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Words by Tom Hall Disclaimer: The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily refl ect those of Lot’s Wife or the MSA.   If the well spoken and politically polished Minister for Education, Jason Clare, wants to tackle University reform in ways that will make a difference to the lives of students today, and into the future, the student experience should be one of his top priorities. As a first year university undergraduate student in 2023, there are many aspects of my tertiary education that are strikingly disappointing. My generation was raised by a generation that speaks of university

Words by Advocates for Djalali Content warning: discussions of violence, imprisonment, torture and medical abuse   Why do you go to university? To get a degree? Make some friends? Education may be something that we take for granted here in Australia. It is here that we all contribute to the pursuit of knowledge, whether that be in law, medicine, politics or the arts. But what if you couldn’t? What if your freedom to study, research and discuss wasn’t protected by the state or the university? Sadly, this is the reality for many academics in Iran, who are under threat of

Words and Art by Kelvin Kelo Neleta   The geopolitical competition between the US and China in the Solomon Islands has become a political risk for us, our neighbouring countries and the entire surrounding Pacific Islands region. We have all known this since the day the Solomon Islands gained its independence from the British coloniser’s protectorate after WWII. Since independence, the world has seen our country become a crippled nation, even labelled as one of the poorest countries in the Pacific. Yet, despite our relative poverty, the world's major powers have had an interest in the Solomon Islands and have