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2 hours ago

K-Pop Star kicked out of group following sexual offence allegations

K-pop singer and songwriter Taeil left the boy group, NCT, on August 28 following his involvement in an unspecified sex crime.

Rising complaints regarding inaction by RMIT security

Jade Nacionales

5 days ago

Rising complaints regarding inaction by RMIT security

A third-year RMIT student was studying late at night in Building 10 when they experienced the inaction by security on RMIT’s City Campus.

Government evades responsibility for specialist schooling in Disability Royal Commission response

Sophia Grant

6 days ago

Government evades responsibility for specialist schooling in Disability Royal Commission response

Ethan Nash attended both mainstream and specialist schools. The Royal Commission was split on a recommendation to combine the systems,...

“We have to keep the pressure up”: MP Monique Ryan says HECS debt reform doesn’t go far enough

Amy Brook

Aug 28

“We have to keep the pressure up”: MP Monique Ryan says HECS debt reform doesn’t go far enough

The federal Labor government introduced their student debt relief bill which will cap the rate of indexation on loans.

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Abdulrahman Abdulkader

2 hours ago

K-Pop Star kicked out of group following sexual offence allegations

K-pop singer and songwriter Taeil left the boy group, NCT, on August 28 following his involvement in an unspecified sex crime.

Local and Live with Strawbz at The Tote, Collingwood

Aisha Ambesi

18 hours ago

Local and Live with Strawbz at The Tote, Collingwood

On August 31, indie band Strawbz donned the stage to celebrate their newest single 'Gemima'. The results were thrilling.

10 Upcoming trends predicted by data analyst Madé Lapuerta

Charlotte Wilkes

4 days ago

10 Upcoming trends predicted by data analyst Madé Lapuerta

If you’re not already following this account on Instagram, you need to be.

Jade Nacionales

5 days ago

Rising complaints regarding inaction by RMIT security

A third-year RMIT student was studying late at night in Building 10 when they experienced the inaction by security on RMIT’s City Campus.

Features

Conscious Couture: An inside look into Karuna Dawn

Annalee Daly

5 days ago

Fashioned for Activism: The role of art in Pro-Palestinian expressions

Natalie Fleming

Aug 31

Aisha Ambesi

18 hours ago

Local and Live with Strawbz at The Tote, Collingwood

On August 31, indie band Strawbz donned the stage to celebrate their newest single 'Gemima'. The results were thrilling.

Drew Baker

Aug 14

Review: Long Legs

“It seems I wore my long legs today.”

Patrick Lyne

Aug 12

Deadpool & Wolverine is a welcome entry amid many disappointments

Deadpool & Wolverine has come to the big screen is it a welcome entry amidst Marvel’s era of disappointing shows and films?

RMIT hosts our first Pride March for Wear It Purple Week

Emily O'Mahoney

7 days ago

RMIT hosts our first Pride March for Wear It Purple Week

On Thursday, the RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) hosted a Pride Parade through Bowen St and a Pride event in the Alumni Courtyard to...

Amy Brook

Aug 28

“We have to keep the pressure up”: MP Monique Ryan says HECS debt reform doesn’t go far enough

The federal Labor government introduced their student debt relief bill which will cap the rate of indexation on loans.

How an international student cap will affect Australian universities

Nicole Manolitsas

Aug 24

How an international student cap will affect Australian universities

The federal government has proposed a plan to limit the number of international student enrolments in Australian universities. By...

“Ceasefire Now”: RUSU stands for a Free Palestine

Yvette Campitelli-Slee

Aug 3

“Ceasefire Now”: RUSU stands for a Free Palestine

The RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) have called for an end to the ongoing war in Gaza in a statement issued online.

Essays

Is it too late for physical media in the digital era?

Brandon Tripptree

Aug 30

Is it too late for physical media in the digital era?

With technological developments and advancements, the death of physical media seems inevitable. But is this a good thing?

Why a celebrity feud has overshadowed the ‘It Ends With Us’ and domestic violence conversation

Sarsha Kerton

Aug 28

Why a celebrity feud has overshadowed the ‘It Ends With Us’ and domestic violence conversation

How a film adaptation of a best-selling book has entered the news cycle for all the wrong reasons.

Dustin Martin: Richmond’s Shakespearean Hero

Dash Spencer-White

Aug 24

Dustin Martin: Richmond’s Shakespearean Hero

In the mourning for his official retirement, this is a eulogy for a star's career.

Are we in a new era of fatphobia? Or has it never gone away?

Quan Tran

Aug 19

Are we in a new era of fatphobia? Or has it never gone away?

With the rise of medications being used to lose weight, are we in a new era of fatphobia?

SPORT

REVIEW: Angie McMahon LIVE at Melbourne's Forum

Molly Inglis

Jun 25

REVIEW: Angie McMahon LIVE at Melbourne's Forum

If any artist was born to play a show at the Forum, it would be Angie McMahon.

REVIEW: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT- An ode to all the eras of Eilish

Molly Inglis

May 22

REVIEW: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT- An ode to all the eras of Eilish

“HIT ME HARD AND SOFT” does exactly as its title envisages to do to listeners.

Album Review: The Tortured Poets Department

Sarsha Kerton

May 1

Album Review: The Tortured Poets Department

Lyricism at its finest, Taylor Swift has done it again.

More than a Musician: how local artist ALZZY creates food for the soul

Elisha Andres

Nov 22, 2023

More than a Musician: how local artist ALZZY creates food for the soul

Alyssa Allet, ALZZY, 22. (photo: @thecarlconcept) These days it’s hard to find songs with real lyrical substance, but for local artist...

ALBUM REVIEW: WEEDKILLER - Studio Album by Ashnikko

Drew Baker

Sep 5, 2023

ALBUM REVIEW: WEEDKILLER - Studio Album by Ashnikko

Our genre-blending, ooky-spooky, sex-positive, cutesy horror-core, electric blue-haired feminist icon is back - debuting her first studio...

Adam Miller

May 23, 2023

Thank You, Adam

A tribute to Adam's song, four minutes and eight seconds of depression, loneliness and hope Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge of...

MUSIC

Jack Huggett

Aug 31

Ollie Dempsey: A kitten becomes a Cat

On Thursday night Oliver Dempsey was crowned the 32nd AFL Rising-Star winner after a stellar season for the Geelong Cats.

Dash Spencer-White

Aug 24

Dustin Martin: Richmond’s Shakespearean Hero

In the mourning for his official retirement, this is a eulogy for a star's career.

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