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RMIT adopts revised antisemitism definition, banning calls to eliminate Israel

(Credit: iStock) 39 Australian universities including RMIT have adopted a new definition of ‘antisemitism’ to be enforced across campuses...

Pill testing hits the festival scene: How harm reduction could save your life this summer

Charlotte Wilkes

Nov 15, 2024

Pill testing hits the festival scene: How harm reduction could save your life this summer

As the festival season approaches, growing concern over the safety of young people at music events has resurfaced. The rate of drug use...

ACCC’s legal action against supermarket “oligopoly” commences

Harrison Caithness

Oct 28, 2024

ACCC’s legal action against supermarket “oligopoly” commences

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) court proceedings against the Woolworths and Coles “oligopoly” commenced in...

Children's social media ban: justified or not needed?

Anthea Kalathas

Oct 16, 2024

Children's social media ban: justified or not needed?

The young generation is struggling with social media addictions, thus the government will introduce a minimum age for social media.

Socceroos slide five past Indonesia in dominant display

The Socceroos have hushed their doubters after an emphatic 5-1 win over Indonesia saw Australia inch closer to World Cup qualification....

Revved up and ready to race: Drive to Survive and social media boost F1 excitement

Raia Flinos

2 days ago

Revved up and ready to race: Drive to Survive and social media boost F1 excitement

In the first episode of Netflix’s hit docuseries, Formula 1: Drive to Survive , drivers are compared to fighter pilots. They are...

Jack Huggett

3 days ago

AFL Recap: Round 1

As autumn leaves begin to drape our streets and evening winds start to nip against skin, the AFL season is finally back to its best with...

Iconic Melbourne music venue 'The Gaso' to close

Molly Inglis

4 days ago

Iconic Melbourne music venue 'The Gaso' to close

Collingwood’s iconic Melbourne music venue, The Gasometer Hotel (The Gaso), is set to close its doors at the end of March. Known by...

Condemned in Flesh: Reproductive Rights, Gender-Based Violence, and Systemic Inequality

Claudia Kerovec

4 days ago

Condemned in Flesh: Reproductive Rights, Gender-Based Violence, and Systemic Inequality

Victorian Paramedics will receive wage increases, but what did it take to get here?

Harriette Hobson

Nov 12, 2024

Victorian Paramedics will receive wage increases, but what did it take to get here?

Revved up and ready to race: Drive to Survive and social media boost F1 excitement

In the first episode of Netflix’s hit docuseries, Formula 1: Drive to Survive , drivers are compared to fighter pilots. They are...

Molly Inglis

4 days ago

Iconic Melbourne music venue 'The Gaso' to close

Collingwood’s iconic Melbourne music venue, The Gasometer Hotel (The Gaso), is set to close its doors at the end of March. Known by...

Aisha Ambesi

Feb 15

A Night with Good Music at The Old Bar, Fitzroy

On Thursday, February 6, I clocked off work at 7:15 PM, ready to dive into Northside New Wave , Good Music’s latest event at The Old Bar...

A Night with Good Music at The Old Bar, Fitzroy

Making the most of uni student life in 2025

Louis Harrison

Mar 9

Making the most of uni student life in 2025

Disclaimer: The Swanston Gazette is not affiliated with any of the organisations mentioned in this article. RMIT University building,...

The new mental health hub for students, by students

Emily O'Mahoney

Nov 14, 2024

The new mental health hub for students, by students

Last month, RMIT opened a new student-run mental health hub to support students and create opportunities for work placements. The new...

RMIT hosts our first Pride March for Wear It Purple Week

Emily O'Mahoney

Sep 2, 2024

RMIT hosts our first Pride March for Wear It Purple Week

On Thursday, the RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) hosted a Pride Parade through Bowen St and a Pride event in the Alumni Courtyard to...

“We have to keep the pressure up”: MP Monique Ryan says HECS debt reform doesn’t go far enough

Amy Brook

Aug 28, 2024

“We have to keep the pressure up”: MP Monique Ryan says HECS debt reform doesn’t go far enough

The federal Labor government introduced their student debt relief bill which will cap the rate of indexation on loans.

You’re not Icarus and adulthood isn’t about chasing the sun

Turning 20 is a life milestone and opens the intense awareness of aging.

Sienna Seychell

Sep 29, 2024

Nothingness and Everything

What to do when you feel so foreign in your own body? Itching to get out. Clenching of the jaw, nails to the palm, trying to escape your...

Is it too late for physical media in the digital era?

Brandon Tripptree

Aug 30, 2024

Is it too late for physical media in the digital era?

With technological developments and advancements, the death of physical media seems inevitable. But is this a good thing?

Why a celebrity feud has overshadowed the ‘It Ends With Us’ and domestic violence conversation

Sarsha Kerton

Aug 28, 2024

Why a celebrity feud has overshadowed the ‘It Ends With Us’ and domestic violence conversation

How a film adaptation of a best-selling book has entered the news cycle for all the wrong reasons.

Iconic Melbourne music venue 'The Gaso' to close

Molly Inglis

4 days ago

A Night with Good Music at The Old Bar, Fitzroy

Aisha Ambesi

Feb 15

REVIEW: 'Mr Money With The Vibe' strikes again

Peace Ijiyera

Nov 12, 2024

Socceroos slide five past Indonesia in dominant display

The Socceroos have hushed their doubters after an emphatic 5-1 win over Indonesia saw Australia inch closer to World Cup qualification....

Raia Flinos

2 days ago

Revved up and ready to race: Drive to Survive and social media boost F1 excitement

In the first episode of Netflix’s hit docuseries, Formula 1: Drive to Survive , drivers are compared to fighter pilots. They are...

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