Contemporary Penny Dreadfuls
WORDS | Blake Antrobus
It’s to my relative embarrassment, or my relative relief, choose whichever you seem fit, that I haven’t yet read the widely regarded...
Changes to University Fees: Pyne Has His Eyes Set On An Australian Ivy-League
WORDS | Ellen Kirkpatrick
In light of Education Minister Christopher Pyne’s comments over social media, a funding system similar to that of the United States (US)...
World Congress of Families comes to Australia
Words by Kira Henderson
Offering their 400 guests sessions on topics such as, “the Impact on children of legalising ‘Same Sex Marriage’”, “Economic and Social...
Going Green Isn’t Black And White
WORDS | Emma Vlatko
After almost a decade since former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, called climate change the “greatest moral challenge of our time,” the issues...
Parting words
Words by Emma Vlatko
Macquarie University is on the look out for a new Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) Provost, as Professor Judyth Sachs announced she...
Postcards From Spain
WORDS | Sarah Basford
As I stare out of the dirty window of my hostel onto a wet and dreary Lisbon, I recall fond memories of...
The Issue Of Privatisation
WORDS | Rowan Taylor
Mike Baird’s rapid rise to power has left New South Wales with a relatively unknown Premier. However, given Baird’s background in economics,...
Postcards from Norway
WORDS | Regina Featherstone
Studying abroad is not a decision made lightly, but it seems I forgot to think about what it actually meant to be...
The Dark Side Of The Web
WORDS | Lily Davis
There is little doubt that the internet has a dark side. In recent months, one of its more awful parts has begun...
The question of pre-natal tests for Down syndrome
Words by Amelia van der Rijt
We all remember the story of baby Gammy, born with Down syndrome to a surrogate mother and then allegedly...