By Kit Moke The COVID-19 pandemic was a key split in the public consciousness. By August 2022, the virus had killed 11,062 people across Australia in just two short years—permanently fracturing thousands of families, businesses, and communities. Upon reaching this…
By Kit Moke Depending on who you ask, the legacy of Rupert Murdoch represents many different things. To some, he’s a corporate Napoleon, responsible for taking an Adelaide newspaper and transforming it into a world-spanning empire. To others, he’s a…
by Kit Moke Last September, Australia’s second-oldest literary publication Meanjin was shut down. After an 85-year run, the magazine’s publisher Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) pulled the plug, citing “purely financial reasons” for the decision. Despite no say in the ruling, editor Esther Anatolitis and deputy editor Eli McClean were made redundant shortly afterwards. Meanjin’s closure sparked widespread backlash, with a variety of contributors, authors, and former editors publicly condemning the…
