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Congo and Cobalt; When Technology Trumps Human Rights
Computers, smartphones and vapes – they all have one thing in common: cobalt. Section Editor Sophie Poredos addresses the severe breach...
Apr 18, 2024


The (Un)Safe Zones: An Update on the Gaza Crisis and Australia’s Stance
Section Editor Zaynab Khuder summarises the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the rising death toll of civilians, while addressing the...
Apr 18, 2024


Bayview’s Dark Decades
Editorial Assistant Izzah Adnan explores the mysterious disappearance of Lynette Dawson, the conviction of Chris Dawson for her murder,...
Apr 18, 2024


Cyclones and Flooding and Pollen, Oh My: The Queensland Floods
With the imminent threat of climate change impacting Australia’s weather conditions, Jackson Robb recaps the national disaster caused by...
Apr 18, 2024


The Abdication of Queen Margrethe
Gazing into Denmark’s royal family, Jackson Robb summarises Queen Margrethe’s abdication to the throne, the accomplishments and scandals...
Apr 18, 2024


Force of Nature: The Dry 2 Offers a Compelling Mystery with Little Thrills
Nature holds us all to account. Going for a hiking retreat over a weekend in the woods may sound like fun, even if it means dealing with...
Feb 8, 2024


The Real Agent Argylle is Not Worth Finding Out in This Disastrous Mess
Ten years ago, there was a time when Matthew Vaughn directed the Kingsman films. His first installment, The Secret Service, may not have...
Feb 8, 2024


66 Films To Look Forward To in 2024
2023 was a wild year. Not only when it came to the number of great films to look out for but because of the (much-needed) Writer’s Guild...
Jan 25, 2024


Nimona is the Stylish, Radically Queer Subversion of the Fairy Tale We Need
Resident film critic Nicholas Chang reviews a beautiful queer film that challenges the traditional fairy tale genre with its distinctive...
Jan 12, 2024


Social Media: A Not-So-Personal Paradox
Serene Palleygedera recounts her toxic love-hate relationship with social media and encourages some certified tips to help you switch...
Jan 12, 2024


Shame Your Unit/Degree: The Death of the Artist
Nilab Siddiqi, a direhard literature lover, brings you along the tribulations and trials of studying a Bachelor of Arts (English) at...
Jan 12, 2024


You Are Here: Unconscious Mind
Welcome aboard to the tour guide of your mind, based on the teachings of Carl Jung. For the last issue of Grapeshot 2023, Sophie Poredos...
Jan 12, 2024


Grapey Book Club: Girl In A Pink Dress by Kylie Needham
Editor-in-Chief Lauren Grzina reviews an evocative novel about the Australian art scene and the tumultuous relationship between two...
Jan 12, 2024


D&D Subclass Highlight
Dungeons and Dragons can be intimidating for beginners. But fear not! Freya Petterson has crafted a list of her favourite subclasses to...
Jan 12, 2024


Flourish of Stoicism
Stoic slideshows have taken TikTok by storm. Dougal Tsakalos-Stewart breaks down what ‘Stoicism’ is, and why these slideshows have such...
Jan 12, 2024


Almost 20: Reflections on Childhood and Adulthood
Leaving childhood behind is a hard thing to do. Join Liana Naidu as she talks through the highs and lows of approaching her twenties....
Jan 12, 2024


The Marketability of Little Treats
Are you a burnt-out, hard-working babe?. Well then, dive into Holly Mitchell’s exploration of little treat culture and the psychology...
Jan 12, 2024


Real Magic
Maggie stood under a hundred eyes, every single one of them looking for a tell or a break, and all of them experts as far as reviews were...
Jan 12, 2024


Cerulean Nights
i have not felt ordinary love. the type of love where the planets orbit the sun nor the type of love where the tides kiss the sand. i...
Jan 12, 2024


On being loved and in love with everyone. An autofiction.
When I was born, my mother didn’t want her placenta thrown into the river like our culture traditionally did, but my father and the...
Jan 12, 2024


The Lovers
i. She wakes with a jolt, not knowing what’s wrong, just that something is wrong. As her heart hammers against her heaving chest, it...
Jan 4, 2024


Emotional Intelligence: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Timothee Luong explores the new yardstick that Aussie corporations are measuring new employees with, the Emotional Quotient, navigating...
Jan 1, 2024
Grapeshot acknowledges the Wallumattagal clan, of the Dharug nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and meet. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded, no treaty was signed, and would like to pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.
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We would like to extend those respects to all First Nations people reading. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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