Fresh, thoughtful journalism and creative works produced by students
of the School of Art, Communication and English at the University of Sydney.
Creative Nonfiction
Vinyl: the unexpected underdog of the streaming era
In September 2022, Joshua “Josh” Gibbs opened Crosstalk Records in Leichhardt, some 14 years after the record store he worked at as a teenager...
Leppington: Local memories of a dramatically changing suburb
To the average Sydneysider, Leppington will only be recognisable as the terminating station on the T2 Southwest and Inner West Rail Link. Ask a...
Inflation crisis for Chinese international students in Australia
An "intelligent, dedicated" woman - a Chinese international student, took her own life in January this year after struggling to afford rent and buy food.
This...
Community continuity in news
It is around 7:15 am and I am in the back seat of my aunty’s car. The roads leaving Balmain are quiet in the...
Epigenetics: How will you change?
Dee C-H -
The humid heat of the late afternoon hung heavy in the air. The chatter of magpies and noisy miners had abated. Even the rumble...
No art without deformation: Picasso in Moscow, 1956
In 1956, the Soviet embassy in Paris is filled with thirty-eight artworks of Pablo Picasso, waiting to be shipped to Russia.
It is early morning,...
Covid, coups and learning to cope
It’s safe to say that we were feeling very sorry for ourselves as we pulled out of our driveway and turned onto the main...
Aversive racism: Are you ready for it?
My timid 15-year-old self is standing behind an industrial looking checkout and conveyor belt, tapping my foot to the sounds of Mariah Carey’s "All...
