Natasha Ferrer, a third-year nursing student at WSU, is on the final leg to becoming a qualified nurse. However, when first starting her degree, she realised there was no society for students in the Nursing and Midwifery industry. Sparking an idea, Natasha founds the...
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Marouf Alemeddine: “You don’t realise what you have until you lose it”
Marouf Alemeddine has decided to change degrees after his first year of university. He explains the reasons behind transferring from Medicine to Teaching, and what inspired him to follow his dreams. Interviewed by W’SUP editor, Dania Roumieh, Marouf shares the...
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...
Rae-ann El-Halbouni: “I knew I wanted to be a registered nurse and help people every single day for the rest of my life”
Rae-ann El-Halbouni is a 2020 Western Sydney University nursing graduate. Rae-ann, 22, has faced many situations in the nursing industry, from confronting emergency cases and Covid-19 to treating patients to full recovery. Interviewed by Dania Roumieh, Rae-ann shares...
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Indigenous Sovereignty: Right-Wing Extremism Rises
Read Part 1 here — Indigenous Sovereignty: Welcome to Country Explained A 2024 report from the Australian Reconciliation Barometer found more than half (54%) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience racism in Australian society. This...
Western Alum Annie McCann on her Author Journey
Annie McCann is a published author and a Western Sydney University alum. As an Indonesian-Australian Muslim emcee and writer, she is deeply passionate about diverse voices. ‘My Harimau King’ McCann’s debut Middle-Grade novel, published by Melby Rose...
Indigenous Sovereignty: Welcome to Country Explained
On the 31st of August 2025 NITV’s Bronte Charles and Yasmine Alwakal reported a ‘brutal, terrifying and traumatising’ Neo Nazi attack at Melbourne’s Camp Sovereignty. The peaceful protest with a smoking ceremony on sacred land turned into a violent, hate...
War Here and There, Conflict Slowly Turning into a Genocide
The proxy war being waged in Sudan has reached a new level of urgency that demands the world’s attention. Reports by Al Jazeera indicate mass-civilian killings have taken place, leaving 1,500 dead, with bodies spotted on satellite images. In 2023, clashes between...
How to Survive Your Student Placements (Without Losing Your Mind)?
University placements can feel like a marathon you never signed up for. Between managing coursework, part-time jobs, and personal responsibilities, adding hundreds of unpaid hours to your schedule can feel almost impossible. I just finished my 600-hour social work...




