Education

Change happens, but feeling completely unprepared and unsettled by it? That doesn’t have to be your reality.

After eight months of trying to recover from what I now know is neurodivergent burnout, I found myself facing an ultimatum at work:...

I had been seeing a psychologist for six years before I raised with her the possibility of being neurodivergent, or on the spectrum in any way.  Originally, I had started seeing my psychologist for grief counselling after my brother took his life in 2018.  As the years passed, life changed, and the world experienced the COVID-19 pandemic, my sessions shifted focus without me actually realising it and became oriented towards strategies dealing with burnout and work-life balanc

Australia ranks as the third common educational destination in the world. In July 2023, over 786,000 international students were enrolled in studies in Australia. General belief is that education is one of the biggest export commodities of the country. The number of international students is growing exponentially despite new rule imposed by the Australian government. There has been over 27% of growth in international studies between 2022 and 2023 alone.

Higher education loves to celebrate its diversity and inclusion initiatives, but let’s be honest, when it comes to Indigenous and disabled students, the system is failing spectacularly. Universities roll out polished equity statements, yet systemic barriers remain firmly in place. These students don’t need more empty gestures; they need structural change. There are some universities like Monash (my workplace) that do a great job of ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion and