On the platforms at Flinders Street Station – one of the city’s major hubs of activity – a pre-recorded message sounds to waiting commuters and workers advising all to take extra of themselves and others. The message echoes routinely, every few minutes, telling everyone to … Continue readingThe Rationing of Reason: The Coronavirus and the Social Pandemic of Inconvenience
You are standing on the street corner, microphone in hand. As the people flow past, busy to get on with their day, you ask just a few fleeting questions to the passersby. “Who do you distrust the most, and why?” As democratic satisfaction worldwide continues … Continue readingIn Government we trust: Why Australians are no longer trusting democracy
BY HAMAH HOSEN- International Women’s Day (IWD) can be characterised by marches, the colour purple, panellists, and breakfasts. No matter how a country, company, or individual decides to celebrate, the significance and importance of the day don’t falter. The theme for IWD this year, Each … Continue readingEach for Equal: The Theme of International Women’s Day 2020
THE WINNERS AND LOSERS By Francesco Barrese Super Tuesday has finally arrived, and the final few Democratic candidates have just experienced the full force of it. Results from the first four states to vote (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina) provided no clear indication … Continue readingA SUPER TUESDAY FOR SOME, BUT NOT ALL:
Welcome all to the first article for the year 2020. This year has already gotten off to an intense start with several noteworthy geopolitical events occurring within just the first two months. In January Australia caught fire, the USA bombed and killed high ranking Iranian … Continue readingWELCOME TO 2020
Picture this in your head. You are the leader of a powerful country, and are in a state of limited war with a nation which has threatened your allies with annihilation and has attacked the supply of resources critical to your country’s economy. Your embassy … Continue readingAN UNPOPULAR OPINION: TRUMP’S DECISIVE VICTORY
2019 has set the stage for the next decade. Just as the 2000s acted as a prologue for events of the 2010s, we now are about to enter the next chapter of the story we call the twenty-first century. Before we end this year, it … Continue reading2019 IN REVIEW – HARD WORK AWAITS
EDITORIAL – The 2010s began with a renewed sense of hope. It seemed that after the turmoils of the first decade of the twenty-first century we could only be on an upward trajectory. However, we enter the 2020s more divided than ever, with our differences … Continue readingTOLERANCE & RESPECT | WE MUST DO BETTER IN THE 2020s
The Monash International Affairs Society (MIAS) has appointed Sonali De Silva and Filip Markoski as Co-Editors-In-Chief of Pivot for 2020, succeeding Ryan Attard who held the role from Pivot’s foundation. Their term will commence with Pivot’s first edition in February/March 2020, once handover is complete. … Continue readingUPDATE: EDITORS-IN-CHIEF APPOINTED
BY HAMAH HOSEN – Australian Summers are typically associated with the positive imagery of hanging out in the sun on sandy beaches with blue skies as the backdrop. But what people don’t consider is the sweltering and dry weather conditions and, most importantly, the impacts … Continue readingMY WORLD’S ON FIRE! HOW ABOUT YOURS?