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Liam Webster-Mcallister

Hi I'm Liam, currently a journalism student at RMIT University who aspires to work in the media and journalism industry. My passion is sports especially Australian football and English soccer …

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REVIEW: Goddess. Power. Glamour. Rebellion - celebrating women in film

The exhibit begins with bright pink surroundings and a sign that reads “Goddess”, preparing you for what is to come. Heading down the stairs, you are engulfed in walls of silver and sparkles - the perfect representation of glamour and “femininity”. Turning the corner, the iconic Marilyn Monroe song “Diamonds …
By Jemma van Zaanen
• The Swanston Gazette

REVIEW: Goddess. Power. Glamour. Rebellion - celebrating women in film

The exhibit begins with bright pink surroundings and a sign that reads “Goddess”, preparing you for what is to come. Heading down the stairs, you are engulfed in walls of silver and sparkles - the perfect representation of glamour and “femininity”. Turning the corner, the iconic Marilyn Monroe song “Diamonds …
By Jemma van Zaanen
• The Swanston Gazette

REVIEW: Deadpan brings the dry comedy to MICF 2023

Dry humour and awkward tension make for a hilarious night with Deadpan For comedy lovers, Nathan Hugh Robért and James G Warren’s Deadpan duo is a great show to see at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. As veteran comedians, the comedians are testing out their material for the first …
By Jemma van Zaanen
• The Swanston Gazette

Reserve Bank of Australia temporarily pauses interest rate increases

Interest rate hikes have been temporarily put on hold, bringing relief for many Australians The Reserve Bank (RBA) has put interest rates on hold temporarily following yesterday’s board meeting on April 4. Interest rates will remain at 3.5 per cent and the cash rate target will stay at 3.6 per …
By Jemma van Zaanen
• The Swanston Gazette

Melbourne International Comedy Festival bringing the laughs in 2023

Buckle in for the funniest time of the year this Autumn with The Melbourne International Comedy Festival The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is roaring back for its 37th year from 29 March until 23 April with its most vivacious lineup yet. This year’s festival features hundreds of shows throughout the …
By Jemma van Zaanen
• The Swanston Gazette

Review: Who are you? Ko wai koe? – Athens, Aotearoa & the art of Marian Maguire

The Hellenic Museum’s current exhibits explore Greece’s rich history and the impact of colonisation in New Zealand. While semester begins for RMIT students here in Melbourne, the Hellenic Museum’s 8,000 years’ worth of art invites us to dream of myths, mortals, and Greece. Located on William St near Flagstaff Gardens, …
By Jemma van Zaanen
• The Swanston Gazette

Styling Like an RMIT Student (August Edition) — The Swanston Gazette

It’s no secret that RMIT University is home to many diverse, eclectic, vibrant and inspiring fashion looks worn by students; whether students are rushing across campus to another class, getting coffee or even walking past Bowen Street, seats every student has a unique style that deserves to be celebrated and …
By Erin Visagie
• The Swanston Gazette

The heritage-listed Nicholas Building is up for sale - here's why it means so much to the local creative sphere —

On quiet weekend afternoons, Bronwyn Kamasz likes to take her shoes off and walk through the corridors of the Nicholas Building. She likes the feel of the cool, undulating surface on the bottom of her feet. Sometimes she dances. “I can totally just be myself there,” she said. “It’s like …
By Sarah Liversidge
• The Swanston Gazette

Federal Court decision puts academic freedom in the spotlight — The Swanston Gazette

In the previous case last November, Federal Court judge Thomas Thawley upheld the university’s decision to terminate Anderson’s employment on the grounds he had engaged in serious misconduct. The judge ruled Anderson’s social media posts were “deliberately provocative”, but did not amount to a “genuine exercise of intellectual freedom” and …
By Sarah Liversidge
• The Swanston Gazette

Travel through takeout: How locals have experienced overseas travel and culture in lockdown —

At least that’s what foodie and Melbourne author Sam van Zweden told me as I sat down to chat with her over Zoom. “We’ll definitely appreciate it more when we're back to being able to go overseas again. It just feels like such a remote possibility to me,” she said. …
By Ruby Littler
• The Swanston Gazette

Thousands Gather In Melbourne To Protest Invasion Day Celebrations — The Swanston Gazette

Thousands of protestors gathered on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne on Tuesday to protest the celebration of January 26 as Australia’s national day. Speakers at the event included Victorian State Senator Lidia Thorpe, who called for a national peace treaty with Aboriginal people to address inequality and related …
By Ryan Sambell
• The Swanston Gazette

Surge in young Australians reaching out to eating disorder helplines during COVID-19 —

Following Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ recent announcement of a gruelling six week stage four lockdown period for Melbourne, many Victorians are struggling to cope with the demands of the newly proposed restrictions. And, according to new data released last month by leading Australian mental health institutions, a stark rise in …
By Eleanor Wilson
• The Swanston Gazette

Inquiry into the Job-ready Graduates Package: where does your university stand? —

A multitude of tertiary bodies have backpedalled on their fierce condemnation of the Coalition’s proposed Job-ready Graduates Package, announcing conditional support for the policy, in a number of submissions to the bill’s senate inquiry. Conglomerates representing all of Australia’s regional and metropolitan Universities supplied submissions to the package inquiry, demanding …
By Eleanor Wilson
• The Swanston Gazette

Power stays in palm of gas industry — The Swanston Gazette

As Australians began their lengthy hibernation under lockdown, a crisis briefly forgotten was beginning to show signs of alleviation. The swift shutdown of the world economy had caused global greenhouse gas emissions to fall by 17 percent resulting in impressive air pollutant drops in areas such as Wuhan and the …
By Charlie Williams
• The Swanston Gazette

Assange’s health conditions may not be enough to bar extradition to the US — The Swanston Gazette

Julian Assange’s defence lawyers’ attempts to free Assange from extradition on the grounds of health risks may prove to be untenable, according to a legal expert. The Australian-born WikiLeaks leader has been charged under the US’s 1917 Espionage Act for “unlawfully obtaining and disclosing classified documents related to the national …
By Rebecca Broadhead
• The Swanston Gazette

Paramount Pictures Release Schedule: for movie fans, the countdown begins now —

First Jordan Peele and now John Krasinski? What is it with comedians and directing fantastic and completely original horror films? A Quiet Place, which came out in 2018, was a surprise hit with not only fans but critics alike. Hollywood power couple John Krasinski and Emily Blunt offered fantastic performances …
By Eleni Thomas
• The Swanston Gazette

RUSU renews calls for fee reductions —

RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) has renewed calls for a 20 per cent fee reduction, fairer fee structures and additional fee options for struggling students following an open letter from Vice-Chancellor Martin Bean last week. In a video posted this week on social media, ‘Fees & Funding. Our education is …
By Youssef Saudie
• The Swanston Gazette

A TSG EXCLUSIVE: RMIT testamur fees waived —

RMIT has announced it will be waiving the $55 hard copy testamur fee for students graduating in absentia this year, according to a statement provided to The Swanston Gazette this week. Due to COVID19 restrictions in Victoria, graduating in absentia is the only option for RMIT final-years in 2020 to …
By Youssef Saudie
• The Swanston Gazette

Increased numbers of people in parks and on walking tracks: not enough space outside or not enough common sense? —

“It’s really frustrating to see these people ignoring the rules and getting away with it, jeopardizing our progress,” she said when describing the big number of non-related families who were catching up to play sports and socialise. Police started patrolling Anastasia’s local parks due to how congested the outdoor spaces …
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