The Facade of NGOs: what truth is being protected?

Pamela Murphy investigates the role of the UN and other non-profit organizations on intervention, specifically regarding occurrences of genocide and the lack of humanitarian aid. Like many others I am sure, I have always looked up to non-for-profit organizations that have strived to ‘help make the world a better place’. Growing up, I was in…

ByPamela Murphy5 May 2020

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Ethnocentrism in Charity and the Rise of Effective Altruism

Elliott Earnshaw reflects on ethnocentrism in charities and how we can all make the step towards effective altruism. There are many ways in which we can make a difference in the world. One of the most common and straightforward ways to do so is to make donations to charity. Recently, the likes of the ALS…

ByElliott Earnshaw1 May 2020

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Two Crises, Two Leaders: Scott Morrison’s Political Revival

Dan Breden reflects on Scott Morrison’s political revival in a challenging period of Australia’s history. It’s a strange feeling knowing that your experiences and actions will go down in history. In decades to follow, we will look back and judge the actions that we, as a nation and as humans, make today. Governments will be…

ByDan Bredan1 May 2020

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The ANZAC Spirit in 2020

Kiran Gupta reflects upon the Anzac Day Address as well as discussing what ANZAC Day means in a contemporary Australian context. In this year’s ANZAC address, the Rev opened with a quote describing the “double duty of ANZAC Day [as honouring] the dead and inspir[ing] the living.” In the context of Australia’s history and commemoration…

ByKiran Gupta25 April 2020

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The Ageing Problem the Chinese Government Needs to Address

Elijah Eales analyses the impact of China’s ageing population on the social, political and economic climates. The ageing population in China presents the government with many challenges in the nation’s political, social and economic environments. In the struggle to provide care and support for the elderly, Chinese society is being forced to abandon traditional values…

ByElijah Eales19 April 2020

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A Survival Manual – How to Read and Write Uni Style

This guide is aimed for fResh who haven’t had much (if any) experience with Reading and Writing for University. Who made this guide? Following a lecture where one of my unit coordinators uncharacteristically outlined so clearly the expectations for general Uni essay writing and reading, I thought I would summarise his main points into a…

ByKatinka Morris10 April 2020

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Is the grass greener on the other side?

As a new wave of Australian university graduates move over to the U.S. to pursue postgraduate studies and scientific research, Mei Zheng wonders whether the grass is truly greener on the other side. As I enter my final year of undergraduate studies, I wonder where I should plan my next chapter, whether or not to…

ByMei Zheng27 March 2020

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Environmental Sustainability in the face of the Climate Crisis: Do we really care?

Georgia Poole discusses environmental sustainability in the fashion industry and its enduring relevance in the current context. In the face of a global pandemic, part of me feels guilty for offering this little reminder. However, I believe it is important as our planet is still facing an inevitable doom due to the climate catastrophe. But…

ByGeorgia Poole26 March 2020

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We Are Strong, Together As One!

Nina Fan talks about the impact of COVID-19 on our Drew’s community and emphasises the importance of us all sticking together. On New Year’s Eve, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed by China of a flu-like disease spreading within Wuhan, a capital province with a population of 11 million. As the clock struck…

ByNina Fan20 March 2020

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COVID-19: The virus barring Australian Rugby from triumph over our Kiwi counterparts.

Stirling Taylor talks about the impact of COVID-19 on Australian Rugby Union, especially with the Bledisloe Cup coming up. Six years ago, the Brumbies, based in Canberra, finally beat the Highlanders at home in their Wellington fortress. That same year, the NSW Waratahs won their maiden title, with Bernard Foley living up to his name…

ByStirling Taylor20 March 2020