Pulse interviews Disha, a Bachelor of IT student, about their Diwali traditions, what the festival means to them, and how they carry these celebrations across borders into their uni life in Australia.

31 August 2025 will go down as yet another day when the thin veneer of multiculturalism and reconciliation was ripped off…

“The shell split open,

A bridge between worlds…”

‘Ah, so sorry, I should introduce myself. I am Thomas Hutt, a vampire, good lady.’ 

A vampire, Elizabeth thought. What a strange and peculiar young man…

“The moment I first mention my travels, the question inevitably comes: ‘Aren’t you scared?’

I am a girl in her early 20s who travels alone. The truth is: I am afraid… ”

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One of our prevailing national myths is that colonisation and all its associated harms are a thing of the past, an unfortunate event long ago that has no bearing on life today…