The July 1995 edition of the magazine published an article which allegedly incited readers to shoplift as a means of surviving student poverty.
[1] This edition was subsequently banned by the Office of Film and Literature Classification, and the editors of the magazine were charged with publishing, distributing, and depositing an objectionable publication.
During 2021 and 2022 Rabelais discontinued publishing physical magazine copies due to funding cuts to the La Trobe Student Union.
1967 – Michel Lawrence 1968 – Michel Lawrence 1969 – Rod Bishop and Keith Robertson 1970 – Grant Evans 1975 – Andrew Stein & Bruce Sims 1976 – Jo Williams (Calluy) & Lazlo Harmathy 1977 – Bill Bowman & Neil McCarthy 1979 – Phillip Bain 1993 – Beverley Jefferson, Sarah Lowe & Anita Langford 1994 – Chris Bamford, Warren Williams, & John Hammerschmidt 1995 – Michael Brown, Melita Berndt, Ben Ross & Valentina Srpcanska 1998 – Sonia Popp 1999 – Carol Peterson, Yael Zalchendler, Rebecca Tripp, James Keck 2000 – Jake Wilson 2001 – Leigh Milward, Brendan Meilak, Claire Leveridge & Nic Townsend 2002 – Steven Brown & Megan McIntyre 2003 – Leigh Milward, Samuel Palmer, Abram DeBruyn, Misha 2004 – Lefa Singleton, Tim Norton & Samuel Palmer 2005 – Lefa Singleton, Tim Norton & Brad Lacey 2006 – Paul D'Agostino 2007 – Nerissa Symon 2008 – Robert Kelly & Dylan Mraz 2009 – Leticia Quintana 2010 – Michael Nolan 2011 – Jessica Fichera 2012 – Darryl Ephraums & Elizabeth King 2013 – Finbar James & Anastasha Boado 2014 – Nikita Vanderbyl & Finbar James 2015 – Rachael Roberts & Sally O'Brien 2016 – Emilia Sterjova & Sarah Gard 2017 – Kevin Kapeke & Zach Steenhuis 2018 – Abood Shehada & Lois Vilar 2019 – Christopher Graham & Sean Carroll 2020 – Christopher Graham & Clodie Veyrac 2021 – Leah Holden & Lewis Kimpton Drake 2022 – Callum Burkitt & Lewis Kimpton Drake 2023 – Dylan Vigilante & Piper Horvat Rebellious is the Women's Edition of Rabelais.
In order to continue to operate, on a shoestring budget, Rabelais has transitioned fully online and cut down on their events and offerings.