I work part time at a restaurant. I'm a waiter. And sometimes I wash dishes. My superior and the head of the wait-staff is from Zimbabwe so she has the whole accent thing going on. The other day she seated this group of people and asked me to take their order. One of the ladies who was seated thought herself very clever. She noticed the accent and then saw my olive complexion and PRESUMED that, of course, I must also be from Zimbabwe. That I may in fact be THE SON of the head of wait-staff. S...

RACK OFF REGULATION Sione Murray This week, the federal government will consider passing laws aimed at restricting the way we present our products to Australian youth. It is vital these laws do not progress from the development stages as the effects of their implementation would not only be detrimental for us, who make our livelihoods from advertising, but the balance which has existed for years between the youth consumers and advertisers of Australia will be irreparably damaged. These laws s...

‘LOOK, EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, STALIN WASN’T A SAINT BUT HE WAS A GREAT MAN WHO BUILT UP A STRONG STATE.’ - Lawyer Yuri Yassilyev Joseph Stalin’s political manoeuvrings saw him emerge as the undisputed leader of the Communist Party in Russia. From there he went on to implement various economic and social measures in an effort to bring about rapid industrialisation and modernisation in Russia. These measures were aimed at safeguarding the revolution as well as ensuring that Russia would be ad...

I work part time at a restaurant. I'm a waiter. And sometimes I wash dishes. My superior and the head of the wait-staff is from Zimbabwe so she has the whole accent thing going on. The other day she seated this group of people and asked me to take their order. One of the ladies who was seated thought herself very clever. She noticed the accent and then saw my olive complexion and PRESUMED that, of course, I must also be from Zimbabwe. That I may in fact be THE SON of the head of wait-staff. S...

So there I was, ordering a juice from one of those little juice outlets you see all over the place in the city. You know the kind; filled with pseudo-new age thinkers, discussing deep subjects like what product to use to keep one's hair up at such a crazy angle as well as the best monosyllabic response to employ against those they perceive as lacking sophistication and the latest designer clothes. Anyway, I think the juice was a Raspberry Surpise or Morning Glory or something yummy sounding. ...