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Staff cuts and quality losses: The future of higher education

Robert VusakJune 12, 2020

For the last 30 years, the Australian university sector has sat on a delicate financial balance. With international students being relied upon to support profit...

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Black Lives Matter: The Fight Against Indigenous Deaths

Eliza McPhailJune 10, 2020

Last Monday, about 2,000 Perth-goers participated in the first of several Black Lives Matter protests that took place in Australia over the week. The demonstrat...

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COVID-19: What happened to the climate crisis?

Tom RobinsonMay 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused animals to return to human dominated habitats and pollution around the world has reduced. This won’t last, as industries re-ope...

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COVID-19: A Newstart for Young Australians?

Tom RobinsonMay 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has stopped the Australian dream in its tracks. The economy has only recently started to come out of hibernation, and the freedoms we take...

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International Students hit the worst during the COVID-19 crisis

Maggie LeungMay 12, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an uneasy time for all of us. But the situation has been particularly difficult for international students, many who have just ar...

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Eco-fascism 2020 style

Astrid Van KampenMay 8, 2020

Amid the global response to COVID-19, you may have seen the Facebook posts or tweets, saying something along the lines of ‘Humanity is the virus’. The intern...

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Tipping the scales: Striking the balance between individual freedom and government control during the COVID-19 epidemic

Isabelle LewisMay 5, 2020

The immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are felt in every facet of our lives. If you or a loved one aren’t personally suffering from the virus, then you’...

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Graduating during the COVID-19 Pandemic? What this means for your post-graduation prospects

Talya HammondApril 30, 2020

Who knew when they started their degree they would be graduating during one of the largest pandemics in modern human history? The outbreak of COVID-19 has br...

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COVIDSafe, public health or political point scoring?

Tom RobinsonApril 30, 2020

Scott Morrison’s COVID-19 response has been one of the hidden failures of the pandemic. But what about the low case numbers? Aren’t we doing well? Yes, we ar...

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Young people hit hardest by COVID: Where to go for support

Tom RobinsonApril 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered serious economic consequences and new stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics are showing young people carry the heav...

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