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What you need to know about paying for uni

Tom RobinsonSeptember 10, 2019

Semester two is well and truly underway, so we think it’s a good time to re-cap the changes to HECS-HELP that recently came into play and tell you about some ot...

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Opinion: Should guild election candidates have to declare political affiliations?

Amber WeirSeptember 9, 2019

The principal-agent problem—in political science and economics—occurs when a person or an entity (the agent) makes decisions/acts on behalf of another person or...

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Beyond the screen: see the hard work of the people behind the cameras

Tim Maslin-DaviesSeptember 7, 2019

When the average person leaves the cinema, the last thing on their mind will be all the sleepless nights the production crew had making the film they just watch...

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New party throws shade at Guild activism

Amber WeirSeptember 6, 2019

It’s that time of the year again: Guild elections. Soon the walkways of Curtin campus will be crammed with candidates vying for your vote, their brightly-col...

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How to safely consume news media: advice for advocates

Max VosSeptember 1, 2019

From the end of 2017 to mid-2018, I was assisting politicians in campaigning for Aboriginal rights and ecological sustainability in WA. During that time, I lear...

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Best Study Areas On Campus That Are NOT The Library

Belicia TjenderaAugust 27, 2019

If there's one struggle all Curtin students can relate to, it has to be finding a good quality study spot. In the last 3 years, I've photographed, filmed and ev...

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Top 5 Surf Spots in Perth WA: Ready to carve?

Max GoldieAugust 26, 2019

Ah, the joys of summer, when Perth gets upwards of forty degrees Celsius and everyone rushes to the beaches every day to cool off. For some, this can limit thei...

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In conversation with Dr Happy: Talking success and failure ahead of the next semester

Maria Cristina De VicenteAugust 16, 2019

We’re at the start of the semester, energised and ready to tackle the next few months of assessments, exams and growing stress. Coming back from the break, I, p...

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E.CONSCIOUS: Perth’s environmental and community hub

Caitlyn WattsAugust 13, 2019

Everyone knows our planet is currently in a state of despair. With waste wars, rising sea levels, plastic polluted habitats and displaced citizens plastering ou...

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50 Years of ‘Grok’: Reflecting on Half of a Century of Curtin’s Student Magazine

Luisa MitchellAugust 4, 2019

After a final semester of 2018 that can only be described as traumatic, I was a bag of mixed reactions when I learnt that Curtin’s Student Guild wanted to hire ...

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