Alan Weedon
Have Cashless Transactions Screwed Aussie Restaurant Workers Out of Hard-Earned Tips?
How has paywave technology affected the wallets of Australia’s bar, cafe, and restaurant staff? Or have we all just been really piss-poor at tipping to begin with? To find out, we asked the people on the front line.
What’s Behind Melbourne’s Love Affair With the Milk Crate?
You know the look instantly: Unpolished timber, peeling paint, some Edison lightbulbs, and a slew of plastic crates picked up for nothing from an alley somewhere.
Johann Hari Wants To Change Everything You Know About Drugs
"The drug war distorts how we think about drugs themselves. You might put on Facebook, 'I had a great bottle of wine last night', but you'd be foolish to put 'I had a great line of coke last night'."
Australia Took Another Step Away from Legalizing Gay Marriage
Two-thirds of Australia's coalition government voted to deny their colleagues a conscience vote on gay marriage.
How Terrified Should We be About Nuclear Annihilation?
According to the author of Command and Control, a book about nuclear doomsday scenarios, "the two great existential threats that we face today are global warming and nuclear weapons—and the latter isn't getting anywhere near enough attention."
'Ecco Homo' Tries to Unravel the Dark Chameleon Troy Davies
We spoke to the filmmakers who stepped into the mind and horrific childhood of the late Australian artist, who hung out with INXS and U2, collaborated with some of the most famous people on the planet, and lived a life of lies.
Talking to Australia’s Post Art-Start Generation of Artists
We asked a few art students and recent grads about what they're going to do after this current round of funding cuts truly sinks in.
How Do You Preserve a Rare Three-Ton Shark?
Inside the Museum Victoria's efforts to preserve the corpse of a gigantic basking shark.
Our Picks for the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival
Be a good Melburnian and talk in obscure film references for a few weeks.
Australia's New Arts Funding Body Doesn't Want Your Films, Television, or Games
With the draft plans released for the National Program for Excellence in the Arts, funding for our art is going to get a lot cosier with government.
Evan Roth Is Using Ghost Hunting Gear to Make Us Analyze How We Use the Internet
He believes that a slew of massive corporations have boiled things down to one click, thereby taking away our power.
Do We Have An ‘Outing’ Problem?
Guessing a person's sexuality has become a lot of people's business. If you're someone who doesn't perform masculinity or femininity in the "right" way, there are others out there who take great pleasure in letting you know about it.