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Lottie McLeod LoveLoveLoved her Time on Tour

Lottie McLeod LoveLoveLoved her Time on Tour

  After the release of her newest album ‘Bug’ at the end of May, Australian singer songwriter Lottie McLeod toured the nation with LoveLoveLove from the 10th to the 26th of July 2025.  You can read about ‘Bug’ here.  ‘LoveBug’ was “Unreal” says McLeod After she...

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Finding Nemo (Another) Therapist

Finding Nemo (Another) Therapist

What could possibly be worse than a father eating his son because he’s deformed? Well, you’re about to find out. This is part two of finding Nemo a therapist (yes, Disney’s Finding Nemo). Why? Because clownfish are slightly traumatising. Click here for part one if you...

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Finding Nemo a Therapist

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...

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Is TikTok the Future of Journalism?

Is TikTok the Future of Journalism?

(Hamish Macdonald and Rully Kurniawan speaking during event. Photo credit: Garish (Luci) Kugathasan, 2025) Early in 2025, acclaimed journalists Hamish Macdonald and Rully Kurniawan attended Western’s Parramatta South campus for a journalism masterclass. They discussed...

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Jacinda Ardern: A Different Kind of Powerful Woman

Jacinda Ardern: A Different Kind of Powerful Woman

(Front cover of ‘A Different Kind of Power’ by Jacinda Ardern. Photo credit: Natasa Aster-Stater, 2025) Reading this memoir made it clear that Jacinda Ardern has been one of the people that she is trying to serve. She isn’t from a dynasty like the Kennedys or the...

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Using AI: Good vs Bad

Using AI: Good vs Bad

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is a common tool for university students and lecturers today. Yet, confusion and limited awareness of what counts as ethical use of AI remains.  Academic Integrity teams are working alongside Subject Coordinators, Academic Program...

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Citizen Science: How Western students can help scientists

In Western Sydney, there are areas that have ongoing roles available for citizen scientists interested in wildlife, climate change or bushfire impact research. According to Western Sydney University (WSU) Associate Professor Ian Wright, citizen science plays an...

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2026 SRC President Statement: $4 Million of Your Money Spent on You!

Statement from 2026 SRC President Bailey Anderson Hello WSU Students! My name is Bailey, and I'm your Student Representative Council President! As a key feature of the transition to the Student Union (SU), it is now a legal requirement that over $4 million dollars of...