Final week to enjoy Ramadan Nights at Lakemba

Final week to enjoy Ramadan Nights at Lakemba

The Ramadan Nights Festival at Lakemba which began on 2 April has entered its final week and will be concluding on Friday 1 May, 2022. The festival has been taking place on Haldon Street and Railway Parade of Lakemba in the city of Canterbury-Bankstown. The streets...

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Dysmorphia

Dysmorphia

TW: Body-shaming, mental illness, body dysmorphia I have a fear of mirrors.  Let me rephrase that –  I have a fear of my  reflection on the mirror.  I hate the face that  looks back when I look  into the mirror.   It does not look like me – it feels grotesque,...

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Exploring Dreamtime: art and stories

Exploring Dreamtime: art and stories

Many international students desire to learn more about Australian Indigenous culture. Here, Ishmamul Haque provides a brief guide to Dreamtime beliefs for our international students. Aboriginal people are part of the oldest continuing culture in the world. A vital...

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Humans of Western Sydney: Zareen Islam

Humans of Western Sydney: Zareen Islam

Zareen Islam is a first year information and communications technology (ICT) student at Western Sydney University, majoring in networking. Born in Bangladesh, she made Australia her home when she came to Sydney as a high-school student. An aspiring henna artist, an...

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Love in the time of Corona

Love in the time of Corona

  #1. Keep it classy with a candle-lit dinner on Zoom Missing the fancy, dimly-lit, romantic ambience of a restaurant? We’ve got you covered. Utilise the time in isolation to brush up on your culinary skill. Find a recipe you both like and get cooking. Update...

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Homegrown Mystery: Tamara Moss

Tamara Moss majored in Asian Studies at the University of Western Australia before going on to work as a primary school teacher. In 2017, she published her debut book in the Lintang series. The series was shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Book Prize in 2018,...

The Heart Behind the Hands

Before the sun begins to rise,  a nurse is already by someone’s side.  Not just asking what hurts today;  But wondering what words cannot say.    They carry no spotlight, applause, nor fame;  Just quiet commitment to every name.  With tired eyes and steady hands, ...

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They talked about coffee for five minutes. “Espresso” and “mocha” rolled off their lips – dry and pale the way the winter grounds are – in harmony, disappearing into the wind – the relentlessly cold wind.   After a while, the discussion shifted into something sweeter,...

Homegrown Fantasy: Bronte-Marie Wesson

Previously self-published Bronte-Marie Wesson has just made her traditional debut with the start of a high fantasy series.  The Ascension of Souls was released on the 3rd of March 2025 to kick off the Broken Cycle trilogy. The novel is perfect for fans of Game of...