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Pill testing hits the festival scene: How harm reduction could save your life this summer

As the festival season approaches, growing concern over the safety of young people at music events has resurfaced. The rate of drug use...

ACCC’s legal action against supermarket “oligopoly” commences

Harrison Caithness

Oct 28, 2024

ACCC’s legal action against supermarket “oligopoly” commences

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) court proceedings against the Woolworths and Coles “oligopoly” commenced in...

Children's social media ban: justified or not needed?

Anthea Kalathas

Oct 16, 2024

Children's social media ban: justified or not needed?

The young generation is struggling with social media addictions, thus the government will introduce a minimum age for social media.

NATO appoints former Dutch Prime Minister as new Secretary General

Jade Nacionales

Oct 13, 2024

NATO appoints former Dutch Prime Minister as new Secretary General

The Netherlands’ longest-serving Prime Minister Mark Rutte was appointed the new NATO Secretary General on October 1. This new...

Pill testing hits the festival scene: How harm reduction could save your life this summer

As the festival season approaches, growing concern over the safety of young people at music events has resurfaced. The rate of drug use...

The new mental health hub for students, by students

Emily O'Mahoney

Nov 14, 2024

The new mental health hub for students, by students

Last month, RMIT opened a new student-run mental health hub to support students and create opportunities for work placements. The new...

Faces of Melbourne: Martin ‘Louie’ Mayfield

Lucy Slevison

Nov 12, 2024

Faces of Melbourne: Martin ‘Louie’ Mayfield

Meet Martin Louie Mayfield, he's been selling The Big Issue for 28 years at Southern Cross Station, this is the Faces of Melbourne.

REVIEW: 'Mr Money With The Vibe' strikes again

Peace Ijiyera

Nov 12, 2024

REVIEW: 'Mr Money With The Vibe' strikes again

Christmas has come early with the release of Asake's third studio album in three years, Lungu Boy . Asake, pronounced, ‘ah-sha-keh,’ is a...

Victorian Paramedics will receive wage increases, but what did it take to get here?

Harriette Hobson

Nov 12, 2024

Victorian Paramedics will receive wage increases, but what did it take to get here?

Misinformation threatens upcoming election: lessons from the Voice Referendum

Charlotte Wilkes

Oct 14, 2024

Misinformation threatens upcoming election: lessons from the Voice Referendum

Faces of Melbourne: Martin ‘Louie’ Mayfield

Meet Martin Louie Mayfield, he's been selling The Big Issue for 28 years at Southern Cross Station, this is the Faces of Melbourne.

Peace Ijiyera

Nov 12, 2024

REVIEW: 'Mr Money With The Vibe' strikes again

Christmas has come early with the release of Asake's third studio album in three years, Lungu Boy . Asake, pronounced, ‘ah-sha-keh,’ is a...

Charlie Kondos

Oct 22, 2024

Is Melbourne’s fashion landscape actually diverse?

Affectionately referred to as the “fashion capital of Australia” by locals, it’s hard to miss how intricately infused fashion is with the...

Is Melbourne’s fashion landscape actually diverse?

Emily O'Mahoney

Nov 14, 2024

The new mental health hub for students, by students

Last month, RMIT opened a new student-run mental health hub to support students and create opportunities for work placements. The new...

RMIT hosts our first Pride March for Wear It Purple Week

Emily O'Mahoney

Sep 2, 2024

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...

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

Amy Brook

Aug 28, 2024

“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, 2024

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...

You’re not Icarus and adulthood isn’t about chasing the sun

Turning 20 is a life milestone and opens the intense awareness of aging.

Sienna Seychell

Sep 29, 2024

Nothingness and Everything

What to do when you feel so foreign in your own body? Itching to get out. Clenching of the jaw, nails to the palm, trying to escape your...

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

Brandon Tripptree

Aug 30, 2024

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, 2024

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.

REVIEW: 'Mr Money With The Vibe' strikes again

Peace Ijiyera

Nov 12, 2024

Koi Pond on stage: Live at The Workers Club

Aisha Ambesi

Sep 14, 2024

REVIEW: Angie McMahon LIVE at Melbourne's Forum

Molly Inglis

Jun 25, 2024

Socceroos come back to win against China in Popovic’s first game as coach

In a far-from-perfect first game for Tony Popovic, his side was able to gain crucial qualification points for the 2026 World Cup.

Alpine Renault to end F1 Engine Program after 2025 as Aussie Jack Doohan prepares to join the team

Jack Huggett

Oct 7, 2024

Alpine Renault to end F1 Engine Program after 2025 as Aussie Jack Doohan prepares to join the team

After months of speculation and rumours, Renault has confirmed they will no longer develop Formula One power units after the 2025 season.

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