Glass Issue 13: Cheat - 2022

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Contents

Interview Behind the New Grove Bar Mural....... 36

Memoir My Grandpop; the Pesky Little Thief................................................... 15

Fun Wordsearch..................................................6 Crossword Puzzle....................................... 7 Trump Tweet Fill In.....................................8 7 Habits of a Sigma Male........................25 Horoscope.................................................. 58

Self-Help

Reviews

A Straight Man’s Guide to the Perfect Tinder Profile.............................................. 41

Last Night in Soho: Review ....................17

Non-Fiction QUT’s Access Equity Plan, and Why You Should Know About It...............................9 The NUS and Student Welfare............. 12 Wage Theft in Australian Universities Significant and Widespread................. 21

Dry Winter: Review................................. 56

Fiction Millie and the Artichoke Hearts........... 45 Keep the Windows Closed..................... 51

Poetry

Cheats of Wallstreet................................32

Agriope Argentata.................................. 29

A Glassies Guide to Infidelity............... 38

I’m Having a Love Affair with the Moon...................................................... 31

Art/Photography Sam Hope............................................. 19-20 Claudia Pilbeam................... 27-28/38/49 Pipier Weller....................................... 50/59 Claude Dear............................................... 30 Claire Wallace........................................... 36

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THE GLASS EDITORS

Editors’ Letter

TOM LOUDON CIARAN GREIG ELLA BRUMM

Dear Glassies, Whether we want to admit it to ourselves, we’re always cheating. Everyday. It could be on an exam, or it could be a little white lie. But here

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at Glass, we’re a judgment-free zone and when it comes to your stories, we like to say that ‘it is what it is’.

This is our first edition of 2022, and our first edition with our new editor Ciaran Greig. We were blown away by your responses to the theme Cheat, and we believe we have compiled an issue that encompasses the essence of the theme.

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If this is your first semester at QUT, we want

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to offer you a warm welcome! Glass is your one stop shop for news, culture, and everything in between on campus. We know that times have been tough lately – between online learning and mask mandates. At this time last year, our theme was Reset and we thought we were on the other side of COVID-19. Funny how things work out.

But we like to look at things as a glass half-full.

Through hot and cold, through thick and thin, Glass is here every step of the way on your university journey. We want you to get involved with us, so please don’t hesitate to subscribe to our newsletter, submit to Glass, or reach out to us on our socials. We look forward to meeting you all throughout the year at our in-person events.

As always, with love, The Glass Team.

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President’s Letter

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Stastipe (hello)! My name is Oscar. I’m in my final year of Law at QUT and am humbled that a Romani kid from Birmingham (UK) would be elected President of the QUT Student Guild in 2022. It is my pleasure to be invited to welcome

For those students who don’t know, the Guild is

the first issue of Glass in 2022, with a theme

QUT’s student union. The Guild is independent

that’s important to both new and current

from QUT which ensures we can properly

students: ‘Cheat.’

advocate for student rights. We’re here to

Cheating can take many forms at university.

More overt examples are academic and non-academic misconduct. But, there are also less obvious examples, such as, the cost of

make your experience at QUT better. We run the clubs, host numerous events, and offer free advocacy, legal, and tax services to QUT students.

parking at Gardens Point Campus, and online

The Guild’s motto is “Making Student Lives

learning with two-year-old content costing the

Better,” and we can only make student lives

same as face-to-face learning. And of course,

better if we are talking with students. So come

COVID-19 feels like it has cheated us all.

and have a chat with us if there’s an issue you’re

Many of us feel cheated out of the past two years of our lives, both with the opportunities we have missed out on and in our education: cheated out of the opportunity to learn in

having at QUT, or if you just need a friendly face to have a coffee with. You can find us on Level 2 of C Block at Kelvin Grove Campus. Please come and have a chat; our doors are always open.

person, due to the pandemic. This was one of

Thank you for grabbing a copy of our student

the reasons why I ran for Guild President, so

publication, Glass. We have some amazing

I could have an active role in reclaiming the

writers at QUT and it is a privilege to give

education of myself and other students. I want

them a platform and an outlet for their

to spend my year as President restoring QUT

creativity beyond their respective degrees. I

as an educational institution, to make the

am incredibly proud of the work and dedication

learning experience better than it was before

the Glass Editors have put into this magazine,

COVID-19, and to make QUT a university that

and I’m sure you will be too after reading.

prioritises student needs first and foremost.

Nais tuke (thank you)!

In another light, since the pandemic, the Guild’s advocacy team has seen a 46 per cent increase in their use, due to student misconduct. Much of which is a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, of online learning and the general alienation of students from their learning.

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Trump Tweet Fill In Help! Donald Trump’s tweets have been deleted after his account was wiped!

He needs YOU to help him complete these tweets from 2012:

Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a and will do it again-just watch. He can do much better!

Robert I’m getting a lot of heat for saying you should dump Kristen- but I’m right. If you saw the you would reconsider.

Everyone knows I am right that Robert Pattinson should dump Kristen Stewart. In a couple of years, he will thank me.

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QUT’s Access Equity Plan, and Why You Should Know About It TOM LOUDON

Ever y month, the Student Misconduct

Nearly 90% of cases in the past year have

Committee (SMC) meets to decide the

cent red f raudu lent docu ment at ion –

academic fate of QUT students accused of

usually a doctor’s certificate – attached to

misconduct. The Committee’s function is

applications for extensions. Fraud of this

threefold– to determine whether misconduct

nature necessitates a failure of the unit and

has occurred, to make a recommendation to

a six month ban from the University, which is

the registrar as to how this misconduct should

sad given that most people who edit documents

be punished, and to inform students where to

to apply for an extension would have actually

go for support in the future so that they do not

been eligible for an extension but didn’t know

end up in front of the Committee again.

how to apply.

For the last six months I have sat as one of the

Whether you’re starting in semester one or

two student representatives on the SMC, and

you’re entering your final semester, it is worth

have been required to make judgments based

knowing about the Access Equity Plan offered

on the matrix provided by the University.

by QUT.

Difficult to find on any of QUT’s online services, this matrix ties the hands of Committee members to specific penalties for most cases of misconduct, including non-academic fraud.

SEE THE PENALTY MATRIX HERE

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What is the Access Equity Plan?

The Access Equity Plan is a service offered to

Students can get in contact with this service by

QUT students with an illness or disability in

emailing student.disability@qut.edu.au, or at the

need of academic assistance and concessions.

on-campus locations below.

This usually includes deadline extensions, and is available to anyone who is experiencing a

Phone: (07) 3138 5601

physical or mental, short-term or long-term,

Gardens Point: Student Support Services,

health condition (including pregnancy). All that

X Block, Level 3

is required is a diagnosis from a doctor.

I got in touch with QUT Student Guild Advocacy Officer Anna Wilson, who said the plan is adjusted to suit the student.

Kelvin Grove: Equity Services, C Block, Level 4, Room C301 To contact the Student Guild Advocacy officers, email them at advocacy@qutguild.com.

‘An Access Equity Plan is designed to best support the student with whatever health said.

So, you’ve been accused of misconduct

‘If mental health and time management

Every student should remember that fraud of

are problems (like for me), they can receive

any kind is a serious crime outside of University,

automatic extensions, additional time in exams

and QUT tends to come down hard. This means

or altered exam conditions (like completing it

you should not under any circumstances alter a

alone if you have performance anxiety).’

legal document, like a medical certificate, in the

condition they may be experiencing,’ Wilson

‘You need to get an AEP at the start of every

hopes of being granted an extension.

semester, they do not transfer over, as health

That being said, if you are called before the

conditions can change and they like to meet

Student Misconduct Committee, there are some

with you to ensure your AEP best supports you.’

things to remember.

‘Students simply need to contact the Disability

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Advisors within QUT Equity – and there are advisors specific to each faculty – so they can design a plan that best supports your degree.’

Get in contact with the Student Guild’s advocacy team.

It’s like lawyering up. Advocates know the system well and are your best friend. The Student Guild doesn’t charge for their services, and they can even join you in your hearing if you prefer.

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The penalty matrix requires evidence to

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provided BEFORE your hearing.

If you have been accused of misconduct

If you have documentation that could

by the University, it means they believe

impact your penalty, the time to share

they have sufficient evidence to prove

it with the Committee is before your

it. If you have not committed the

hearing. This means responding to the

misconduct outlined, you should ensure

emails from the Committee secretary,

you have some kind of evidence to refute

and forwarding relevant documents

the University’s claim.

before you meet with the Committee.

This gives the Committee members time

Doubling down is not going to help.

to consider your case, and will give you

As mentioned, the Committee has already received the University’s evidence of your misconduct. If you have committed this misconduct, it is important to acknowledge your actions and be honest

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Any additional material should be

overturn the accusation.

the best chance.

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Show up to your hearing. Even if it’s via Zoom, showing up is key to presenting your case.

with the Committee. Playing dumb is also

If you don’t show up, you have no

a bad tactic, and won’t endow you with

control over the Committee’s feelings

sympathy.

and discussion surrounding your case,

If you believe there are extenuating circumstances behind your case, get evidence.

It’s possible you’ll be able to sway the Committee by explaining some of your circumstances, but this won’t cut it alone.

Get documentation. If you have been battling a mental illness at the time of the alleged misconduct, get a doctor’s note

and likely won’t receive any additional leniency.

In my observations on the SMC, many students would have been eligible for some kind of special consideration or extension legitimately, but didn’t know about the services offered by QUT. If you in any way think you may be eligible for the Access Equity Plan, you should consider inquiring today.

signed. If someone else has submitted a

If in doubt, never edit any documents. Even if

document on your behalf, get a statement

you believe there was a clerical error on your

from them (or better yet, bring them to

doctor’s end. The fraud itself is misconduct,

your hearing). Anyone can say anything,

not the circumstances of the fraud. Remember

and words alone are not going to convince

that the Committee members are academics,

the Committee.

professors, and students, and any way you can help them help you is to your own advantage.

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The NUS and Student Welfare BILLY ZIMMERMANN

Greetings from the 2022 NUS Welfare

a lot. As it stands, the Age of Independence is

Department.

22, meaning that many students are unable to

My name is Billy, and I am proud to have been elected as the National Welfare Officer for 2022.

are eligible, young people have to go through a long and arduous process to prove their

The National Union of Students is the peak

parents do not earn enough money. If your

representative body for all tertiary education

parents earn too much money, even if they do

students in the countr y. T he Welfare

not support you or if you live out of home, you

Department has a proud history of tackling

are not eligible for youth allowance.

issues around mental health, student finances, and your studying rights and support. The QUT Student Guild is an affiliate of the NUS and we are proud to have your support in our campaigns.

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claim Centrelink due to their age. Even if they

This policy is ageist. Young people are allowed to join the army, vote, drink, and are expected to pay the same amount of tax as everyone else but are not considered independent for welfare purposes. This can limit a student or

In 2022, the Welfare Department will be

an apprentice’s access to a safety net while

continuing our Change the Age Campaign

studying, as they can be denied access to

advocating that the Age of Independence should

income support based on a parent, caregiver

be reduced from 22 to 18. The Change the Age

or partner’s income - even if they live out of

Campaign is an incredibly important fight and

home. This just isn’t fair. Young people already

having the support from students and their

face lower wages and an incredible amount of

student unions from across the country means

anxiety regarding the future.

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Denying income support to young people

In 2021 we received more than 13,000

under 22 puts their ability to start or continue

signatures on a petition to parliament and

their studies at risk, and can have a more

some of the testimonials we received are

fundamental impact on their ability to afford

heartbreaking to read.

basics like rent, food, and medicine. Lowering the Age of Independence to 18 will mean that students can focus on their studies if they struggle to find enough work, rather than having to discontinue their studies or stay in unsafe housing if they can’t afford to pay their basic living costs. And it’s not like work for young people is particularly glamorous either, we have an epidemic of underemployment and

One student told us that they were struggling with homelessness, continually couch-surfing just to have somewhere to sleep. They left their home due to abusive parents and have not spoken with them for more than a year. As they are 19 and feel unsafe with their parents, they are unable to have them fill out the form even if they do not earn enough.

casualisation making it incredibly difficult to

A few young people told us that they had to stop

find stable work. Even if work is found, young

their studies because they were ineligible for

people disproportionately face wage theft and

government support despite living out of home

are the subject of unfair youth wages.

and paying their own rent. Decisions like this

This is why the NUS has been running and will be doubling down on our campaign to #changetheage.

impact young people’s entire future. We know the importance of study for someone’s career, yet this government is letting down an entire generation by forcing them to choose between study and being able to afford the cost of living.

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Young people shouldn’t have to choose

Enter the NUS. Last year we identified this as a

between studying and entering the workforce

campaign we could make meaningful change

without their qualifications. We know that the

through. We gathered more than 13,000

welfare system is broken but this is an area

signatures and received testimonials from

that is seemingly so riddled with bureaucracy

hundreds of young people. 2022 is an election

and arbitrary rules, it is impossible for young

year. Students are a hugely important part of

people to get the support they deserve.

the electorate. The only way that we are going

The bureaucracy is also a problem for students who are LGBTIQA+ or live in abusive or even strict households. The parental restrictions on claiming Youth Allowance are clearly ridiculous but to claim the payment, even if eligible, your parents need to declare their income to Centrelink. Now, I am not 100% sure how this works now but when I initially claimed Youth Allowance in my first year of university,

momentum to force the government’s hand, or to get commitments from the opposition. We tabled our petition in July of last year and despite the Minister being forced to reply to it, we have not received a response yet. We know that the Government does not care about young people and that is why the NUS is campaigning every day to rebalance the scales in favour of students.

my mum had to fill out a several page booklet

Queensland is a key battleground for the

asking for her information. I had to collect

Government. ScoMo cannot hope to hold onto

this after lining up at Centrelink, getting my

power without the support of young people

CRN and all the other steps for a first-time

like you reading this. The NUS is ramping up

welfare recipient. I am lucky enough to have a

our campaign in the lead-up to the federal

good relationship with my mum but for many

election saying that students should not

including those the NUS have surveyed, this is

support candidates who support the Age of

a hard step. Parents are often not accepting of

Independence remaining at 22. I encourage all

their children’s sexuality or life choices so they

students to follow the NUS Welfare Department

do not do the service of filling out a form. Many

on Facebook as well as signing our petition so

families are abusive or otherwise negligent to

you can stay in the loop with our campaign.

their adult children, making it harder for 18-21 year olds to receive their rights.

If anybody would like to reach out, tell your story, or learn how you can get in touch with

In these situations, the government says that

our campaign, please do not hesitate to email

there is an exception but to get to that point

the Welfare Department on welfare@nus.asn.au

the government asks for expansive evidence to be provided. We have seen this take the form of Centrelink enforcing psychological evaluations, requesting police reports, and other bureaucratic hurdles that delay young people getting the support they deserve.

These requests often happen when the young person is no longer in stable housing and are in no position to navigate the obstacle course imposed on them.

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to get the change we desire is to build up the

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My Grandpop; The Pesky Little Thief ELLA BRUMM

My Grandpop (or Reginald if you’re not his grandchild) is a difficult person to describe.

Physically, he looks like he’s endured years of the sweltering Malta sun, has shrunk considerably with age, and has consumed alcohol and bread like his life depended on it (which at times it did). Personality wise, he’s even more difficult to pin down.

He is empathetic when it comes to his very own ‘Marilyn Monroe’ (his wife of 60 years) yet indifferent when refugees are involved. His stories of war and his childhood could captivate a room while simultaneously not allowing anyone else the time to speak. He would stand up for anyone he loves in a heartbeat while also yelling at them for making his tea wrong. One thing I know for sure is he is one of the most generous people I know while also loving his family unconditionally.

Perhaps this quality stems from his childhood.

He grew up in Malta, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and the North African coast. His dad was in the navy and his mum cooked, and cleaned whilst raising six children.

The way he describes his childhood house reminds me of The Burrow in Harry Potter; it wasn’t much, but it was home. His mother sounded like a deeply sweet and kind woman, harbouring no resentment or ill will in any fibre of her being. She would make dinner and

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ensure every child had enough to fill their

the stolen lemons to make lemonade for their

tummies before taking a piece for herself. It

other neighbours.

often sounded like she was the only measured and calm person at their dinner table while the kids swooped in on the middle piece of bread like a flock of vultures feeding on a carcass. I like to believe that a small part of his mother’s love transferred over to Grandpop, and that is why he is so generous to this day.

misadventures, they ventured over to the neighbour’s house on the other side to steal their goldfish. They’d bring a small scoop and pluck out the fish they wanted, carry them back to their house and put them in their pond. Their neighbour became suspicious when his once

It may also stem from the War. During this time

fruitful pond was suddenly an empty pool of

some people learnt not to let go of anything and

water.

hold on to what they have, Grandpop learnt to share his wealth with people who needed it more, and to eat every last scrap off of his dinner plate. World War II began one day after Grandpop’s eleventh birthday.

One time, as Grandpop was walking around the bakery, a bloke asked him to keep an eye on his truck while he went to the toilet. The truck was filled with loaves of bread. To Grandpop, a hungry boy who probably hadn’t eaten a meal

Malta was the most bombed nation in the world

in a day or two, he saw that truck of bread as

during the War, where there were sometimes

a pile of gold.

up to fifteen raids a day. This became a regular part of their life—scampering to get into bunkers and rationing food. Life was difficult and everyone did what they could to survive.

The truck driver came back to find no Grandpop and a few buckets of missing bread.

He ate two loaves of bread in one sitting and proceeded to vomit it all back up only a few

However, Grandpop took the liberty of stealing

hours later. Luckily, he had a few more loaves

some irregular items that, in hindsight, he

under his belt.

considered to not be ‘entirely necessary’ for survival.

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On another one of Bill and Grandpop’s

While this may seem like a slander piece against my Grandpop, I choose to think of it

Grandpop and his older brother, Bill, once

as a heartfelt recount of the silly things he got

fashioned a contraption to steal the lemons

up to when he was younger. I’ve always loved

from the neighbour’s tree. They used two long

hearing his stories even if he interrupted

bamboo sticks and tied separated scissors

someone else to share them. I often wonder

to the ends so they could reach over the

what kind of person he was before the War

fence. Bill, being the eldest, would climb the

before he moved to Australia and married and

fence and place a scoop under the lemon,

had children. These stories tell me that he was

Grandpop would then chop the branch above.

a mischievous little kid who had a great love for

The neighbour was furious when she’d wake

his family and also for getting on other people’s

to find a bare lemon tree next to the shared

nerves. Even if Grandpop occasionally swiped

fence. Each time without fail, she would yell at

the odd item here and there, I certainly don’t

Grandpop’s mum in Italian to tell her that her

begrudge him for it and am actually quite

boys were stealing her lemons. Undeterred,

impressed that he can recall those memories

Bill and Grandpop continued capitalising on

like they were yesterday.

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Last Night in Soho: Review TOM LOUDON

Content warning: This review addresses themes

lives mostly in her head, is obsessed with the

of violence against women and sexual assault.

iconography of what she sees as London’s

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS

golden age. Her vintage style, records, and demeanor land her on the outer with her

A psychological thriller split between the

university dorm mates, and she winds up

current day and the swinging 60s, Last Night in

renting from a strict landlady, Ms Collins

Soho’s characters are linked by place: London –

(Diana Rigg).

or more specifically, London’s famous red-light district. We meet Ellie (Thomasin McKenzie), a shy teenager from Cornwall who moves to London to pursue fashion design. Ellie, who

On her first night in her new place, Ellie experiences a series of vivid dreams in which she is transported through time to the Café de Paris in the 1960s. In these dreams she watches

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a confident young woman, Sandie (Anya Taylor-

Soho also has a problem with subtlety. Wright

Joy), enquire about becoming a singer at the

uses a tracking shot to follow Sandie out of a

club. She meets her eventual manager and

nightclub and into a parent’s worst nightmare

boyfriend, Jack (Matt Smith), who at first seems

scenario that doesn’t work as a revelation or as

to be her in to the London nightclub scene.

a shock. These moments act as an exclamation

But things soon take a turn in Ellie’s dreams, and she begins to spend her waking hours obsessing over Sandie’s fate. ‘This is London,’

mark after conspicuous themes like Fallen Woman and Betrayal, but ultimately get in the way of any interesting storytelling.

Ms Collins insists when Ellie asks whether

Wright, as in his previous work, leans into an

someone has ever died in her room, ‘people

upbeat soundtrack which he relies on to cover

have died in every room.’

up the film’s structural cracks. While this may

The film brings the 1960s to life through its impressive use of sound and cinematography, and some fantastic casting. Soho is clever

feel unsatisfying, it is certainly effective in establishing a powerful atmosphere for Ellie to become lost within.

and stylish in its first half hour, but the plot’s

It’s striking that a film of such scale can feel so

gradual evolution into horror sacrifices the

thin on characters. It is eventually revealed that

established atmosphere of sci-fi/fantasy

Sandie is in fact Ms Collins, and has murdered

nostalgia, in favour of stale shock value. It is,

several abusive men in her home, and she then

at times, so confidently transparent that it

opts to try and kill Ellie to preserve her freedom

gets too far away from its premise and can’t

– despite Ellie having lived these traumatic

be brought back.

memories herself and being completely

Sandie functions as a refuge for the lifeless Ellie, whose erratic actions become increasingly difficult for the viewer to rationalise. She

supportive of Sandie. The film’s contrived climax then tries to have it both ways when Sandie dies in a fire after letting Ellie go.

is rendered completely passive by a plot

This sequence of events erases the bond

that moves without her, and her turbulent,

built between the two characters, as well as

disturbed actions aim for sympathy but only

audience sympathy for Sandie. A determined

elicit cringe.

woman abused by more powerful men – her

This is all meant to play off of moving – and obvious – themes about ambitious creatives and their personal crises, but Wright’s ideas about women and ambition never make it into focus. The resulting patchwork of traumatic

arc could have been more compelling than this ending gives her. One wonders who is actually intended to be the bad guy in all this – the abused woman portrayed as a crazy person, or the abusive men portrayed as victims?

memories fails to develop its inhabitants

One also wonders whether Wright was so

beyond unmoving archetypes.

preoccupied creating another jukebox film that he forgot to actually write his female characters. The result is a film that wants for an ending … and a point.

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Wage Theft in Australian Universities Significant And Widespread TOM LOUDON

Representatives of the National Tertiary

Dr Damien Cahill, the NTEU New South Wales

Education Union (NTEU) have alleged over

Secretary says the claim is indicative of a

the past several months that wage theft

rampant issue in higher education.

is significant and widespread across the Australian higher education sector, as staff have ‘virtually no protection in terms of standing up for themselves’.

The NTEU made a wage theft claim of $2 million on behalf of 80 casual staff employed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at the University of Sydney on October 15th, but union officials warn this is only representative of national trends.

‘Casual staff are regularly not paid for all of the work they do, yet this work is essential for the functioning of universities,’ Dr Cahill said in a statement.

‘Both the Fair Work Ombudsman and the universit y reg ulator TEQSA ( Ter tiar y Education Quality and Standards Agency), have begun to take notice of wage theft in universities.

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“The management attitude of ‘there’s nothing

‘If they want work next semester, they don’t

to look at here” is totally inadequate and

cause a fuss this semester, which is why the

insulting to casual staff.

sector is so casualised.

‘University management need to own up to the

‘Staff conditions are effected by university

problem of wage theft, pay casual staff their

management decisions and these decisions

historic back dues, and take meaningful steps

need to be scrutinised.

to substantially increase secure jobs within the sector.’

‘Universities are still building shiny new business things and buildings in the middle of a crisis.’

University mismanagement as a principal

Dr Cahill says union pressure is the only thing

cause of improper remuneration is echoed

realistically documenting wage theft in the

by Dr Cahill’s Queensland counterpart,

sector.

Michael McNally, who said that technical and professional staff also suffer from stolen wages. ‘ T he Un i ver s it y of Melbourne paid more than $9.5 million in September to more than 1,000 casual academics, Monash [University], and R MIT a re now having to make similar

‘Wage theft in the sector is in the tens of millions of dollars.

Universities are still building shiny new business things and buildings in the middle of a crisis.

payments,’ McNally said to Glass.

‘So, you can see it’s significant sums of money occurring at multiple institutions.’

McNally noted that Queensland University of Technology staff have consistently made similar complaints.

‘This doesn’t mean that QUT is deliberately underpaying casual staff, but we know from experience that casual staff don’t get paid for all the hours they do.

‘The expectation is they work without pay, when marking assessment for instance, and that constitutes wage theft.

‘We expect staff to be ready to teach but they have virtually no protection in terms of standing up for themselves.

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‘The University of Sydney, University of New South Wa l e s ,

Un i ve r s i t y

of

Melbourne, and Monash University, among many others have all admitted to theft and are currently back paying.

‘This is evidenced by the universities’ own annual reports, and by the NSW auditor general’s report into the university sector.

‘University regulators TEQSA and the Fair Work ombudsman both say wage theft is a problem.

‘At the University of Sydney, staff are not receiving their entitlements under the enterprise agreement for a period of six years, specifically academic casuals in the faculty of arts.

‘They’re not being paid for work performed, for things like consultations, emails, lectures, and meetings – things casuals are required to do for their job but are not compensated or not being paid at the appropriate rate. ‘[They] should be paid for all hours worked.

‘The current piece-rate-formula is around

‘The rules around the correct rates of pay and

6000 words per hour and doesn’t reflect the

the correct workloads for sessional staff are

time it takes to do the marking.

vague and subject to arbitrary alteration.

‘Management are trying to cut corners and

‘In my time at QUT, I’ve seen the conditions for

cut costs by sweating tutors with marking and

sessional academics change almost every year.

making them mark assignments much more quickly.

for marking has gone up and down several

‘They can be directed to not spend more than a certain amount of time or not provide comments.

times.

‘We’ve tried to standardise this across the School of Creative Practice, with some success,

‘If a tutor were marking for the piece-rateformula they would not be able to provide feedback to students, which is what they should be doing and what students expect and what is required.’

Dr Cahill also noted that the back payment at the University of Sydney only covered a small section of the workforce.

‘The

‘For example, the amount that’s paid to tutors

so it’s much fairer now than it used to be.

‘But for many years, staff were not being paid

The corporatisation of universities has lead to this culture … just like our worst corporations, universities in Australia want to foster a sense of never-ending crisis or emergency for workers.

backpay

agreements that have been reached are for professional staff only, like librarians, not tutors.’

Wage theft and improper remuneration have been issues for Queensland teaching staff,

fairly for marking.

‘I’ve also seen other entitlements

be

removed, such as the a llowance for new sessional staff to catch up on the learning material in a unit.

‘The problem is that the University has the power to change the

working conditions for tutors almost at leisure, without much consultation.

‘The University is constantly looking for ways to wring more productivity from its staff and that results in a lot of friction.

including at the Queensland University of

‘The various Heads of School, the Deans and

Technology.

Assistant Deans, as middle managers with budget responsibilities, they’re prepared to eat

QUT Creative Industries lecturer and NTEU

away at workload standards and norms in order

member Dr Rohan Wilson agreed that unions

to find a few percentage points of cost saving.

are a significant benefit for staff.

‘The corporatisation of universities has lead to

‘Union membership is one of the few barriers

this culture … just like our worst corporations,

we still have that protect us from corporate

universities in Australia want to foster a sense

greed and wealth inequality,’ Dr Wilson said

of never-ending crisis or emergency for

to Glass.

workers.

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‘It results in less experienced staff teaching

Former QUT Student Guild President Olivia

classes and less commitment from the staff to

Brumm echoed this sentiment, noting that

doing the job properly.

student learning conditions rely on staff

‘Casual staff know they’re not sticking around.

‘Why create new teaching material that you might not even get to use, why revise old curriculums that you might not ever teach again, why make changes based on student feedback when you won’t get to see the results of that change, casualisation is destructive — it destroys goodwill, hope, and ambition among staff. ‘[Universities] would rather invest money into new facilities or higher rates of pay for Vice Chancellors than into their teaching staff.’

working environments.

‘Many lecturers and tutors are so passionate about higher education and the learning experience of the students they teach but issues like casualisation, under resourcing, and excessive workloads mean they’re not able to dedicate the appropriate attention and time to teaching students because they’re not fairly remunerated,’ Brumm said.

‘It is completely immoral that some staff are being told that they should have known that any duties performed outside of a really narrow scope would be considered “voluntary”.’

Dr Wilson also noted the importance of students in advocating for staff welfare, urging students to support staff who go on strike.

‘If academic staff are planning strike action, it’s because they know that the proposed changes to their working conditions are going to affect students negatively.

“Students should always be just as angry as university staff about cuts … it’s the student experience that suffers when staff are given less time to do their jobs properly.’

McNally however lamented that student unions are drastically under resourced.

‘They need the will of management to survive,’ McNally said.

‘But staff working conditions are student learning conditions.

‘Workforce struggling to get work done means students won’t have a good experience.

‘The working conditions of staff has a direct impact on the learning experience of students.’

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7 Habits of a Sigma Male PAT RIARCHY

Sigma Males are innovative and misunderstood men, and are extremely attractive to wom*n because of their fierce independence.

They are also the rarest type of male, distinguishable from the common Alpha Male by their solitude and self-reliability. Sigma’s are quiet and confident creators, business owners, usually World of Warcraft pros, who could have any wom*n they want, but simply choose not to, because wom*n are a poor investment.

That’s the Sigma Male Grindset.

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Think you might be a Sigma Male? See if any of their usual habits apply to you.

1. You go left when everyone else goes right.

Some people call you a contrarian. You just call yourself the Devil’s Advocate. Trusting yourself even in the face of confronting evidence is the most important trait of a Sigma Male, and you aren’t ashamed to be the outcast if it means standing by your convictions.

5. You read Ayn Rand daily.

If anyone calls you a wom*n hater, you remind them that your favourite writer is a female.

Checkmate, feminazis.

6. You are aggressive towards other Sigmas.

The radical-woke left would have you believe that this is because you are seeing your awful personality reflected back at you, and you don’t like it. Not true. When lone wolves get together

2. If anyone is even slightly annoying, you

there will naturally be tension and conflict. It’s

leave immediately.

called testosterone, and it’s made in your balls.

It’s important to you that you don’t waste your time on things that don’t feed your desire to be your best self. If a blue-haired female corners you at a party and forces you to talk about gender politics, you make a point to exit the conversation as rudely as possible. When your mutual friend informs you the next day that she was trying to flirt with you, you inform them that you don’t have time to talk to wom*n.

3. Your favourite film is Drive.

Look it up, feminists.

7. You treasure peak physical performance.

Whenever you have a thought about how awful your life may be, and how disappointed your parents probably are, you head straight to the gym. Pumping iron is what people mean when they tell you to work on yourself, and you’ll be as big as a Chad as soon as you find the right protein powder.

If you scored a 5 or higher on this questionnaire,

A common misconception is that the best

please get in contact with the Gazette for an

Sigma Male film is Joker, but this is actually a

upcoming case study.

popular Incel film. As a voluntary celibate, you see yourself much better reflected by Ryan Gosling in Drive. He is cool, calm, and could get wom*n if he wanted but is too focused on being a cool guy. A real human being.

4. If you don’t believe in something you aggressively argue for it anyway and waste everyone else’s energy.

While this may seem like playing the Devil’s Advocate, you are actually just asserting your argumentative dominance. Sigmas are excellent debaters and must hone their skills regularly. When doing this, it is best to make it clear to those around you who they’re dealing with.

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Agriope Argentata NICOLA FRASSETTO

You hang from drapes of web, venom beading where your chelicerae touch.

An abdomen ridged with nickel silver and legs shaping the eight of spades.

Your audience bumbles with the frenzy of propagation, in love with your zigzag stitch and ultraviolet alleyways woven from silk, and your pincers click like a swinging pendulum, spooling your watcher in the loving twine of bedsheets.

Your eyes, your body are fateless, and gravity makes exceptions for you who is without guilt.

You genius. You thief.

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I’m having a love affair with the moon WRITTEN BY SHELBY LEE

it was harmless at ten as i swung my legs from the balcony at sunset, bewitched eyes on a clam dusk because a fool murmured, wish on cracked gold, but i’m not ten anymore, the decaying wood reminds me, never letting me sit comfortably without a cushion of baby fat to protect my bones i lap from a bottle and fumble a call to the one love i have shown any commitment, to mumble about pataphysics and how our wretched language mangles merdre, like my shikt habits exhibited in all the obvious places, like under my eyes and in dead rodents on my pillowcases yet my dear comes without expectations without baggage without trust for which i’m most unfamiliar, they understand how some nights my eyes can’t bare perception but with the tide’s inevitability, will return their embrace until my bleached-coral flesh is only recognisable in their apathetic glow.

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Cheats of Wall Street

When we hear the word ‘cheat’, we tend to think of infidelity, sports doping scandals, and elaborate schemes involving casino card games. But, in fact, the greatest examples of cheating in history involve the seemingly legitimate gains made on financial markets.

YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD

Take for example, Bernie Madoff, a man who at

CRYPTOMAN

one time was chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange. In 2009, Madoff was convicted for swindling clients out of approximately $64 billion USD through an elaborate Ponzi scheme, the largest convicted act of fraud on record.

Fraud on this scale would not be possible in any other industry, as the complex nature and

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enormous scale of financial markets makes identifying such scams difficult.

Albert H. Wiggin The subjective and volatile returns involved

From way back to 1929 comes the story of one

with trading on financial markets leaves plenty

of the OG financial fraudsters, although calling

of room for scepticism from competitors and

Albert H. Wiggin a fraud may be a bit unfair

leniency from regulatory bodies, making it

considering his actions were completely legal

the ideal playground for would-be grifters. In

at the time.

Madoff’s case, his fraud had been identified by many in the industry as early as 1999 – the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) was informed, but no action was taken for nearly a decade due to the high esteem in which many in the finance industry held Madoff.

So, who are the biggest cheaters in finance history, what is the point of these highly elaborate, convoluted markets, and who is it that benefits the most?

Wiggin came from an affluent family and used his connections and knowledge to work his way up to the head of Chase National Bank.

As an executive of the bank, Wiggin owned a considerable number of Chase Bank shares.

Shares are a foundational security in financial markets, representing a unit of equity (ownership) in a corporation, entitling a share owner to a portion of any leftover profits made by the company, called dividends.

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Wiggin used his position to encourage Chase Bank to re-purchase its shares while simultaneously, short selling his personal shares to the bank through a Canadian shell Company he owned.

R. Foster Winans Winans, like myself, was a columnist, although unlike me he worked for the Wall Street Journal (cringe). Between 1982 and 1984, Winans wrote a column called Heard on the Street, in which

Short selling means selling a security that you

he profiled certain stocks. Interestingly, the

do not own and re-purchasing and returning

price of the stocks that Winans analysed

the security to its owner later, retaining any

would swing noticeably up or down based on

profits or losses from the change in price of

his opinion.

the security over this period. Someone looking to make a profit will short a stock when they expect its price to decrease.

Knowing this, Winans leaked the contents of his column early to a group of stockbrokers, who then purchased favourable positions in

A shell company is a corporation without active

the stock before the article was published.

business operations or considerable assets.

This resulted in total gains of over $700,000.

Although not strictly illegal, they are often used

Although skilled in stock analysis, Winans

illegitimately to disguise business ownership

clearly lacked the backbone or skill to

and hide transactions or avoid taxation.

negotiate, receiving only $31,000 for his

Wiggin shorted over 42,000 of his own shares,

contribution to the scheme.

giving him a vested interest in ensuring Chase

During his trial, Winans argued that his actions

Bank’s stock value plummeted.

did not necessarily constitute insider trading

You may ask – ‘how did he know it was going to plummet?’. Well, it wasn’t so much that he knew it was going to plummet, but more the fact that he was in a position to directly influence and

as the definition was broad. This argument did not appear to be effective as Winans was sentenced to 18 months in prison, serving nine before his release.

manipulate the direction of the company by making sure it made poor investments and bad business decisions to ensure the company’s stocks decreased in value and his shorts

You may have heard that the domestic goddess

increased in value. The Wall Street Crash was

Martha Stewart ser ved time in federal

purely coincidental, but it just so happened that

prison, where she self-reportedly received

his bank was considerably exposed, possibly

the nickname ‘M. Diddy’ by fellow inmates.

intentionally.

But what is less commonly known is that she

After the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Wiggin saw his opportunity to cash out as investors closed out their positions in the market. He made over $4 million tax-free (equivalent to $65.2 million today) completely legally through these trades. In the aftermath of the crash, and Wiggin’s coverage in the media, this form of insider trading was outlawed by the SEC.

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was convicted for insider trading. Stewart was invested in a pharmaceutical company called ImClone. ImClone had recently seen an increase in their stock price because of their announcement of a new cancer drug they had developed called Erbitux, which was awaiting FDA approval.

Owning shares in a company entitles one to a

However, finance is a zero-sum game; there

portion of residual profits, paid as dividends.

are always winners and losers. The reality

The market value of a share is commonly

for the individual people on the losing side

measured by the predicted value of future

of their trades could have resulted in the loss

dividends and is tied closely to the expected

of someone’s life savings, prevented a small

financial performance of the company. This

business from retaining staff, left a family

basically translates to: good news = an increase

with no deposit for a house or a range of other

in stock value, bad news = a decrease in

devastating outcomes. But unsurprisingly,

stock value.

aside from Madoff, for each of these cheaters,

Unexpectedly however, Erbitux was denied approval by the FDA, tanking ImClone’s stock value. But in a suspicious turn of events, none of ImClone’s executives or their close connections saw any great losses. An investigation into

the whiter they were and the more money they harnessed from their respective crimes, the less amount of time they spent in jail – highlighting the unfairness and disparities in justice that wealth and power can bring.

the matter found that prior to the FDA

These frauds emphasise the ease at which

announcement, the CEO of ImClone, Samuel

these convoluted markets can be manipulated

Waksal, had instructed numerous people to

and bring into question the purpose they

sell their shares in the company, including

serve and for whom. A person who has studied

Stewart’s stockbroker. It is alleged that Waksal

finance would say that they provide a means

knew ahead of time that the drug was not going

for investment, liquidity, diversification, risk

to be approved (though how he knew this was

reduction, and a plethora of other fancy words

unclear), and encouraged all his buddies to

that are meaningless and inapplicable to most

abandon ship and sell their shares while the

people. In reality, they supposedly drive our

price was just about at its peak. Stewart was

economies and financial markets. However,

informed and made the decision to sell 4,000

they also act as a playground for the uber

of her shares, netting herself a tidy $250,000.

rich fraudsters while excluding marginalised

She was later embroiled in the scandal, serving

people from even getting a foot in the door. It is

five months in prison and required to pay a

the ultimate indicator of how rules are unfairly

$30,000 fine.

applied to the poor and powerless – during

M. Diddy eventually resigned from her position as CEO of her own company, but the ensuing clout and dope nickname saw her develop a close relationship with rapper Snoop Dogg.

booms, gains are hoarded but wages stagnate, and during recessions, losses are socialised, and jobs are lost.

Whether you are an experienced trader or considering your first investment, keep in mind these markets exist almost exclusively

For each of these fraudsters, their influence

for large corporations and the ultra-wealthy.

and connection allowed them to effortlessly

To the average person they are no more than a

take advantage of the financial markets

game of chance at a casino.

that drive our economy. From the outside, it seems they committed relatively victimless crimes, despite injuring a faceless corporation.

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Behind the New Grove Bar Mural CLAIRE WALLACE AND TOM LOUDON

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BY CLAIRE WALLACE

As of March 2022, the Grove Bar at Kelvin

Have you installed murals before? What kind

Grove will be a bit more colourful, thanks to

of professional artistic experience have you

a beautiful new mural by QUT student Claire

had to date?

Wallace.

I have always had a keen interest in street

Wallace’s winning entry in the QUT Student

art and mural work; however, this will be my

Guild’s art competition was selected to be

first mural. Due to graduating just before the

included in the Grove Bar’s redesign this year

COVID-19 pandemic started, my professional

and is open to the public from March. I caught

experience as an artist is limited, however I

up with the muralist to find out a little more

have had the wonderful experience of teaching

about this design.

art classes during my first professional

What do you study at QUT and how long have you been a student?

experience as a pre-service teacher, as well as gallery and collaborative experiences I gained in my undergraduate degree. I look

I am currently in my final year of studying a

forward to gaining more artistic experiences

Master of Teaching (Secondary), following on

as my practice expands and throughout the

from graduating from a Bachelor of Fine Arts

installation of this mural.

(Visual Arts) in 2019.

What do you feel the Grove Bar means to QUT

What inspired elements of your design?

students?

I was inspired by the Grove Bar logo – I wanted

In my experience, the Grove Bar reflects a

to stick to a familiar theme for the mural that

space where QUT students can de-stress

would fit in with the pre-existing feel of the bar,

after classes, celebrate after completing big

so I took inspiration and used similar elements

assessment pieces or exams, or just spend

from the logo provided on the competition

some time with their friends and peers to get to

page to create a mural design that I felt suited

know each other. I hope that my mural design

the space, but in my own artistic style. I added

will make it an even more enjoyable place to be.

my own versions of characteristics of the logo (such as various fruits, bird wings, and plants), in a style that makes it look like they’re

How do you see your design impacting the space of the Grove Bar?

flowing off the words “Grove Bar”, to create a

I see my design bringing a colour pop to

type of movement and bring a burst of zest to

the space, brightening the bar and creating

the space. I also mimicked the logo colouring

something fun and vivid for students to look

on my design as I feel the colours reflect the

at as they spend time in the Grove Bar. I also

essence of the Grove Bar – tropical, vibrant

want it to create a welcoming atmosphere and

and welcoming.

to be able to reflect the diversity of what QUT students can bring to influence their campus and how to interact with it.

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A GLASSIE’S GUIDE TO

Infidelity CIARAN GREIG

Welcome Glassies, to your guide to life. This series takes a deep dive into all your pressing need-toknows (how to contact your local MP, how to make the perfect cocktail and how to get over your ex, goddamnit) and offers comprehensive guides so that you can live your Best Glassie Life™.

This edition is A Glassie’s Guide to Infidelity.

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This week, my friend Nina sent me a message.

‘I have something to tell you,’ it read.

mentioned that they believed ‘emotionally cheating is no better than physically cheating’ and referenced how hiding your infidelity can

Juicy, right? Completely tantalising.

constitute cheating itself.

The something was this: Nina had slept with

Ultimately, you might have to come to terms

someone. I know what you’re thinking. Good

with the fact that you and your partner have

for Nina??

different definitions of what infidelity is.

The problem, however is Nina has a boyfriend.

For example, you may think that liking photos

The same boyfriend she also had on Monday

of half-naked people on Instagram is cool

night, when she drank herself silly and

beans, and your partner may find this practice

invited another woman home and into her

abhorrent and hurtful. Work out for yourself if

bed. Important context to this story is that

you believe your relationship can weather the

Nina and her boyfriend are in a monogamous

work of coming to terms with your different

relationship, and this was way beyond the

definitions of infidelity if this is the case. If not,

boundaries that they were both comfortable

make a point of discussing your boundaries

with in the relationship.

candidly at the start of any new relationship

When Nina called me a few days ago, we were both still in shock that it had even happened. ‘I still don’t even feel like it’s real,’ she said to me.

We both blinked at each other, silent.

It made me wonder. How do we move on from experiences like this, both when you are the cheater and when you have been cheated on?

Is there a right way to navigate infidelity? What is it like, for those who have never experienced it up close?

And so, with the personal experience of my good friend and your fellow Glassie Nina behind me, and with contributions from Glassies just like yourself, we present A Glassie’s Guide to Infidelity.

Firstly, recognise that cheating means different things to different people. But ultimately: you and your partner’s definition is the only important definition.

When I asked Glassies how they defined infidelity, they had a range of responses for me.

My friend Nina said infidelity was ‘kissing or having sex with someone else’. Other Glassies

as it blooms.

Be honest.

This second pillar of advice is equally important for both the cheated and the cheater.

Leo Tolstoy once said ‘every lie is a poison’ and this Glassie’s Guide is partial to agree.

Dishonesty from either side about how each partner is feeling, what actually happened, and what they want to do next can only be corrosive to yourselves and your relationship in the long run.

Some people might never be completely honest to their partners in the wake of infidelity. If this is you, take a moment to consider what good this practice actually achieves.

Research presented at a convention of the American Psychological Association in 2012 even found that lying less is even linked to better health outcomes.

So do yourself and your partner a favour, and ‘fess up. This may even be the hardest part.

Take a deep breath and just do it.

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While you’re doing it, it may be helpful to

of this Guide, you haven’t had an experience of

remind yourself to ground your conversation

infidelity that is troubling you. By taking the

in “I” statements, which ensure that you’re

time to build up a relationship with a therapist,

communicating necessary information about

you are building a solid foundation that you can

how you are feeling, rather than accusations.

ground yourself on when life gets complicated.

Understand why it happened.

Mental Health Foundation) which offers

‘And I looked at her and I thought, what if this

affordable or free counselling sessions for

never happens to me again?’

young people under the age of 25.

This is what Nina believes was at the crux of her

I also highly, highly recommend Cheryl

infidelity: a noxious mixture of her unexplored

Strayed’s book Tiny Beautiful Things, which is

bisexuality and a stupidly high blood alcohol

a compilation of essays from Strayed’s time as

content. Understanding this is not an excuse,

the advice columnist behind Dear Sugar. The

but it provides a springboard from Nina to

book is tender and achingly beautiful, made

start from as she reflects on her behaviour in

up of anonymous readers sharing their most

therapy and starts to rebuild her trust with

intimate troubles. Strayed responds with

her partner.

compassion and honesty, with stories from

So, if you were unfaithful to your partner, take some time to explore and come to terms with

her own life intricately woven through. It is a balm for the heart.

why it might have happened. This takes a fair

Esther Perel, the Belgian psychotherapist, is

bit of self- awareness, and you may not get it

also renowned as an expert in this area. I’d

right the first time. You might need to enlist a

recommend giving her books a squiz, as well

range of resources (below!) to understand the

as her podcast, Where Should We Begin?, which

experience and come to terms with it.

features recordings of real couples, some of

This process can also be helpful to those who have been cheated on. Understanding why your

whom have experienced infidelity, as they sit in therapy with Perel.

partner was unfaithful, despite how trivial

If you are struggling with the aftermath of

their reasons might be, might allow you to get

infidelity, I’d also recommend reaching out

closure on the situation.

to your friends and family, opening up about

You may realise that your partner’s honest reasons for why their infidelity happened don’t align with your values, which can be helpful in itself. If this happens, don’t make excuses for them. This is a sign to move on.

Resources.

what you’re going through, and asking for their support. Remember to be judicious about who you choose to open up to, however.

Not everyone will be emotionally available or mature enough to support you fully and without judgement. Look for the ones who are.

Infidelity is hard, Glassies. But we know you

There is one piece of advice I dish out liberally

can wade through these rough waters and

and over and over again, like a cold cream on

swim your way to shore, ready to live your Best

dry winter skin. Start therapy now. Even if you

Glassie Life™ anew.

don’t think you need to. Even if, in the context

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A Straight Man’s Guide to the Perfect Tinder Profile

ELLA BRUMM

Hint: you don’t reel in women by having a photo with a fish.

The tips in this guide should go without saying, however, almost every straight man on Tinder continues to ignore the unspoken criteria of what makes a decent human.

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The Bio: 1.

If you feel the urge to write your height

6.

weekly groceries, so please don’t put up

Some girls may prefer men who are taller

a shopping list describing what kind of

than them but honestly, it’s not as big an

woman you are looking for. The following

issue as you may think. Just like the size of

is an example from a profile I was blessed

other things, most women are not overly

with (I wonder whether you can guess

fussed. It’s truly just a dick-swinging

which way I swiped):

contest between yourselves. Function

‘Looking for someone to get along with,

over size always.

2.

must be into fitness, be driven, fun,

Include your pronouns. It signifies

confident, and actually wants to meet up.

respect of other people’s identities and

Also, must be low to medium maintenance,

queer women will feel more comfortable

I’ve dealt with enough psycho women for

knowing you will not assume gender or

one life *laugh emoji*’

sexuality just from photos. HOWEVER,

And if you mention the phrase ‘bonus

if you do this purely to enhance your

points’, I hope you know that we are

chances and you’re not committed to

the ones judging you not the other way

doing the work of an ally for the LGBTQIA+

around.

community, we’ll figure it out very quickly.

3.

You’re looking for a person, not your

followed by ‘if that matters’ – please don’t.

In the same realm, include and learn

7.

It’s best to include as many talking points in your profile that Tinder will allow that

about the Indigenous land you are living

are still quick and easy to read such as,

on. Here is a link to the map of Australia’s

your age, work/study, education, and

Traditional Custodians.

interests. So maybe you’ll be able to text something other than ‘hey’ because as most women are very aware, y’all are not a fan of that but seem to expect a response back when you do it.

4.

5.

Write something short and sweet,

Try to write a cute/funny line – even if it’s objectively not that funny, we’ll still

Women don’t want to hear jokes about

appreciate the effort and the fact that

your dick, especially ones you’ve copied

you haven’t used the age old one liners

from the internet.

that are filled with sexual innuendos and

If you are specifically looking for a relationship, make reference to it in your bio in a casual way.

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8.

introducing yourself in a nonsexual way.

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immediately make us feel uncomfortable.

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The Photos: 9.

If you want a girl to instantly swipe on you, include a photo of your dog with the

ABSOLUTELY NO CIRCUMSTANCES

bonus of an instant talking point. Nothing

should you include any photos of dead

is cuter than dogs (and guys by proximity

fish in your profile. It doesn’t show you’re

who happen to be in the photo).

adventurous, it is not cool, and there is no cute outfit to wear when fishing. Just please don’t.

10.

12.

I hate that I have to say this but under

To sum up, men please stop with the fish photos. And to the girls, gays, and, theys I highly recommend moving over to Bumble

Same goes with photos of your car. You

or Hinge. Don’t get me wrong, there’s the

have a finite number of photos to upload,

occasional man with a fish, but they’re fewer

why are you including one that is not you?

and further between.

Would you like to see a photo of my worm farms or high heel collection? No? Well, that’s how I feel about seeing a photo of your car.

All it says is “when we’re talking in person and I hear a car engine pass, I will immediately stop listening to what you’re saying and watch that car until I can no longer hear it anymore and not think that is rude in any way”. Also, it just screams that you never outgrew the little boy phase of wondering how wheels go round and are somehow still fascinated by that magic (can you tell my ex was into cars??)

11.

If all your photos are group photos, I don’t know who you are. I don’t want to do a puzzle. Your profile shouldn’t feel like I’m playing Where’s Wally?. Your first photo should be you (no sunglasses, hats, and I’m going to say it again, ABSOLUTELY NO FISH). Also have at least two group photos to break it up in between.

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Millie and the Artichoke Hearts CIARAN GREIG

Table of contents

Executive Summary

Executive Summary…………………43

To Millie, those early breakups were like

Context………………………………….. 43 Further Background………………. 44 Methodology………………………......44 Analysis………………………………..... 45

losing baby teeth: quick, relatively effortless, and often met with enthusiasm by her mother.

To the men she left behind, they were more like the extraction of a wisdom tooth: cavernous, aching, and something that should really have been done under anaesthesia.

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Context Over the past eight months, I have conducted an investigation into the heart and mind of one Ms Millie Lang (24).

to me for the first time, that night he held me in his arms by the side of a busy road – that was the same night he leaned in and pressed his lips firmly against mine. The blood and foam spread onto my own chin, the sides of my face.

I would go as far as to say that we have become

Globules of red pigment seeped deep into my

friends. But I don’t like her one bit.

pores, staining my skin. I’ve been trying to

I really do understand her a great deal.

remove the damn stain ever since.

Accordingly, I now find myself in a position

I looked her up later – Ms Millie Lang (24). And

where I can’t help but love her like she is my

that was where it started. A tiny whisker of

own sister.

curiosity that took root and grew. A central

Even though I don’t like her.

Not one little bit.

Further Background

inquiry that twisted, thorn like, around each microscopic synapse in my brain. Why, Millie?

For what reason?

I had a picture of Millie in my mind already, painted by Simon’s words. She was callous

I first heard Millie’s name on the lips of a man I

and reckless. Confused but decisive. Naïve but

very nearly fell in love with.

cunning with the weaponisation of her rosy

I realised later that through the thick lenses of Simon’s sensible glasses, he was superimposing

cheeks. I didn’t understand her. I didn’t like her.

I wanted to know more.

her image onto everything I was: my dark hair;

Millie and I were suddenly, haphazardly,

the particular wine my palate craved; the way

unwittingly entwined.

my thigh felt under his hand.

Millie, Simon told me, had recently extracted herself from his life.

She had made a habit leaving her lovers, he said. He took a hand to his face and rubbed at his cheek. He told me about the boyfriend she had before him, and the boyfriend before the boyfriend before him. I imagined a trail of men strewn over a darkened field. Millie in the distance, upright and stalking away.

Simon’s gums were bleeding profusely. The blood rushed from somewhere deep in his mouth and wept down his neck, sliding delicately over each ridge of his Adam’s apple.

As we talked, the sides of his mouth frothed softly with weakly concentrated crimson foam.

That night we met, that night he said her name

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Methodology The research methodolog y used in the production of this report is grounded soundly in opportunity and luck.

It was an accident.

I was not supposed to recognise her when I saw her that day, skulking through the shops with an empty basket hanging from the crook of her arm. But I did. I knew exactly who she was.

I knew her from the photo I had seen of her online. I knew her from the way Simon had described her – short and pretty and brunette.

I knew her from the way she walked: barely lifting up her feet. Purposeful, unbothered.

Millie.

In my car, with the engine running and the

She looked up for a moment before submerging

aircon lazily grazing my neck, I waited for her

her hand back into her second jar of artichoke

to emerge from the supermarket.

hearts. The first one was rolling around on the

Eventually, she slunk across the carpark carrying two heavy looking plastic bags, the weight of them straining the plastic. I imagined

floor of my car, empty after she slurped it of its preservative oil.

‘Oh, he’s not really my friend,’ she said.

the burden of her purchases drawing out stretch marks on the bag’s handles.

Analysis

As I drove home, my car stopped in traffic right

Millie told me that I should come in.

in front of where Millie was waiting for the bus.

It was a hot Saturday afternoon, and the bus shelter was hardly effective in protecting her from the heat. She sat there, squinting into the sun. I rolled down my window and asked if she wanted a lift.

She didn’t hear me the first time. ‘Want a lift?’ I asked again. She frowned at me then, considering my beat-up Barina, and, somehow deciding that I was benign, nodded.

She told me that we were driving to Birdwood Terrace, mumbled a quiet thanks, and pulled out a jar of –artichoke hearts? – from her shopping bags. As we rolled up to a traffic light, I watched as she loosened the tight lid of the jar of artichoke hearts open with one deep, round pop. She dipped her bare hand into the jar and brought an artichoke heart to her lips,

She lived in a dilapidated Queenslander rented from a great aunt. She didn’t seem to mind that it smelled of rotting wood and gecko poo. We sat together on wooden chairs on her back deck, feet submerged in a kid-sized paddling pool.

‘I know this is weird, but I just don’t understand you at all,’ I said.

Millie smiled for the first time. She looked me in the eyes kindly. She still said nothing.

‘I want to understand,’ I said.

She held my gaze. I felt a pain blooming somewhere in the back of my throat, as if I were about to cry. What was it about being so close to this woman whom I found so incredibly strange that made me want to weep?

swallowing it whole. As she wiped her fingers

Millie kicked her feet in the water. Her feet

on her jeans, she caught me looking.

were more delicate than mine: long toes with

‘You don’t mind, do you?’

I shook my head.

We drove in silence over and down the hills of Jubilee Terrace, through the roundabouts of Bardon, and past Government House. As we reached Frederick Street, with Toowong

delicately shaped toenails painted red.

I waited.

Findings Sometimes, Millie said, she wondered why she did it. Over and over again.

Cemetery sitting meekly across the way, I

She told me that her sister was getting married

cleared my throat.

at Easter. Millie said she could have been

‘I know your friend Simon, actually.’

married five times by now. She had even asked one of her boyfriends to marry her once, only

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to break off the engagement five months later.

had to do was dress herself, doll-like, and add

She had proposed to him on impulse, one rainy

a dash of enthusiasm.

afternoon when the thought occurred to her.

She had thought she wanted it. She was wrong.

Simon, her friends had stopped calling and

‘I don’t really know why I do it,’ she said,

texting to ask if she was ok when they heard

looking at me with her eyes the colour of shiny

about yet another failed relationship. ‘And to

cockroach bodies. She didn’t say this with any

be honest,’ she said, scrunching up her nose, ‘I

particular concern or worry. It was just an

actually prefer it like that.’ She said there was

observation. A neutral statement of fact. As in:

something about her friends’ tenderness, the

The sky is blue.

way they handled her so carefully in the wake of a relationship ending, that made her feel

The grass is green.

nauseous.

Homebrand milk is always priced at a

The summer she broke up with Simon was the

dollar-a-litre.

same summer she started eating artichoke

Millie makes men fall in love with her and then she breaks their hearts and has no clue why.

‘You’ve thought about it though?’

Millie shrugged.

She said the last time she had been on a date she had taken care to observe herself.

The way she smiled and made jokes and pushed her hair behind her ear and asked thoughtful questions and touched the man lightly on the leg. She monitored the way he responded, at first cautious, then enthusiastic. Leaning back, returning touches, smiling before she reached the punch line of her jokes.

Millie said she marked the date as a success the moment he tried to kiss her.

‘So maybe that’s why,’ she said to me. ‘Because I can.’

I looked at Millie. Of course she could. She was a cis-woman, young, and on the surface, uncomplicated. Millie was smart and kind and generous with her smiles. The men were attracted to her on a basic level, at a pheromonal, hormonal, physical level. All she

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hearts, she said. Jars and jars of them. ‘They taste like…nothing else.’ She considered the open jar sitting on the ground beside us.

She held out an artichoke heart for me, her hand wet from fishing a leaf out of the plastic pool moments before. I considered it for a second: the way it sat in her palm like some fantastic, wretched creature pulled from the ocean floor.

I took it from her hand into my mouth. It tasted salty, tender, slippery. Complex.

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Keep the Windows Closed MAGGIE MACKENZIE

‘I hate going to gay clubs.’

I look up from the page I’m reading just in time to see Steve shovel a large spoonful of cereal into his mouth. ‘I get groped all the time,’ he says in between bites.

I lower my book to the kitchen counter and raise an eyebrow at him. ‘I wonder what walking into a club and getting touched without consent must feel like.’ I lift my fingers to my chin in thought. ‘One would think horrible?’

Steve stops chewing. ‘Right, sorry,’ he says through a mouthful of food. I roll my eyes and lower them back to my book. ‘Seriously though, as soon as I step in there, I’m accosted.’ Steve leans his back against the fridge, bringing the cereal bowl close to his chest.

‘So why do you go?’

Steve shrugs. ‘Good music I guess.’

I watch him for a moment. He keeps his eyes firmly on the cereal flake on his spoon.

‘Right. That’s it.’

Steve shoots me a look.

‘May I ask what brought this on?’ In answer, Steve nods to the front cover of the book I’m holding: Red, White & Royal Blue. I raise my eyebrow again. ‘So, a queer romance book made you think about how much you hate gay clubs?’

He shrugs again.

Breathe. In two, three…

‘Alrighty Steve,’ I say, resolutely plastering my eyes on the book. Jesus Chri…

‘What time’s your man home anyway?’ Steve walks around the kitchen counter and pulls out one of the stools, sitting across from me.

Kicking him in the dick is abuse, Riley.

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‘Sometime this arvo, I think.’

‘So, how’s the book?’

moving me aside so he can place the bowl in the sink, and shaking his head slightly so

I close my eyes for a fraction of a second, then

that droplets of water hit me across the face. I

wedge a finger between the pages to mark my

scowl at him and wipe my face with my shirt.

spot and face him. ‘Don’t you have work soon?’

‘Probably, I’ve got assignments to do.’

Steve grins and hops off the stool. ‘At 9, should

‘Well, just make sure you close Kai’s windows,

probably go get ready.’

we’re meant to get a storm this arvo. I doubt

I smile benignly at him. ‘You do that.’

Steve wanders off towards his room at the far end of the apartment, cereal bowl still in his

he’d be very pleased if his PlayStation got wet.’

‘You know, you could always do it if you’re so concerned.’

hand. I hear his bathroom door close, and the

Steve turns to me and grins, ‘Nah I’ll leave it for

sound of the shower turn on.

you, good girlfriend and all.’

Sighing, I return my gaze to my book for what

I make a face at him. Steve salutes, picks up his

feels like the tenth time this morning.

work bag at the front door and leaves.

A light breeze is just starting to make its way

Thank fucking God.

through the living room, cooling the small beads of sweat clinging to my face.

As the kettle whistles, I hear Kai’s blinds knock against the windowsill again. I know exactly

It’s going to be hot today, but I can’t bring

how pissed off Kai would be if his beloved

myself to get up to close the windows and

PlayStation got wet.

turn on the aircon. The steady bustle of cars and the sound of Kai’s blinds softly hitting the

Maybe Steve was right.

windowsill every now and then feels oddly

I pour water into a mug, add a tea bag, and

calming. But after a few minutes of trying

leave it to rest on the counter as I walk towards

and failing to read the same line on the page,

Kai’s room. The sky beyond his window is the

I finally admit defeat and begrudgingly close

colour of cerulean: clear and cloudless. As I

my book.

stand in the doorway, a breeze kicks it way

Bloody Steve.

across the room and wanders along my neck.

I begrudgingly make my way towards the

I get up and move around the counter, grabbing

window. My eye instantly catches the picture

the kettle and placing it under the tap. As it

next to Kai’s bed, as it always does, showing Kai

begins to hiss, I hear Steve’s shower turn off,

with his arm around another girl’s shoulders. A

and a moment later he walks out of his room

‘friendship’ Christmas present, I’m constantly

dressed in his work uniform and carrying the

reminded.

now empty cereal bowl, his hair sopping wet.

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‘Staying here for the day are ya?’ he says,

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I drag my gaze away from the photo and pull

city. Kai’s room is so stuffy I can hardly breathe.

his windows shut.

A bead of sweat trickles down my face. *

Fuck it.

The apartment is sweltering hot. The backs of

I march across the room and throw open the

my legs are sticking to the leather couch in the

windows. A cool breeze kisses my face, and

living room. I have papers spread out in front

I sigh with relief. The heat in the apartment

of me, covering the length of the couch and

seems to lift for a moment, and my head clears.

most of the rug on the floor. Each of papers

I turn my gaze to the clouds again. Surely that’s

are littered with red scrawls and marks, as if

hours away?

a toddler has been let loose with a packet of crayons.

My head is starting to hurt.

‘Okay, so if you go there,’ I mutter to myself, moving a sticky note from one page to the next.

‘And if you move down here,’ I say, moving yet

Taking a deep breath, I walk back into the living room. The rush of breezy air has lifted papers from the couch, and after bending down to scoop them up, I settle myself on the couch once more, the back of my legs no longer sticky with sweat.

another. ‘Then that will work, right?’ The sticky

The sudden sound of a door slamming shut

notes stare back at me in boredom.

reverberates through the apartment and I jump

‘Ugh!’ I scrunch up one of the offending sticky notes and throw it at the wall opposite me. It

so hard that I accidently poke myself with my pen.

falls pathetically to the rug without a sound.

‘What...’ I look around the apartment for the

‘Why won’t you work!?’

source of the noise and notice the door to

Yeah, ‘cause talking to yourself is going to solve everything.

I stand up suddenly, needing to move, and in the process a few pages fall from the couch to

Kai’s bedroom is closed. Shit. Should’ve put the bloody door stopper in. I wander over and turn the handle.

The door doesn’t budge.

the floor, others sticking to the sweat on my

Frowning, I try the handle again. The door still

legs. The heat is overwhelming. I rip off the

doesn’t move. I try for a third time, the handle

pieces on my legs, ignore ones on the floor, and

whimpering feebly as though trying and failing

walk towards Kai’s room.

to connect with the lock. I try shoving the door,

The sky beyond his window has changed from clear and cerulean to a mottled, soft grey.

In the distance, I can just make out slowly blackening clouds moving lazily closer to the

but it feels like a tidewater of water has hit the other side. I shake the handle again, my movements becoming more and more frantic.

‘Fuck, fuck, fuck.’

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Okay think. Breathe. It’s not your fault.

I rush into Steve’s room and peer out of his

The pressure on the door lifts and it swings forward.

window, trying to find a way for me to get

I sit on the floor in silence for a few moments,

across into Kai’s, but I am met with nothing

feeling the wind graze my cheek. I bury my face

but empty air, space, and the ominous looming,

in my hands.

darkening clouds. I can just make out Kai’s

*

window a few feet beside me.

Don’t you dare.

I rush back to Kai’s door and try the handle once more, hoping that by some miracle it has fixed itself. ‘Just fucking open!’

I’m crying now, my shoulders and hands shaking uncontrollably. Brief flashes of the layout of the room run across my mind. Kai’s clothes, Kai’s PlayStation, Kai’s phone charger, Kai’s laptop – all in the bloody room. I try and take a couple of breaths, but that only seems to make my chest heave more.

I look at the handle then dash into the kitchen and search frantically for a screwdriver.

Finding it in the bottommost draw, I grab it

I look up from the couch to find Steve standing in the kitchen, work shirt off and holding a bowl of cereal. I hadn’t heard him come in.

‘Not as much as I’d like,’ I say, gathering up the papers littered across the couch and placing them in a pile on the coffee table. ‘The woes of being an English major, I’m afraid.’ Steve grins and walks over to the coffee table, bending down to pick up a page. I smack his hand. He laughs and turns back towards the kitchen, then pauses.

‘What happened there?’ he asks, pointing to the paint chippings on the floor.

and ram it into the screws attaching the handle

‘Oh, just had a bit of a disagreement with the

to the door. Up close, I can see the force of

weather.’ Steve looks as me questioningly. ‘The

the door closing has caused the paint to chip.

door slammed shut and I couldn’t open it.’

Fragments of paint are scattered on the floor below me. I can already hear Kai’s voice in my head: ‘God you’re an idiot.’

Finally, I get the door handle off and hear a thud as the other half of the handle falls to the ground in Kai’s room. There’s now a large hole in the door where the handle was, and I can see Kai’s open windows and feel a rush of wind, except this time the sweat on my forehead doesn’t cool. Willing my hands to stop shaking, I manage to click the lock out of place.

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‘Get much work done?’

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Steve laughs, ‘Ha fuck, lucky you got it open.’ I force a laugh. The door stopper sits mercifully in the door now.

‘Yeah lucky.’ I look around for something to say. ‘That was a short shift.’ I move towards the kitchen counter and prop up on one of the stools, a couple of papers and a pen still in my hand. But before Steve can answer, the front door opens and Kai strides into the kitchen.

I grip the pen in my hand a little tighter. Kai’s

I place Kai’s bag on his bed and straighten his

eyes narrow slightly as he surveys the scene:

steel capped boots, which he’s left discarded

Steve standing half naked, eating a bowl of

on the floor. The sky outside his window is

cereal and me sitting at the counter with pen

now eerily dark. The wind has died down, but I

and paper in hand. A slight twinge works its way

can already see a mist of rain growing steadily

into his eyebrows, but he says nothing. Instead,

closer. I move across the room and close the

he walks over and kisses me lightly. ‘Hey, how

windows, making sure to lock the latch.

was your day?’ he asks.

‘Fine,’ I say. ‘How was work?’

Kai grunts and dumps his bag on the floor beside my chair. ‘Fine.’

I see Steve’s face flash with mischief as he

I turn back and see Kai’s phone on the bedside table. I stare at it for a moment. It buzzes: three messages pop up.

I look away and walk into the bathroom, closing the door behind me.

begins to say, ‘So apparently Riley —,’ but I shoot him a look and he quietens.

‘What?’ Kai asks, pulling his phone out of his pocket and glancing at the lock screen.

‘Apparently Riley has been reading that same book all day,’ Steve says, throwing in an unconvincing laugh at the end.

‘Not surprising,’ Kai says flatly. I watch as he doesn’t even hide the way he rolls his eyes, then walks off towards his room.

When Kai is gone, Steve catches my eye. We stare at each other for a brief moment, Steve looking as though he wants to say something.

He glances worryingly towards Kai’s room, where we can both hear the steady stream of the shower and the dull murmur of Kai’s music.

But then he looks away, picks up his bowl and wanders off to his room. I make sure to mark the page I am on, close my book, and bend down to pick up Kai’s forgotten bag.

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Dry Winter: Australian Film Review WRITTEN BY TOM LOUDON

Kyle Davis’ debut featurette is a bold, slice-

Jake and his friend Liam (Michael Harapas) turn

of-life depiction of a couple on the edge of

to ice use to pass the time, and Kelly becomes

breakdown.

increasingly distant. The couple must decide

Jake (Andrew Phillips) and Kelly (Courtney Kelly) are a young couple in reg ional South Australia, living out their days in an

empty moments, and whether or not it’s time to move on.

opportunity-starved town. They live off the

At sixty-three minutes, Dry Winter is punchy

beaten track and often have little to fill the gaps

and compelling. Made by a crew of Flinders

between dawn and dusk. The pair see their

University graduates, it explores a transitional

friends, race cars, take care of their dogs, and

stage of life and its characters move around the

go to parties. A drought has made their lives

edge of society and the edge of time – in many

all the more difficult as opportunities for work

ways they have been forgotten by both.

become few and far between.

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how long they can go on filling their days with

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Shot entirely on the Eyre Peninsula, the film

We are flies on the wall as the film reminds the

is both visually beautiful and devastatingly

viewer that everything decays and comes to an

sparse. The cast of entirely non-actors

end, and that ultimately this story ended before

are followed in an observational, pseudo-

we were even invited to watch.

document ar y st yle t hat revels in it s authenticity and creates a moving image of hazy slowness to juxtapose the eventual moment of devastating clarity.

After a positive reception at the 2021 Melbourne International Film Festival, Dry Winter is now streaming on Mubi.

Dry Winter moves like a series of photographs of a couple, each one becoming less languid and more intense. The viewer sees everything, from the subtle, loving moments, to the harsh, lengthy silences.

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21 MAR - 19 APR

20 APR - 20 MAY

21 MAY - 20 JUN

You have to break a few eggs to make lemonade.

Emotions are running high and you want to discuss your troubles.

Allow yourself time to decompress and approach the day in good faith.

There is a tall, handsome man in your future.

AVOID.

23 JUL - 22 AUG

23 AUG - 22 SEP

23 SEP - 22 OCT

Even though your confidence is high, you’re still reluctant to share your opinions with others at this time.

You can see the stupidity all around you and understand clearly what needs to be done, but remember that your standards are your own.

You’re wondering if you’re a bad person. Yes. Yes, you are.

22 NOV - 21 DEC

21 DEC - 20 JAN

21 JAN - 18 FEB

Get the tattoo.

You could use some straightforward friendship today. Hang out with the besties to take the stress off.

You are overlooking some past discretion, but it won’t go away.

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21 JUN - 22 JUL

Although this is a day of action, it first requires preparation.

When pitching ideas to others, you need a very convincing argument.

23 OCT - 21 NOV

HOROSCOPE

All you can do is your best.

The rest is fate.

19 FEB - 20 MAR

Diets are fads, but lifestyle choices are forever.

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Your work could be in the pages of Glass Magazine!

We love celebrating and publishing the work of QUT Students and Alumni. Our online submissions are always open and our print edition submissions open as advertised. You can find information about the submission themes and how to submit to Glass on our website, qutglass. com/submit, or our Facebook page @glassmedia.

We accept writing of all genres. We take poetry, opinion pieces, essays, satire, fiction, recipes, reviews and more. We also take illustrations, collages and photography. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with the editorial team to discuss.

For more info on how to submit your work, visit qutglass.com/submit

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