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.
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.
New Report Documents Police Misuse of Power at Weekly Palestine Rallies
At least one NSW Police officer was seen wearing a thin blue line patch associated with fascist movements at a pro-Palestine rally on Sunday.
Australia's Peak Union Body Will Ask the Government For a 5% Pay Rise For Workers
The ACTU's submission to the annual pay review will push for a 5 per cent pay rise to minimum and award wage workers.
The VICE Guide to the Best Hidden Bars in Melbourne
From secret laneway bars to tucked-away rooftops, here are the top picks for the best hidden bars in Melbourne’s CBD and beyond.
Contemporary R&B Is Safe in the Hands of SON RAY
If you find yourself screaming the chorus of ‘Love’ by Keyshia Cole far too often, you’ll enjoy this.
The VICE Guide to the Best Lunch Spots in Melbourne
Here's our guide to Melbourne's best lunch spots, whether they're impressive, accessible, affordable, quick or simply divine.
Inquiry Into Victoria's Public Housing Tower Demolition Plan Launched
The reasoning behind the Victorian government's plan to demolish, privatise and rebuild all 44 of its public housing towers will be the subject of a new parliamentary inquiry.
What Is UNRWA, the Palestinian Aid Agency, and What Does It Do?
The Australian government has reinstated funding to UNRWA. So What does the Palestinian aid organisation do and what is Australia's tie to it?
Australia: The Land of Plagues, Pests and Poxes
Now more than ever, it feels like the day when Australia will be swallowed whole by a maelstrom of plagues is nearing.