– by Cassandra Sim The release of Hollywood movie, ‘Olympus Has Fallen’, has coincided with a series of unusually strong threats from North Korea. The movie has provided the biggest box office surprise this year with its $30 million weekend opening. Tweets on the Twitter-sphere have...

–by Georgia Buchanan Baker, first year Journalism student It’s hard to predict what will take the Internet’s fancy. One week it’s a baby biting his brother’s finger, the next it’s a South Korean man galloping in a tuxedo. It is impossible to guess what ideas will become popular on a global...

–by Ashley Olman At the beginning of this year the Kony 2012 campaign erupted on the internet. YouTube, social media and forums all across the World Wide Web were buzzing with Kony talk. You may remember the video about a warlord and his army of child soldiers. The premise of the campaign was to make...

–by Jamison Parker From puppies to ponies, or at least what looks like one –  at no more than 34 inches tall, these small pony-looking creatures are genetically engineered miniature horses and are being trained in Australia to be a new form of assistance animal. Jacqueline Thompson is the...

–by Julie Correia Divorced at 24, three young children to care for and three businesses to run, life was already a struggle for Sue McCarthy. The final straw came when she was forced to watch as her three year old son was run down on the road in front of her. “I was walking the eldest who was then...

–by Shelby Della-Santina Despite receiving much international acclaim for her speech in parliament yesterday, the Australian public and media are proving to be much more critical of Prime Minister Julia Gillard. During the 15 minute appeal she labelled Opposition Leader Tony Abbott a hypocrite for...

–by Blake Curtis The school bell has just alarmed, fifteen year old school mates Jake and Amy (not their real names) are about to embark on the 20 minute journey by foot to the local shops, it’s been a long day in the classroom and the pair want to relax. It is an unusually sunny day, their mates...

–by Renae Smith “I will hit you with my stick you naughty boy!” the man said. “Did you know my son has autism?” Brooke Clark replies.  It was comments like these that alerted Ms Clark to the lack of knowledge about autism nationwide and prompted her to found non-profit organisation the Army...

  –by Tian Seow The alarm goes off at six in the morning. Joash wishes that he could sleep in a little longer but due to work commitments, he unenthusiastically gets out of bed and heads towards the shower. While showering, Joash tells himself that, “today is going to be a beautiful day. I’ll...

–by Ana Godden Nobody wants to lose a loved one; especially not to a horrifying and traumatic shark attack. The recent spate of fatal attacks in WA sends shivers down our spines; the thought of being mauled to death and left floating in a sea of blood more than unnerving. So why are so many people...