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Empire Times

Student Newspaper

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]

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History

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]

Editors

Editorial staff

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]

Editors (2013-Present)

In 2023 FUSA elections, the 2024 Empire Times editors ran with the FIRE-UP faction.[13]

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Prominent past editors and contributors

Notable former editors and contributors included Martin Armiger, Greig (HG Nelson) Pickhaver, Steph Key and Kate Ellis.[14][15]

Format

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]

Empire Times newsstand in the Hub, Bedford Park Campus, Flinders University.

References

  1. [1]
    Perry, Paul F.; Cock, Peter H. (1977). "Australia's Alternative Media". Media Information Australia. 6: 4–13. doi:10.1177/1329878X7700600102. S2CID 157797663 – via Informit.
  2. [2]
    "Empire times - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  3. [3]
    Forte, Jacqui (June 2005). "Students' Association of Flinders University". Submission to Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee. Inquiry into the provisions of the Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Union Fees) Bill 2005.
  4. [4]
    "Empire Times - The life and times of Flinders". Flinders University. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  5. [5]
    Austlit. "Student Newspapers | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  6. [6]
    Fabinyi, Martin (15 August 2019). "In The Beginning Was The Word". Empire Times. p. 17.
  7. [7]
    "Bring back BULL: The death of print media on campus". Honi Soit. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  8. [8]
    "Libertine magazine - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  9. [9]
    Libertine magazine. (2008). Flinders One, Flinders Campus Community Services.
  10. [10]
    "Empire Times 46.5 by FUSA Association - Issuu". issuu.com. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  11. [11]
    "Empire Times Regulations (2022)" (PDF).
  12. [12]
    "Elections – FUSA – Flinders University Student Association". Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  13. [13]
    "FUSA Election Candidate Statements by FUSA Association - Issuu". issuu.com. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  14. [14]
    "Empire Times: a radical paper turns 40". InDaily. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  15. [15]
    Austlit. "Student Newspapers | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  16. [16]
    Empire times (Adelaide, S. Aust.). (1969). Flinders University, Students Representative Council. Flinders University Library, Special Collections.
  17. [17]
    "Empire Times 47.6 by FUSA Association - Issuu". issuu.com. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  18. [18]
    "Empire Times 49.4 by FUSA Association - Issuu". issuu.com. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  19. [19]
    Dit ego times : a joint publication of Empire Times (Flinders Uni), Egois (S.A.I.T) and On dit (Adelaide Uni). (1973). Adelaide University Students’ Union.
  20. [20]
    Student's Representative Council, University of Adelaide (1973). "On Dit. Volume 41, FriDit Ego Times". Adelaide Research & Scholarship. Adelaide, South Australia. hdl:2440/125785.
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