By Jessica Maher: Climate change is currently at the forefront of international politics both nationally and globally. It appears to be one of the key issues of 2015, with world leaders defining it as one of the key issues of our time. However the attitudes of our...
By Naomi Hastings: Skateboarding is alive and thriving in Cape Town, South Africa. I have had the awesome chance to go skating in this city on two occasions – in September 2015 and December 2014 – and get to know the incredible people that make the skate scene there...
By Henry Chau: Hitchhiking, riding a rental scooter through the most unpredictable weather known to mankind, running out of fuel in the middle of nowhere and trapped in the beginning of a sand storm. Hiking on top of a glacier, descending 120km into a volcano which...
By Jessica Maher: Do you get asked where you’re from ? I do. This is a question that I am asked nearly every day. I shouldn’t be hurt by it. But I am. And maybe I am too sensitive to this. When this question is asked by well-meaning strangers it makes me question...
By Jacob Hatze: There are moments in life that inspire individuals to explore new possibilities and to step out of their comfort zone. The opportunity to study abroad in a new and different land is definitely one of those moments. It was after many long and anxious...
By Malinda Watson: Some people regard procrastination in a negative light, however it led me towards the most positive experience of my life so far. Applying for an international exchange instead of writing my biology report was one of my rare excellent choices. I...
By Katerina Christofides: I am writing this as a culmination of two years of hard struggle, determination, and great success in the face of significant barriers to my own education, and to those around me. I wish to bring to your attention a significant flaw, a black...
By Diana Yun: Recently, I attended a national student leadership conference hosted by Wollongong University on behalf of WSU. It was a very rewarding experience. The many different speakers and workshops exposed me to different aspects and styles of leadership I had...
By Aldric Chuah: Australia being a multicultural nation, it is not surprising to know that many people speak languages other than English. There are of course differing opinions about the virtues of some communities and their inability to ”integrate” into mainstream...
Home Away From Home: Study Abroad Student from UIN Jakarta By Muhammad Yaqin: “The flight to Australia will be taking off in five minutes,” announced the airline attendant. The story began when my home university in Jakarta announced that I had selected as an...
On September 9th, ‘Festival of Action’ – a coalition of Western Sydney University students, staff and partners focus on climate and social justice, hosted the ‘Climate Justice through Reuse and Repair’, panel with advocacy group, ‘Parents for Climate’. Blue...
On the 27th of September 2025, several Australian mosques and Islamic centres opened their doors for a different kind of gathering, one that could mean the difference between life and death. The Australian Islamic Medical Association (AIMA) hosted it's 5th annual...
i regret to inform i’m running out of time. it’s partly cloudy, with a chance of a storm. i never spoke about the future, because i didn’t plan on having one. i’m no longer eighteen, i’m turning twenty-one. i write letters i don’t send; they pile up in my room next...
In 2022, Western Sydney University trialed the provision of free period products in Parramatta City campus bathrooms. In 2023, it was announced that two high traffic bathrooms on each campus, including an accessible gender-neutral bathroom, would dispense free...
I am a fourth-year Civil Engineering student at Western Sydney University, currently completing a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours). Alongside my studies, I work as a Student Ambassador and as a Project Officer for the First Foot Forward program at the University. I...