Sunday Drive
By Tara Robinson I want rolling hills / wind tearing through this hunk of metal / dogs sea-legged in the back / windows cranked down all the way / face blonde-licked / hurtling heart-first / towards everything and nothing /…
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Summer Sword
By Esther Vale I took the train and walked the rest of the way through winding suburban streets to the little private hospital on the riverbank. Out of the trains’ weakly sputtering aircon and into the bloody furnace. It was…
Avoiding an Algocracy: Is Using AI at Uni Worth the Risk?
By Anna Rose Wilson We are all aware of the ever evolving and environmentally destructive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Whether it’s used to help rewrite your work emails, check the readability of your document, or create a Studio Ghibli…
Sorry Mary Oliver
By Tia Read I did not realise I was gay until later; I would’ve told you sooner if I knew I am sorry Mary, and mother.I want to get on my knees in the desert.Repent, sand filing awayeverything soft until…
Summer Fling
By Isabella Jensen Mary leaned against the veranda railing and blew steam from her china teacup. Across the road, a spray of mist from a beat-down garden hose clung to the bare shoulders of her neighbour’s son, and foam dripped…
Bad Egg
By Isadora Dean Kenny was born in a broken bathtub in a spectacular failure of a waterbirth where no water was to be found. The water company had shut it off. Woosh! Out of the warm womb and into the…
What’s Trending This Autumn? Sustainability.
By Teagan Rowe Australian clothing brands are becoming increasingly more sustainable, with a number of labels now utilising recycled material, ethical production, and a transparent supply chain to meet the rising demand for eco-friendly fashion. Popular Aussie clothing brand Cotton On is well known for their ongoing determination to create sustainable fashion, pledging that they will switch to 100% renewable energy across…
Selective Silencing: The State Parliament’s Attack on Free Speech
By Millie Daintith The Queensland state parliament has banned phrases such as “globalise the intifada” and “from the river to the sea”, claiming they incite antisemitism and violence. Anyone found to use such phrases may be imprisoned for up to two years under the proposed…
Lucretia,
By Elizabeth Rowland darling lamb, they call, her stone fingers clasped round a dagger, sharp and cold. Her chest heaves, the weight of his palms still upon her breast. Chin tucked under, she dares not bare her throat to the wolf’s hunger. Her glittering white form…
From Pancakes to Post-Production: How QUT Creatives Built Frayed Knots
By Cameron Joseph Walker The idea for Frayed Knots didn’t begin in a classroom or a production meeting. It began at The Pancake Manor. Mid-2025, after a night out, Bronte and I were sitting in a booth—like most uni students have at some point—tired, a little drunk, and ambitious. That’s when she said she wanted to make a series. Not a short film for assessment. Not something for a rubric. A series about the emotional fractures of your twenties. It was the kind of idea that usually fades by morning. This one didn’t. By December 2025, we were shooting nine days across three weeks with a crew of 18 and a cast of 14—the largest project to date…
