4>7-7gX?/014Y-Gulsara, Diversity Officer of the Melbourne University Secular Society, also notes, “It’s not too difficult for a person to believe in

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For students like Jono, a third year Bachelor of Science student, /<<71201@-+10->/4->7?X72->0J-/2/X<->04-+127,4</1201@-*A-N/<>*?0504J01-?0@><-*A->04-27@,77Y“My views changed when doing the... subject ‘God and the R/<+,/?-65071574IY-=>04-04-;>7,7-H-?7/,1<-<>/<-H-2021I<->/[7-<*-5>**4797<;771-4507157-/12-,7?0@0*1a-/12-5*+?2-014<7/2-A*4<7,-/-97?07A-;>05>015*,X*,/<72-9*<>aL->7-7gX?/014YIt was Einstein who said, “Science without religion is lame, ,7?0@0*1-;0<>*+<-4507157-04-9?012YL-=>7-<;*-5*S7g04<-<*->7?X-+4+127,4</12-/-;*,?2-4*-J+5>-90@@7,-<>/1-;>*-;7-/,7a-/12-<>04-J*[7<*;/,24-5*S7g04<7157-04-/1-015,7209?V-0JX*,</1<-4<7X-/;/V-A,*J-<>72*@J/<05-<712715074-*A-,7?0@0*+4-7g5?+40[0<VY-=>7-J*,7-A,772*J-;7feel in defining our religious experiences, the less need there is to define them at all.

6*-/?<>*+@>-17/,?V-/-<>0,2-*A-Q+4<,/?0/1-<7,<0/,V-4<+271<45>75B72-F1*-,7?0@0*1L-01-<>7-(&''-5714+4a-0<I4-[7,V-+1?0B7?V-<>/<-!'per cent of students find religion an irrelevant part of how they +127,4</12-<>7-;*,?2Y-M/2-H-</B71-<>7-5714+4a-H-;*+?2->/[7-5>75B72F1*-,7?0@0*1L-<**Y-.+<-HI[7-/?4*-5*J7-<*-+127,4</12-<>/<-X7,>/X4questioning my faith does not have a definitive answer or label.

Q<-<>7-571<,7-*A-/??-,7?0@0*1-04-<>7-X+,4+0<-*A-J7/101@a-/12-<*40JX?V-5>75B-F1*-,7?0@0*1L-04-<*-9/104>-V*+,47?A-01<*-4*J7-A*,J-*A10>0?04J-<>/<a-/<-?7/4<-A*,-J*4<-X7*X?7a-041I<->*;-;7-477-*+,47?[74-/12our place in the world. Even if we don’t prescribe to a label of faith, ;7-/??-2*->/[7-/-47<-*A-97?07A4-<>/<-J*<0[/<7-+4-<*-2*-/??-*A-<>04-?0[01@and breathing and loving in the first place.

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intern≠a lised by erin newell

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1*;01@-<>/<-JV-/5/27J05-,75*,2-?7/[74-4*J7<>01@<*-97-2740,72a-H-4+9J0<<72-JV-01<7,14>0X/XX?05/<0*1-A*,-Q+,*,/I4-H1<7,14>0X-W,*@,/J-J01+<7497A*,7-<>7-27/2?017Y-H->/2-1*-J*,7-*X<0J04J-<>/15/X<+,72-01-<>/<-J*<<*C-V*+I[7-@*<</-97-01-0<-<*-;010<Y-.+<-HIJ-X,*+2-<*-4/V-HIJ-*17-*A-<>7-!#-4+55744A+?01<7,14-A,*J-'&(-/1<>,*X*?*@V-/XX?05/1<4-A*,-<>74+JJ7,-(&'%O'P-,*+12-b-274X0<7-JV-?744S<>/1S4<7??/,GPA – and I’m now fast approaching the end of my five-week internship at the Kimberley Land Council _T8N`-01-.,**J7Y .701@-9**BS4J/,<-/12-<*X-*A-V*+,-5?/44-041I<enough in this field (though it’s certainly no 204/2[/1</@7f-47[71-D>*274-45>*?/,4->/[7-7J7,@72A,*J-<>7-/?+J10I4-,/1B4-40157-<>7-W,*@,/JI4-0157X<0*101-(&&%`Y-H<-5/1-/<-<0J74-97-A,+4<,/<01@?V-4?*;-/12difficult, while the under-resourced nature of <>747-*,@/104/<0*14-J7/14-<>/<-7[7,V<>01@-04-*1-/tight deadline and the pay scale doesn’t reflect the 27J/1201@-1/<+,7-*A-<>7-;*,BY-H<-</B74-/-4X750/?-9?712*A-X/<07157a-5*JJ0<J71<-/12->+J0?0<VY 3*4<-*A-<>7-;*,B-HI[7-2*17-/<-<>7-T8N->/4-9771standard menial intern tasks: filing, data entry, X,01<01@-/12-901201@Y--=>7-40?[7,-?0101@-b-/4027-A,*J<>7-4>77,-/[/0?/90?0<V-*A-*XX*,<+10<074-A*,-01<7,14/4-71<>+40/4<05a-+1X/02-?/9*+,-b-04-<>/<-V*+,-;*,B5*1<,09+<74-<*-<>7-90@@7,-X05<+,7Y-HI[7-4*,<72-/12,75*,272-/,<7A/5<4-/4-X/,<-*A-/-90@@7,-X,*e75<-<*-,7<+,1<>7J-<*-5*+1<,Va-/12-<>7-A*??*;01@-;77B-<>7-7AA*,<;/4-X,/0472Y-HI[7-X,01<72-/12-9*+12-@717/?*@074-*A?*5/?-Q9*,0@01/?-@,*+X4a-/12-4<+2072-<>747-<*-5,7/<7,7A7,7157-5>/,<4-*A-20,75<-2745712/1<4Y-HIJ-1*;examining old fieldnotes to help determine how J+5>-/1<>,*X*?*@05/?-;*,B-,7J/014-<*-97-2*17-*1-/X/,<05+?/,-1/<0[7-<0<?7-5?/0JY-HIJ-/<<71201@-5*JJ+10<VJ77<01@4Y H<I4->*<-/12-04*?/<72-+X->7,7a-9+<-J*4<-5>/??71@01@A*,-J7-04-<>7-B1*;?72@7-<>/<-/4-/-V*+1@-;*J/1ano matter how well qualified, it will always be a

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4<,+@@?7-<*-97-</B71-47,0*+4?V-01-/-X,*A7440*1/?-5*1<7g<outside the office. Aboriginal cultures are economies *A-B1*;?72@7-9+0?<-*1->07,/,5>05/?-20[040*14-*A-/@7/12-@7127,f-<>7-?*@05-01-5*JJ+10<074-04-<>/<-/-V*+1@;*J/1-;0??-@717,/??V-97-A/,-?744-/+<>*,0</<0[7-<>/1-/1*?27,-J/1Y-H1-JV-4>*,<-<0J7-*1-X?/57J71<a-HI[7-4771-/5*+X?7-*A-V*+1@-;*J71-5>/??71@72-*1-<>*47-@,*+124YH<-5*J74-;0<>-<>7-<7,,0<*,V-/12-<>7V-</B7-0<-*1-<>7-5>01YInside the office it’s a different story; there’s a great 47147-*A-<7/J;*,BYW/,<-*A-<>04-J0@><-97-/<<,09+</9?7-<*-.,**J7itself. People here joke about ‘the Broome bubble’ /4-/-;7/<>7,-X>71*J71*1Y-Q?<>*+@>-0<I4-;7<-47/4*11*;a-0<I4-*1?V-,/0172-/-5*+X?7-*A-<0J74-40157-HI[7-9771>7,7Y-3*4<-*A-<>7-A*,75/4<72-,/01-2/1574-/,*+12-+4/4-<>*+@>-;7-;7,7-+127,-/1-+J9,7??/Y-M*;7[7,a‘the Broome bubble’ is more than meteorology. The ‘locals’ I’ve met have actually only been here a matter *A-J*1<>4-*,-J/V97-/-5*+X?7-*A-V7/,4-/<-J*4<-/124<0??-5/??-4*J7;>7,7-7?47->*J7Y-H<I4-/-<,/14071<-X?/57with the population in flux and a palpable carpe diem [097Y-E,07124>0X4-A*,J-U+05B?VY-G77B7124-01[*?[7activities from fishing and camping to cliff jumping /12-<027-,0201@-_V7/>a-<>/<I4-/-<>01@-b-/12-H-2*1I<-J7/1surfing). This makes for a great internship experience, ;0<>-7[7,V*17-U+05B-<*-7g<712-<>7-4/J7->*4X0</?0<V<>7V-,7570[72-*1-/,,0[/?Y-W7*X?7-4/V-<>/<-;>71-<>7V[040<->*J7a-<>70,-?0[74-01-.,**J7-477J-4*-A*,70@1-/12removed that they almost find themselves wondering ;>7<>7,-<>70,-0J/@0101@-*A-<>7-<*;1-04-e+4<-<>/<Y.701@->7,7->/4-9771-,7/?-A*,-J7Y-6<+2V01@/1<>,*X*?*@V-/<-+10a-0<-5/1-A77?-?0B7-<>7-20450X?01704-?/9*+,01@-<*-*[7,5*J7-0<4-4*J7<0J74-4>/J7A+?5*?*10/?-/12-0JX7,0/?-?7@/5V-/12-?7@0<0J/<7-0<4-X?/5701-<>7-;*,?2Y-3V-01<7,14>0X-4>*;72-J7-<>/<-<>7,7-04-/valid place for classical anthropological fieldwork and 7<>1*@,/X>V-01-/1-/XX?072-47<<01@a-/12-H->/[7-1*-2*+9<<>/<-/-5/,77,-01-1/<0[7-<0<?7-/1<>,*X*?*@V-;*+?2-97-/5>/??71@01@-/12-,7;/,201@-;/V-<*-7/,1-/-?0[01@Y--

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carlton cheap eats by helena melton

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7-/<-^10J7?9-4>*+?2-5*14027,-*+,47?[74-?+5BV-;>71-0<-5*J74-<*-A**2-/12-5*AA77-*1-5/JX+4Y-G>7<>7,-0<I49,+15>-/<-67[71-67724a-/-U+05B-97[7,/@7-A,*J-6</1201@-D**J-*,-4<,744-7/<01@-/<-W,*1<*-W0dd/-_975/+47;>71->/4-X0dd/-7[7,-?7<-V*+-2*;1K`a-;7->/[7-/1-/9+12/157-*A-27?05/5074-/,*+12-/?J*4<-7[7,V-5*,17,Y-.+<-*15701-/-;>0?7-0<I4-@**2-<*-745/X7-<>7->+4<?7-*A-5/JX+4-?0A7a-/12-<>/<I4-;>7,7-*+,-A,0712?V-170@>9*,>**2-N/,?<*1-_V*+B1*;a-<>/<-4+9+,9-;7-X,7<<V-J+5>-*;1`-5*J74-01Y-N/,?<*1-04-/-4<+271<SA,0712?V-5+?01/,V-;*127,?/12-Sb-<>7,7-/,74*-J/1V-27?050*+4-/12-4+X7,-/AA*,2/9?7-5/As4-/12-,74</+,/1<4-?0<7,/??V-e+4<-/,*+12-<>7-5*,17,-_/12-1*a-1*<-H1<074`YSo grab your student cards, wear your loosest fitting clothes and name your future food baby, because here’s the Carlton Cheap Eats list.

6B0X-<>7-5/JX+4-U+7+74-;0<>-/-5+X-*A-5*AA77-/12/-X/4<,V-/<-8V@*1I4-M7/,<-Q<</5B-/12-]017Y-H14X0,72-9V]717<0/1-5+04017-_/12-<>7-1/J7-*A-/-=*J-G/0<4-/?9+J`aM7/,<-Q<</5B-/12-]017-04-<>7->*J7-*A-H</?0/1S4<V?7</X/4a-X/4<,074-/12-U+/?0<V-5*AA77a-J/B01@-0<-<>7-X7,A75<place to sit with a hot coffee and your laptop to ‘study’, 5/<5>-+X-;0<>-/-A,0712-*,-5>/<-;0<>-4*J7*17-V*+-;/1<<*-0JX,744Y

HA-V*+I,7-?**B01@-A*,-/-J*,7-4+94</1<0/?-J7/?a-<>71e+4<-/-A7;-9?*5B4-/;/V-A,*J-5/JX+4-*1-:,+JJ*126<,77<-04-<>7-/J/d01@-]01571<-<>7-:*@Y-.*/4<01@-/five-star rating on Urbanspoon, Vincent the Dog is the X7,A75<-X?/57-A*,-/-5>7/X-9,+15>-2/<7-_<>70,-4J/4>72/[*5/2*-04-+197?07[/9?V-@**2`-*,-e+4<-/-,7/??V-27?050*+497[7,/@7Y-HA-V*+I,7-/-@,771O>7,9/?-<7/-A/1/<05-?0B7-J7a-Hdefinitely recommend stopping by – their green tea is 014/17?V-@**2Y

E012-V*+,47?A-;*,B01@-?/<7-/<-<>7-?09,/,V-/125,/[01@-/->*J7-5**B72-J7/?a-9+<-;0<>-d7,*-A+124K=>,74>7,J/1I4-./B7>*+47-04-<>7-;/V-<*-@*Y-8*5/<72-*1E/,/2/V-6<,77<-_,0@><-17g<-<*-<>7->*+47-*A-<>7-E/,/2/V6<,77<-N/<`a-=>,74>7,J/1I4-9*/4<4-/-[/,07<V-*A-5>7/XaA,74>?V-5**B72-<,7/<4-b-A,*J-U+05>74-<>7-40d7-*A-X0dd/4/12->*+47SJ/27-?/4/@1/-<*-J*+<>;/<7,01@-5>*5*?/<7s5?/0,4Y-=>7V-7[71-*AA7,-/-4X750/?-<>,77S5>*057-J7/?<>/<-5>/1@74-2/0?V-/12->/[7-71<0,7-?*/[74-*A-<>05BS5,+4<9,7/2-A*,-/4-?0<<?7-/4-l!Y-

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Q12-?/4<a-9+<-57,</01?V-1*<-?7/4<a-;7->/[7-67/-6/?<on Lygon, makers of tantalizing fish and chip goodness.

They offer a 10 per cent discount if you flash your 4<+271<-5/,2-*1-=+742/V4-/12-G721742/V4a-975/+47who doesn’t love discount fish and chips?

So next time you find yourself hungry and poor, with a few hours to kill, or needing a place to sit with a coffee /12-X,7<712-<*-97-4<+2V01@a-7gX?*,7-<>7-5+?01/,V-27?0@><4-*A-N/,?<*1-b-V*+,-;/??7<-/12-4<*J/5>-;0??-<>/1B-V*+Y

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beyond the binary by putu dea k. putra

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74X0<7-<>7-5>0??a-<>7-/11+/?-W,027-3/,5>-01-6<-T0?2/-<>04-E79,+/,V2,7;-/-?/,@7-/12-[09,/1<-5,*;2Y-H<-;/4->7/,<S;/,J01@-<*-477the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) 5*JJ+10<V-J/,5>01@-<*@7<>7,-;0<>-0<4-/??074-;0<>*+<-A7/,-*A>/,/44J71<-*,-e+2@J71<Y =>7,7-;/4-/1-*[7,;>7?J01@-X,747157-*A-,/019*;S5*?*+,72items such as flags, umbrellas and handmade signs on the street; >*;7[7,a-<>*47-01-?/[7127,a-;>0<7-/12-@,771-r-<>7-1*1S901/,Vand genderqueer colours — were in short supply. Granted, it is commonly understood that the rainbow flag represents the entire LGBTQI community. But is gender diversity truly visible in society?

For those who are wondering, the terms ‘non-binary’ and ‘gender diverse’ relate to people who, simply put, do not fit into the 5*1[71<0*1/?-@7127,-901/,V-*A-J/?7-*,-A7J/?7Y.7A*,7-;7-01[74<0@/<7-<>04-044+7-/1V-A+,<>7,a-0<-04-0JX*,</1<to first understand the difference between biological sex and gender. ‘Sex’ refers to a person’s biological characteristics, which 04-5*JJ*1?V-2745,0972-/4-J/?7-*,-A7J/?7Y-_=>7,7-/,7a-A*,-014</157a01<7,47g-X7*X?7-;>*->/[7-90*?*@05/?-5>/,/5<7,04<054-<>/<-/,7-1*<204<015<?V-J/?7-*,-A7J/?7C-<>04-04-20AA7,71<-<*-<>7-5*157X<-*A-1*1S binary gender.) ‘Gender’, on the other hand, refers to the social and 5+?<+,/?-5*14<,+5<0*1-*A->*;-*17-;04>74-<*-0271<0AV-/12-7gX,744-<>70,5>/,/5<7,04<054Y-=>04-015?+274-97>/[0*+,4a-?0B7-;/V4-*A-2,74401@a-1*<5*JJ*1?V-/44*50/<72-;0<>-<>70,-47g-/440@172-<*-<>7J-/<-90,<>Y-=>/<said, these definitions have long been contentious, and subject to A,7U+71<-,7[040*1Y =>04-@717,/?-5*157X<-*A-1*1S901/,V-@7127,-J0@><-97-1*[7?A*,-4*J7a-9+<-0<->/4-/5<+/??V-9771-,75*,272-01-<>7-G74<7,1>7J04X>7,7-A,*J-/4-7/,?V-/4-<>7-'\<>-571<+,VY-H<-04-X,7471<-01-[/,0*+4communities around the globe, such as ‘two-spirit’ people in Native QJ7,05/1-5+?<+,74a-16;#"-01-6*+<>-Q40/-/12-3677:-/J*1@-<>7-.+@01747X7*X?7-*A-H12*1740/Y=>7-@*[7,1J71<-015?+272-@7127,-20[7,40<V-+127,-<>7-67g:045,0J01/<0*1-Q5<-(&'!a-7AA75<0[7?V-X,*<75<01@-1*1S901/,Vindividuals under federal law. However, it is still difficult to measure

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<>7-/J*+1<-*A-1*1S901/,V-/12-@7127,-20[7,47-X7*X?7-01-Q+4<,/?0/YThe first and the biggest Australia-wide trans mental health 4<+2V-;/4-5*12+5<72-9V-N+,<01-^10[7,40<V-01-(&'!Y-H<->/2-17/,?V-/thousand participants, and over two hundred of them identified <>7J47?[74-/4-1*1S901/,VY6*->*;-2*74-@7127,-20[7,40<V-A/,7-/<-<>7-^10[7,40<V-*A-37?9*+,175/JX+4K John*, a University of Melbourne student who identifies as nonbinary, explains how he perceives gender as a quality in flux, rather <>/1-4<,05<?V-9?/5BS*,S;>0<7a-J/?7S*,SA7J/?7YFE*,-J7a-H-<>01B-JV-@7127,-0271<0<V-04-@717,/??V-*1-<>7-J/45+?017712-*A-<>7-4X75<,+Ja-9+<-JV-A77?01@4-/9*+<-JV-X>V405/?-47g-5>/1@7U+0<7-/-?*<Y-H<I4-1*<-*17-%#-<>7-*<>7,-b-J/?7-*,-A7J/?7-b-0<-5/1-97-9*<>YL John feels that there is not enough visibility for gender diverse students on campus, despite the visibility of LGBTQI students in some spaces. Andrea, an openly non-binary Queer Office Bearer in <>7-^10[7,40<V-*A-37?9*+,17-6<+271<-^10*1a-/@,774-;0<>-<>04-,7J/,BYH1-X/,<05+?/,a-Q12,7/-04-/?/,J72-9V-<>7-4<,*1@-5*147,[/<0[7/12-<,/14S7g5?+40*1/,V-X,747157-01-<>7-+10[7,40<V-/<-/-9+,7/+5,/<05?7[7?Y-Q1-7g/JX?7-;*+?2-97-/-?/5B-*A-/-<>0,2-*X<0*1-A*,-@7127,-01forms, such as an ‘Other’, ‘Unspecified’ or ‘Mx’ (as opposed to ‘Mr’ or ‘Ms’) option.

F=>7-4V4<7J-04-e+4<-1*<-5/X/9?7-*A-</B01@-01-<>/<-5>/1@7j-X7*X?72*1I<-+127,4</12-<>7-0JX*,</157-*A-;>V-<>/<-;0??-97-4+5>-/-4<7XA*,;/,2-A*,-+4-01-<7,J4-*A-X,*@,7440[7-015?+40[71744YL This is important because despite official recognition from the @*[7,1J71<a-<>7,7-04-4<0??-/-?*1@-;/V-<*-@*Y-=,/14-/12-@7127,-20[7,470120[02+/?4-4<0??-A/57->0@>-?7[7?4-*A-2045,0J01/<0*1a->/,/44J71<a-/12[0*?7157Y-=>04-0JX/5<4-X>V405/?-/12-J71</?->7/?<>-01-<>7-5*JJ+10<Va/12-?7/24-<*->0@>7,-,/<74-*A-4+05027-/12-47?AS>/,JY-60157-4/A7<V-04-/-X/,/J*+1<-044+7a-*17-4*?+<0*1-<>/<-@7127,20[7,40<V-/2[*5/<74-/,7-5/??01@-A*,-04-@7127,S17+<,/?-9/<>,**J4Y877-=/+97-04-<>7-h+77,-D7X,7471</<0[7-/<-6;019+,17-^10[7,40<V-

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who has both successfully lobbied for ‘Mx’ as a title and secured a gender-neutral bathroom on campus — the first in Victoria. Lee X*01<4-<*-<>7-A/5<-<>/<--<,/14-/12-@7127,-20[7,47-X7*X?7-/,7-J*,7?0B7?V-<>/1-J*4<-<*-A/57-[0*?7157-/12-2045,0J01/<0*1-;>71-+401@gender-specific bathrooms.

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UMSU OFFICE BEARER REPORTS PRESIDENT rachel withers

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general secretary

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email: secretary@union. unimelb.edu.au

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email: welfare @union.unimelb.edu.au facebook: www.facebook.com /UMSUwelfare

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creative arts Bonnie leigh≠d odds & isabella vadiveloo email: arts @union.unimelb.edu.au facebook: www.facebook.com /umsuartsdepartment

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Activities Hayden michaelides & James Baker email: Activities@union. unimelb.edu.au facebook: www.facebook.com /umsuactivities

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andrea gavran & lloyd rouse email: Queer@union. unimelb.edu.au

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enviro daniel sullivan & lauren englefield email: environment @union.unimelb.edu.au facebook: www.facebook.com /umsuenviro

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Clubs & Societies

claire pollock & stephen smith

email: clubs @union.unimelb.edu.au facebook: www.facebook.com /UMSUClubs

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indigenous

tyson hollowayâ&#x2030; clarke

email: Indigenous@union. unimelb.edu.au phone: 0488506881

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disabilities sasha cheryllyn chong & susannah gordon

email: disabilities @union.unimelb.edu.au facebook: www.facebook.com /umsu.disabilities

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he first week of uni has been full on for the Disabilities :7X/,<J71<Y-G7->/[7-/?,7/2V-4</,<72->*4<01@-*+,weekly events such as Anxiety Support Group, Disabilities N*??75<0[7a-/12-R7+,*20[7,40<V-N*??75<0[7Y-:*1I<-;*,,V-0A-V*+>/[71I<-e*0172-+4-/?,7/2Va-*+,-J/01-5*??75<0[7-04-*X71-<*-/??X7*X?7-;0<>-204/90?0<074a-/12-R7+,*20[7,40<V-<*-/??-;>*-/,717+,*20[7,47a-,0@><-<>,*+@>*+<-<>7-47J74<7,Y G7->/[7-/?4*->/2-*+,-N/JX+4-Q55744-=*+,a-;>05>-;/4hosted by the lovely Jess Kapuscinski-Evans and was later A*??*;72-9V-/-?*[7?V-X05105-*1-6*+<>-8/;1YG7-/,7-1*;-9+4V-X?/1101@-4*J7-*+,-A+<+,7-7[71<4a-4+5>as the screening of the beautiful Australian film Mary and 3/gY-=>7-45,77101@-;0??-97-01-<>7-^10*1-=>7/<,7-/<-PC!&XJ*1-QX,0?-<>7-'4<-_;7-X,*J047-0<I4-1*<-/-e*B7c`-Q,,0[7-/<-PXJ<*-e*01-+4-A*,-41/5B4-/12-4*A<-2,01B-b-/12-<>7,7-;0??-?/<7,-97discussion after the film with food and drinks (alcoholic /12-1*1S/?5*>*?05`YE+,<>7,-*1-<>7->*,0d*1-04-/-;*,B4>*X-;>05>-;7-/,7holding with the fine folk at Eating Disorders Victoria, and *A-5*+,47-D/2-67g-/12-N*1471<-G77BY-G/<5>-<>04-4X/57A*,-A+,<>7,-27</0?4c

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photography by justin davies

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jaccob mckay

artist profile by chiara scafidi

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king of the stage by alistair baldwin

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In fact, this is a musical that benefits from letting go of all your hang-ups. You certainly shouldn’t go into it expecting a carbon copy of the film. This musical exists in the strange limbo between faithful adaptation and 275*1<7g<+/?0472-71<0<Vf-=0J*1-/12-W+J9/-?**B-7g/5<?V-?0B7-<>70,-5/,<**14a-*1?V-A,0@><7101@?V-X+XX7<72-A,*Jwithin, like horrifying ‘90s merchandise reanimated in Frankenstein’s lab. Yet in contrast, other characters, like 65/,a-/,7-9,*+@><-<*-?0A7-;0<>-/-9?712-*A-/10J/?-A7/<+,74-/12-<,/20<0*1/?-QA,05/1-@/,9-_V*+-B1*;a-<>7-B012-?0[01@>+J/14-;7/,`YQ4-?*1@-/4-V*+-2*1I<-?7<-<>04-X/<5>;*,B-/XX,*/5>-975*J7-e/,,01@a-0<-/5<+/??V-;*,B4-4+,X,0401@?V-;7??Y=>7-4>*;-04-5?7[7,-71*+@>-<*-5>**47-<>7-974<-X*4409?7-;/V-A*,-/-5>/,/5<7,-<*-97-,7X,7471<72Y-H1-X/,<05+?/,a-o/d+<>7->*,190??-04-,7/?0472-01-*17-*A-<>7-J*4<-01<7,74<01@-/12-X?/VA+?-5*157X<+/?04/<0*14-*A-5>/,/5<7,-HI[7-7[7,-4771YG/<5>01@-<>04-J+405/?-04-e+4<-2*;1,0@><-7g50<01@Y-Q?J*4<-5*1450*+4-<>/<-<>7-/+207157I4-J012-04-X?/V01@-/>7/2to the significant plot points they’ve seen a thousand times in the movie, the production constantly tantalises V*+-;0<>-*17-X7,404<71<-U+74<0*1-b->*;-/,7-<>7V-@*01@-<*-2*-<>/<K-G0<>-4+5>-01[71<0[7-/12-011*[/<0[7-X,*2+5<0*17?7J71<4a-<>7-4>*;-/?;/V4-4+,X,0474-/12-17[7,-204/XX*01<4YThe show isn’t without its flaws – I wouldn’t say it had the strongest musical theatre cast working that day, /12-4*J7-*A-<>7-J+405/?-1+J97,4-/,7-204/XX*01<01@-01-5*JX/,04*1-<*-<>7-4<V?0472a-5*4<+J72-5>*,7*@,/X>Vaccompanying them. That being said, there are some absolute standouts. Rafiki, the wise old mandrill, is a joy for 7[7,V-475*12-4>7I4-*1-4</@7-_V*+-,7/2-,0@><a-4>7`-/12-<>7-/5<*,4-<>/<-X?/V-60J9/-/12-R/?/a-9*<>-V*+1@-/12-*?2a<*</??V-1/0?-<>70,-5>7J04<,VYQ1-0J/@01/<0[7-;*127,?/12a-/12-/-A7/<-*A-<75>105/?-X,75040*1a-814&W6%*&X6*$-9,01@4-+4-9/5B-<*-<>7-<,+7-J/e74<V*A-<>7-4</@7Y

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ì And so I found myself asking, isnít fiction capable of more than this?î

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=>04-;/4-1*<-<>7-5/47-;0<>-24+4=5%)A4*/Y-W>0?T?/VI4-279+<-X+9?04>72-;*,B-04-/-5*??75<0*1-*A-4>*,<4<*,074-7/5>-1/,,/<72-9V-X7*X?7-20,75<?V-01[*?[72-01<>7-H,/U-G/,a-,/1@01@-A,*J-/-J/,017-*1->04-A*+,<><*+,-<*-/-5>/X?/01-4</<0*172-;0<>-/1-74X750/??Vbrutalised battalion. Each character is marked by a 204<015<-X7,4*1/?-[*057a-9+<-<>7V-/??-7g>090<-/-X,*A*+12/J90[/?7157-<*;/,2-<>7-;/,Y-R*9*2V-5*J74-9/5B<>01B01@a-FM7??-V7/>a-;7-B1*5B72-0<-*+<-*A-<>7-X/,Bover there”, but nobody comes back a pacifist either. )*+-@7<-/-47147-<>/<-<>70,-7gX7,071574->/[7-A*,J72/1-+19,02@7/9?7-@+?A-97<;771-<>7J47?[74-/12-<>750[0?0/14-<>7V-715*+1<7,-01-7[7,V2/Va-X*4<;/,-?0A7YQ4-<>7V-<,V-<*-20@74<-<>7-<>01@4-<>7VI[7-2*17-/124771a-<>7-J71-,7<+,101@-A,*J-<>7-;/,-477J-,7X7??729V-/1V-/<<7JX<4-/<-7JX/<>V-*,-5*JX/440*1-J/27<*;/,24-<>7JY .7V*12-<>04a-<>7-4<*,074-01-24+4=5%)A4*/-/,7unified by an overarching tendency towards unstylised /1752*<74Y-=>7,7-/,7-17g<-<*-1*-;0<<V-40J0?74-*,-?*1@aeuphonic sentences here. In ‘In Vietnam They Had G>*,74Ia-A*,-014</157a-<>7-1/,,/<*,I4-027/-*A-/-X*7<05transition is “I thought about that the first time I e7,B72-*AA-01-/-4/124<*,JYL-G>0?7-J/1V-*A-<>7-@,7/</1<0S;/,-1*[7?4-*A-<>7-X*4<SG*,?2-G/,-HH-X7,0*2-+4720,*1V-/12-9?/5B-5*J72V-/4-/-J7/14-A*,-5*X01@-;0<><>7-/<,*50<074-5*JJ0<<72a-T?/V-477J4-?744-5*157,172;0<>-745/X04<->+J*+,-<>/1-;0<>-J7/101@A+??Vexploring the psychological toll the Iraqi conflict has taken on its fighters.

Z17-*A-<>7-5,0<0504J4-24+4=5%)A4*/->/4-A/572-04that it is insufficiently diverse. This is reasonable, H-<>01BY-G>0?7-<>7-J71-<>/<-1/,,/<7-24+4=5%)A4*//,7-7/40?V-204<01@+04>/9?7a-<>7V-/,7a-4<0??a-/??-J71a/12-9V-<>7-712-*A-<>7-9**B-H-A7?<-<>/<-<>7-+10U+74+9e75<0[0<074-*A-*<>7,-@7127,4->/2-9771-17@?75<72Y3/1V-*A-<>7-;*J71-01-<>7-9**B-_9740274-<>7-<;*in ‘War Stories’, perhaps) are portrayed merely as 5*??/<7,/?-2/J/@7-*A-<>7-<,/01-;,75B4-<>/<-5*J7->*J7A,*J-<>7-A,*1<?017-+1/9?7-<*-,7/440J0?/<7Y-Q12-;>0?7<>04-04-/-?7@0<0J/<7-7gX7,07157-<*-;,0<7-/9*+<a-0<-A7?<insufficiently explored. .+<-7[71-0A-9?*B74-/12-;/,-/,71I<-,7/??VV*+,-<>01@a-24+4=5%)A4*/-04-;7??-;*,<>-/-5,/5BYIts unvarnished portrayal of the Iraq conflict feels 175744/,V-/12-[0</?a-57,</01?V-J*,7-4*-<>/1-4*J7-*A-<>7other contemporary fiction we’ve got floating around.

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etymology with adriana psaltis

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OLD SCHOOL VS NEW SCHOOL music previews by jack kilbride

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agony agatha Alistair baldwin solves your relationship woes with the help of the mistress of mystery herself C$78&$D"899<)E$7<9"$&(,#()#$()$!<)F#*$8)F$7#$"<9$<9$(IIX$V:9$9"#)$C$

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The question of “Why didn’t they ask Evans?” was the key to solving this mystery – if they could only figure out who the hell Evans was! Just like you, all they had to go *1-04-/-1/J7-/12-/-5*+X?7-*A-=0127,-45,7714>*<4Y In order to find Evans, Bobby and Frankie constructed false identities, faked a car 5,/4>a-/12-9,*B7-01<*-/1-/4V?+J-4*j-H-@+744-V*+I??->/[7-<*-2*-<>7-4/J7K-H<-/??-27X7124*1->*;-0JX*,</1<-<>04-04-<*-V*+Y-T77X-01-J012-<>/<-V*+I[7-5*14+?<72-/-5*?+J1-01-/A%*/15) magazine… Even if you do find him, are you really going to message a guy you 9?*5B72-*1-=0127,-/-J*1<>-/@*-/12-4/V-V*+I,7-01-?*[7K =>7-97/+<0A+?-<>01@-/9*+<-01)&-6+*H/&814)&J7M&[C"*7\-04-<>/<-0<-04-01-A/5<-/-,*J/157-J/4U+7,/201@-/4-JV4<7,VY-.*99V-/12-E,/1B07I4-4?7+<>01@-04-,7/??V-e+4<high-stakes flirting, and the end of the book isn’t the unveiling of the killer, but the pair’s decision to wed. The mystery of finding Evans distracted them from realising <>70,-<,+7-A77?01@4-A*,-*17-/1*<>7,a-/12-*1?V-;0<>-0<4-,74*?+<0*1-5*+?2-<>70,-?*[7-<,+?V9?*44*JY-6*-e+4<-,7J7J97,-<>/<a-;>0?7-<>7,7I4-1*<>01@-;,*1@-;0<>-9701@-2*@@72?V27<7,J0172-<*-4*?[7-/-JV4<7,Va--N>,04<07-;/1<4-+4-<*-B1*;-<>/<-0<-4>*+?21I<-4*-*55+XV*+,-/<<71<0*1-<>/<-;7-/,71I<-*X71-<*-*<>7,-*XX*,<+10<074-A*,-?*[7Y8#%:354&6*&="#"+674\&I44+&5%C4&"+C6.4\&[A"65&J567/"6#&]"567/"6#3^7/:+4*/>:*6A453>4+:>":_

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UNDER THE WIG: DEMYSTIFYING DRAG by laura foo

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>/<-5*J74-<*-J012-;>71-V*+-<>01B-*A-/-2,/@-U+771K-371-01wigs and sequinned dresses? Dame Edna? V#67.655"Q&`:44*&%'& /14&-474#/K-3/V97-7[71-016/4&<16.M7-*,K :,/@-U+7714-/,7-/,@+/9?V-<>7-J*4<-+127,,/<72-/12misunderstood members of the LGBTQI community. An acronym for ‘dress resembling a girl’, drag has roots in Shakespearean theatre, ;>71-J71-X?/V72-9*<>-A7J/?7-/12-J/?7-,*?74Y-H<-04-/-X7,A*,J/157/,<-;>7,7a-J*4<-5*JJ*1?Va-J71-2,744-01-;*J71I4-5?*<>01@-A*,-<>7X+,X*474-*A-71<7,</0101@Y-=>/<-04-X,7<<V-J+5>-;>7,7-/1V-A*,J/?definition of ‘drag’ ends.

I first discovered drag via 2:V":5H7&-#"$&2".4a-/-?0<<?7-QJ7,05/1,7/?0<V-=]-4>*;-;0<>-/-@?*9/?-5+?<-A*??*;01@Y-E*,-<>*47-+1A/J0?0/,a<>7-4>*;-@0[74-A*+,<771-2,/@-U+7714-<>7-*XX*,<+10<V-<*-5*JX7<7/@/014<-7/5>-*<>7,-A*,-<>7-<0<?7-*A-QJ7,05/I4-R7g<-:,/@-6+X7,4</,and a plethora of prizes, including $100,000. Each week, they face 5?7[7,-9+<-@,+7??01@-4>*;90dS,7?/<72-5>/??71@74-<>/<-<74<-<>70,N>/,04J/a-^10U+71744a-R7,[7-/12-=/?71<Y-Q-X/17?-*A-e+2@74a->7/2729V-?7@712/,V-2,/@-U+771-D+W/+?a-;70@>4-01-*1-<>70,-X7,A*,J/1574YThe two weakest performing queens must fight for their place in the competition by ‘lipsyncing for their lives’. One by one, queens /,7-7?0J01/<72-+1<0?-<>7-;0117,-5,*;172Y-D+W/+?-5/??4-<>7-4>*;-<>7‘Olympics of Drag’. =>7-A+,<>7,-H-27?[72-01<*-<>7-4>*;-/12-/??-0<4-5,/dV-/1<054-_V*+;*+?21I<-97?07[7-<>7-2,/J/-<>/<-@*74-*1-9/5B4</@7`a-<>7-J*,7-H;/1<72-<*-?7/,1-/9*+<-<>7-J+?<0SA/57<72-/,<A*,J-*A-2,/@Y-H-U+05B?V2045*[7,72-<>/<-<>7,7-;/4-4*-J+5>-J*,7-<*-0<-<>/1-e+4<-47U+014a-;0@4/12-X?/<A*,J->77?4a-/?<>*+@>-<>7V-X?/V-/1-0JX*,</1<-X/,<YA massive middle finger to gender stereotypes, drag highlights the dissonance between sex and gender. Anthropologist Esther

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Newton referred to the duality of drag as a ‘double inversion’, ;>7,7-/-X7,A*,J7,I4-*+<4027-/XX7/,/157-04-<>7-*XX*40<7-<*-<>/<*A-<>70,-<,+7-47?AY-=>*+@>-R7;<*1-,75*@10474-<>/<-2,/@-U+7714/XX7/,-<*-97-;*J71-b-9+<-/,7-,7/??V-J71-b-<>7-,7[7,47-04-/?4*-<,+7C2,/@-X7,A*,J7,4-J/V-?**B-?0B7-J71-;>71-1*<-01-2,/@a-9+<-<>7,7/,7-57,</01-7AA7J01/<7-/4X75<4-/<-<>70,-5*,7Y-D71*;172-A7J0104<writer Judith Butler says that the “performance of drag plays upon <>7-204<015<0*1-97<;771-<>7-/1/<*JV-*A-<>7-X7,A*,J7,-/12-<>7@7127,-<>/<-04-9701@-X7,A*,J72La-/12-<>+4-?01@7,4-J*5B01@?V-*1the line between ‘male’ and ‘female’, preferring to revel in the grey /,7/-97<;771YEven though queens live on the gender divide, the biggest J045*157X<0*1-<>7V-A/57-04-<>/<-<>7V-/,7-/??-<,/14@7127,72-;*J71YIn reality, this is rarely the case. “I 100% still identify as a boy,” says local drag artist/“I prefer ‘party girl’!” Kandii Rhinestone. “The X7*X?7-H->/1@-*+<-;0<>-/,7-J*4<?V-2,/@-U+7714Y-G7-/??-,7A7,-<*-7/5>*<>7,-9V-*+,-2,/@-1/J74a-9+<-;7-4<0??-477-7/5>-*<>7,-/4-9*V4Y-R*17*A-+4-0271<0AV-/4-;*J71YL-=,/14@7127,72-U+7714-2*-7g04<-01-<>72,/@-5*JJ+10<Va-9+<-<>7-204<015<0*1-97<;771-<,/14-/12-2,/@-04-5?7/,a/12-04-4+JJ/,0472-1057?V-9V-QJ7,05/1-<,/14-U+771-/12--#"$&2".4/?+J-3*105/-.7[7,?V-M0??dC-F:,/@-04-;>/<-H-2*a-<,/14-04-;>*-H-/JYLFor Kandii, drag is “just a costume, an outfit. When I’m in drag, I 17[7,-A77?-/4-<>*+@>-HIJ-/-;*J/1a-*,-<>01B-HIJ-/-;*J/1Y-HIJ-e+4<-/5/,05/<+,7-*A-/-A7J/?7YL FHI[7-9771-,7/??V-9?74472-;0<>-JV-X/,71<4Y-Q-?*<-*A-JV-A,07124>/2-/-,7/??V->/,2-<0J7-<,V01@-<*-7gX?/01-p;>V-<>7V-2*-2,/@q-<*-<>70,X/,71<4a-;>*-e+4<-2*1I<-@7<-0<Y-=>7VI,7-45/,72-*A-;>/<-X7*X?7-;0??<>01Ba-*,-<>01B-<>/<-pU+7714q-;/1<-<*-975*J7-;*J71a-*,-<>/<-<>7,7I44*J7<>01@-;,*1@-;0<>-<>7JYL-.+<-274X0<7-<>7-17@/<0[7-4<0@J/4-

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/<</5>72-<*-X7,A*,J01@-01-2,/@a-0<I4-<>7-X/440*1-U+7714->/[7-A*,-<>7/,<-<>/<-B77X4-<>7J-@*01@Y-Q12-J/V97-X7,B4-?0B7-A,77-2,01B4-/<-<>79/,-2*1I<->+,<-70<>7,Y =>7,7-/,7-J/1V-4<V?74-<>/<-A/??-+127,-<>7-71*,J*+4-47U+01172umbrella of drag. Kandii shares that ‘camp’ drag, a more old school style of drag, à la V#67.655"Q&`:44*&%'&/14&-474#/a-04-7g<,7J7?V-X,7[/?71<01-37?9*+,17Y-F37?9*+,17-04-U+0<7-20AA7,71<-<*-<>7-,74<-*A-Q+4<,/?0/Y=>7,7-/,7-?*<4-*A-5/JX-U+7714-b-<>7-*174-;0<>-90@->/0,a-90@-e7;7?4/12-1/0?4YL-ZA-5*+,47a-2,/@-01-37?9*+,17-5*J74-01-*<>7,-A*,J4too, including ‘club kid’ style which draws inspiration from ‘80s underground New York, and ‘fishy’ queens who strive to look as realistically feminine as possible. Kandii finds herself somewhere between Melbourne’s campy drag and Sydney’s softer, fishier drag.

“Girls here in Melbourne say my makeup is ‘very Sydney’. I think I fall 97<;771-37?9*+,17-/12-6V217V-4<V?74YL No matter which style of drag a queen identifies with, it allows <>7J-<>7-?097,<V-*A-/,<04<05-7gX,7440*1-<>,*+@>-X7,A*,J/157Y-Q‘typical’ drag show might be a queen miming the words to a song 01-/-5/,7A+??V-<>*+@><-*+<->7/2S<*S<*7-?**BY-R7;-;/[7-2,/@-5/1015*,X*,/<7-2/157-/12-J*[7J71<a-/12-U+7714-4*J7<0J74-X7,A*,J01-@0,?-@,*+X4-_?0B7-37?9*+,17I4-h;771-/12-=>7-W?/4<054`a-5*JX?7<7;0<>-4V15>,*10472-,*+<0174Y-T/1200-?0B74-<*-X7,A*,J-J0g74-/12J72?7V4-*A-4*1@4-<*-B77X-<>01@4-01<7,74<01@Y-FHI2-/?;/V4-;/1<72<*-X7,A*,J-01-A,*1<-*A-/-5,*;2a-9+<-17[7,-202-+1<0?-H-4</,<72-2,/@YW7,A*,J01@-04-e+4<-/1*<>7,-J720+J-<*-7gX,744-JV47?AaL-4>7-7gX?/014YFHIJ-/-[7,V-4>V-X7,4*1-1/<+,/??VY-Q4-4**1-/4-V*+-X+<-<>7-2,/@-*1a-V*+become another person. It’s like a mask. The confidence I’ve gotten from drag has definitely translated to my boy life – it’s helped me to 97-J*,7-*+<@*01@-/12-<*-@7<-*+<-*A-JV-5*JA*,<-d*17YL

6*a-U+7714-2*1I<-2*-2,/@-A*,-<>7-J*17VK-FZ>a-1*c-=>7,7I4-1*<-/lot of money in doing drag [full-time],” Kandii clarifies. “Very few U+7714-/,7-A+??S<0J7-X7,A*,J7,4Y-=>7-J*17V-V*+I2-4X712-*1-2,/@;*+?2-*+<;70@>-<>7-015*J7-V*+I2-@7<cL-:,/@-A*,-T/1200-04-/->*99Va/12-/1-7gX7140[7-*17-/<-<>/<Y-3/B7+Xa-;0@4-_<>7-974<-U+/?0<V-?/57S front wigs can cost upwards of $200 apiece), tailor-made outfits and e7;7??7,V-/,7-e+4<-<>7-4</,<-*A-;>/<-0<-5*4<4-<*-97-/-2,/@-X7,A*,J7,YFH-B012-*A-A77?-?0B7-/-4+X7,>7,*-4*J7<0J74j-W,*A7440*1/?-9V-2/V-/12X7,A*,J7,-9V-10@><YL-#"$&2".4->/4-57,</01?V-9771-,7[*?+<0*1/,V-01-9,01@01@-2,/@01<*-<>7-J/014<,7/J-J720/-/12-@0[01@-<>7-;027,-2,/@-5*JJ+10<Vinvaluable exposure. Ex-contestants are often so successful that <>7V-<*+,-@?*9/??Va-X7,A*,J01@-/<-5?+94-/12-9/,4Y-FZ17-<>01@-p?*5/?U+7714q->/[7-1*<0572-04-<>/<-/-?*<-*A-<>7-5,*;2-<>/<-5*J74-p<*-2,/@shows at The GH Hotel in St. Kilda] are only familiar with -#"$& 2".4-@0,?4Y-=>7VI??-?7/[7-4<,/0@><-/A<7,-<>70,-X7,A*,J/157Y-H<I4-/4>/J7-<>/<-<>7V-17[7,-@7<-<*-477-?*5/?-4>*;4-*,-7gX7,07157-?*5/?</?71<aL-T/1200-4>/,74Y-=>7-/,<-*A-2,/@-04-+1/X*?*@7<05/??V-A+1-/12-7g<,/[/@/1<a-9+</?4*->/4-+127,<*174-*A-J*,7-47,0*+4-/12-0JX*,</1<-044+74Y-Q<-0<4crux, drag raises questions of gender definitions and probes us to question the socially constructed ‘rules’ of identifying as a certain @7127,Y-H<-5/1-<7/5>-+4-/-?*<-/9*+<->*;-;7-X7,570[7-*+,47?[74a/9*+<-2045,0J01/<0*1-/12-/9*+<-A/B01@->0@>7,-5>77B9*174-;0<>J/B7+XY-=>7,7-/,7-;027?V-20[7,@71<-/<<0<+274-;0<>01-9*<>-<>7-2,/@/12-<>7-<,/14-5*JJ+10<074-,7@/,201@-<>7-X,*2+5<0[7-*,-X,*@,7440[7[/?+7-*A-<>747-?744*14Y-)7<-01-<>7-;*,24-*A-D+W/+?->7,47?Aa-F2,/@-17[7,</B74-0<47?A-<**-47,0*+4?VL-b-/12-J/V97-<>/<-04-/-?744*1-;7-5*+?2-/???7/,1-A,*JY

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hi(gh), welcome to canberra by hill kuttner

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/197,,/C-<>7-9+4<?01@-J7<,*X*?04-<>/<-04-<>7-47J0SX,750*+4a-U+/,<d4<*17-@7J-01-Q+4<,/?0/I4-5,*;1Y-=>04-1*9?7-9/4<0*1-*A-,0@><7*+4J720*5,0<V-4</124-4<,*1@-/@/014<-<>7-47/-*A-/5<+/??V-01<7,74<01@-/12J7J*,/9?7-X?/574j-.+<-/?/4a-V*+,-27/,-/+<>*,-@7<4-/>7/2-*A->0J47?AY H-,7571<?V-<,/[7??72-+X-<*-N/197,,/-<*-[040<-A,07124-/12-A/J0?V;>*->/[7-J*[72-<>7,7a-/4-;7??-01-<>7->*X7-*A-9+JX01@-01<*-3,Pyne so I could literally vomit on him. My first impressions of the 50<V-;7,7-/5<+/??V-,/<>7,-X*40<0[7C-<>7->/VA7[7,-<>/<-X?/@+74-J7-0137?9*+,17-;/4-/?J*4<-1*1S7g04<71<a-/12-JV-</g0-2,0[7,-4*+1272-?0B7Sean Connery. But the plusses stopped there. Given that Canberra 04-/9*+<-/4-@7*?*@05/??V-20[7,47-/4-A/5<*,VSX/5B72-1//1-9,7/2a-<>745717,V-;/4-X,7<<V-9?/12Y-=>7-5?*474<-<>01@-,747J9?01@-/->0??*5B-;/4/-X/,<05+?/,?V-</??-X7,4*1-H-4X072-01-<>7-204</157Y-=>7-/,5>0<75<+,/??/V*+<-*A-<>7-X?/57-04-?0<<?7-97<<7,C-;0<>-/??-2+7-,74X75<-<*-G/?<7,Burley Griffin, it feels like patchwork quilt comprised of weird <,0/1@?74a-*5</@*14-/12-50,5?74Y-N/??-J7-*?2-A/4>0*172a-9+<-H-X,7A7,-JV50<074-<*-97-?/02-*+<-01-/-A+15<0*1/?-J/117,Y3V->*J7-A*,-<>7-2+,/<0*1-*A-JV-4</V-;/4-/-U+/01<-4>/,7->*+4701>/90<72-9V-/-?*[7?V-9+15>-*A-QR^-4<+271<4Y-H<-;/4-V*+,-<VX05/?uni share house, with the same level of filth and grime you’d expect to see in any Sydney Road flat that’s occupied by arts students. My A+<*1-972-;/4-7g577201@?V-5*JA*,</9?7a-;>05>a-5*+X?72-;0<>-<>7015,7209?V-A/4<-H1<7,17<a-J/27-JV-4</V-[7,V-71e*V/9?7Y-=>7-*<>7,4<+271<4-?0[72-01-4*J7-4*,<-*A-[/@+7?V-/1/,5>*S4*50/?04<-J/117,that was, despite being possibly the most inefficient way a group of X7*X?7-5*+?2-*,@/1047-<>7J47?[74a-4*J7;>/<-A+15<0*1/?-b-9+<-40157this isn’t an erotic fan fiction for anthropologists, I’ll move along.

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The old convent was converted into a gallery and venue in the ‘80s and is three stories of stunning local history. Entry is cheap, and <>7,7I4-/-5/As-/12-9/,-014027Y =>7,7-/,7-1+J7,*+4->0@>-U+/?0<V-7/<7,074a-9+<-8/,27,-*1-]01571<6<,77<-27?0[7,4-;>71-0<-5*J74-<*-/-U+/?0<V-5*AA77-/12-?+15>Y-67,[057/<-J*4<-X?/574-01-:/V?74A*,2-04-4<7??/,a-/12-V*+-5*+?2-97-A*,@0[71-A*,J04</B01@-<>7-<*;1I4-X*X+?/<0*1-A*,-X/,<050X/1<4-01-*17-5*1<01+*+47X04*27-*A-[7."=4&/%&/14&<%:*/#)Y :/V?74A*,2->/4-/?J*4<-<**-J+5>-5>*057-01-/55*JJ*2/<0*1a-;0<>4*J7<>01@-A*,-7[7,V-9+2@7<Y-HA-V*+I[7-@*<-/-5>77BV-l!&&-<*-4X7127/5>-10@><a-V*+-J0@><-4X?/4>-*+<-*1-<>7-W71<>*+47-6+0<7-01-<>7-

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Next≠g en Nausea by gabriel filippa

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H<-?**B4-/4-<>*+@>->7I4-<,V01@-<*-7J9,/57-4*J7<>01@YYY-4*J7*17Y=>7,7I4-/-9/9V-5,*;-*+<4027Y-=>7-5,*;I4-."D7&/,7-01<7,,+X<72-9V-/@+,@?7-975/+47-<>7-J*<>7,-04-A77201@-0<Y-HIJ-4</,01@-/<-<>7-4<,7/Jaholding my stomach. I ask Jules if he remembers Robe. His swollen, 4*,7-7V74-?**B-<*-J7YF3+??7<-J/1KL M7I4-/9*+<-<*-4/V-4*J7<>01@-;>71-<>7-v9*g-01<7,,+X<4-+4Y-G7I[7found another match. An enemy is spotted. Jules takes out his pistol /12->0<4->0J-*[7,-<>7->7/2Y-M7-2*741I<-@*-2*;1Y-M7->0<4->0J-/@/01YN*1175<0*1-?*4<Y--

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your brain and music with ruth de jager

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THE RESEARCHER: FIRST ENCOUNTERS OF A BATTY KIND

M0J/?0-D/<1/V/B7-04-/-X*4<@,/2+/<7-4<+271<-;0<>-/-B771/XX,750/<0*1-*A-9/<4Y-M0J/?0-4X7/B4-A*12?V-*A-*+,-A7??*;-J/JJ/?4a<>*+@>-<>04-;/41I<-/?;/V4-<>7-5/47Y-80B7-J/1Va-4>7->/2-17[7,-@0[71J+5>-<>*+@><-<*-9/<4-/12-57,</01?V->/2-1*<-5*14027,72-4<+2V01@<>7J-01-27X<>Y6>7-2745,0974->*;-<>/<-/??-5>/1@72-*17-A/<7A+?-2/VY-F3V-M*1*+,44+X7,[04*,4-<**B-J7-<*-/-<7JX?7-p01->7,->*J7-50<V-*A-N*?*J9*a-6,08/1B/qY-=>7V-5/+@><-/-9/<-/12->/1272-0<-<*-J7Y-H-<>*+@><-<>/<-V*+5*+?21I<->/12?7-9/<4-9+<-<>7VI,7-/5<+/??V-[7,V-2*50?7Y-H-,7J7J97,thinking, ‘Hey, this isn’t too bad!’ It was very soft and furry, its X/</@0/-p;01@4q-A7?<-4*-A,/@0?7-/12-27?05/<7-/12-0<4-A/57-;/4->*174<?VU+0<7-5+<7YL ./<4-J/B7-+X-/-U+/,<7,-*A-<>7-;*,?2I4-J/JJ/?-4X75074Y-H1Q+4<,/?0/a-;7->/[7-P$-4X75074-*A-J05,*9/<4-_4J/??a-01475<0[*,*+475>*?*5/<01@-9/<4`-/12-'(-4X75074-*A-J7@/9/<4-_175</,-/12-A,+0<S eating flying foxes, with wingspans up to two metres). Himali is currently studying four megabats: the black flying fox, the spectacled flying fox, the grey-headed flying fox and the little red flying fox.

THE RESEARCH: LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELLISH HEAT D7J7J97,-<>7->*<<74<-2/V4-*A-/-37?9*+,17-4+JJ7,Y-D7J7J97,V*+,-5*@10<0[7-X,*574401@-4X772-4?*;01@-<*-/-4/+1<7,Y-D7J7J97,-<>790<+J71-4<05B01@-<*-<>7-9*<<*J-*A-V*+,-;/,X72-4*?74Y-G7??a-5?0J/<75>/1@7-04-?0B7?V-<*-9,01@-?*1@7,a->*<<7,-/12-J*,7-A,7U+71<->7/<-;/[7401-Q+4<,/?0/YOn 4 January 2014, temperatures in southeast Queensland ,7/5>72-,75*,2->0@>4-b-+X-<*-%%Y"yN-01-.7/+2747,<Y-3*,7-<>/1-%PaP&&flying foxes died in one day. ‘Die-offs’ like this followed shortly after in Victoria and South Australia. Bats were said to be ‘falling from the sky’.

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FUTURE FIELD WORK 6*a-5/1-;7-27[047-4<,/<7@074-<*-X,7[71<-A+<+,7-207S*AA4K-=>04-04;>7,7-M0J/?0I4-,747/,5>-5*J74-01Y-Z[7,-<>7-17g<-<>,77-V7/,4a-4>7-;0??measure how bats cope with extreme heat. Himali’s fieldwork will </B7->7,-/4-A/,-1*,<>-/4-H1@>/Ja-01-h+7714?/12a-;>05>-9*/4<4-<>7only colony with all four of the flying fox species she is researching.

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KNOW THY LOCAL BATS!

Have you ever heard the squabble and flutter of bats at Yarra .712K-Q4-37?9+,10/14a-<>04-04-*+,-?*5/?-9/<-J7<,*X*?04a-;0<>-'&a&&&<*-!&a&&&-0120[02+/?4-01-<>7-5*?*1VY-)*+-5/1->7?X-<*-74<0J/<7-<>041+J97,-/<-<>7-<;057SJ*1<>?V-37@/9/<-N*+1<C-;;;YJ7@/9/<5*+1<Y ;*,2X,744Y5*JY-3/V97-<>04-5/1-97-V*+,-;/V-<*-<>/1B-<>7-9/<4Y )*+-5/1-/?4*-[040<-M0J/?0I4-;7940<7-/<-;;;Y>,/<1/V/B7Y wordpress.com and see other ‘Drawn to Science’ profiles at www.

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Technologies of Star Trek: Resistance is Futile by pavan dutta

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,+,/?-/12-+,9/1-X/<071<4a-;>05>-;*+?2-01-<+,1-015,7/47-<>7-@717,/?->7/?<>-*A-<>7-;*,?2I4-X*X+?/<0*1Y-G/0<-/J01+<7c-HA-7[7,V*17I4->7/?<>07,-<>71-?744-X7*X?7-;0??-207a-;>05>-;0??-J7/1-/1-*[7,SX*X+?/<72-7/,<>a-;>05>-;*+?2<>71-5,0XX?7-*+,-4+XX?V-*A-,74*+,574-/12-?7/2-<*-5>/*4Y-=>71-/@/01a-;*+?2-2*5<*,4-7[71->/[7-e*94-0A-<,05*,27,47g04<72K-H<-5/1-97-4X75+?/<72-<>/<-/->+@7-9**J-01-47?AS20/@1*4<05-X,/5<0574-;*+?2-</B7-X?/57a-/4-74471<0/??V-/<,05*,27,-04-/-X*,</9?7-2*5<*,a-9+<-<>04-;*+?2-*1?V-97-<,+7-0A-0<-975/J7-/-5*JJ7,50/?-X,*2+5<Y-G>05>-0<-;0??j-:*1I<97?07[7-J7K-8**B-+X-<>7-65/1/2+-65*+<a-;>05>-04-9/405/??V-;>/<-;7I,7-</?B01@-/9*+<Y

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W7,>/X4-;>/<-;7-1772-04-/-;/,X-2,0[7Y-=>7-A+12/J71</?-2,0[01@-A*,57-*A-<>7-6</,-=,7B-47,074a-<>7-;/,X-2,0[7/??*;4-<>7-[/,0*+4-4</,4>0X4-<*-<,/[7?-<*-17;-/12-204</1<-X/,<4-*A-4X/57Y-G0<>*+<-<>7-<75>1*?*@Va-J*4<-*A-<>7exploration conducted by Starfleet would not have occurred. As the absolute behemoth of all technology seen in 6</,-=,7Ba-<>7-;/,X-2,0[7-04-/4-05*105-/4-6X*5BI4-7V79,*;4Y-_DHW-8Y-R0J*V` How it works:-=>7-;/,X-2,0[7-71/9?74-/-4X/575,/A<-<*-/5>07[7-/-<VX7-*A-E=8-_E/4<7,-<>/1-80@><`-<,/[7?a-9V5*J90101@-9*<>-J/<<7,-/12-/1<0SJ/<<7,-01-/-5>/J97,-<*-5,7/<7-X?/4J/a-;>05>-04-<>71-471<-01<*-;/,X-5*0?4-5,7/<01@a warp bubble that allows a spacecraft to enter ‘subspace’. Once in subspace a ship can reach speeds of great [7?*50<Va-<,/[7??01@-?0@><SV7/,4-01-J7,7-J01+<74Y-RQ6Q->/[7-01<7,X,7<72-<>04-01<*-/5<+/?-,7/?-4507157a-?7/201@-<>7J<*-5,7/<7-4X75+?/<0[7-<>7*,074-*A-E=8-<,/[7?Y-_8**B-+X-<>7-Q?5+907,,7-:,0[7Y` What does this mean? Travelling far from our home planet can only mean one thing. Growth. We will ?7/,1a-/12-7gX/12-*+,-<01V->+J/1-45*X7-<*-<>7-40d7-*A-<>7-+10[7,47Y-H<-;0??-5,7/<7-e*94-/4-;7-;0??-1772-5,7;4-*Atrained officers to man the decks as we set forth into the celestial wilderness. What could be a more exciting X,*4X75<K-H<-;0??-J7/1-J/B01@-17;-A,07124-/12-*A-5*+,47-17;-717J074a-9+<-/9*[7-/??-0<-;0??-J7/1-/2[71<+,7c-Q1011/<7-/12-;*12,*+4->+J/1-2740,7cR*-J/<<7,->*;-J/1V-X7*X?7-J/V-204/@,77-;0<>-<>04-X0757a-V*+-5/11*<-/,@+7-<>/<-6</,-=,7BI4-J*4<-0JX*,</1<J744/@7-A*,-/??-<>*47-;>*-;/<5>-0<-041I<-<>04C-7gX?*,/<0*1-*A-/1V-B012-04-2/1@7,*+4a-;>7<>7,-0<-97-01-4X/57-*,-01V*+,-170@>9*+,I4-9/5BV/,2a-9+<-0<-04-175744/,V-1*-J/<<7,->*;-/94+,2a-4*-<>/<-;7-J/V->*X7-<*-7[*?[7-/12-975*J7a greater people. In this era of technological abundance it is only a matter of time before our race creates the first ,7X?05/<*,a-*,-<,05*,27,a-*,-;/,X-2,0[7Y-.+<-<>7-U+74<0*1-V*+-J+4<-/4B-V*+,47?A-04-<>04-b-;0??-;7-97-,7/2VK-

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ì what if iím infertile?î investigating fertility With Christopher Skliros

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4->+J/14a-;7I,7->/,2?V-0JX,74472-9V-<>7-A/5<-<>/<-7/5>-/127[7,V-401@?7-*17-*A-+4-/,7-5/X/9?7-*A-5*1<,09+<01@-<*a->/,9*+,01@/12-A*4<7,01@-?0A7Y-Q12-X7,>/X4-0<-04-01-*+,-X+,4+0<-*A-J75>/104J4-<*5*1<,*?-*+,-A7,<0?0<V-b-A*,-?*@05/?a-,/<0*1/?-/12-X7,4*1/?-,7/4*14-b-<>/<;7I,7-X,*17-<*-4027?017-5*14027,/<0*14-*A-*+,-A7,<0?0<V-01-<>7-A+<+,7Y.7@01101@-JV-/2+?<-?0A7a-H-2750272-<>/<-0<-J0@><-97-/-@**2-027/<*-@*-<*-/-2*5<*,-/12-@7<-/-5*JX,7>7140[7-*[7,[07;-*A-JV->7/?<>YQ?*1@-;0<>-/-4</12/,2-9?**2-<74<-<>/<-27</0?72-[/,0*+4-[0</J01and mineral levels and even my first prostate exam (another story A*,-/1*<>7,-<0J7`a-H-;/4-<*?2-<>/<-<>04-5?0105-;*+?2-97-/4474401@JV-A7,<0?0<VY-H<-477J4-?0B7-/-5*JX?7<7?V-471409?7-/4X75<-*A->7/?<><*-/44744-/12-*9[0*+4?Va-01-/-5*JX,7>7140[7-J7205/?-45,77101@a-0<;*+?2-97-471409?7-<*-975*J7-/;/,7-*A-V*+,-A+<+,7-5/X/50<V-<*->/[75>0?2,71Y-)7<-A*,-4*J7-,7/4*1a-0<-;/41I<-<>7-X,05B01@-/12-X,*2201@*A-1772?74-/12-4<7<>*45*X74-<>/<-J/27-J7-17,[*+4-b-0<-;/4-<>7/44744J71<-*A-JV-A7,<0?0<VYFor the first time in my adult life, the question burned in my J012-b-F;>/<-0A-H-/J-01A7,<0?7KL =>7-<>01@-04a-/94*?+<7-01A7,<0?0<V-04-,/<>7,-,/,7-<*-97@01-;0<>a74X750/??V-@0[71-*+,-4*507<VI4-/2[/1572-<75>1*?*@05/?-5/X/90?0<074to treat the causes of it. Equally, the answer should be quite plain 01-4/V01@-<>/<-7[71-0A-H-;7,7-01A7,<0?7a-0<-4>*+?21I<-J/B7-/-20AA7,7157b-<>7,7-/,7-X?71<V-*A-5>0?2,71-;>*-1772-/2*X<0*1a-A*4<7,-5/,7-/12+?<0J/<7?Va-X/,71<4Y-=*-4/V-<>/<-4*J7-X7*X?7->/[7-/-<712715V-<**[7,,/<7-/12-*[7,7JX>/4047-@717<05-,7?/<721744-<*-<>70,-5>0?2,71;*+?2-97-/1-+127,4</<7J71<Y.+<-<>7-U+74<0*1-4<0??-J/27-J7-17,[*+4Y-Q4-/-,7?/<0[7?V->7/?<>V70@><771-V7/,-*?2-;>*-*1?V-*55/40*1/??V-/<<7JX<72-<*-2,01B-/?5*>*?/12->/2-17[7,-4J*B72-*,-5*14+J72-2,+@4a-<>7,7-;*+?2-97-1*-,7/4*1A*,-J7-1*<-<*-97-A7,<0?7Y-ZA-5*+,47a-H-202-<>7-;*,4<-<>01@-X*4409?7-/125*14+?<72-<>7-J*4<-5*JX,7>7140[7-/12-+1A/0?01@?V-/55+,/<7-J7205/?database that I had access to… Google.

Q12-<>7-,74+?<4-;7,7-;*,,V01@Y.701@-<>7-B012-*A-X7,4*1-<>/<-H-/Ja-H-0J/@0172-JV47?A-01-<>7JV,0/2-*A-40<+/<0*14-<>/<-H-5/J7-/5,*44-*1?017-A,*J-01A7,<0?0<VS,7?/<72,7471<J71<-01-01<0J/<7-,7?/<0*14>0X4-<*-40JX?V-9701@-<**-X**,-<*/AA*,2-<>7-<75>1*?*@V-<*->/[7-JV-*;1-5>0?2,71Y-H-7gX7,071572-<>7<,/X-*A-9?/J01@-JV-9*2V-A*,-?7<<01@-J7-2*;1-/12-97?07[01@-<>/<-H;*+?2-97-?744-*A-/-X7,4*1-0A-H-;7,7-01A7,<0?7Y)7<a-H-A*+12-JV47?A-*[7,;>7?J72-;0<>-01A*,J/<0*1-<>/<-;*+?2significantly increase my ability to ensure my future fertility. This ;/4-01A*,J/<0*1-/9*+<-7@@-A,77d01@a-A7,<0?0<V-J7205/<0*14a-01-[0<,*A7,<0?04/<0*1-_H]E`-9+,4/,074a-4X7,J-A,77d01@-/12-4<7J-57??4-<>/<90d/,,7?Va-1*-/2+?<->/2-7[7,-<>*+@><-<*-5*14+?<-J7-*1YE*,-7g/JX?7a-/55*,201@-<*-H]E-Q+4<,/?0/a-F=>7-37205/,7-6/A7<VR7<-71<0<?7J71<-2*74-1*<-015?+27->*4X0</?O2/V-4+,@7,V-,7?/<7247,[0574a-4+5>-/4-7@@-5*??75<0*1-/12O*,-7J9,V*-<,/14A7,-b-/12-0<2*741I<-,70J9+,47-A*,-0<7J4-;0<>*+<-/-37205/,7-0<7J-1+J97,a-4+5>/4-A7,<0?0<V-X,747,[/<0*1-A*,-4*50/?-,7/4*14YL W7,>/X4-0A-;7-4X71<->/?A-/4-J+5>-<0J7-/;B;/,2?V-4B0,<01@-

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/,*+12-F<>7-90,24-/12-<>7-9774L-/12-014<7/2-72+5/<72-*+,-V*+<>*1-<>7-*X<0*14-/[/0?/9?7-<*-<>7J-b-74X750/??V-;*J71-b-01-*,27,-<*01A*,J-<>7J-<>/<-<>7V-5/1->/[7-5>0?2,71-*1-<>70,-*;1-<7,J4-/12-1*<because of an arbitrary, ‘biological clock’, there wouldn’t be so many <**S?/<7-2045*[7,074-/9*+<-X,*9?7J4-;0<>-A7,<0?0<VY 6*-A*,-<>7-X+,X*474-*A-<>04-01[74<0@/<0*1a-H-2750272-<*-477B-/J*,7-*9e75<0[7-+127,4</1201@-*A-;>/<-<>7-X>,/47-A7,<0?0<V-/5<+/??V715*JX/4472-b-;>71-04-*+,-A7,<0?0<V-/<-0<4-X7/BK-G>/<-<75>1*?*@V7g04<4-+127,-<>7-4</<+4-U+*-<>/<-/??*;4-+4-<*-7g<712-<>04-;012*;*A-*XX*,<+10<Va->*;-04-<>/<-01A*,J/<0*1-J/27-/5574409?7-5+,,71<?V/12->*;-5/1-<>04-204<,09+<0*1-*A-/;/,71744-97-0JX,*[72-A*,-V*+1@people in particular? The following were my findings.

The clinical definition of infertility, according to the World Health Z,@/104/<0*1a-,72+574-<>7-5*157X<-<*-<>7-A*??*;01@C-F01A7,<0?0<V-04defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months *,-J*,7-*A-,7@+?/,-+1X,*<75<72-47g+/?-01<7,5*+,47LYInherent to this definition is the reactionary principle of X*4<S2047/47-20/@1*404a-;>7,7-<>7,7-04-1*-01571<0[7-*,-7[715/X/50<V-<*-<7??-0A-V*+-/,7-01A7,<0?7-+1<0?-V*+->/[7-9771-/<<7JX<01@to conceive for more than a year. So the first problem has been identified – detection. =>7,7-04-/5<+/??V-1*-,75*JJ712/<0*1-A,*J-/1V-?/,@7a-*[7,47701@>7/?<>-*,@/104/<0*1-<>/<-/5<+/??V-/2[0474-A7,<0?0<V-<74<01@-A*,-V*+1@X7*X?7-/<-/??-;0<>a-/4-<>7-X>0?*4*X>V-/,*+12-A7,<0?0<V-4</124-5+,,71<?Va<>04-B012-*A-<74<01@-*1?V-@717,/??V-9701@-715*+,/@72-A*,-;*J71*[7,-!&-_A*,-;>*J-A7,<0?0<V-04-5*14027,72-<*->/[7-275,7/472-9V-/4much as 50% already). .+<-*+,-*X<0*14-A*,-715*+,/@01@-A7,<0?0<V-2*1I<-4</,<-;>71-;7I,7!&Y-H1-A/5<a-0<-477J4-0,,/<0*1/?-<*-;/0<-/,*+12-A*,-4+5>-/-X*<71<0/??Vsignificant dimension of our health to slide before we do anything /9*+<-0<Y-6*-<>7-J*4<-01<7,74<01@-X/,<-*A-<>04-2045+440*1a-<>71a-04-b;>/<-5/1-;7-/5<+/??V-2*-/9*+<-0<K

Let’s firstly acknowledge that men and women quite literally 4>/,7->/?A-*A-<>7-*A-<>7-,74X*14090?0<V-*A->7/?<>-/12-;7??9701@<*-5*1570[7Y-H<->/4-4<**2-/4-<,+7-A*,-A/,-<**-?*1@-<>/<-;*J71*[7,;>7?J01@?V-5/,,V-<>7-J*4<-044+74-4+,,*+1201@-A7,<0?0<V-/12*A<71a-@0[71-<>7-2V1/J054-*A-,7?/<0*14>0X4-01-;>05>->7<7,*47g+/?5*+X?74-/,7-<,V01@-<*-5*1570[7a-;*J71-5/1-97-9?/J72-A*,/-?/5B-*A-4+55744Y6*-<>7-*X<0*14-X,7471<72-01-<>7-+X5*J01@-720<0*14-*A-!"##"$%J/V-97-5/<7@*,0472-9V-47ga-9+<-/,7-<>7-,74X*14090?0<V-*A-;*J71-/12J71-01-*,27,-<*-714+,7-<>7-X,747,[/<0*1-*A-V*+,-A7,<0?0<V->7/?<>YE+110?V-71*+@>a-JV-*;1-A7,<0?0<V-,74+?<4-4>*;72-<>/<-H-/J012772-A7,<0?7-/12-<>/<-JV-A7/,4-;7,7-+1A*+1272Y-M/[01@-4/02-<>/<athe fear should not have had to exist in the first place. Infertility is – /J*1@4<-J/1V-<>01@4-b-A,+4<,/<01@a-9+<-V*+-5/1-0J/@017-<>/<-J04401@V*+,-5>/157-<*-5,7/<7-/-?0A7-975/+47-*A-/-40JX?7-?/5B-*A-01A*,J/<0*1a-04<>7-J*4<-A,+4<,/<01@-<>01@-*A-/??Y-

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oal fired power will soon be obsolete. =>/<-;/4-<>7-<*X05-*A-/-279/<7-4</@72-/<-E727,/<0*1-6U+/,7-01<>7-<;0?0@><-*A-(&'%Y-.*9-.,*;1-4X*B7-A*,-<>7-J*<0*1a-/?*1@4027-/@,771-717,@V-71<,7X,717+,-/12-*+,-*;1-W,*A744*,-30B7-6/120A*,2YH1-*XX*40<0*1a-/1-75*1*J04<a-/-9+401744;*J/1-/12-/-@*[7,1J71<7g75+<0[7-[/?0/1<?V-/,@+72-<>/<-b-1*9?7-01<71<0*14-/4027-b-@?*9/?5>/1@7-;0??-017[0</9?V-</B7-275/274Y-:74X0<7-0<4-X,/@J/<04Ja-<>04?017-A7??-*1-27/A-7/,4Y-Q1-/XX7/?-<*-<>7->+J/1-5/X/50<V-A*,-5>/1@7a4+XX*,<72-9V-.,*;1I4-/,271<-,>7<*,05a-5?/0J72-/1-7/4V-"#-X7,-571<*A-<>7-/+207157I4-/XX,*[/?Y-ZX<0J04J-;*1Y 6+5>-/-,74+?<-04-/<-*224-;0<>-<>7-<*17-*A-J*4<-5?0J/<7-5>/1@75*JJ71</,Va-/12-012772a-<>7-J/e*,0<V-*A-/??-2045+440*14-/9*+<-*+,collective future, ever. John Stuart Mill observed in the 1800s that F1*<-<>7-J/1-;>*->*X74-;>71-*<>7,4-274X/0,a-9+<-<>7-J/1-;>*274X/0,4-;>71-*<>7,4->*X7a-04-/2J0,72-9V-/-?/,@7-5?/44-*A-X7,4*14/4-/-4/@7LY-R*<-J+5>->/4-5>/1@72-40157Y-HA-V*+-5/1-A*,7;/,1-4*507<V<>/<-4*J7;>7,7-4*J7<>01@-;0??-@*->*,,09?V-;,*1@a-V*+-;0??-?0B7?V97-?/+272-A*,-V*+,-X,*@1*4<05/<0*14Y-D7@/,2?744a-*A<71a-*A-<>70,4+947U+71<-/55+,/5VY-87@0<0J/<7-X,7205<0*14-*A-5/157,-7X027J054a1+5?7/,-;/,-/12-@?*9/?-A/J0174->/[7-9771-,74X75<0[7?V-J7<-;0<>A/??01@-J*,</?0<V-,/<74a-1+5?7/,-204/,J/J71<-/12-7[7,-J*,7efficient agriculture. Granted, one could propose that pessimistic A*,75/4<4-4+5>-/4-<>747-/,7-175744/,V-5/</?V4<4-A*,-5>/1@7a-9+<-4+5>/5B1*;?72@J71<-;*+?2-2*-1*<>01@-<*-1+??0AV-<>70,-7[71<+/?-b-<*+5>;**2-b-A/?40<VY QXX?V01@-<>04-?744*1-<*-5?0J/<7-5>/1@7a-<>01@4-2*1I<-?**B-17/,?V/4-9?7/B-/4-<>7-J720/-/<J*4X>7,7-;*+?2-4+@@74<Y-)74a-0A-;7-4<,*??57<7,04-X/,09+4-<*;/,24-<>7-A+<+,7a-<>71-0<-;0??-97-01-J+5>-;*,474>/X7-;>71-;7-/,,0[7Y-N7,</01?V-<>7-J*??+45/1-X/57-*A-<*XS2*;15>/1@7-J/B74-<>04-*+<5*J7-7/4V-<*-A*,7477Y-M04<*,Va->*;7[7,a4+@@74<4-*<>7,;047Y-Q12-<>7,7-04-4+94</1<0/?-7[027157-*A-9,*/27,4*507</?-4>0A<4-<>/<-X,*[7-;7-/,7-5>/1@01@a-;0<>-5*14027,/9?7J*J71<+JY Z17-5*+1<7,S01<+0<0[7-7g/JX?7-04-+,9/104/<0*1Y-R7;-)*,Ba;>71-J7/4+,72-9V-X7,-5/X0</-5/,9*1-A**<X,01<a-04-<>7-@,77174<50<V-01-QJ7,05/Y-:+7a-40JX?Va-<*-<>7-75*1*J074-*A-45/?7-<>/<-/,047A,*J-0<4-5*1571<,/<72-X*X+?/<0*1Y-G>71-7[7,V<>01@-04-5?*47,<*@7<>7,a-27X7127157-*1-;/?B01@a-5V5?01@-/12-X+9?05-<,/14X*,<-

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975*J74-/-[0/9?7-*X<0*1Y-E?**,-4X/57-975*J74-5*4<?Va-2045*+,/@01@<>7-/55+J+?/<0*1-*A-+1175744/,V-J/<7,0/?-@**24Y-:+X?05/<0*1-*A01A,/4<,+5<+,7-04-J010J0472a-;>0?7-717,@VS01<7140[7-X+9?05-9+0?201@4?0B7-4>*XX01@-571<,74-/12-4</20+J4-/,7-97<<7,-+472Y-=>7-^R-X,7205<4<>/<-<>7-+,9/1-X*,<0*1-*A-@?*9/?-X*X+?/<0*1-;0??-,047-A,*J-P%-X7,-571<<*2/V-<*-""-X7,-571<-01-(&P&a-/12-<>04-;0??-A/50?0</<7-?744-717,@VS 01<7140[7-?0A74<V?74Y Then there is rural electrification. Bringing power to the 1.2 90??0*1-;0<>*+<-/55744-04-B7V-<*-27[7?*XJ71<a-9+<-5*+?2-@,7/<?V>/JX7,-5?0J/<7-7AA*,<4-0A-/5>07[72-[0/-A*440?SA+7??72-1/<0*1/?@,024Y-E*,<+1/<7?Va-0JX/<071<-[0??/@7,4-/,7-015,7/401@?V-+401@-4J/??,717;/9?7-@717,/<*,4-<*-X*;7,-179+?/,a-?*5/?-17<;*,B4Y-6*?/,LED lighting and micro-hydro turbines are becoming affordable thanks to social enterprise, whilst the Gates Foundation is backing /-1*S7J0440*14-27[057-<>/<-<+,14->+J/1-;/4<7-01<*-7?75<,050<V-/122,01B01@-;/<7,Y-N*JX/,72-<*-<,/20<0*1/?-@,024a-<>747-<75>1*?*@0745/1-97-,*??72-*+<-U+05B?Va-,7X?/501@-<>7-20747?-@717,/<*,4-*1;>05>-J/1V-,7?Va-/12-9VX/4401@-<>7-5*14<,+5<0*1-*A-?*1@S,/1@7<,/14J0440*1-?0174Y-:7571<,/?0472-717,@V-01A,/4<,+5<+,7-04-X7,>/X4the only feasible path through the conflicting priorities of poverty /12-5?0J/<7-5>/1@7a-/12-*17-<>/<-04-9701@-4<7/20?V-X+<-01<*-X,/5<057Y E01/??Va-7J0440*14-</,@7<4-,7J/01-X,*4/05-9+<-X,*J0401@Y-=>7EU is aiming for 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030. China, in a surprise G20 treaty with the US, have named that same year /4-<>7-27/2?017-A*,-,7[7,401@-<>70,->7,5+?7/1-7J0440*14-@,*;<>YQ12-01-/-9*+<-*A-5*4J05-<0J01@-<>/<-202-;*127,4-A*,-<>04-/,<05?7I45*>740[71744a-.,0</01-,7571<?V-/11*+1572-/-<,0X/,<04/1-/@,77J71<to phase out polluting coal-fired power. To be sure, many of these *9e75<0[74-/,71I<-4<,01@71<-71*+@>-<*-/[*02-<;*-27@,774-*A-;/,J01@Y=>7V-/,7a->*;7[7,a-975*J01@-J*,7-/J90<0*+4-/4-X+9?05-X,744+,7J*+1<4a-/12-<>04-<,/e75<*,V-5/1-*1?V-0JX,*[7Y To reiterate: none of this is justification for complacency. If /1V<>01@a-@,7/<7,-+127,4</1201@-*A-<>7-J75>/1054-*A-X,*@,744-4>*+?2>70@><71-A,+4<,/<0*1-;0<>-<>70,-017,<0/Y-.+<-4+,7?V->+J/14-5/1a-0AX,74472a-J+4<7,-71*+@>-1+/157-<*-97-9*<>-*X<0J04<05-/12-5*@104/1<*A-<>7-1772-A*,-2,/4<05a-4>*,<S<7,J-5>/1@7Y-:*01@-4*-04a-H-97?07[7a-*1?V,/<0*1/?Y

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chronic frustration by carly cassella

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IJ-<0,72Y--=0,72-*A-7gX?/0101@-<*-A,07124-<>/<-<>70,-2740,7-<*-</B7-/1/X-04-1*<-7U+0[/?71<-<*-2790?0</<01@-A/<0@+7Y--=0,72-*A-712?744-9?**2<74<4-/12-;/0<01@-?04<4Y--=0,72-*A-e/272-+10[7,40<V-2*5<*,4-204J04401@J+?<0X?7-,7A7,,/?4Y-=0,72-*A-9701@-<*?2-<>/<-JV-4VJX<*J4-/,7-/??-01my head. Exhausted. Shattered. Spent. )7<a-<>7-J*4<-A,+4<,/<01@-X/,<-04-b-H-/J-1*<-/?*17Y-According to Andrew Garner, Director-General of Queensland’s :7X/,<J71<-*A-6507157a-H1A*,J/<0*1-=75>1*?*@Va-H11*[/<0*1-/12-<>7Q,<4a-N>,*105-E/<0@+7-6V12,*J7-_NE6`-04-74<0J/<72-<*-/AA75<-/4-J/1Vas 250,000 Australians. ME/CFS Australia (SA) claims 90 per cent *A-<>747-X/<071<4->/[7-1*<-9771-20/@1*472-/12-/,7-1*<-,7570[01@sufficient medical care. Its symptoms include, but are certainly not ?0J0<72-<*a-+1,7?71<01@-7g>/+4<0*1a-5>,*105-J+45+?/,-X/01a-A/<0@+7following physical activity, unrefreshing sleep and the dreaded ‘brain A*@Ia-/-A*,J-*A-5*@10<0[7-0JX/0,J71<-<>/<-J/B74-4<+2V01@-;0<>-/>/1@*[7,-A77?-?0B7-/-9,77d7YHA-<>/<-4*+124-?0B7-<**-,*4V-/-X05<+,7a-<>7-,7/?-+X4027-*A-<>04-71<0,740<+/<0*1-04-<>/<-<>7,7-04-/94*?+<7?V-1*-5+,7Y--H1-*<>7,-;*,24a-2*5<*,42*1I<-B1*;-4>0<Y--H1-<>7-40g-V7/,4-<>/<-H->/[7-4<,+@@?72-;0<>-5>,*105A/<0@+7a-H->/[7-*1?V-J7<-<;*-2*5<*,4-<>/<->/[7-1*<-204J04472-JVcomplaints as all part of the ‘adolescent experience’. Have you had @?/12+?/,-A7[7,-*,-J/27-*+<-;0<>-/1V*17-7[7,K-)7Xa-<>/<I4-;>V-V*+I,7<0,72Y--=>7-<,+<>-04a-Q+4<,/?0/-2*74-1*<-</B7-NE6-47,0*+4?V-/12-0<-04-1*<2*01@-71*+@>-<*-J/B7-/-5+,7-/-,7/?0<VY-=>7-457X<0504J-4+,,*+1201@-<>04-204*,27,-04-4*-+90U+0<*+4<>/<-<>7-H14<0<+<7-*A-37205017a-/-9,/15>-*A-<>7-R/<0*1/?-Q5/27JVof Sciences and a hugely influential voice in American medicine, ,7571<?V-X,*X*472-<>/<-<>7-4V12,*J7-1*;-97-<7,J72-6V4<7J05Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID). And whilst the name doesn’t 7g/5<?V-,*??-*A-<>7-<*1@+7a-0<-04-/-?7/X-01-<>7-,0@><-20,75<0*1Y-The report, Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness, recently released by the Institute *A-37205017a-J/27-0<-[7,V-5?7/,-<>/<-40JX?7-A/<0@+7-;/41I<-<>7*1?V-204/90?0<V-X/<071<4-;0<>-NE6-A/57Y--=>7-,7X*,<-;/4-74471<0/??V(&&-X/@74-*A-[/?02/<0*1Y--H<-,7A7,71572-X/<071<4-;0<>-/-,/1@7-*A2790?0</<01@-4VJX<*J4-A,*J-+1+4+/??V->0@>-4</1201@->7/,<-,/<74/12-?*;-9?**2-X,744+,7-<*-<>*47-X**,-4*+?4-;>*-5/11*<-7[71-97/,/-4>/A<-*A-4+1?0@><Y--=**-*A<71-H-5/+@><-JV47?A-1*2201@-JV->7/2-01fierce agreement as I read through it. If nothing else, the report

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@/[7-/-[*057-<*-4+AA7,7,4-/,*+12-<>7-;*,?2Y-.V-,7S7[/?+/<01@-<>7very definition of the disease, this report made it infinitely easier A*,-4+AA7,7,4-<*-,75*@1047-<>/<-;>/<-<>7V-A77?-04-,7/?Y--R*<-*1?V-<>04a9+<-0<-;0??-/??*;-2*5<*,4-<*-J*,7-7/40?V-20/@1*47-/12-X,*[027-X,*X7,J7205/?-<,7/<J71<-A*,-<>747-X/<071<4Y 6*-;>V->/41I<-Q+4<,/?0/-2*17-<>7-4/J7K--=>7-D*V/?-Q+4<,/?/40/1College of Physicians (RACP) argue in the Medical Journal of Q+4<,/?0/-<>/<-NE6->/4-1*-B1*;1-X/<>*X>V40*?*@V-/12a-<>7,7A*,7acannot be defined as “a specific ‘disease’ entity at present”. They argue that an illness is a ‘subjective experience of suffering’ whilst /-2047/47->/4-/-90*?*@05/?-9/404Y--=>7-,7X*,<-<>71-X,*57724-<*e+4<0AV-0<4-<7,J01*?*@V-9V-*+<?0101@->*;-2790?0</<01@-NE6-5/1-97274X0<7-<>7-A/5<-<>/<-0<-04-*1?V-<7,J72-/4-/1-0??1744Y--=>7-1772-<*5?/,0AV-<>7-47,0*+41744-*A-<>7-F0??1744L-0??+4<,/<74-7g/5<?V-;>V-<>7<,0[0/?0401@-<7,J01*?*@V-4>*+?2-97-5>/1@72Y--^1<0?-<>7-204*,27,-04</B71-47,0*+4?Va-A+1201@-A*,-,747/,5>-01<*-7AA75<0[7-<,7/<J71<4-/12X/<>*X>V40*?*@05/?-+127,X01101@4-;0??-,7J/01-?/5B?+4<,7Y--M*;7[7,a0<-477J4-/4-<>*+@>-NE6-;*1I<-97-</B71-47,0*+4?V-9V-<>7-DQNW-+1<0?<>*47-[7,V-+127,X01101@4-/,7-2045*[7,72YHA-<>04-/??-477J4-74X750/??V-/1<0U+/<72a-V*+-;*+?2-97-,0@><Y=>04-/,<05?7a-FX,0J/,0?V-/0J72-/<-/4404<01@-@717,/?-X,/5<0<0*17,4jX>V40*<>7,/X04<4a-*55+X/<0*1/?-<>7,/X04<4a-X4V5>*?*@04<4-/124*50/?-;*,B7,4L-;/4-;,0<<71-01-(&&(Y-H<->/41I<-</B71-01<*-/55*+1<,7571<-4</<7J71<4-A,*J-,747/,5>7,4-/<-<>7-N71<7,-A*,-H1A75<0*1-/12HJJ+10<V-/<-N*?+J90/-^10[7,40<V-5?/0J01@-<>/<-<>7,7-04-F,*9+4<7[027157L-<>/<-NE6-04-90*?*@05/?-/12-1*<-/-4+9e75<0[7-7gX7,07157Y-H<>/41I<-</B71-01<*-/55*+1<-,747/,5>-A,*J-.*12-^10[7,40<V-<>/<-A*+12significant differences in immune cells in CFS patients that could potentially lead to the identification of biomarkers for the disorder.

H<->/41I<-9771-+X2/<72-01-'!-V7/,4Y =>7-,74+?<K-6</@1/<0*1a-,0401@-1+J97,4-*A-4+AA7,7,4-/12-V7/,S ?*1@-;/0<01@-?04<4-/<-<>7-<;*-4X750/?0472-5?01054-01-.,049/17-/1237?9*+,17Y-HIJ-<0,72a-9+<-HIJ-1*<-@0[01@-+X-V7<Y--87<I4-@7<-<>7-DQNW-<*-,7S 7[/?+/<7-NE6-01-?0@><-*A-,7571<-,747/,5>Y--87<I4-4<*X-<+,101@-/;/VX/<071<4-975/+47-;7-97?07[7-<>/<-<>70,-4+AA7,01@-04-/-4+9e75<0[77gX7,07157Y--87<I4-*X71-+X-J*,7-5?01054-/12-,/047-J*,7-J*17V-A*,further research. Come on, Australia. Give us a chance to find a cure.

Just maybe make the name a little catchier than SEID.

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M*;7[7,a-HI[7-4X71<-<>7-?/4<-<>,77-V7/,4-*A-JV-?0A7-;*,B01@-A*,arguably the dodgiest chain retailer (I’ll let you figure that one out V*+,47?[74a-B024`-01-/1-01/,@+/9?V-4>/2V-X/,<-*A-<*;1Y-Q4-V*+-J/V>/[7-9771-/9?7-<*-@/<>7,a-H->/[7-;0<174472-4*J7-X,7<<V->75<05-4<+AAY3+5>-?0B7-<>/<-@+V-;>*-2*74-<>7-M+J/14-*A-R7;-)*,B-<>01@a-HI[7->/2<>7-*XX*,<+10<V-<*-J77<-01<7,74<01@-/12-27?0@><A+?-X7*X?7-7/5>-/127[7,V-4>0A<Y-^1?0B7-<>/<-@+V-;>*-2*74-<>7-M+J/14-*A-R7;-)*,B-<>01@aHI[7->/2-<*-5?7/1-+X-X77Y-E,*J-X7*X?7-;>*-/,7-1*<-5>0?2,71Y-=;057Y=*2/Va-H-;/1<-<*-/5B1*;?72@7-<>7-;*127,A+?-?0A7-?744*14-<>/<-HI[7?7/,1<-A,*J-<>747-5>/,/5<7,4Y

Barbeque Dude

=>/1B-V*+-<*-<>7-@+V-<>/<-5/J7-01-<71-J01+<74-/A<7,-;7I2-5?*472;>*-Fe+4<L-;/1<72-<*-/-9+V-/-9/,97U+7Y-G>05>-;7-B77X-?*5B72-+Xa01-/-4<*,/@7-5,/<7a-*+<4027-<>7-4<*,7Y-=*->7?X-<>04-27?0@><A+?-4<,/1@7,aI needed to find the key, unarm the door, unlock the crate, and then 97@01-<>7-<0J7-5*14+J01@-,7<+,1-e*+,17V-*A-J*[01@-/-9/,97U+7a/?*17Y-./,975+7-:+27a-H-B1*;-H-7gX?/0172-<>04-X,*5744-<*-V*+a-9+<you clarified that it was only a barbeque, so it wouldn’t really matter <>/<-J+5>-0A-H-;*,B72-X7,>/X4-/1*<>7,-<;71<V-J01+<74-*[7,<0J7to go fetch it. Thank you for teaching me how to put myself first in 7[7,V-40<+/<0*1C-*<>7,-X7*X?7I4-<0J7-04-1*<-0JX*,</1<Y-=,7/<-V*I-47?AY

Python Guy

Thank you to Python Guy for teaching me about the importance *A-4X*1</170<V-/12-?0[01@-01-<>7-J*J71<Y-Z,-0A-/??-<>/<-:7/2-W*7<I46*507<V-;/1B-041I<-,7/??V-V*+,-5+X-*A-<7/C-<>/<-0??050<-2,+@4-/12-0??7@/?,7X<0?74-?**B-?0B7-/-<*</??V-J71</?-5*J901/<0*1-<>/<-7[7,V*17-17724<*-7gX7,07157-/<-?7/4<-*157-01-<>70,-?0A7Y-.75/+47-;>7,7-;*+?2-<>7A+1-01-,7@+?/,-5+4<*J7,-47,[057-97-0A-V*+-2021I<-5*J7-01<*-*+,-4<*,7;0<>-/-XV<>*1-;,/XX72-/,*+12-V*+,-175Ba-<*</??V->0@>-*AA-V*+,-A/57a*1-J+?<0X?7-*55/40*14K-.+<-0<I4-1*<-e+4<-J7-<>/<-*+@><-<*-<>/1B-V*+fH-<>01B-/??-*+,-5+4<*J7,4-27?0@><-01-V*+,-/1<054Y-)*+-57,</01?V-2*1*<-7g7JX<-<>7J-A,*J-V*+,-71@/@01@-<>7/<,054a-/<-?7/4<Y-H14<7/2aV*+-/XX,*/5>-<>747-011*571<4-;>0?7-9,/1204>01@-V*+,-41/B7-/<-

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/,J4-?71@<>-/12-J71/501@?V-;>04X7,01@a-FH<I4-@*11/-@7<-V*+c-H<I4GONNA GET YOU!” Shifts have not been the same since my manager <>,7/<7172-<*-5/??-<>7-5*X4-*1-V*+a-;>05>-/4-4>7->0@>?0@><72a-;*+?2X,*9/9?V-7gX*47-V*+,-?744-<>/1-?7@/?-XV<>*1-40<+/<0*1Y-H-;0??-17[7,A*,@7<-V*+a-Z-N/X</01a-JV-N/X</01Y-

Scooter Man

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Trampoline Guys

8/4<?Va-<>/1B-V*+-<*-<>7-2+274-;>*-<,072-<*-4<7/?-/-<,/JX*?017<>/<-;/4-*1-204X?/V-e+4<-*+<4027-*+,-4<*,7Y-N*1<,/,V-<*-X*X+?/,-97?07Aa<>04-2*741I<-/5<+/??V-J7/1-<>/<-;7-[/?+7-<>04-0<7J-/1V-?744Y-.+<-H4+XX*47-V*+-J010J0472-<>7-204</157-<*-V*+,-@7</;/V-[7>05?7-01-/[7,V-4J/??-;/Va-4*-B+2*4-<*-V*+a-V*+-J/4<7,-4?7+<>4Y-^1A*,<+1/<7?Va<>7-<,/JX*?017-;/4-/?4*-+19*g72-/12-A+??V-47<-+XY-=>04-;/4-?744-*A-/good idea: you did not get far. But thank you, Trampoline Guys, for 9701@-4>0101@-97/5*14-*A-*X<0J04J-/12-*XX*,<+104J-01-*+,-9?7/BaJ7<05+?*+4?V-X?/1172-;*,?2Y-)*+->/[7-</+@><-J7-<*-A*??*;-JV->7/,<f0A-H-;/1<-/-<,/JX*?017a-H-4>*+?2-e+4<-@*-A*,-0<Y-<"#=4&+64Aa-X7*X?7Y

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<-04-/-<,+<>-+10[7,4/??V-/5B1*;?72@72-<>/<-<>7-974<place for ideological fisticuffs is a Facebook status.

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<>7J47?[74-170<>7,-@**2-1*,-9/2a-X,7<71201@-<>7V7g04<-01-/-[/5++J-04-4+X7,-20401@71+*+4Y-G>/<-<+,14+4-*1-04-5+?<+,/?a-/4-;7??-/4-X7,4*1/?-b-/-,74+?<-*A-*+,71[0,*1J71<-01-/220<0*1-<*-<>7-47?AY-=>7,7I4-/-,7/4*1that even vanilla sex is referred to as ‘naughty’ and ‘dirty’ and whatnot. Despite living in a world saturated ;0<>-47g+/?0472-0J/@7,Va-;7I,7-4<0??-X,7<<V-,7X,7447201-G74<7,1-4*507<V-/-?*<-*A-<>7-<0J7Y-.75/+47-*A-<>04a9/405/??Va-0<I4-17/<-<*-714+,7-7[7,V<>01@-04-9701@9,*+@><-<*-?0A7-01-/-,74X*1409?7-;/VY-Q4-JV-@0,?A,0712put it, “Just because I enjoy gratuitous violence 01-J*[074-2*741I<-J7/1-H-@0[7-h+71<01-=/,/1<01*/-A,77-X/44-A*,-<>7-,/50/?0472-[0*?7157-01--;"*$%& b*.1"6*4+YL-H1-*<>7,-;*,24a-e+4<-975/+47-V*+->/[7-/171<>+40/4<05/??V-5*1471<01@-4X/1B01@-9+22V-2*741I<J7/1-;7-2*1I<-?0[7-01-/-;*,?2-;>7,7-[0*?7157-/@/014<;*J71-/01I<-A7<04>0472Y-6*a-;>0?7->/[01@-/-4X/1B01@9+22V-04-@,7/<-_?0B7a-,7/??V-@,7/<`a-0<I4-0JX*,</1<-<*,7J/01-/;/,7-*A-<>7-X*;7,-2V1/J05-/<-X?/V-01-*,27,-<*B77X-7[7,V<>01@-/9*[7-9*/,2Y-6+,X,0401@-1*S*17a-<>7-E/579**B-<>,7/2-U+05B?V27[*?[72-<*-/-5?+4<7,A+5B-*A-J045*JJ+105/<0*1Y!6'/)&E1"+47-04-/-<,05BV-*17-975/+47-/-?*<-*A-<>7X+9?05-279/<7->/4-A*5+472-*1-.:63-/4-/+<*J/<05/??V+1>7/?<>V-*,-01[*?[72-X7*X?7-b-?0B7-D057-b-5?/0J01@0<-@7<4-/-A,77-X/44f-9*<>-*A-<>747-/XX,*/5>74-J044-<>7X*01<Y-H<I4-1*<->/12S;,01@01@-<*-5,0<05047-/-<7g<-A*,027/?0401@-4</?B01@-/12-,/X7-*,-X*01<01@-*+<-<>/<-Q1/2*741I<-7[71-D"*/-<*-97-/-4+9J0440[7Y-=>/<I4-1*<-/1/<<7JX<-<*-FX*?0<050d7-*,-4/10<0d7-*,-X/<,*?-p;*J71I4q47g+/?-A/1</4074LY-Q12a-01-JV-*X010*1a-0<I4-57,</01?Vnot constructive to wave all this off as ‘just fiction’.

H<I4-0JX*,</1<-<*-</B7-01<*-/55*+1<-<>7-5*147U+71574/12-5*1<7g<-01-;>05>-1/,,/<0[74-?0B7-<>04-7g04<Y-E*,Australia, that’s a context where one in five women *[7,-<>7-/@7-*A-'P-;0??-97-4+9e75<72-<*-47g+/?-[0*?7157YQ12-;>71-V*+-9?+,-*,-</B7-/;/V-<>7-5*1471<-01-.:63a0<I4-1*-?*1@7,-e+4<-4*J7-B01BV-A+1C-0<I4-/9+47Y3*,7-@717,/??Va-B01B-04-J*,7-5*JX?05/<72-<>/1/-4+XX*472-J/?/2e+4<J71<a-*,-4*J7<>01@-4*J7>*;J/@05/??V-47X/,/<7-A,*J-<>7-,74<-*A-*+,-?0[74Y-H<-04X*4409?7-<*-97-5,0<05/?-*A-;>7,7-;>/<-@7<4-V*+-*AA-5+J4A,*J-;0<>*+<-4>/J01@-V*+,47?A-*,-*<>7,4Y-G0<>*+<<>7-5/X/50<V-<*-2*-<>04a-;7-,04B-27>+J/10401@-*+,X/,<17,_4`-01-X?/Va-/12-<>/<I4-1*-A+1-/<-/??Y-

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+?<05+?<+,/?04J-04-/-9,/12-A*,-Q+4<,/?0/Y-H<-,74*1/<74-01-7[7,V5?/44,**J-/12-04-17[7,-A/,-A,*J-<>7-?0X4-*A-7[7,V-X*?0<050/1Y-H<I4evoked as a ‘disclaimer’ against racism for every racially charged 279/<7-A,*J-/4V?+J-477B7,4-<*-A*,70@1-01[74<J71<Y-H<I4-/-9+dd;*,2aX,*5?/0J72-?*+2?V-<*-27J*14<,/<7->*;-A/,-;7I[7-X,*@,74472-40157<>7-G>0<7-Q+4<,/?0/-X*?05VY H12772a-Q+4<,/?0/-477J4-<*-7J9,/57-20[7,47-5+?<+,74-A*,-<>7-J*4<X/,<Y-G/?B-<>,*+@>-/1V-50<V-4<,77<-/12-V*+I??-715*+1<7,-,74</+,/1<4serving various ethnic cuisines, filled with patrons from various 7<>105-9/5B@,*+124Y-Q-J+,/?-01-JV-4+9+,9-4>*;4-<;*->/124-*A20AA7,71<-4B01-<*174-5?/4X72-01-A,07124>0XY-Q12-;>0?7-,/504J-2*74,7/,-0<4->7/2a-0<I4-*A<71-J7<-;0<>-/1-7U+/?-/12-*XX*40<7-,7/5<0*1a-4+5>as the #illridewithyou campaign following the Sydney Siege.

H1-JV-*;1-?0A7a-HI[7-4771-Q+4<,/?0/I4-/<<0<+27-<*;/,24-Q40/-5>/1@72,/4<05/??VY-HI[7-4771-@,7/<7,-7AA*,<-<*-/5B1*;?72@7-Q40/1-1/,,/<0[74/12-5+?<+,74a-X/,<05+?/,?V-N>01747Y-=>7-Q+4<,/?0/1-N71<,7-A*,-3*[01@HJ/@7-_QN3H`-04-5+,,71<?V-7g>090<01@-N>01747-/,<04<-)/1@-E+2*1@while the end of March will see the National Gallery of Victoria open J&9%5+4*&J$4&%'&<16*"&f&/14&`6"*5%*$&[A=4#%#Y-6<+271<4-4<+2V-<7g<4?0B7-R/J-87I4-814&@%"/-/12-<>7VI,7-1*;-/557X<72-01-<>7-Q+4<,/?0/1?0<7,/,V-5/1*1Y-H1-4*J7-4+9+,94a-5017J/4->/[7-4</,<72-4>*;01@Chinese and Korean films.

Essentially, Australians today are curious about other cultures /12-;0??01@-<*-?7/,1-/12-7gX7,07157-<>7JY-.+<-<>04-/XX,*/5>-<*J+?<05+?<+,/?04J-/44+J74-<>/<-<>7-1*1S;>0<7-04-/?;/V4-A*,70@1-/1220AA7,71<Y-H1-<>7-B771-47/,5>-A*,-,/50/?-J/,B7,4-*A-J+?<05+?<+,/?04JaQ+4<,/?0/-,04B4-[07;01@-X7*X?7-*A-5*?*+,-/4-*,1/J71<4-A*,-/1*,0@01/??V-;>0<7-Q+4<,/?0/1-?/1245/X7Y-H1-<>7-71<>+40/4J-<*-/4Ba“Where are you from?”, anybody who isn’t white is ‘othered’: they 5/1-,7X,7471<-20[7,40<Va-9+<-<>7V-5/1-17[7,-,7X,7471<-Q+4<,/?0/YTake the recent Australian film V"=4#&V5"*47a-A*,-7g/JX?7Y-67<-01/-5*1<7JX*,/,V-X,0J/,V-45>**?a-0<I4-<>7-X7,A75<-47<<01@-A*,-/-20[7,47cast that reflects and appeals to multicultural Australia, right? Well in this case, the film does show 7%A4-20[7,40<V-01-<>7-5?/44,**Ja9+<-014<7/2-*A-5/X0</?0401@-*1-<>04-/12-4>*;01@-/1-Q40/1-Q+4<,/?0/1in the cast, the film has a Japanese character instead. The problem here isn’t the Japanese character. The problem is that Asian roles in Australian film are hard to come by and on the rare occasion

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<>/<-<>7-Q+4<,/?0/1-J720/-,7X,7471<4-Q40/1S1744a-0<7J9,/574-A*,70@1-/5571<4-/12-+10J/@01/<0[7-*,071</?04<-4<7,7*<VX74like origami. Given the Japanese Australian – or Chinese or Indian or ]07<1/J747-b-5*JJ+10<Va-0<-;*+?21I<->/[7-9771-/-4<,7<5>-<*-27X05</1-7<>105/??V-Q40/1-Q+4<,/?0/1-5>/,/5<7,Y-Q12-4+,7?V-<>/<-;*+?2-1*<*1?V-97-/XX7/?01@a-9+<-/?4*-A/,-J*,7-[/?02/<01@a-<*-Q40/1-Q+4<,/?0/1kids who comprise the target audience for the film? =>04-7g/JX?7-041I<-/1-*+<?07,Y-E*,-014</157a-05*105-Q+4<,/?0/14>*;4-4+5>-/4-I46$13%:#7-/12-a%A4&"*+&JD")->/[7-/?J*4<-71<0,7?Vwhite characters. Growing up, the only Asian character I remember 47701@-*1-I46$13%:#7-;/4-/-T*,7/1-7g5>/1@7-4<+271<Y-Q@/01a-<>7,7I41*<>01@-;,*1@-;0<>-<>7-5>/,/5<7,a-9+<-0<I4-A,+4<,/<01@-;>71-<>7-*1?Vpeople who look like you on television represent a foreign ‘other’.

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society /

re≠t hinking indigenous identity

by Tyson Holloway≠Cla rke

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7<I4-J/B7-*17-<>01@-X7,A75<?V-5?7/,C-H-/J-1*<->7,7-<*-<7??-/1V*17>*;-<>7V-4>*+?2-0271<0AVa-*,-<>/<->*;-<>7V-X,7[0*+4?V-4/;<>7J47?[74-04-;,*1@Y-H-/J-1*<-?**B01@-<*-X,*[027-/-4*?+<0*1-<*-<>7X+dd?7-<>/<-04-X7,4*1/?-0271<0<VY-=>/<I4-/1-7127/[*+,-<>/<-4X,7/24itself across the fields of psychology, history, philosophy and /1<>,*X*?*@VY-H14<7/2a-H-;/1<-<*-2045+44-<>7->/90<+/?-A,/J7-*A-J012<>/<-X7*X?7-*A-"55-4>/X74-/12-40d74-</B7-;>71-/22,74401@-0271<0<V/12-,/57Y-H->/[7-4771-<>04-A,/J7-*A-J012-/2*X<72-9V-/-J7J97,-*A-e+4</9*+<-7[7,V-27J*@,/X>05-V*+-5*+?2-0J/@017a-JV-*;1-Q9*,0@01/?A/J0?V-015?+272Y-60JX?V-X+<a-HIJ-,7A7,,01@-<*-*+,-*947440*1-*[7,A,/5<0*14-/12-X7,571</@74YWhen we use phrases such as ‘half-caste’ or discuss whatever A,/5<0*1-;7-/,7-*A-;>/<7[7,-,/57-/12-7<>1050<V-;7-J0@><-97a-;>/<;7-/,7-,7/??V-</?B01@-/9*+<-04-#".6"5&=:#6/)Y-=>/<I4-,0@><a-<>7-4/J7<>01@-[0??/014->/[7-9771-*9474401@-*[7,-A*,-J0??7110/-_>7,7I4?**B01@-/<-V*+-]*?27J*,<`Y-]*?27J*,<-A7?<-<>/<-3+29?**24a-J/@05/?A*?B-9*,1-<*-1*1SJ/@05/?-X/,71<4a-;7,7-5*JX,*J0401@-<>7-X+,0<V*A-<>7-;0d/,201@-;*,?2Y-H1-/-40J0?/,-[701a-27X71201@-*1-;>*-V*+/4Ba-H120@71*+4-Q+4<,/?0/14-;7,7-*157-4771-/4-70<>7,-/-<>,7/<-<*Q+4<,/?0/1-5+?<+,7a-/4-177201@-<*-97-50[0?0472a-*,-40JX?V-/4-01A7,0*,a/12-4<7X4-;7,7-</B71-*[7,-<;*-571<+,074-<*-*XX,744-<>7Ja-*17-;/V*,-/1*<>7,Y-=>04-015?+272-A*,572-?/9*+,-5/JX4a-<>7-01<,*2+5<0*1-*A2047/474-/12-@7,J-;/,A/,7a-J/44/5,74a-J/44-,/X7a-B021/XX01@-/12<>7-274<,+5<0*1-*A-/1-71<0,7-5+?<+,7Y-Q12-01-J/1V-5/474-<>7-7g<71<-<*;>05>-H120@71*+4-Q+4<,/?0/1-;7,7-_/12-/,7`-<,7/<72-X**,?V-;*+?227X712-+X*1-<>7-4>/27-*A-<>70,-4B01a-4771-/4-/1-01205/<*,-/4-<*->*;much ‘Indigenous blood’ they have.

These acts were at least in some part based on the ‘science’ of eugenics, a field of social philosophy which achieved considerable 1*<*,07<V-/12-<,/5<0*1-01-<>7-?/<7-'\<>-/12-7/,?V-(&<>-571<+,074YEugenics blends components of biology and sociology with the intent to ‘improve society’ through population control. In Germany,

illustration by camilla Eustance

Q+4<,/?0/a-/12-/5,*44-R*,<>-QJ7,05/a-/J*1@-*<>7,-X?/574a-<>7477AA*,<4-;7,7-?/,@7?V-5*157,172-;0<>-<>7-/<<7JX<72-/5>07[7J71<-*A5*JX?7<7-,/50/?-X+,0<VY Given the deep connections between these historical practices *A-@71*5027-/12-<>7-5*157X<0*1-*A-,/50/?-X+,0<V->7?2-9V-<>70,X7,X7<,/<*,4a-4>*+?21I<-0<->*,,0AV-+4-<>/<-;7-4<0??-+47-<>04-?/1@+/@7/12-J01247<-<*-A,/J7-*+,-0271<0<074K-H-;*+?2-<>01B-4*a-/12-715*+,/@7*<>7,4-<*-/9/12*1-<>7-027/-<>/<-/1V*17-04-J*,7-*,-?744-H120@71*+4because of the ‘purity’ of their blood.

HA-V*+-,7/??V-;/1<-<*-</?B-/9*+<-;>/<-H120@71*+4-0271<0<V-J0@><J7/1a-<>71-</B7-/-1+J97,Y-H<I4-/-5*JX?05/<72-4+9e75<-<>/<-7[7,V*17A,*J-Q12,7;-.*?<-_01->04-*;1-4X750/?-;/V`-<*-)*<>+-)012+->/4-J/27/1-/<<7JX<-/<a-;0<>-;0?2?V-20AA7,71<-,74X*1474Y-H-5/1-<7??-V*+-;0<>/94*?+<7-57,</01<V-<>*+@>-<>/<-0<I4-1*<-e+4<-/9*+<-<>7-A,/5<0*1-*A-V*+,‘blood’ or the darkness of the colour of your skin. It’s not the way you talk or walk, and it’s definitely not the fact that you are the deadliest 2/157,-<>04-4027-*A-:+99*Y-=>7-,7/?0<V-04-<>/<-9701@-Q9*,0@01/?-*,=*,,74-6<,/0<-H4?/127,-*,-R**1@/,-*,-T**,0-*,-3+,,/V-5*+?2-J7/1/1V-@,7/<-1+J97,-*A-<>01@4Y-E*,-4*J7-0<-J7/14-@7<<01@-<*-?0[7-*1-V*+,X7*X?7I4-?/12-/12->+1<-@*/11/a-*,-0<-J7/14-<>/<-N*,/127,,B-04-9*<>/-X?/57-*A-X,027-/12-X/01Y-6*J7-;0??->7,/?2-A,*J-/1-+19,*B71-?017-*A7?27,4-@*01@-9/5B-A*,-J0??7110/a-9+<-A*,-*<>7,4-<*-;>*J-<>70,-X7*X?7/,7-/-JV4<7,Va-<>7-e*+,17V-04-*1?V-e+4<-97@01101@Y-E*,-J7a-0<-J7/14<>/<-H-?0[7-9V-<>7-;*,24-FX,*<75<-/12-X,*[027LYG7-J0@><-5/??-*+,47?[74-9?/5BA7??/4-9+<-*+,-A/J0?V-*A<71->/[7red hair and freckles. What you look like and whether you fit X,745,0X<0[7-4<7,7*<VX74-04-1*<-;>/<-J/B74-V*+-H120@71*+4Y-=>70JX*,</1<-</B7/;/V-04-<>04C-7<>1050<V-/12-,/50/?-0271<0<V-/,71I<-/9*+<9701@-*17-;/V-*,-/1*<>7,a-*,->/[01@-J*,7-*,-?744Y-.701@-Q9*,0@01/?*,-=*,,74-6<,/0<-H4?/127,-041I<-/9*+<-<>7-A,/5<0*14-*A-V*+,-9?**2a-9+<,/<>7,-V*+,-5*1175<0*1-<*-<>7-4<*,074-/12-<>7-?0[74-*A-*<>7,4Y-

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/ Society

debt≠en tion

by Gareth Cox≠M artin

.

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Enter: my arch-nemesis, Janice, the head of housekeeping at the inn.

Z17-/;A+?-J*,101@-/A<7,-/-X+104>01@-10@><-*A-2,01B01@a-H4<+J9?72-01<*-<>7-4>*;7,a-B05B01@-*[7,-JV-20117,-5*1</017,-A,*Jthe night before which was by my bed, spilling gravy on the floor. I 4>*;7,72a-<*<<7,72-9/5B-<*-JV-972-/12-4/<-2*;1a-4<0??-4*/B01@-;7<a-<*5*1<7JX?/<7-5,/;?01@-01<*-/->*?7-<*-207Y-=>71-H-@*<-2,74472-/12-;71<to work. When I arrived at work I was summoned to the main office, ;>7,7-<>7-9*44->/1272-J7-/-?7<<7,-A,*J-<>7-.*/9-H11-<*-,7/2-01-A,*1<*A->0JY-=>7-?7<<7,-*A-5*JX?/01<-4/02-<>/<-H->/2-</B71-/-4>0<-*1-<>7floor and pissed my bed. Poor old Janice had no choice but to charge /1-7g<,/-l'&&-<*-JV-,**J-A*,->7,-<,*+9?74Y-H-J/1/@72-<*-5*1[0157<>7J-<>/<-<>7-4>0<-;/4-,7/??V-@,/[Va-<>7-X044-;/4-e+4<-<>7-;7<1744*A-JV-A,74>?V-4>*;7,72-9+<<-/12-<>/<-H-;/4-/<-?7/4<-/-?0<<?7-90<>*+479,*B71Y-H1-/1V-5/47a-H-;/4-;/,172-<>/<-0A-/1V-J*,7-5*JX?/01<4from Janice were received, I would be shipped out.

As if to prove that God, if he exists, is a rotten bastard, a few weeks later I did actually piss the bed for the first time since childhood. I woke up early, in a puddle of what was definitely my *;1-+,017-/12-A,*d7-01->*,,*,Y-H->/2-*1?V-X/02-*AA->/?A-*A-JV-5,720<5/,2-279<-/<-<>/<-X*01<-/12-?*401@-JV-e*9-;*+?2-97-/-J/e*,-204/4<7,Y-H>/2-/1->*+,-97A*,7-H-177272-<*-97-*1-<>7-9+4-A*,-;*,B-/12-/?<>*+@>most people staying at the Boab were asleep, Janice would be up and /<->7,-X*4<-01-<>7-?/+12,Va-@+/,201@-<>7-5?7/1-4>77<4Y8+5B0?Va-H-4<0??->/2-1*<-,7<+,172-<>7-B7V-<*-JV-*?2-,**J-/12-<>7*1?V->*X7-*A-B77X01@-JV-e*9-;/4-<*-@7<-01-<>7,7-/12-@7<-JV->/124*1-<>*47-;*127,A+?-+14*0?72-4>77<4Y-=>7-;/4-*1?V-*17-X,*9?7JC-<>7,**J-;/4-*55+X072-9V-<*+,04<4Y-6<0??a-H->/2-<*-<,VY-6*-H-5,7X<-/5,*44<>7-5*+,<V/,2-*A-<>7-011a-+14>*2-/12-4<0??-;7<-;0<>-X044a-<>7-(6776%*Q& YA=%776354-<>7J7-X?/V01@-01-JV->7/2Y-HA-=*J-N,+047-5*+?2-5/9?7-2,*X01<*-/-475+,7-NHQ-A/50?0<V-/12->/5B-/-5*JX+<7,a-H-<>*+@><a-H-5*+?2<*</??V-4<7/?-4*J7-5?7/1-4>77<4YQ4-H-4?02-<>7-B7V-01<*-<>7-?*5Ba-H->7?2-JV-9,7/<>a-5,*4472-JV47?A/12-<>71-4?*;?V-*X7172-<>7-2**,-<*-477-;>/<-A/<7-/;/0<72-J7YJackpot! The tourists had left early to go sightseeing. Suckers. I took

<>70,-U+0?<a-<>70,-4>77<4a-<>70,-J/<<,744-X,*<75<*,-/12-,/572-0<-/??9/5B-<*-JV-,**JY-=>71-H-@/<>7,72-JV-*;1-X044S4</0172-972201@-/1245+,,072-9/5B-<*-<>7-J7,50A+??V-[/5/1<-,**J-/12-,7J/27-<>70,-972Y-H4/[72-JV-e*9-/12-X,*9/9?V-,+0172-<>70,->*?02/VY

Initially I flew out of Derby every four weeks to visit Perth, my *?2-4<*JX01@-@,*+12Y-H-,7<+,172->*J7-/4-/-@>*4<a-*947,[01@-<>7?0[74-*A-X7*X?7-H-B17;-9+<-1*-?*1@7,->/2-J+5>-*A-/-X?/57-;0<>Y-H4X71<-J*4<-*A-<>7-J*17V-H->/2-7/,172-*1-7gX7140[7-?0U+*,-/12-2,+@4<>/<-H-;*+?2-<>71-5*14+J7-/?*17a-01-JV-972,**JY-QA<7,-<>7-475*1227X,74401@-<,0X->*J7a-H-2750272-<*-4</V-1*,<>-+1<0?-H->/2-X/02-*AA-JV5,720<-5/,2-/12-4/[72-71*+@>-J*17V-<*-J*[7-<*-37?9*+,17YG>0?7-H-;*,B72-/<-N+,<01a-H->7?X72-47<-+X-/-17;-B0<5>71-*1-/1+14>7?<7,72-5*15,7<7-X/2-01-<>7-J022?7-*A-4+JJ7,Y-=7JX7,/<+,74were often in excess of fifty degrees and cyclones would rage <>,*+@>-<>7-,7@0*1a-40@1/??01@-<>70,-/XX,*/5>-9V-<+,101@-<>7-4BVA,*J-5>77,A+?-9?+7-<*-[0*?71<-,72Y-H-4<**2-A*,-;77B4-*1-712-01-/1015>-*A-X+<,02-;/<7,a-;/4>01@-204>74-;0<>-9?**2072->/124a-+1<0?-JVA77<-97@/1-<*-,*<Y H-;/<5>72-/4-<>7->7/<a-<>7-5*14</1<-9**d01@a-<>7-J047,V-*A-<>771[0,*1J71<a-<>7-?*1@-2/V4-/12-<>7->*,,02-;*,B-5*120<0*14-;*,7down many of the people around me. Eventually they cracked and ;7,7-471<->*J7-01[*?+1</,0?VY-H-<,/272-@**24-4+5>-/4-5?*<>01@-/12014</1<-1**2?74-;0<>-<>7-5?071<4a-X,04*1-4<V?7a-A*,-50@/,7<<74Y-H-<,072JV-974<-<*-,7/44+,7-<>7J-<>/<-0A-<>7V-B7X<-A/0<>a-/<-4*J7-X*01<-<>7V;*+?2-,7570[7-<>7-@**2-17;4-<>7V-;7,7-;/0<01@-A*,Y-=>7V-;*+?2-97/557X<72-01<*-<>7-5*+1<,V-/4-Q+4<,/?0/14Y=*2/Va-01-37?9*+,17a-H-*A<71-477-A/574-H-,75*@1047-A,*J-<>727<71<0*1-571<,7Y-E*,J7,-5?071<4a-J/V97-;/0<01@-A*,-<,/014Y-Hfeel some relief that they finally made it into the lucky country.

6*J7<0J74a-H-4/V->7??*Y3V-<0J7-;*,B01@-/<-N+,<01-;/41I<-?0A7-5>/1@01@Y-H->/2->*X72-<>/<0<-J0@><-97a-9+<-0<-;/41I<Y-6*J7*17-*157-<*?2-J7-<>/<-X7*X?7-2*1I<5>/1@7a-<>7V-e+4<-975*J7-A%#4&7%Y-6*-1*;-HIJ-9/5B-/<-+10[7,40<Va-4<0??/-2,+1B-/12-9/5B-01-5,720<-5/,2-279<Y-=>7-J*,/?-*A-<>7-4<*,VC-2*1I<@7<-/-A+5B01@-5,720<-5/,2Y

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dancefloor distribution by gender / precint hotel ñ saturday night

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cyclord / melbourneís top trails with alexander sheko

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iding on the road can be fine – sometimes. However, conditions *A<71-27<7,0*,/<7-/4-V*+-@*-A+,<>7,-A,*J-<>7-0117,-50<V-/4-,*/24get bigger, traffic moves faster and fellow cyclists dwindle in number.

ZAAS,*/2-<,/0?4-/,7-@,7/<-A*,-;>71-V*+I2-?0B7-<*-@*-A*,-/-?*1@-,027;0<>*+<-;*,,V01@-/9*+<-71201@-+X-4*J7;>7,7-45/,Va-;>71-V*+I2?0B7-4*J7<>01@-5/?J-/12-457105a-/12-V*+I,7-1*<-01-<>7-J**2-<*-4<*Xat a traffic light every few minutes. The following trails are all within 37?9*+,17a-J/B7-A*,-/-@,7/<-?704+,7-,027a-/12-5/1-/?4*-*A<71-97-+47A+?A*,-@7<<01@-X?/574C

Capital City Trail

R*-2045+440*1-*A-37?9*+,17-90B7-<,/0?4-;*+?2-97-5*JX?7<7;0<>*+<-;>/<-04-/,@+/9?V-<>7-e7;7?-01-*+,-5V5?01@-5,*;1a-/-!&S*22S B0?*J7<,7-?**X-/,*+12-<>7-0117,-4+9+,94Y-=>7,7I4-,7/??V-1*-,0@><-*,;,*1@-X?/57-<*-4</,<-*,-4<*Xa-9+<-/4-/1-7g/JX?7a-V*+-5*+?2-4</,<-A,*J6*+<>9/1B-<>71->7/2-7/4<-/?*1@-<>7-)/,,/-D0[7,Y-=>7-,0[7,-</B74-V*+<>,*+@>-*,-X/4<-_27X71201@-*1-;>/<-4027-V*+I,7-*1-b-H-,75*JJ7125,*4401@-/<-3*,7??-.,02@7`-D05>J*12a-6*+<>-)/,,/a-=**,/Ba-.+,1?7VaAbbotsford and Kew to Yarra Boulevard. Enjoy the view of the city (and IKEA) while taking a well-earned break, then downhill back to the river, past the Collingwood Children’s Farm, under the Eastern E,77;/V-/12-/?*1@-37,,0-N,77BY-E,*J-D+4>/??-4</<0*1-V*+-<,/[7?/?*1@-<>7-,*+<7-*A-<>7-A*,J7,-H117,-N0,5?7-,/0?-?017-<*-37?9*+,17-o**a<>,*+@>-D*V/?-W/,Ba-<>71-+127,17/<>-N0<V?01B-<*-/,,0[7-01-:*5B?/124/12-<>71-9/5B-<*-6*+<>9/1BY

Koonung Trail

=>04-<,/0?-4X?0<4-*AA-A,*J-<>7-3/01-)/,,/-=,/0?-+127,-.+,B7-D*/2in Kew East (from the Capital City Trail, cross Merri Creek just under the Eastern Freeway then turn off towards the Fairfield Boathouse).

It generally follows the Eastern Freeway to Ringwood, but mostly /?*1@-/-@717,*+4-X/,B-,747,[/<0*1-;0<>-/-1057-90@-;/??-97<;771-V*+/12-<>7-A,77;/VY-)*+I??-477-X?71<V-*A-X7140*17,4-+401@-*+<2**,-@VJequipment and a dog or fifteen. As you get further from the city, the X/<>-1/,,*;4-/-90<-/12-975*J74->0??07,a-9+<-*AA7,4-4*J7-@,7/<-[07;4a4+5>-/4-<>7-A,77;/V-204/XX7/,01@-01<*-<>7-<+117?-/<-3+??+J-3+??+JW/,BY-H<I4-/?4*-/-@,7/<-5*JJ+<7,-,*+<7-A*,-X7*X?7-?0[01@-01-<>7-7/4<7,14+9+,94Y

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Merri Creek Trail

Start from the St Georges Road bridge over the creek in Fitzroy R*,<>Y-W,7[0*+4?V-/-U+0<7-X*??+<72-;/<7,;/Va-<>7-5,77B->/4-9771,7>/90?0</<72-*[7,-<>7-X/4<-275/274-9V-5*JJ+10<V-@,*+X4-/1237?9*+,17-G/<7,-<*-975*J7-/-?+4>-745/X7-A,*J-<>7-9+4V-50<VYYou can stop at CERES Environment Park for a bite to eat or an 71[0,*1J71</?-;*,B4>*Xa-*,-B77X-@*01@-X/4<-<>7-[7?*2,*J7-<*eventually reach Coburg Lake, an excellent picnic spot. Go further /12-V*+I??-,7/5>-<>7-37<,*X*?0</1-D01@-D*/2-=,/0?Y-HA-V*+-A77?-?0B77g<71201@-V*+,-/2[71<+,7a-<+,1-?7A<-/12-@*-/?*1@-<>7-A,77;/V-<*5*1175<-<*-<>7-3**177-W*124-N,77B-<,/0?-/12-5*J7-9/5B-<*-<>7-50<Vvia Glenroy, Strathmore, Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Travancore.

artwork and graph by lynley eavis, graph stats by alistair mclean

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PLAYING THE FIELD / F1 grand prix WITH dexter gillman

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went to the Grand Prix once. Just once. Not because I wanted to. .+<-975/+47-H->/2-<*Y-Q-A7;-V7/,4-/@*-<>7-*,@/1047,4-5/J7-+X-;0<><>7-027/-<>/<-<*->7?X-/<<,/5<-@,7/<7,-01<7,74<a-/12-<>7,7A*,7-@,7/<7,/<<712/157a-<>7V-;*+?2-X+<-*1-/-5*157,<-9V-/-X*X+?/,-,*5B-9/12-/A<7,the race concluded. So I went along, and spent a day at the Grand W,0gY-3V-712+,01@-J7J*,074-*A-<>7-7[71<-015?+27-<>7-7g5,+50/<01@>7/<a-<>7-4</@@7,01@?V-?*1@-?0174-<*-9+V-9*<<?72-;/<7,a-<>7->*,274-*A4X75</<*,4-@/<>7,01@-01-<>7-A7;-4>/2V-4X*<4-/[/0?/9?7a-/12-<>7-1*047Y6*-A/4<-;7,7-<>7-5/,4-<>/<-;>71-<>7V-;71<-9V-V*+-5*+?2-9/,7?V-477<>7Ja-?7<-/?*17-A*??*;-<>7-,/57Y-Q4-<>7-2/V-;*,7-*1-/12-<>7-,/57-5/J7<*-/1-712a-<>7-J*<*,>7/24-<,05B?72-*+<-*A-Q?97,<-W/,B-/12-<>7-/@701@A/14-*A-,*5B-J+405-97@/1-<*-5*/?7457-01-A,*1<-*A-/-4</@7-;0<>->+@79/117,4-<>/<-,7/2-FTH66LY-=>7-7gX7,07157-</+@><-J7-<>/<-E*,J+?/Z17-,/501@-;/41I<-,7/??V-A*,-J7Y-H<-/?4*-</+@><-J7-<>/<-W/+?-6</1?7Vand Gene Simmons still had it.

The Grand Prix is perhaps the most controversial event on <>7-37?9*+,17-4X*,<01@-5/?712/,Y-W+<-40JX?Va-0<-5*4<4-<>7-4</<7government a lot of money. A 2012 cost-benefit analysis entitled ‘Blowout!’ conducted by consulting firm Economists at Large and 5*JJ0440*172-9V-6/[7-Q?97,<-W/,B-b-/-5*JJ+10<V-@,*+X-<>/<7g04<4-;0<>-<>7-4*?7-01<71<0*1-*A-,7?*5/<01@-<>7-,/57-b-A*+12-<>/<<>7-4</<7-@*[7,1J71<-4+AA7,72-/-17<-?*44-*A-97<;771-l%$Y#J-/12l""Y#JY-=>7-,7X*,<-/?4*-A*+12-<>/<-<>7,7-04-?0<<?7-7[027157-<*-4+XX*,<<>7-/,@+J71<a-*A<71-50<72-9V-X*?0<050/14a-<>/<-<>7-7gX*4+,7-@0[71<*-<>7-50<V-015,7/474-<*+,04J-/12-01[74<J71<Y-:74X0<7-<>7-4</<7@*[7,1J71<I4-,7@+?/,-/447,<0*1-<>/<-<>7->7A<V-4+9402V-04-;*,<>-<>7price, Economists at Large’s analysis put the economic benefit at around $5 million. This is a far cry from the government’s official 74<0J/<7-*A-97<;771-l!(J-/12-l!\JY =>7-,/57-975/J7-/-X/,<-*A-<>7-EHQ-E*,J+?/-Z17-G*,?2N>/JX0*14>0X-01-'\$PY-Q<-<>7-<0J7-0<-<**B-X?/57-01-b-97?07[7-0<*,-1*<-b-Q27?/027Y-)7<-;0<>-<>7-90<<7,-204/XX*01<J71<-A,*J-*+,A/0?+,7-<*-475+,7-<>7-'\\"-Z?VJX054-/12-*+,-X,027-277X?V-;*+1272A,*J-6V217VI4-4+55744A+?-(&&&-Z?VJX05-902a-<>7-4</<7-@*[7,1J71<2750272-<*-J/B7-/-,/4>-/12-X,74+J/9?V-0JX+?40[7-275040*1Y-=>7Kennett Government paid an unknown fee to have the race shifted

artwork by clare weber

A,*J-6*+<>-Q+4<,/?0/-<*-/-,7[/JX72-Q?97,<-W/,B-50,5+0<a-;>7,7-0<continues to this day. Bernie Ecclestone, the president of Formula Z17-3/1/@7J71<a-1*<*,0*+4?V-,7J/,B72-<>/<-<>7-27/?-;0<>37?9*+,17-<**B-<71-J01+<74-<*-J/B7Y-.740274-9701@-*17-*A-.,0</01I4wealthiest and most successful business people, Ecclestone is also ;7??-B1*;1-A*,-?0B7101@-;*J71-<*-2*J74<05-/XX?0/1574a-,747,[01@>0@>-X,/047-A*,-Q2*?A-M0<?7,I4-/90?0<V-<*-F@7<-<>01@4-2*17La-/12-/famous run in with the German judicial system where he paid £60 J0??0*1-_Q^:l''$aP&&a&&&`-<*-47<<?7-5>/,@74-*A-9,097,V-/12-/[*02-/5*1[05<0*1Y From 1996, Melbourne became the host of the Australian Grand W,0gY-%&'a&&&-4X75</<*,4-<+,172-*+<-<>/<-V7/,a-;>05>-,7J/014-/,75*,2-A*,-<>7-,/57-40157-0<4-J*[7-<*-37?9*+,17Y-=>04-04-4<0??-?744than the 520,000 attendees for the final race in Adelaide in 1995, ;0<>-('&a&&&-*1-,/57-2/VY-=*2/Va-/<<712/157->*[7,4-/<-/,*+12!&&a&&&-b-,*+@>?V-/-<>0,2-*A-;>*-/<<712-<>7-/5<+/?-,/57Y-Q2[*5/<74of the Australian Grand Prix seem to hope that the rapid rise of Q+4<,/?0/1-:/107?-D0550/,2*-;0??-4X+,-01<7,74<-01-<>7-7[71<a-;>05>5*+?2->/XX71-01-<>7-4>*,<S<7,JY-M*;7[7,a-<>7-?*1@S<7,J-X,*@1*40404-@,0Ja-/4-<>7-5*4<4-A*,->*4<01@-<>7-7[71<-/,7-*1?V-@*01@-<*-015,7/47YQ55*,201@-<*-<>7-Q.Na-?/4<-V7/,-<>7-5*4<-<*-]05<*,0/1-</gX/V7,4-;/4/-5**?-lP\Y\#-J0??0*1Y-Q,*+12-<>7-4/J7-<0J7a-<>7-4</<7-@*[7,1J71<extended Melbourne’s contract to host the Grand Prix until 2020.

Denis Napthine pulled an ‘East-West link’, keeping the details of the 5*1<,/5<-/12->*;-J+5>-0<-5*4<-+4-475,7<Y-M7-/44+,72-+4-<>/<-F;7-/,7investing money in the Grand Prix that is returned many fold over”, offering the statistic of about $80m in economic benefits to the state.

Presumably that figure was pulled out of his /44-9/@-*A-<,05B4Y Despite its many shortcomings, the Australian Grand Prix is 37?9*+,17I4-1*04074<-7[71<Y-H<-5/1-97->7/,2-+X-<*-'&-B0?*J7<,74-A,*JMelbourne’s CBD, forcing MacRobertson Girl’s High to shut down A*,-<;*-2/V4Y-H<->/4-0<4-A/14a-9+<-J*4<-,740271<4-*A-37?9*+,17-/,7indifferent. Rather than embrace the Grand Prix, the city’s sports ?*[01@-5,*;24-/,7-9+40?V-X,7X/,01@-<>7J47?[74-A*,-<>7-QE8-47/4*1YMy mind is firmly made up. Unless the organisers can get the D*??01@-6<*174a-H-;*1I<-97-@*01@-9/5B-/1V-<0J7-4**1Y

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Singapore: the merlion stirsÖ

by Sarah moorhead

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ingapore? It’s kinda boring. Bloody expensive. Good shopping <>*+@>Y-Z>a-/12-<>7-A**2-04-/J/d01@YL-=>04-04-;>/<-7[7,V*17<*?2-J7-97A*,7-H-?7A<-A*,-/1-01<7,14>0X-01-<>7-F80*1-N0<VL-/12a-/<first, nothing suggested the reality was any different. Everything 679?**2V-7gX7140[7-b-A*,-/-;>0?7-H-;/4-X/V01@-l"&O10@><-<*-?0[7-01-U+0<7literally a cupboard – and the shopping centres make Emporium look ?0B7-R*,<>?/12-50,5/-'\\PY-=>7-?*5/?-A**2a->V@07105/??V-5*,,/??72-01<*convenient ‘hawker centres’,&67 magnificent, justifying a gastronomic *947440*1-<>/<-J/B74-7[71-/-37?9+,10/1-A77?-/<->*J7YSuperficially, Singapore is exactly what it incessantly, +1/4>/J72?V-/2[7,<0474-0<47?A-<*-97C-/-4/A7-/12-0JX755/9?V;7??S*,27,72-X?/57-<*-J/B7-/12-4X712-J*17VY-M*;7[7,a-4</,<</?B01@-<*-<>7-?*5/?4-/12-0<-0JJ720/<7?V-975*J74-/XX/,71<-<>/<<>7,7I4-/-4<*,J-9,7;01@Y E*,-[040<*,4a-<>7-@*[7,1J71<I4-015,7209?V-5*JX,7>7140[7-4V4<7Jof rules and regulations is largely a source of baffled amusement; I’m sure I’m not alone in sniggering at the threat of a $500 fine for </B01@-2+,0/1-*1-<>7-<,/01Y-M*;7[7,a-<>04-04-*1?V-<>7-<0X-*A-/1-05797,@*A-/+<>*,0</,0/1-X*?05074-J/B01@-?0A7-A*,-<>7-J/e*,0<V-*A-601@/X*,7/1residents increasingly difficult.

This is perhaps best exemplified by the regulations surrounding the government-owned ‘HDB blocks’ in which most people live. You can’t own more than one HDB flat; couples can’t buy one unless <>7VI,7-J/,,072f-0A-V*+-2*-J/1/@7-<*-9+V-*17-V*+->/[7-<*-*;1-0<for at least five years before selling it; you can’t lease it or any of its ,**J4-A*,-?744-<>/1-40g-J*1<>4f-/12-<>7-@*[7,1J71<-;0??-,7A+47-V*+,/XX?05/<0*1-0A-47??01@-<*-4*J7*17-*A-V*+,-2740@1/<72-,/50/?-0271<0<Vm-;*+?2-/AA75<-<>7-@7*@,/X>05-,/50/?-U+*</-4V4<7J-9V-;>05>-0<-71A*,574its ‘harmonious multicultural integration’. =>04-?/4<-,+?7-04-X/,<05+?/,?V-01<7,74<01@-_/12-0??+4<,/<0[7`CJ/,B7<72-/4-/-;7??S01<71<0*172-7AA*,<-<*-/[*02-@>7<<*04/<0*1aJ/1V-601@/X*,7/14-A77?-<>/<-<>04-04-e+4<-/1*<>7,-;/V-<>/<-<>7@*[7,1J71<-/0J4-<*-5*1<,*?-/?J*4<-7[7,V-/4X75<-*A-0<4-50<0d714I-

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?0[74Y-H12772a-01[74<0@/<7-601@/X*,7/1-X*?05V-/<-/??-/12-0<-477J4-<>/<the government is happy to demand the sacrifice of a great deal of personal autonomy from its citizens. This sacrifice is both a means to 5+?<0[/<7-/-4*507<V-5*12+50[7-<*-<>7-@*[7,1J71<I4-@*/?-*A-975*J01@<>7-J*4<-4+55744A+?-Q40/1-75*1*JVa-/12-<>7-A/0,-X,057-<*-97-X/02-01,7<+,1-A*,-/-4?057-*A-<>/<-X,*4X7,0<VY Q4-/-V*+1@a-?097,/??V-72+5/<72-Q+4<,/?0/1-;0<>-/1-014<015<0[7204?0B7-A*,-@*[7,1J71<a-H-4<,+@@?72-<*-+127,4</12-601@/X*,7/14Iacceptance of these intrusive policies and the simplistic ‘in the X+9?05-01<7,74<I-,7/4*14-+472-<*-e+4<0AV-<>7JY-3/1V-601@/X*,7/14a01-<>7-4/J7-9,7/<>-/4-5*JX?/0101@-/9*+<-X*?05074-?0B7-<>7-M:.,+?74a-;0??-<7??-V*+-<>/<-<>70,-?0A7->/4-9771a-9V-/12-?/,@7a-X,7<<V@**2a-X/,<05+?/,?V-5*JX/,72-;0<>-<>70,-?744-X,*4X7,*+4-/12-J*,72/1@7,*+4-170@>9*+,4Y-M*;7[7,a-0<-/XX7/,4-<>/<-<>7-@*[7,1J71<>/4-4</,<72-<*-</B7-/-A7;-<**-J/1V-?097,<074-;0<>-0<4-712-*A-<>7-4*50/?5*1<,/5<Y-H15,7/401@?Va-601@/X*,7/14-A/572-;0<>-*[7,5,*;201@-/12/1-7g<,/*,201/,0?V->0@>-5*4<-*A-?0[01@-/,7-U+74<0*101@-;>7<>7,-<>79/,@/01-04-4<0??-;*,<>V-*A-<>70,-5**X7,/<0*1YQ92+?a-/-,7/?-74</<7-/@71<-;0<>-<>,77-B024a->/4-b-/?*1@-;0<>J/1V-*A->04-5*??7/@+74-b-@*17-A,*J-*;101@-/-.3G-/12-/-[7,V-1057condominium apartment to leasing a two-bedroom HDB flat and 2,0[01@-A*,-^97,-9V-10@><-_;>05>-;/4->*;-H-J7<->0Ja-/A<7,-J04401@Singapore’s unsurprisingly decorous final train). :/0-)+a-/-1+,47-H-J7<-;>0?7-01[74<0@/<01@-<>7-/2J0<</157procedures of Singapore’s public hospitals (definitely in the name of ,747/,5>a-1*<-A**2-X*04*101@`a->/2-1*<-*157-9771-@0[71-/-X/V-,047-*,7[71-<>/1B72-A*,->7,-;*,B-01-47[71-V7/,4-/<-<>7->*4X0</?Y8/;V7,4-J*,/??V-/@/014<-<>7-27/<>-X71/?<V-/,7-,740@172-<*2045>/,@01@-<>7J47?[74-A,*J-4+5>-5/474Y-^1;0??01@-<*-;*,B-01/-4V4<7J-;0<>-;>05>-<>7V-X,*A*+12?V-204/@,77a-V7<-9/,,72-A,*J5,0<0U+01@-0<-9V-<>7-[7,V-,7/?-<>,7/<-*A-<>7-_@*[7,1J71<S5*14<0<+<72`Law Society revoking their practising certificates for ‘professional J045*12+5<Ia-<>7V-[07;-<>04-/4-<>7-*1?V-,*+<7-?7A<Y-60J0?/,-,04B4-/<<712-

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/5<01@-A*,-X*?0<05/??V-47140<0[7-5?071<4a-4+5>-/4-J0@,/1<-;*,B7,4or opposition politicians. The High Court’s recent finding that a ?/;-5,0J01/?0401@-J/?7->*J*47g+/?-/5<4-2*74-1*<-5*1<,/[717-/17gX?050<-/1<0S2045,0J01/<0*1-5?/+47-01-<>7-N*14<0<+<0*1a-@717,/<72;0274X,7/2-204/XX*01<J71<a-1*-?*1@7,-,7?7@/<72-<*-,/205/?-01<7,17<A*,+J4Y-=>/1B4-<*-JV-5,77XVa-7/[742,*XX01@-;/V4-HI[7-*[7,>7/,2-<>7A,+4<,/<0*1-*A-7[7,V*17-A,*J-17;4/@71<4-<*->0@>-45>**?-4<+271<4YQ-90??-5+,,71<?V-97A*,7-W/,?0/J71<-;*+?2-9/1-2,01B01@-01-X+9?05and prohibit shops from selling alcohol after 10:30pm, justified by X*01<01@-*+<-<>/<-X7*X?7-5/1-4<0??-@*-<*-9/,4-/A<7,-<>04-<0J7-_5V1054>/[7-9771-U+05B-<*-X*01<-*+<-<>7-71*,J*+4-</g74-X?/572-*1-[71+7S 4*?2-2,01B4`YHI[7->7/,2-47[7,/?-/1752*<74-*A-+10[7,40<V-?75<+,7,4-9701@-4<**22*;1-/A<7,->/[01@-X+9?04>72-;*,B4-5*14027,72-X,*9?7J/<05-9V-<>7government-run university boards. The trainee lawyers at my firm ;*,B-''S>*+,-2/V4-/12-?/J71<-<>7-A/5<-<>/<-<>7V-;*1I<-97-/9?7-<*/AA*,2-<*-J*[7-*+<-*A->*J7-+1<0?-<>70,-?/<7-(&4Y-R*-*17a-0<-477J4a-04[7,V->/XXV-;0<>-<>70,-?*<Y ^14+,X,0401@?Va-V*+1@-X7*X?7-/12-<>7-/5<0[04<-5*JJ+10<V/,7-J*4<-[*5/?-01-/,<05+?/<01@-<>747-A,+4<,/<0*14Y-M*;7[7,a-<>7,704-1*-2*+9<-<>/<-601@/X*,7/14-*A-/?J*4<-7[7,V-9/5B@,*+12-/,74</,<01@-<*-2*-4*J7-47,0*+4-U+74<0*101@-/4-7[7,V*17I4-40<+/<0*1975*J74-015,7/401@?V-+1<71/9?7Y G74<7,1-7gX/<4-/,7-,75,+0<72-<*-<>7-<*XS<07,-e*94a-9,01@01@-<>7X,74<0@7-*A-A*,70@1-01[74<J71<-01-,7<+,1-A*,-601@/X*,7I4-0JX,7440[7range of luxuries. Poor migrant workers are trafficked in and X/02-17g<-<*-1*<>01@-<*-;*,B-01-X,0J/,V-012+4<,074-/12-47,[0574Y=>7-/[7,/@7-601@/X*,7/1-04-?7A<-4<,/1272-01-<>7-J022?7a-A/501@-1*J010J+J-;/@7-,74<,05<0*14a-015,7/401@?V-X**,-e*9-X,*4X75<4-/12-/,0401@-5*4<-*A-e+4<-/9*+<-7[7,V<>01@Y H1-<>7-;*,24-*A-*17-4+55744A+?-9+401744J/1a-601@/X*,7/14->/[7long had a ‘complaints culture’, but they have not come together and ‘politicised’ these complaints. The People’s Action Party (PAP)

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