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On October 14, all eligible Australians will be asked to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to alter the Constitution and establish an Aboriginal and...
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Sofia Jayne
- Jun 15
ACICIS Series: Sofia Jayne
Anxious in Jakarta Locking myself in the university bathroom cubicle for the fourth time in two hours, I took a second to gather my...
Ruby Littler
- Apr 27
Despite Outnumbering Male Teachers, Women In Education Still Experience The Gender Pay Gap
Data shows that women are especially isolated from high-earning positions Teachers in Australia receive less than uni-educated employees...
Disorder and Chaos
How Australia’s Russophiles helped Melbourne ban the Nazi salute Protestors clash outside Victoria’s Parliament House with counter...
Zak Wheeler
- Apr 8
ACICIS Series: Zak Wheeler
'Wow!' Ambassador Zakky brazenly took Jakarta with both hands (Photo: Zak Wheeler) I speak to you personally, as you are a living...
Tiarna Condren
- Mar 27
The Harsh Realities of Sex Work
A conversation with workers of the industry. Photo: Hung Nguyen Here in Queensland, the dense air will drench your skin, leaving sweat...
Tiarna Condren
- Mar 27
Equal Access to Education
For regional and rural students, the cost of leaving home to pursue higher education is far more than financial.
Gera Kazakov
- Mar 24
ACICIS SERIES: Gera Kazakov
An international summer exchange took students to Indonesia - here's how they remember it... Photo: Gera Kazakov On December 29th, 2022,...
Ruby Littler
- Mar 23
AUKUS- A submarine deal that will take decades
Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/AP One of Australia's biggest and most expensive defence announcements in history was made last Monday, March...
Ruby Littler
- Mar 19
Why are Teachers Underpaid?
The commercialist, gendered culture that blocks teacher’s pay rises
Luxe (Lulu) Tomkinson
- Jun 9, 2022
Student-Athlete Suicide Rates Skyrocket Causing Traumatic Crisis in the US.
Student-athletes Lauren Bernett, Sarah Schulz and Katie Meyer. 2022 has had a disheartening start to the year for student-athletes, as...
Georgie Carroll
- Apr 12, 2022
A stress-head and admin haters guide to enrolling to vote
Admin is my least favourite thing. The thought of filling out forms, as basic or mundane they might be, freaks me out. I always leave it...
Caspar McLeod
- Sep 9, 2021
During the pandemic, sports have continued to produce feel-good stories
Though it may not be the same as going to the MCG, watching the footy on TV and online offers a welcome distraction and source of hope...
John Thompson
- Apr 8, 2021
SYN The Deep End: Water Leak at The Student Youth Network Downs Radio Broadcast.
SYN community manager Johan Lee demonstrating one of SYN's recording studios. Photo: John Thompson Just beginning to air flagship shows...
Jeremy Gan
- Mar 31, 2021
Ban evasions, a stood down captain, and the near dissolving of a team: unpacking the latest scandal
RMIT’s esports lab (Photo: Jeremy Gan) On the evening of 18 March, the Australian Esports League (AEL) Discord server was alight with...
Oliver Lees
- Oct 6, 2020
Petition for disability-inclusive air travel gains traction
A Yarraville man is calling out discriminatory practices in air travel and demanding airlines provide better service for people with...
David Allen
- Sep 24, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: folk hero in a profession of expensive villains
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg marks the loss of one of the last noble figures in the legal profession. Justice Ginsburg was as loathed...
Jack Alfonso
- Aug 31, 2020
Conversion Practices, told by a survivor
The 2020 Midsumma Pride March in Melbourne. (Photo: Jeremy Gan) “People do forget that we are talking about human beings that have had...
Jordan Zoch
- Aug 27, 2020
Who takes pole for the greatest era of dominance?
Image: Getty Images Is Hamilton the greatest? And no, I am not talking about the musical. After his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix,...
Jack Alfonso
- Aug 25, 2020
A beginner's guide to a global health crisis: AMR
“The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close. In its place we are...
Caspar McLeod
- Jul 10, 2020
Should we look to sports for role models in the time of the Coronavirus and Black Lives Matter?
Photo by Vienna Reyes, Unsplash. Last year, I wrote an article exploring whether or not we should look to athletes as role models. A lot...
Caitlin Cassidy
- Jun 29, 2020
Inside the company you’ve never heard of: Behind TikTok, Gen Z’s biggest app
Caitlin’s Masters cohort in ByteDance’s office in Shanghai. Photo by Caitlin Cassidy. In August of last year, I stood in the lobby of a...
Sean Mortell
- Jun 3, 2020
Simulating the rush – how RMIT athletes are coping with COVID-19
Global sport came screeching to a halt in 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world. For budding motorsport driver and RMIT...
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The Swanston Gazette acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land we work, learn and live on, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging.
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