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[Originally published in the February Issue, 18th of February 2026] For many students, navigating the trials and tribulations of university is difficult enough. For students with mental and physical conditions, this stress is often compounded by inaccessibility, unclear information, and bureaucracy’s sticky web of ‘support systems’. Whilst universities consistently emphasise diversity and inclusion, students are […]
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By Cass Hayward (First published on the 13th of April 2026, in the April Issue) We have reached the middle of semester one. Many of you will be looking at moving out for the first time this year or over the next few years, and many of you will have already moved out and are […]
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Debuting on Friday, November 28th, the TV show ‘Heated Rivalry’ took the world by storm, but it’s not just the success of the TV show and the viewing numbers that have made this debut special. There have been incredible flow-on effects from the success of ‘Heated Rivalry’, including the original book series authors’ access to […]
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Craig Silvey, a 43-year-old Australian novelist who has written multiple novels, as well as children’s novels, was arrested from his Fremantle home on Monday the 12th of January and has faced court after he allegedly distributed child exploitation material. Detectives arrested the father of three young daughters when they executed a search warrant on his […]
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