By Aldric Chuah: Perhaps one day the planets will align When all the stars in the universe are in place I will no longer have to wade through time and space To see your warm effervescent face There isn’t much I can offer now My achievements to date aren’t worthy of a...
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Old Friend
By Abel McLennan: Born in Guilin, a small city in Southern China riddled with beautiful limestone mountainous landscapes and untouched rivers, Gui is a 65-year-old labourer who lives entirely out of his van, and has been for the last five years. The Toyota Hiace he...
poem: War and Back Again
By Melissa Swann: shore leave, years ago too many to keep count now, all he knows is it had to be around the time he stopped remembering how to not feel bare without the uniform on a girl with eyes too bright for the thick exploited air of a mining town,...
GADGETS & GAMING Pre-ordering: Yea or Nay ?
By Elizabeth Griffin: Whether it be the newest iPhone or the latest Call of Duty, companies across the world are encouraging people to pre-order their products. Now, the question left to consumers is this, should you pre-order a product? For those unaware,...
Poems and artwork: Dream, Thought, Water
By Abel McLennan: DREAM Sometimes in our dreams we are somebody else But it doesn’t matter They still counts as memories Often introducing sweet savour not found in reality THOUGHT Have you ever seen a wild thing sorry for itself? No social quota to...
poem: Imagine
By Rianna Marie Chanco: I lay here in bed staring into space, Dreaming and imagining of what it’s like to see your face. I’d imagine every part of me is filled with endless bliss, As I lean in closer and give you a kiss.I don’t know who you are yet but it’s never...
It hurts less than you think: Q and A with skuws skater MARS
Q and A with skuws skater, Mars, by Naomi Hastings: When did you start skating? I started skating at 12, when I got a board for my birthday What’s your favourite thing to skate? Probably ramps and rails. Where do you like to skate? My local...
poem: Her
By Kellen Budilay: A soft smile graces her lips as she comments on something he can’t quite remember. Truth be told, he hadn’t been attentive to a word she said all day. Instead, his eyes analyse her lips, a rosy crimson that was replicated on her cheeks as the sound...
Carving his way to the tip
By Edelle Gettings: Carving the way for experimental artists everywhere, Russian-based artist Salavat Fidai is at the tip of success. Once a lawyer, this eye-for-detail genius quit his day job for the world of art, gaining fame from miniature pencil sculptures. With a...
Stay in school unless you can feeb and back smith the rail
Q and A with Skuws skater Elijah by Naomi Hastings: When did you start skating? I started skating (again) when I was 18 ! What’s your favourite thing about skating? It has to be just the stoke level it gives me and it’s always magnified by ten thousand when...
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Generation Science
“Re-Gen Z Science” is headed by Western Sydney University’s Dr. Mark Jones and School of Science Engagement Officer Loise Graham. With a focus on making science relevant to younger generations in the Hawkesbury, the program covers how science can address some of the...
Let’s Teach Consent with Chanel Contos
On May 26, 2025, Teach Us Consent – a movement founded by activist Chanel Contos, advocates to dismantle rape culture, launched the Promoting Consent Initiative. The initiative aims to provide young people with online content communicating the importance of healthy...
Finding Nemo a Therapist
Disney’s Finding Nemo. A 2003 childhood classic, full of laughs, tears and family bonding. Haven’t seen it? Here’s the whole plot. And here’s an out of context, no spoiler version: A serial killer brutally murders a mother (Coral) and almost all of her children...
Uncle Greg Simms OAM – Saying Goodbye to a Pillar in Our Community
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this article contains images, voices and names of deceased persons. ‘I remember him being a very gentle, kind, knowledgeable man, wearing a hat, he had the biggest smile and was always very highly...
Sydney Writers’ Festival Launches Year-Round Program In Landmark Partnership
A New Chapter for Literary Engagement The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) is one of the world's leading literary events, taking place in May each year. Since 1997, it has provided opportunities for storytelling and cultural exchange. Now, the SWF will...










