By Beau Dunne: It has been reported by The Age that the Labor party caucus has agreed to 1.1 billion dollars worth of cuts to student funding. Last week the Federal Government introduced the changes to Parliament in a bill which essentially rehashed changes proposed...
By Aldric Chuah: So the established board of directors has decided to rebrand the logo/image/name of the University. First off, hats off to Barney Glover our new VC. When Education Minister Christopher Pyne was trying to push education reform legislation through the...
By Samantha Bulloch: Every year there are numerous reports of dogs suffering from heat stress, although the solution is simple. As the warmer weather approaches it is important to be mindful of ways to prevent any harm coming to your beloved pets. Julie Bowles from...
By Christina Alkhamisi and Jake McCallum: IT was the photograph that shocked the world and Sydney’s despair has sparked a revolution in the heart of our city. Aylan Kurdia, three years old, laid face down on the shores of Turkey, the distressing face of a crisis many...
By Curtis Mayfield M-H: Manning Bar, June 6… Inside the University of Sydney’s Hogwarts-esque grounds is an unassuming venue that hosts everything from uni student piss-ups to New York City rappers. On this chilly Saturday night the latter occurred when total weirdo...
By Anokina Benjamin: Do You ’ th Have Talent?! The Bring It On! Festival is one of the largest of many Youth Week events held in New South Wales. With open-air music, dance performances and sporting events, the drug and alcohol free festival showcases local and young...
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...
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...
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...
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...
On Tuesday, 27th May 2025, a warm and welcoming corner of Western Sydney University’s Parramatta South campus was transformed into a safe space for tea, treats, and truth-telling about periods. The Environmental Collective hosted this special morning tea in...
The Times Higher Education have released their global rankings for 2025. For the fourth year in a row, Western Sydney University has achieved first place for delivering community impact. Western’s Vice-Chancellor Professor George Williams announced the...
“How are you?” I hate this question. Because, well, what do I say? I’m running off the sugar in my coffee, and the fear of not paying the rent this week? I was okay an hour ago, but something shifted and now I’m not? I want to lay in bed with my cat...
When we talk next,I’ll tell you everything. Remember when you told meabout the beauty of it all?How the waves collide and the foams rise?And how all of it falls in one place or falls apart? I didn’t understand it thenBut now I do. I actually went on that Coogee to...
Handprints in caves, love letters, bedtime stories, postcards, train station graffiti, wedding invites, cafe menus, ‘get home safe’ text messages, writing and sharing stories is so human. We are beings, fortunate enough to have the ability to create. Mostly, we write...