Level four of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation may not look like much with its maze of cubicles and squashy couches but it is the central nervous system of the beast that is the Chaser. A mock school photo of the boys hangs on the wall behind us as we wait on the couches for Chas Licciardello. He is running slightly late for the interview courtesy of New South Wales’ public transport system. Despite the group’s success, they have not progressed to chauffeured limousines.

Will the Global Economic Crisis (GEC) facilitate social change? And do the recent ‘Group of 20’ (G20) protests reflect a rise in anarchism? Donna Yan and Bonita Silva investigate.

As 20 of the most powerful leaders of the industrial world converged in the white-topped ExCel Conference Centre in London, thousands of people with banners in hand took to the streets of the capital in a two-day mass protest, driven by mounting discontent.

OOPS!
Hard to believe, but Vertigo editors are humans too and we made a mistake. We printed a draft copy of Sophie Jeliba’s What It Feels Like piece in the latest edition. Vertigo apologises for any offence caused. The full article with an exclusive photo gallery can be found here.

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) have tallied an even 100 journalists who have been killed in the line of duty, including the 64 who have been murdered since Macapagel-Arroyo took up presidency.

On May 20th last year at the Sydney Writers Festival, UTS students handing out copies of ‘Festival News’ were approached by security guards and staff. All copies of the newspaper were impounded within the first day with only vague explanations provided.

Quick-witted and disarmingly honest, the Hon. Michael Kirby recently sat down with Bonita Silva and Jade Tyrrell to reflect on his legal career and talk student politics, love, and feminism in his last interview as a justice of the High Court of Australia.