University Newspaper Criticized For Publishing Shoplifting Guide To Address Cost of Living Crisis

The H&M clothing store in Times Square in Manhattan, New York on Nov. 15, 2019. Mike Segar/Reuters

A student magazine in Australia has faced criticism after publishing a guide on how to shoplift, which it claimed would help students cope with the rising costs of living.

University of Queensland’s independent student publication Semper Floreat included a manual in its print and online edition on Sep. 3 on “free shopping,” which it shortened to “frifting.”