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Nude Beaches: Tooshies Out?
Do you like getting your tata’s out on the beach? Well, Sophie Poredos’ article on the threat to nude beaches is perfect for you! From...
Dec 22, 2023


The Fiery Realities of Being a Journalist: A Friendlyjordies Piece
Dougal Tsakalos-Stewart completes a news case study examining the popular and controversial YouTube channel, Friendlyjordies, raising key...
Dec 22, 2023
“If Not Now, When?”: Notes on the Referendum
With the approaching referendum on the Voice to Parliament, Jackson Robb describes what the referendum is, how it came to be proposed as...
Dec 22, 2023
The Greens, Labor, and the Housing Crisis
Alexander Batshon gives his opinion on the housing crisis, pushing the Greens for more action on the issue. In recent times, the...
Dec 22, 2023


MQ NTEU Student Rally
Editorial Assistant Sophie Poredos, who attended the MQ NTEU student rally, sheds light on the ongoing struggle for better staff working...
Dec 22, 2023
Fuelling the Mind: Unleashing the Power of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for Brain Vitality
Atnaf Abate, discusses their research around the power of polyunsaturated fatty acids on brain health. Introduction Neurological...
Dec 22, 2023


MQ Uni's Therapy Dogs: Lots of Good Boys and Cuddles
Did you come along to our Issue 3 Launch Party? If so, you may remember seeing some adorable therapy dogs around. Sophie Poredos gives us...
Dec 22, 2023
Enhancing Probiotic Products for Better Gut Health
Joanna Valanie Pereira, discusses their research in enhancing the health benefits of probiotic products. Gut health, one of the research...
Dec 22, 2023


The Future Of Streaming For Students Living Out Of Home
With streaming services scrambling to increase their number of subscribers, Netflix has become the first to crack down on user password...
Dec 22, 2023


The First Mars Livestream
Zoe van der Merwe takes you through the historic first ever livestream from Mars, detailing what happened and its significance. On June...
Dec 22, 2023


The 19th AFL Team
Dougal Tsakalos-Stewart , no stranger to the AFL, discusses the new nineteenth team of the league. On the 3rd of May 2023, Anthony...
Dec 22, 2023


Review: Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
Content Warning: Sexual Abuse and Self Harm “I didn’t, but now I do.” In a 2019 interview for KIIS FM with JoJo Wright, Lana Del Rey...
Dec 21, 2023


In Defence of M. Night Shyamalan’s OLD: Why It Ranks Amongst His Scariest Films
“Stop wishing away this moment.” Still from Old (2021) dir. M Night Shyamalan. There’s never a single moment where you’re not ageing....
Dec 21, 2023


Grapey Book Club: Remembering The Fault In Our Stars
There's a saying out there that everyone deserves true love. People deserve to be loved for who they are, who they were and who they will...
Dec 21, 2023


BookTok Alternatives
Bookworms far and wide, sit back and relax as Jasmine Oke gives you 12 deliciously curated book recommendations! We’ve all been there,...
Dec 21, 2023


A Friendly Guide to Wasting Your Time with iPhone Games
Holly Mitchell spoils readers with a wacky guide to niche iPhone games which have consumed the minds and the time of the masses! Ah,...
Dec 21, 2023


The Permeance of Calendars
Google Calendar, digital or physical (if you’re lame enough to still write in them), where would we be without our handy pockets of the...
Dec 21, 2023


"Excuse Me!"
With the rise of TikTok, privacy and consent have become bigger issues than ever before. Nilab Siddiqi discusses the ways in which this...
Dec 21, 2023
Predictions for the Present: What can happen in two months?
Liana Naidu conducts an interesting experiment in the hopes of predicting the future from the point of writing, to the release of this...
Dec 21, 2023


Artificial Memory
The sun poured through the narrow open window, catching on the specks of dust swirling through the air and laying itself, like a gentle...
Dec 21, 2023
Reminiscing
It’s the little moments that will make me miss you. From how our bodies intertwined when we were recounting past horrors, to how your...
Dec 21, 2023
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.
We would like to extend those respects to all First Nations people reading. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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