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The solution to reaching the aspirationals
As a son of immigrants, born and raised in the western suburbs of Sydney, I understand the struggles too many migrant parents face. I’ve witnessed firsthand what it looks like to try to make ends meet week-to-week and the hard sacrifices it takes simply to ensure a better…
The spectacular backflip of Fiona Kotvojs
Who is Fiona Kotvojs, the Liberals’ candidate for the Eden-Monaro by-election which is slated for the 4th of July this year? More importantly, as she makes her second attempt at the seat against Labor…
Women and the new normal
During this pandemic, a phrase that has often been thrown around is the ‘new normal’. The concept of the new normal describes a far-from-ideal situation, from which many crave the return of the ‘old normal’…
Our sustainable future
Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers is right - it’s not too early to star thinking about Australia after the COVID-19 crisis. The public health emergency of COVID-19 has been unexpected, disruptive, and…
Being a student during COVID-19
There is absolutely no denying the fact that university and TAFE students across Australia have been doing it tough over the past 7 weeks of social distancing…
Continuing the fight for climate action
Climate change will “completely reshape global, national and local politics.” We must agree with ALP Federal President Wayne Swan’s August 2019 assertion and grapple with the fact that we will be…
My Experience with the TWU
Everyone in my family has been longstanding union members, and I understood the immense value they hold. Despite this, before my internship at the NSW Branch of the Transport Workers’ Union and…
What Now? Rebuilding in the wake of COVID-19
It seemed just a few days ago, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was announcing his first economic stimulus package in response to COVID-19, and the country was on the brink of heading into lockdown…
“You’re cordially invited…”
During the 2019 federal election, door knocking the streets of St Mary’s, my local Labor candidate and I were insistent that our campaign flyers were not “junk mail” but rather “an invitation to participate...