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Author Bruce Wolpe on Trump’s Australia

Author Bruce Wolpe on Trump’s Australia

The U.S. presidency has been a social media spectacle for nearly a decade. This coming election is like a story out of the sitcom Veep and featuring a villain from Scooby Doo. At the Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival on November 3rd, 2024, Bruce Wolpe, author of the...

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Sydney Science Festival: The Celestial Emu

Sydney Science Festival: The Celestial Emu

(Picture of a frame from the ‘Celestial Emu’ short film. Photo credit: Luci Kugathasan, 2024)    Introduction On Tuesday, the 13th of August, I attended the Sydney Science Festival’s ‘Celestial Emu’ event at the Powerhouse Museum alongside W’SUP's Social Media...

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Solo dates are underrated

Solo dates are underrated

Image caption - Pictures taken by Anya Wikramanayake, edited by Nadine Mendis using Canva.com Have you ever caught yourself cramped up in your room after a day of studying or coming home after a long shift and catching yourself scrolling through Instagram stories of...

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Four Ways to Go Past the Past

Four Ways to Go Past the Past

Image caption: Nadine Mendis. Background - Adobe Firefly, Girl – Canva.com  Traumatic and distressing experiences from our past can weigh us down. We all have a past – some memories are happy, whilst other memories may be sad and may haunt us. You may have heard the...

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No Silly Questions: The Daily Aus 

No Silly Questions: The Daily Aus 

The Daily Aus is an online news platform that primarily broadcasts through Instagram. Started by Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski, the news is aimed to be short, sharp, and concise to avoid the news fatigue that many young people are facing, as reported by...

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WSUP at Sydney Writer’s Festival 2024

WSUP at Sydney Writer’s Festival 2024

Image Credit Raynesh Charan Image Credit Ellie Winter Image Credit Ellie Winter Image Credit Ellie Winter Image Credit Natasa Aster-Stater Image Credit Ellie Winter at War on Journalism Event Image Credit Ellie Winter at War on Journalism Event Image Credit Ellie...

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The Year I Met My Brain: ADHD as an Adult 

The Year I Met My Brain: ADHD as an Adult 

The book The Year I Met My Brain by Matilda Boseley ventures into the lives of adults with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), given her own experience of being diagnosed later in life with ADHD herself. She works as a social media reporter for the...

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WSU Jobs on Campus: What’s in it for students?

Want to earn money, build experience, and stay close to your studies? Working on campus might be just the thing – but of course, it’s not always as easy as it sounds.   While Western Sydney University offers a variety of on-campus job opportunities, many students face...

Aussies have the Love-Bug for Lottie McLeod: On Her New EP and Tour

  On May 30th, 2025, Australian singer Lottie McLeod released her newest album, ‘Bug’, after her father’s nickname for her. McLeod embarked on an Australian tour with musical act LoveLoveLove from the 10th to the 26th of July 2025.  McLeod’s father taught her how...

Western’s Student Union is almost here!

W’SUP News has been closely following news regarding Western Sydney University’s student union that is set to be established in the upcoming months with operations to begin early 2026. We recently asked SRC President Laine Fox for union updates. Laine’s Statement:  ...

Arrest made in relation to Western Sydney University Cyberattack

Former Western Sydney University electrical engineering student Birdie Kingston was arrested on the 25th of June 2025, for hacking Western Sydney University’s digital systems. Kingston, former general officer of the Queer Collective in 2024,  was released on bail on...

Stealing the Show: Behind the Scenes with the WSU Livestock Team

It's 5AM on show day and my alarm is going off. It's cold outside and the sun is yet to rise. I chuck on my clothes and boots, grab my show bag, and head off to the Hawkesbury showgrounds.  This whole process started many months ago at the WSU farm at the Hawkesbury...