By Mia Sanders: There’s a community of impoverished people who are in danger of being dispossessed – right in the middle of Sydney. It’s the Aboriginal Tent Embassy at the Block, in Redfern. For more than a year, activists have been occupying land which was once given...
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Market lovers will love this
By Lourice Chidiac: Beneath the steps of Parramatta Town Hall lies a new hub of creativity for Sydney’s West in the form of Lovers Markets. The $5 million refurbishment of the area has brought the Centennial Memorial Drinking Fountain and clock back to...
Protest over plans to close Aboriginal communities
By Joseph Small: A 2000-strong crowd flooded Belmore Park in Sydney recently to voice anger over the closure of Aboriginal communities in Western Australia and the planned commercial development of Redfern’s ‘Tent Embassy’. It was one of many held around Australia on...
Visit Nepal and help rebuild community
By Sakesh Karanjit: Visit Nepal for community trekking, tours and adventures with an added reason now. Visit Nepal to help, visit Nepal to bring back the smiles for people of earthquake-affected areas. In short, visit Nepal to help rebuild it. I was really scared by...
The Earthquake that Broke Us Apart
By Ishan Karanjit: Yup, all ready to go to work. It was 25th April, 2015, around 4pm in Sydney. I was enjoying a cup of tea and having a quick go at my Facebook. After scrolling through a few posts, I was in utmost shock to see my hometown Basantapur drop down to...
Poster Pillars at Parramatta: Bill Posters will be Congratulated
Push an idea, post your event, promote a club. The new poster pillars at Parramatta are waiting for your input. It’s free, it’s prominent, it’s up to you… Poster Pillars are SSAF funded
Umbrellageddon
By Curtis Mayfield M-H: Sydney’s intense rain over the last few days has left some unsuspecting victims high and not so dry. No it’s not your favourite pair of extra absorbent winter socks that you mistakenly wore out into the rainstorm. It’s actually the friendly...
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Curious about Curiously West Film Club? So are we!
Check out Curiously West Film Club, a creative lab for film lovers, cofounded by Western Sydney University staff and alumnus Addy Fong and Diego Murillo. All you need is curiosity! What’s special about filmmaking workshops at CWFC? Unlike other film screening clubs...
Ziggy the Therapy Dog: A Lifeline for RMIT University Students
Are you an international student adjusting to life away from home? Feeling overwhelmed by university pressures or missing the comfort of familiar faces? You’re not alone, and at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Melbourne, a very special...
The De-extinction of Dire Wolves
A breakthrough that looked more fiction than science stunned the world on October 1st 2024, when Colossal Biosciences created and birthed three Dire Wolf pups named Romulus, Remus and Kahleesi. In a world first, scientists used gene editing to alter the genome of a...
“Breathing Life into Abstract Thoughts”: A Poetic Faith
Poetry is an art form long used to tell stories and express emotions. But how can we share our beliefs and values through poetry? Rachel Huckel is a published Christian poet who has shared how she uses poetry to express her religious values. ‘I often struggle to...
OPINION: A Trumpian Australia: the Invasion of US Politics
Ever since the 20th of January 2025 when Trump reclaimed power as the 47th President of the United States, the world has been on the edge of their seat. It is easy to see why, due to the multitude of controversial actions and implementations that have occurred since...





