By Dawn Wade: Did you know that 1 in 4 Australians were born overseas? That 45% of Australians are either born overseas or have a parent who was born overseas? In fact around 7 million people have migrated to Australia since 1945. Australians identify with...
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Diversity in the face of Inequality
By Benjamin Eorlingas: In 1788 the First Fleet arrived in Australia. The history books would have you believe this to be a grand moment in our history, but to those who had already occupied this land, and had done so for some 40,000 years, it was the beginning of the...
Why work overseas?
By Jess Turner: Many people choose to move overseas to enhance their careers once they have finished university. The two-year working holiday gap visa exists for a reason right? This is a little bit of my story and why, even when things are tough, it is always a good...
ISIS preys on the disconnected, vulnerable and sad
By Akansha Singh: ISIS has garnered a reputation in the West as one of the most bloodthirsty organisations to ever threaten Australian soil. Yet again and again, youths are voluntarily leaving home to fight its cause. So what is luring Australian children away from...
Pardon me! 400 years of Etiquette
By Sarah Casha: I would like to begin by thanking you kindly for reading my article. If you would be so kind as to read on, I will endeavour to enlighten you on the intricacies of why manners are so important to us all, and indeed to our way of life. As many an...
Hills Community Forum Supports Domestic Violence Refuge
By Courtney Nowland: The Lisa Harnum Foundation recently held a forum to establish a new domestic violence refuge in the Hills area. Over 120 people attended the forum at the Castle Grand Community Centre, Castle Hill, on May 6. The proposal to set up a new women’s...
The Unspoken Truth: Healthcare professionals need more support
By Jenyfer Joy: You may have heard or seen the episodes aired by Four Corners which exposed some of the issues occurring within the healthcare industry. The first program was about how some nursing students were given jobs as registered nurses despite not being fully...
Real life + degree = job
By Nelofar Nawabi: UNIVERSITIES and business leaders plan to implement a strategy to make graduates more ‘job ready’. Universities Australia says that a national strategy is being implemented to build the productive capacity of Australia’s workforce, improve graduate...
Causes of domestic violence require attention amid funding shortfall
By Joseph Small: Women’s refuges around NSW are at breaking point, being forced to turn away domestic violence victims and their children more than ever before, while domestic violence figures continue to rise. While the State Government has introduced new programs to...
Mongers gonna mong
It’s an historical travesty! Monging is in peril! Monging one’s wares is well and truly over. Having a fishmonger mong your fish or having your armour monged by an ironmonger is sadly no more. It was the height of professionalism but alas, the years have turned...
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From Breakfast to Belonging, How Campus Meals Unite Us!
Some mornings at Western Sydney University begin with the scent of sizzling hash browns, the clink of cutlery, and the quiet comfort of shared silence between strangers who are soon-to-be friends. In these early hours, before lectures and deadlines begin, there is a...
Let’s Talk Periods!
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...
Western Makes #1 for Impact for the Fourth Year in a Row
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...
Nothing Much
“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...
Unfinished Conversations
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...