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Are Women Being Kept From Academics? Professors From Major Universities Around the Globe Give Their Opinions

After a recent study uncovered that only 31.5% of UNSW senior academic professors are female, female professors from around the globe let their voices on the matter be heard. Women in academic positions from U.S., Australia, and China all weigh in differently on how to deal with the lack of female representation in academic professor […]

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Psychedelic Drugs To Improve Mental Illness Sufferers

Psilocybin is one of the key ingredients being used for the distribution of psychedelic therapy sessions “if you shut down all the freeways and highways, the brain has to make connections using other paths, its gotta take all the back streets” says Dr. Stephen Bright, the Vice President  from the Psychedelic Research In Science & […]

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Changing your mind, change your life

by Heibie Wai Aaryan Shah, a 17 years old boy born with Cerebral Palsy who finish his achievement with his disorders. Heibie Wai shares the story and the positives to people. A mountain climb journey is bustling with Aaryan Shah, his parents and supporters in the beautiful New South Wales snowy mountains, Mount Kosciuszko. In […]

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Calligraphy – Ancient Art, Modern Faces

An individual sat motionless, staring at the blank page before him. The deafening silence of the basement studio was broken only when the brush first touched the paper. With perfect posture and unbroken concentration, his right hand moved in meticulous, swift motions to make art out of mere words. Mark Chan is a young calligrapher […]

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Young artist, an ancient art form, and its young crisis

It is challenging for young artists in the ancient art field to break the stereotypes that only elderly people are interested in calligraphy and traditional paintings. Mark Chan is a 23 years old landscape architecture student at UNSW, and he is also the youngest members in the Chinese Calligraphy Association in Sydney. Mark Chan and […]

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“What did you say? Could you please repeat that?”: Why overseas-born Australians are undergoing accent modification.

Does it really matter if we have an accent? By Adelle Glance-Wilson Over 40% of Australians are born overseas, however an influx of overseas-born professionals are choosing to undergo accent modification training to sound ‘more Australian’. How much does it really matter if we have an accent? There are concerns that the way we speak, […]

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Becoming Monolingual, A Threat to Community Language Schools

Being bilingual is common in Australia, it’s an advantage. But slowly, people seem to be losing that skill. “I know that I definitely did not like going to Chinese school and I was always trying to make up excuses not to go…I remember cheating on dictation every week Everyone in Australia normally speaks English anyway… […]

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Lifting the lid on popular music sub genres

Audio streaming platform Spotify identifies 1264 micro-genres in new age music, such as vegan straight edge, black sludge, catstep, aussietronica, ninja, deep filthstep, solipsynth and fidget house, each with their own dedicated fan base. Investigative journalists, Luke Shorter and Amy Warren, provide you with an explorer’s guide to two popular contrasting sub genres, psytrance (Psychedelic […]

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THERE’S NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH FOR 17 YEAR OLD AARYAN SHAH

From conquering Australia’s tallest mountain to winning a silver medal, 17 year old Aaryan Shah has piled up the achievements. In December 2018, Aaryan won a silver medal for Australia in the regional open for Boccia. The lesser-known sport involves red and blue leather balls, and the aim is to get the balls closest to […]

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The Real Husbands and Boyfriends of Australia’s elite sportswomen… “are being a little ignored.”

Being a WAG (Wife and Girlfriend of famous sportsmen) can often lead to a life of fame and glamour. However, what about the HABs (Husbands and Boyfriends) of the industry? Australia’s elite sportswomen share their experience as their partners watch their success from the sidelines. Missing days of training, spending hundreds on plane tickets and […]

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Racing towards the Chequered Flag

By Sasika Jayasuriya The story of how university students feel the exhilaration that comes from established racing standards such as Formula One by building and racing their own cars in inter-varsity competitions. [Stand First] With a broken rear control arm, in Winton a remote area in Victoria, Redback Racing was forced to take initiative, fix […]

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Psychedelic Therapy: The New Answer for Mental Health

More than half a century after the prohibition of LSD and magic mushrooms, scientists around the world are hailing Psychedelic drugs as a new treatment for mental health issues. An increasing number of Australians are seeking out alternative forms of therapy to treat mental health, as the shortcomings of traditional anti-depressant medicines are leaving many […]

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Diving in, legs first

By Natalie Coppolelli For many people with disabilities, the grasp of mental health issues can be pervasive. Could scuba diving be the answer to a healthier mind, and body? When most people think of scuba diving, they are transported to the image of a diver in a black wetsuit, plunging into underwater caves and gliding […]

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