The morning after the executions, Phil Jarratt pens his thoughts on the 'operatic barbarism' that befell Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukamaran, and what comes now for Australian-Indonesian relations.

When it comes to evolution - surfboard design evolution, that is - people tend to think professional surfers have the most influence in the process. In this thought piece, blindboy proposes that the average punter has just as much bearing on the design path.

The Paddle Against Poverty is an annual ocean paddle held north of Wollongong to raise money for charity. It's on again this Saturday so Swellnet had a chat with one of the organisers, Aaron Hughes.

Ex-South Oz, now Bondi native Teale Vanner hit the bitumen with filmer Kane Overall a few weeks back, and dialed themselves into some epic waves. Check these six minutes of autumnal gold. 

“I’ve just beaten the best surfer on the planet!” said De Souza after his win against John John Florence.