by Sam Hutchinson | Oct 10, 2024 | Australian Culture
It’s that spooky time of year again! Halloween goes all the way back to Celtic culture, with the Celts believing that it was a period in which the boundary between the spirit world and the physical world was weaker, allowing all kinds of spirits and ghouls to easily...
by Sam Hutchinson | Apr 5, 2023 | Study
While most students in Australia do the right thing, cheating services like essay writing or attending an exam on a student’s behalf are somewhat commonplace. In fact, a 2018 report by Frontiers in Education found that 15.7% of respondents admitted to paying someone...
by Sam Hutchinson | Dec 23, 2021 | Activities
Countries all around the world celebrate Boxing Day on 26 December. In Australia, Boxing Day is usually spent eating Christmas Day leftovers and spending big at the Boxing Day sales. Let’s take you through the stories behind Boxing Day’s name and, of...
by Sam Hutchinson | Feb 17, 2021 | Money and Banking
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on people around the world. While most governments have offered financial support to their own citizens, this support often hasn’t been extended to international students. Fortunately, international students are able to receive...
by Sam Hutchinson | Nov 19, 2020 | Safety
From midnight on 19 November, South Australia was plunged into a six-day ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown. Premier Steven Marshall and Public Health Chief Officer Professor Nicola Spurrier introduced the strict lockdown in order to prevent a second wave of the virus in...
