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The 2025 Federal Election: What’s In It For Students?

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With the 2025 Federal Election looming upon us, like a , the usual suspects will be bombarding our lives with all the usual gubbins on just why you should support their bid for government. It is also a time where all due diligent electors should be looking deeper than attack ads and flashy promises to make an informed decision on who one ought to cast their vote for. For it goes without saying, the most important part of our democracy is the electors themselves, not the elected. By going out and making an informed choice about what you believe to
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Not-So-Shrinking-Violet: How Patriarchy Makes Puberty Even More Hellish

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What are you ashamed of? That’s a bit broad. What was the last question you were too embarrassed to ask? Bit tricky to recall on the spot, huh. What was the last thought you shared that left everyone in the room evidently flustered and mildly uncomfortable? Oddly specific question.  What I’m getting at here is that there are things we are taught not to talk about and not to share. These teachings are often inherited, and are usually given in the name of propriety, modesty, or discretion. Whilst that might sound harmless, these teachings descend from beliefs that are inherently
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Who Would Side with Woodside?

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While many of us have enjoyed down time between semesters, one staple of life at Monash University hasn’t stopped: the greenwashing of the climate emergency by Woodside Energy.     Heralding its name from the small town of Woodside in Victoria, this is not the only thing the Gas company has adopted to portray a clean image. Most known to Monash University students is the Woodside Building for Technology and Design.    For most, this building serves as a shiny, eco-friendly building which you might enter for an engineering unit. The inside boasts glassy panels, elevators and beautiful interiors and classrooms.
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