No. 5, Vol. 58 (2012)

Shark-finning is the process where a wild shark is caught, dragged abroad a boat and clubbed or stabbed to be pacified. The fins are hacked off and the animal thrown back overboard, where it can take several days to die from starvation, drowning or being eaten by other predators. This …

Leigh Rigozzi

The sadly deceased British comic Kenny Everett once told the story of how a New York radio station called the British Ambassador in Washington and asked him what he wanted for Christmas. Anxious to appear modest and unassuming, the diplomat suggested a couple of innocuous gifts his family might get …

We all look at things on the internet we’d be ashamed to share with other people. Whether it’s online gambling, a particular niche type of pornography or an obsession with fan-fiction, we all have certain aspects of our personalities we’d like to keep away from the public eye.

A League/European Premier League Excitingly we see both competitions shaping up for frantic finishes. Locally, the Central Coast Mariners have set the standard for this year’s season and have all but confirmed their crown as minor premiers of the competition. Our north coast rivals will be firm favourites heading in …

Nominations for the position of Director to the Arc Board have closed and it appears this year’s election will be the most contested in the history of the student organisation. Arc’s 18,000 members will elect 3 Directors, one representing undergraduate students, one representing postgraduate students and one representing students from …