Let’s not sugarcoat nor pretend anything else happened; Mahsa Amini was murdered. Plain and simple. There’s no use giving the full, gruesome details as to what happened. The gist is this: Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, was arrested by Iran’s infamous ‘morality police’, for her hijab being too loosely worn…

I am chased by The Black Dog: big, vicious, haunting. I cannot escape it. I see it, but no one else does. It follows me, and seemingly me only. At least, it feels that way. It hangs onto me, digging its wretched claws into my skin. …

Growing up in Australia — in the western world, for that matter — we were taught to look up to America. This is the country that produces the best film, TV, and music. This is the country that produces the best tech and software, like the iPhones in our pockets…

DISCLAIMER: It has been brought to my attention that elements of this article came across as defending Greenwood’s actions, due to his talent. This was far from my intention, and have now altered the piece accordingly. Trigger Warning: This article discusses domestic violence and sexual assault. If, like me, you…

I’m proud to call Australia my home. This rings true as I say it now, as it did when I would say it as a little boy, learning all there was to know about Australia: the country of my birth, and the adopted homeland of my parents and their families. …

I love football, but I hate what it brings out in people. Over the past four weeks, we’ve been treated to a fantastic UEFA Euro 2020 competition. The tournament saw exciting goals, underdog stories, heartbreaks and thrillers, across Europe, before Italy eventually ran out as winners against England after a…

“Freaking lockdown…” A phrase I have uttered far too many times for a lifetime, let alone a year. Lockdown, that dreaded word, that cursed word. We perhaps have heard this word more so than prisoners do, yet were are law abiding citizens. But this isn’t an essay on human rights…

Summarising the Israeli-Palestinian issue is impossible. Many have tried to summarise, simplify, trivialise and paint a small picture as to what drives this bloody, messy, fuelled situation. They can be commended for trying, but ultimately trying to summarise the greatest and most complex geopolitical issue in modern history is almost…

This is not a crisis. Those around you may say that at the tender and humble age of 25 you begin to experience a ‘quarter-life’ crisis. After all, this is typically the age where you would entering — if you haven’t already — into a career and establishing yourself in…