Elevating Accessibility: Local train station undergoes renovation due to lack of accessibility
Unanderra Train Station has recently been renovated to improve accessibility and to ensure a smoother experience for all passengers after failing to meet their needs. Renovations at Unanderra Train Station have significantly improved accessibility, ensuring that all...
Migration: the key to solving or prolonging Australia’s housing crisis?
Reports released by two organisations - Master Builders Australia and Sustainable Population Australia – have highlighted a policy debate over whether migration is a solution or a contributing factor to the housing crisis. Master Builders Australia, the nation's...
The rise of ‘Underconsumption Core’
It's 9:30 on a Saturday morning, you slide open the mirrored door to your built-in closet and begin to flick through the mismatched coat hangers. As your fingers lightly graze each article of clothing, deep-buried memories begin to flood in. There's the tank top you...
Vinyl resurgence and its environmental cost
In a world where digital streaming dominates, the revival of vinyl records has been one of the most unexpected developments in music culture. While vinyl was once assumed a relic of the past, it has been resurrected as a beloved medium for audiophiles and collectors...
Are our roads getting worse? Yes, yes they are.
I was, in fact, working on a real story, but potholes got in the way. It's a common enough story. Currently, living in more remote or lower economic areas in Australia means potholes are almost a design choice for Australian roads. I admit that issues like COVID-19...
One company controls most of the Wollongong music scene. Artists say that’s a problem
The Wollongong music scene doesn't seem to slow down. Dedicated punters pack out homely dive bar La La La’s most nights of the week, and if Rad was still around, they'd be there too. University students scout local talent at Open Mic Nights every Tuesday, and young...
Every round is Magic Round: shorter format a game-changer for small bush footy towns
Buried in the depths of the vast chasm of content on social media is a humble line in the bio of a regional sporting minnow. ‘Smallest town in the state with a rugby league team!’ This claim belongs to the Rankins Springs Dragons, a club from a dusty little town,...
The anti-Zionist moment: reflecting on the year of revelation
October 15, 2023: hundreds mass together in Hyde Park. Police patrols roam the walkways in duos, looking for any sign of dissent or violence. Black, white, and grey checkered scarves cloak the necks of many in the crowd. People gather, despite vague threats from...
UOW’s surfing innovators
Sunlight beats down upon the waves, palm trees rustle in the light offshore breeze, and a hut on the beach pleads for you to come in and crack open a Bintang. The water here feels hotter than you want it to be; you feel like you’re sweating. The University of...
HSV, what do you think you know about it?
Herpes has become like a word you learn, and then suddenly hear everywhere. First I hear a podcast describe the of dilemma of a 19-year-old girl — my age — who was diagnosed with genital herpes, and she was really struggling. Then, a few days later, a Tiktok appeared...
“Sephora kids” and the role of social media in shaping children’s skincare routines
At the beginning of this year, I went for my yearly trip to replenish my makeup collection. It was just after my house had been flooded, and I had lost a good chunk of my makeup and skincare collection in the brunt of it. The beginning of 2024 was rough - with the...
Female coaches inspiring a new generation in high performance environments
At the Paris Olympics, 55 per cent of the National team were female athletes and Australia’s first 12 medals were won by women - a record-breaking achievement that was widely celebrated. So why is it that according to the Australian Institute of Sport, female coaches...