You may notice this edition is a little heavier than usual. Honi Soit has not, as you may first assume, been hitting its protein — this edition has extra pages containing the winners of the Honi Writing Competition.
We extend our congratulations to the winners, and to the losers — we love you!
In these pages, you will find Honi’s feature on the USyd Gaza solidarity encampment. After four weeks, USyd’s encampment has grown to over 90 tents and represents a united front across multiple factions who are all uniting to participate in the struggle for a free Palestine, and the moral reckoning of our time.
Three of the Honi editors hitchhiked to Canberra this week — and not just to visit the earthquake house. The Honi 3 were off the grid, handing in their phones at the door of Parliament House, prior to a six-hour lockup to salivate and scrutinise all over the 2024 Federal Budget.
Sadly, the term “budget lock-up” was misunderstood by fast-typers who would have loved to see “more interviews”. Our editors sincerely apologise for the economic illiteracy — we do Arts degrees!
The clunky Budget “winners and losers” lists have dropped like clockwork in mainstream media. From where we’re sitting, students are Budget losers until we have free education, fairly and universally paid placements, and divestment from Israel. We’re running out of dunce hats.
You made it to the end of Semester One, congratulations. Maybe you’ve been an Honi lurker this semester. We are speaking to you. Yes, you. Don’t forget about us on your break. This is your sign to email us at [email protected] and tell us your ideas, and write for us in Semester Two. You can start writing for Honi at any time.
We love this paper. Thank you for reading it. And thank you for recycling it.
