The president of WSU’s Book Club, Lidya Rivai, thoughtfully put together a list of books that will keep readers entertained and inspired throughout the summer break until next semester rolls around. First off, we have... ‘Happy Place’ by Emily Henry (Picture...
From her inspirations to scholarships to her proudest moments of 2024, upcoming indie pop musician Lottie McLeod covered it all. Best known for her debut song ‘Happy Birthday’ and for being Triple J’s 2023 ‘Unearthed’ Feature Artist, McLeod has been rising to stardom...
(Nobuhiro Shimura's "Afternote: In the Shade of Cinema" exhibition at The Japan Foundation Gallery. Photo by: Khanh Linh Pham, 2024) “Afternote: In the shade of cinema”, is a new exhibition by Japanese artist Nobuhiro Shimura, running from September 13, 2023, to...
Writers are the architects of imagination, the sculptors of words, and the custodians of stories. But what sparks this relentless urge to write? At Book Fair Australia, I was honoured to speak with 12 remarkable authors who shared their deeply personal...
‘I don’t fuck with Jack and Jill/ if I pop that pill that’s a magic bean/ I’m on my last life I don’t give two fucks/ I’m still gonna sip that lean’ raps an animated, masked Puss in Boots into a microphone. The ‘Puss in Zoots’ video has garnered 470k views since it...
Caption: Netflix. Heartstopper season 3 poster. Poster with the main characters, Nick and Charlie. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/heartstopper/s03, 2024) Content Warning: This television show and review discusses topics of mental health, self-harm,...
National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo) is a one-way ticket for writers to enter four weeks of self-inflicted madness (or so many authors have said), and write in any spare moment they can. The need for a rush of words leaves little time to overthink, go back or...
Author: Ayesha Bennett (Edited by Eugenia Kourkoutas) 'WELL, I LISTENED BEFORE THEY WERE COOL!’ Australia’s music landscape has always held a diversity of amazing acts. Yet in recent years, there has come an explosion of upcoming ‘Indie Rock/Pop’ artists that...
From the onset, Tim Winton’s novel, ‘Juice’, would be a book that I’ve not read the likes of in a very long time. I’m sure many people have drawn the parallels between Winton’s latest release and Cormac McCarthy’s, ‘The Road’, due to the dystopian setting, begrudging...
(Netflix. Heartbreak High season 2 poster. Chaotic poster with characters from the show. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/heartbreak_high_2022/s02, 2024) Introduction After a two-year hiatus, Heartbreak High's Gen-Z reboot returned with its second season on...
(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...
(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...
Are you doing/did you do Plastic Free July? Plastic Free July (PFJ) is exactly what it sounds like – a whole month without single-use plastic. There are often two reactions to this. The first is: “that’s impossible”. The second is: “well, a month isn’t going to make a...
When you meet Adjoa Assan, you’re struck not just by her eloquence, but by the quiet strength that anchors it. A Western Sydney University graduate with three degrees:- Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours), Bachelor of International Studies (with Distinction), and...
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...