Empire Times
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Empire Times (ET) is the student newspaper of Flinders University, in Adelaide, South Australia. It ceased publication in 2006 as a result of voluntary student unionism, but resumed in 2013 with the reintroduction of SSAF. It is published by the Flinders University Student Association (FUSA).
.png){kind=small} Empire Times' Masthead (2024) | |
| Editors | Lachlan White, Noah Montgomery, Angel Parker & Miriam van der Heiden |
|---|---|
| Categories | Arts Politics Youth |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unpaid circulation | 8 |
| First issue | 11 March 1969 (55 years ago) |
| Company | Flinders University Student Association |
| Country |  Australia |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
Empire Times was founded as the student newspaper of Flinders University in 1969 by Martin Fabinyi (initially priced at 15 cents[1]) and continued in publication until 2006,[2] published by the Flinders University Student Association. It ceased publication in 2006 as a result of voluntary student unionism.[3]
In 2004, edition 36 special woman's edition, called "Fempire Times", was accidentally printed as edition 37. This resulted in the 2005 edition being listed as 38.[4]
Between 2007 and 2012, a student publication called The Libertine filled the void left from ceased production of Empire Times.[5][6][7]
Publication of Empire Times resumed in 2013 with the reintroduction of SSAF.[8][9]
Empire Times, also abbreviated to ET, is published by FUSA and distributed free of charge at locations around campus. It also published online via Issuu.[10][1]
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 1 November until 30 November the following year, so there are two teams of editors during November.[11]
As of 2023, the salary of an editor is $30,000p.a. in total, which is usually divided equally between the team.[12]
Editors (2013-Present)
In the 2023 FUSA student elections, the 2024 Empire Times editorial team ran with the FIRE-UP ticket.[13] As well, in the 2024 FUSA student elections, the 2025 Empire Times editorial team ran with the FIRE-UP ticket.[14]
| Editors | Year |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Angel Parker | 2025 |
Prominent past editors and contributors
Notable former editors and contributors included Martin Armiger, Greig (HG Nelson) Pickhaver, Steph Key and Kate Ellis.[15][16]
Prior to Voluntary Student Unionism, the paper was printed in a tabloid format on standard newsprint.[17]
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,[18] or Fempire Times, which is written primarily or exclusively by women.
Collaborations
Empire Times has done collaborative issues with other student newspapers.
In 1973, Dit ego times was a joint publication between University of Adelaide's student newspaper On Dit, South Australian Institute of Technology’s student newspaper Egois, and Empire Times.[19][20]
In 2022, On Dit 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.[21]
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