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Editors | Katia Rawlings, Rachelle Summers, Katie Stedman & Georgia Nolan |
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Categories | Arts Politics Youth |
Frequency | Monthly |
Unpaid circulation | 8 |
First issue | 11 March 1969 |
Company | Flinders University Student Association |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Website | www |
Empire Times is the student newspaper of the Flinders University, in Adelaide, Australia. [1] It has been published by the Flinders University Student Association since 1969, ceased publication in 2006 as a result of voluntary student unionism, however resumed in 2013 with the reintroduction of SSAF. [2] [3] [4]
The paper was founded in 1969 by Martin Fabinyi and continued in publication until 2006. Publication resumed in 2013. [5]
Initially priced at 15 cents in 1969, the publication is now distributed free of charge. [6]
Between 2007 and 2012, a student publication called The Libertine filled the void left from ceased production of Empire Times. [7] [8] [9]
In 2004, edition 36 special woman's edition of “Fempire Times” which accidentally printed as edition 37, and resulted in 2005, completely skipping numbering with edition 37 being listed as 38. [10]
In a typical year there are two to four paid editors, who manage the paper; editors are elected during FUSA student elections or appointed by student council. The term of office for an editor begins after November 1 until the November 30 the following year; technically means that there is two teams of editors during November. [11]
As of 2023, salary of an editor is $30,000p.a. in total, which is usually divided equally between the team. [12]
In 2023 FUSA elections, the 2024 Empire Times editors ran with the FIRE-UP faction. [13]
Editors | Year |
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Simon Collinson | 2013 |
Sarah Gates | |
Dunja Nedic | |
Jess Nicole | 2014 |
Flik Schemmer | |
Jade Kelly | |
Bethany Lawrence | |
Jess Nicole | 2015 |
Jenn Matters | |
Laura Telford | |
Simon Corletto | |
Eleanor Danenberg | 2016 |
Liam McNally | |
Lauren Reid | |
Simon Corletto | |
Eleanor Danenberg | 2017 |
Liam McNally | |
Lisandra Linde | |
Ainsley Ewart | 2018 |
Oli Glenie | |
Cameron Lowe | |
Alicia Wood | 2019 |
James Watson | |
Kienan McKay | |
Amy Bennett | 2020 |
Bec Manser | |
Carmen Giffen | |
Nathan Cheetham | 2021 |
Brie Dark | |
Artemis Perry | |
Courtney Lawrence | |
Zofia Kolodziei | |
Jessica Rowe | 2022 |
Tahlia Dilberovic | |
Claire Gibbins | |
Katia Rawlings | 2023 |
Rachelle Summers | |
Katie Stedman | |
Georgia Nolan | |
Miriam van der Heiden | 2024 |
Lachlan White | |
Noah Montgomery |
Notable former editors and contributors included Martin Armiger, Greig (HG Nelson) Pickhaver, Steph Key and Kate Ellis. [14] [15]
Prior to Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU), the paper was printed in a tabloid format on standard newsprint. [16]
Most issues of Empire Times conform to a certain theme, reflected in the graphical style, and usually in the content itself. There are special theme issues such as Corona Times, focusing on Covid-19, [17] or Fempire Times, which is written primarily or exclusively by women.
Empire Times has done collaborative issues with other students newspapers. In 2022, University of Adelaide’s student newspaper OnDit collaborated with Empire Times to produce, OnDit x Empire Times, both producing issues to circle around their content censorship for each other's restrictions respectively. [18] In 1973, Dit ego times was a joint publication between OnDit, South Australian Institute of Technology’s student newspaper Egois, and Empire Times. [19] [20]
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