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Resident philosopher-cum-theologian Aym Randy elucidates. In the beginning, people spent a lot of time thinking and new things happened all the time and they meant something and meaning had a meaning at that time and time was something that people questioned because asking questions means more than just putting a …

Sam Moran reflects on why you should care about politics. I recently had a discussion with a friend who told me that he was sick of all of this talk about politics. He did not care and it had no impact on his life. I was shocked. It still bothers …

Srestha Mazumder writes on traditions and change in modern brown Australia Growing up in a brown family means growing up in a household filled with rules and regulations and where your father’s word is the last word. My family is the modern brown family. Modern meaning slightly more liberal than …

With Islamic terrorism in the news, thanks to the Charlie Hebdo incident among others, Aadil Ansareen, President of the UNSW Islamic Awareness Forum, is sick of the narrative being oversimplified. Here’s the story we keep hearing: there are two types of Muslims. There’s the good, moderate Muslim. He’s peaceful and …

Ammy Singh @ammyed Even as a Test cricketer, Phillip Hughes’ dream never changed. A working class, country kid in the mould of McGrath and Bradman before him, Hughes long harboured the humble goal of running an Angus stud cattle farm after the conclusion of his professional cricketing career. “If all …

Meet Mitch “Junior” Heritage Mitch is the master of balancing his university studies and pursuing his sporting dreams! He’s a man of many talents, who not only studies a Bachelor of Commerce, but also excels at a high level in sport – Mitch recently added the title of being selected …