Australia’s war against IS
Words by Rowan Taylor
Tony Abbott has committed Australia to war. On the 14th of September, our Prime Minister announced that 600 military and air...
Tackling stigma in sport
Words by Raelee Lancaster
Before the Waratahs played the Highlanders at Allianz Stadium on the 6th of July, Macquarie University took on (and lost to)...
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...
NSW in green heaven
Words by Emma Vlatko
NSW looks to be one step closer to legalising medical marijuana. The Government announced on the 16th of September that they...
Macquarie University takes MUPRA to Court
Words by Emma Vlatko
Macquarie University has taken seven of its postgraduate students to the Supreme Court.
The University claims that the students, who are all...
Reimagining the mummification process
Words by Ben Nour
In what has been considered by scholars worldwide as groundbreaking work, Dr Jana Jones, a Macquarie University Research Fellow, and her...
Captain’s Call: Tony Abbott’s Paid Parental Leave Scheme
WORDS by Anna Glen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s controversial $5.5 billion Paid Parental Leave Scheme (PPLS) has been put on the backburner, with the legislation...
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...
Q&A with Luke Dubber from Hermitude
WORDS | Sharmaine Spencer
Sharmaine: Tell us something unique about yourself as a musical group? And how did Hermitude get started?
Luke Dubber: Well, we...
An interview with the 2014 Bruce Allen Prize winner
WORDS | Ravini Abeysekara
Indigenous student Sophia Kobacker, enrolled in Bachelor of Arts – Media, was awarded the Bruce Allen Prize in...
Features
“You’se closed mate?” Reflections of a Non-Essential Essential Hospitality Worker
Words || Navishkar Ram
The shutter doors were mostly closed, and the lights were just about to be switched...
Payments Taking Their Toll: A Love Letter to Transurban & Sydney’s...
Words || Navishkar Ram
Our unique complication
Western Sydney has been hard-done by. It’s a vast...
Capitalism for Social Good? The Complexities of Entrepreneurship Culture
Words || Shinae Taylor
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would have noticed the recent trend celebrating...
Spotlight on Tiny Businesses
Words || Sara Zarriello
In our current predicament, we’ve been forced the opportunity (if you will) of getting to...
Why Dick Smith Matters
Words || Joel Karanikas
There are many reasons we should be talking about Dick Smith. For any true Australian...
