(Nobuhiro Shimura's "Afternote: In the Shade of Cinema" exhibition at The Japan Foundation Gallery. Photo by: Khanh Linh Pham, 2024) “Afternote: In the shade of cinema”, is a new exhibition by Japanese artist Nobuhiro Shimura, running from September 13, 2023, to...
Earlier this July, I participated in the Venture Makers Global Exchange held in Kansai, Japan’s innovation capital. The program saw students from universities across Japan, Canada, the UK, India, and Australia collaborate on tackling real-life challenges through a...
(Credit: Angela Tran) Written by Angela Tran | Edited by Nataša Aster-Stater The Japan Study Tour was one of the most life-changing and intricate experiences I ever had. The tour provided both an in-depth and analytical understanding of Japanese culture, including how...
The US Consul General Sharon Hudson-Dean and the Japan Consul General Kiya Masahiko spoke to students at Western Sydney University about the United States and Japan’s relationship with Australia and the work they are doing to combat the threat of climate change. The...
(A group photo with the Mardi Gras float, captured before the march. Photo by Liana Keo, 2025.) As someone born, raised, and now studying in Western Sydney, I never expected us to be the longest-running tertiary institution to be marching in Mardi Gras. The...
HOPELESS My problems are too many to count, Solutions nowhere to be found How and where do I even look If there's nothing to be found? Pain fills my lungs as I drown As waves of despair crash into my shore I try to swim and gasp for air But an anchor...
I once stumbled upon a photograph called Lower Paradise Valley taken in 1925 by American landscape photographer Ansel Adams when reading one of my favorite books called ‘On Photography’ by Susan Sontag. The innocence of the landscape, the purity of the light...
(Dean Shahin reporting on the student protest against cuts on staff on the 22nd of May, Image taken from Video filmed by Lamisah Raihan) On the 22nd of May 2025, student activists gathered in protest outside building EA on Western Sydney University's Parramatta South...
For most people around the world, 2025 is a normal year. For all Australians, it’s something else: it’s a federal election year. This year will decide Australia's direction for the education system over the next three years. ABC News journalist, Jacob Greber,...