Aleksandra Bliszczyk
Aleksandra (Aleks) Bliszczyk is the Deputy Editor of VICE Australia and New Zealand. Her work covers Australian and global news and politics for VICE and VICE Australia Today. She has also reported for PEDESTRIAN.TV, Guardian Australia, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, SBS News, SBS Food, Junkee, Broadsheet and ABC RN. In December 2021, she won a Victorian Country Press Association Award for best news story.
We Asked Catholic School Kids About the Most Backwards Shit They Witnessed
"Now I realise that it was just really horrible bigotry and mental abuse in the classroom."
I Swapped Phone Time for Sex Time to See if Scrolling Really Does Kill Libidos
My screen time has plummeted, but everything else is pointing up.
Are Doctors Using AI to Hand Out Prescriptions?
Complaints about a lack of communication between GPs and patients are rising and one concern is online platforms using artificial intelligence.
Only Half of Australian Music Festivals Are Profitable
A new report from Creative Australia found 56% of music festivals in 2022-2023 made a profit, and young people are attending less.
MONA Loses Legal Battle, Ordered to Allow Men Into Ladies Lounge Exhibit
The museum argued the refusal of men was the point of the artwork.
Sydney’s First Drug-Checking Service Will Test Injectables
New South Wales’ first drug-checking service will open at Sydney’s supervised injecting room.
The Best DJs In Australia Are Shes and Theys
Femme and queer DJs are finally receiving the recognition they deserve and Australia is at the forefront of this seismic scene shift.
Coles and Woolies Could Face $10 Million Fines Under New Code of Conduct
An interim review of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct suggests supermarkets face hefty fines if non-compliant with new policy.
There's a New Drug Growing in Popularity in Australia
Queensland's first pill testing service at Rabbits Eat Lettuce Festival on the Easter weekend has found a new drug dubbed 'Canberra ketamine' but sold as MDMA.
24 Hours at Pitch Festival as an Artist's Manager
Before Pitch Music and Arts Festival's cancellation, we packed in as much as we could.
Stop Saying You’re 'Broke' When You’re Not
Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's an intentionally constructed persona.
Aid Workers, One Australian, Killed in Gaza After Delivering Food
Australian Zomi Frankcom is one of four aid workers at the World Central Kitchen in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, killed in an Israeli airstrike.