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...
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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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Professor Accuses University’s Health institute of Engaging in Unethical Research
The Western Sydney University for Palestine (WSU4P) collective held a rally at Western’s Parramatta South University on the 13th of August 2025. Professor Alana Lentin, a long-time scholar of race and racism, and self-proclaimed Jewish anti-Zionist, was among...
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Read Part 1: the Writing here. Award-winning writer and WestWords Creative Producer Alexandria Burnham’s debut novel ‘Swallow’ will be released in November 2025, after she announced in May that WestWords Books acquired publishing rights. From Creative to...
Alexandria Burnham and ‘Swallow’: the Writing
Award-winning writer and WestWords Creative Producer Alexandria Burnham’s debut novel ‘Swallow’ will be released in November 2025, after she announced in May that WestWords Books acquired publishing rights. ‘Swallow’: Australia’s Untold Story The novel is set in...
Liverpool’s Ganesh Chaturthi: Perseverance Against Protests
(Caption: Bharatnatyam dancers at the religious event. Photo credit: Samina Rakhshani, 2025) Hundreds of people gathered in Liverpool to celebrate the birth of Hindu deity Ganesha on Suday, 31 August 2025. The event coincided with large nationwide anti-immigration...
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