{{Short description|Student Newspaper}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox magazine | title = Empire Times | image_file = Empire Times Masthead (2024).png | image_size = 250px | image_caption = Empire Times' Masthead (2024) | editor_title = Editors | editor = Lachlan White, Noah Montgomery, Angel Parker & Miriam van der Heiden | category = [[Arts]] [[Politics]] [[Youth]] | frequency = Monthly | paid_circulation = | unpaid_circulation = 8 | circulation_year = | total_circulation = | firstdate = 11 March 1969 ({{days ago|1969|3|11}}) | company = [[Flinders University Student Association]] | country = {{flagcountry|Australia}} | language = [[English language|English]] | website = {{URL|https://www.empiretimesmagazine.com/}} }}

'''''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 [[Tertiary education fees in Australia|SSAF]]. It is published by the [[Flinders University Student Association]] (FUSA).

== History == [[File:Empire Times 2023 Logo.jpg|thumb|Empire Times' Masthead in 2023]] ''Empire Times'' was founded as the student newspaper of Flinders University in 1969 by [[Martin Fabinyi]] (initially priced at 15 cents<ref name=fabinyi2019/>) and continued in publication until 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Newspapers|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/9566701 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=[[AustLit]] |language=en}}</ref> published by the [[Flinders University Student Association]]. It ceased publication in 2006 as a result of [[voluntary student unionism]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Forte |first=Jacqui |date=June 2005 |title=Students' Association of Flinders University |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/wopapub/senate/committee/eet_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004_07/highed_unionfees/submissions/sub155_pdf.ashx |journal=Submission to Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee |volume=Inquiry into the provisions of the Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Union Fees) Bill 2005.}}</ref>

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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2019-08-19 |title=Empire Times 46.5 by FUSA Association |via= Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/fusa-association/docs/iss.5_online |access-date=2023-11-08 |language=en}}</ref>

Between 2007 and 2012, a student publication called ''The Libertine'' filled the void left from ceased production of ''Empire Times''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-23 |title=Bring back BULL: The death of print media on campus |url=https://honisoit.com/2018/10/bring-back-bull/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Honi Soit |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Libertine magazine |format=catalogue entry |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn4534333 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=[[National Library of Australia]] catalogue |language=en}}</ref><ref>''Libertine magazine.'' (2008). Flinders One, Flinders Campus Community Services.</ref>

Publication of ''Empire Times'' resumed in 2013 with the reintroduction of [[Tertiary education fees in Australia|SSAF]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Empire times| format=catalogue entry |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn749222 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=[[National Library of Australia]] catalogue |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Empire Times - The life and times of Flinders |url=https://www.flinders.edu.au/about/investigator-transformed/empire-times |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=[[Flinders University]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Today== [[File:2024 Empire Times Newstand Issue 1.jpg|thumb|''Empire Times'' newsstand in the Hub, Bedford Park campus]] ''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]].<ref>{{cite web | title=[ET] 51.1 RELEASED. | website=Empire Times | date=14 March 2024 | url=https://www.empiretimesmagazine.com/articles/et-511-released | access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref><ref name=fabinyi2019>{{Cite news |last=Fabinyi |first=Martin |date=15 August 2019 |title=In The Beginning Was The Word |pages=17 |work=Empire Times |url=https://issuu.com/fusa-association/docs/iss.5_online/17}}</ref>

== Editors == === Editorial staff === In a typical year there are two to four paid [[Editing|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fusa.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Empire-Times-Regulations_10.08.2022.pdf|title=Empire Times Regulations (2022)}}</ref>

As of 2023, the [[Honorarium|salary]] of the editing team is $30,000p.a. in total, which is usually divided equally between the team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elections – FUSA – Flinders University Student Association |url=https://fusa.edu.au/elections/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Editors (2013-Present) === In the 2023 FUSA student elections, the 2024 ''Empire Times'' editorial team ran with the FIRE-UP ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=FUSA Election Candidate Statements by FUSA Association - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/fusa-association/docs/candidate_guide_v1.2 |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref> As well, in the 2024 FUSA student elections, the 2025 ''Empire Times'' editorial team ran with the FIRE-UP ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIRE-UP holds Fortress Flinders |url=https://www.empiretimesmagazine.com/articles/2024-elections |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=[et] |language=en-AU}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !Editors !Year |- |Simon Collinson ! rowspan="3" |2013 |- |Sarah Gates |- |Dunja Nedic |- |Jess Nicole ! rowspan="4" |2014 |- |Flik Schemmer |- |Jade Kelly |- |Bethany Lawrence |- |Jess Nicole ! rowspan="4" |2015 |- |Jenn Matters |- |Laura Telford |- |Simon Corletto |- |Eleanor Danenberg ! rowspan="4" |2016 |- |Liam McNally |- |Lauren Reid |- |Simon Corletto |- |Eleanor Danenberg ! rowspan="3" |2017 |- |Liam McNally |- |Lisandra Linde |- |Ainsley Ewart ! rowspan="3" |2018 |- |Oli Glenie |- |Cameron Lowe |- |Alicia Wood ! rowspan="3" |2019 |- |James Watson |- |Kienan McKay |- |Amy Bennett ! rowspan="3" |2020 |- |Bec Manser |- |Carmen Giffen |- |Nathan Cheetham ! rowspan="5" |2021 |- |Brie Dark |- |Artemis Perry |- |Courtney Lawrence |- |Zofia Kolodziei |- |Jessica Rowe ! rowspan="3" |2022 |- |Tahlia Dilberovic |- |Claire Gibbins |- |Katia Rawlings ! rowspan="4" |2023 |- |Rachelle Summers |- |Katie Stedman |- |Georgia Nolan |- |Miriam van der Heiden ! rowspan="3" |2024 |- |Lachlan White |- |Noah Montgomery |- |Angel Parker Evangelia Karageorgos Nadia Metzger Sage Haba |2025 |}

=== Prominent past editors and contributors === Notable former editors and contributors included [[Martin Armiger]], [[Greig Pickhaver|Greig (HG Nelson) Pickhaver]], [[Steph Key]] and [[Kate Ellis (politician)|Kate Ellis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-22 |title=Empire Times: a radical paper turns 40 |url=https://indaily.com.au/news/2013/08/23/empire-times-a-radical-paper-turns-40/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=InDaily |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Austlit |title=Student Newspapers {{!}} AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/9566701 |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=www.austlit.edu.au |language=en}}</ref>

== Format == Prior to [[Voluntary Student Unionism]], the paper was printed in a [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] format on standard [[newsprint]].<ref>''Empire times (Adelaide, S. Aust.)''. (1969). Flinders University, Students Representative Council. Flinders University Library, Special Collections.</ref>

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]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-14 |title=Empire Times 47.6 by FUSA Association - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/fusa-association/docs/issue_6_web_45ce1bc6274c62 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref> 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''.<ref>''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.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Student's Representative Council |first=University of Adelaide |title=On Dit. Volume 41, FriDit Ego Times |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2440/125785 |website=Adelaide Research & Scholarship |date=1973 |hdl=2440/125785 |place=Adelaide, South Australia}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-03 |title=Empire Times 49.4 by FUSA Association - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/fusa-association/docs/issue_4_for_issuu |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{official website|https://www.empiretimesmagazine.com/}} *{{Cite journal |last1=Perry |first1=Paul F. |last2=Cock |first2=Peter H. |date=1977 |title=Australia's Alternative Media |url=https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.594230754199411 |journal=Media Information Australia |volume=6 |pages=4–13 |doi=10.1177/1329878X7700600102 |s2cid=157797663 |via=Informit| url-access=subscription}}

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