In November last year, the government announced a couple of changes to the way family assets and income affect assessments for Youth Allowance. From 1 January 2016, the Family Assets Test and Family Actual Means Test have been removed from the Youth...
When I stepped onto campus on my first day of uni, I thought I was pretty prepared. I’d been to about a million CSU My Days, study days, and excursions on campus. I’d been day dreaming about my hectic uni schedule since kindergarten...
Living on a student budget is and always will be notorious for living off baked beans, sacrificing weekly grocery bills for that one night out with friends, and travelling back home for the holidays by hitchhiking because you can’t afford the...
In December, the government announced for students new to study in 2016, or returning to study after a break, the Student Start-Up Scholarship would no longer be available. Instead, students receiving Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY will be...
Let’s be honest. Though we’re university students, motivation to study does not always come naturally. Some days we need help to get in the ‘study zone’. Cue the music! Many university students, including myself, blast their latest and favourite...
Living with others may seem simple. Heck, you’ve probably been living with your family your whole life. But the transition from living with your relatives who you’ve known forever, to living with people your age who you hardly know can be more...
It was 2014. The night before my last HSC midcourse exam. I was sitting on the second-hand couch in the tiny unit I was renting with my boyfriend, and by the sound of the shaky voice on the other end of the phone and the four calls I had missed, I...
No matter the circumstances, moving town can be tough. You leave your family, your friends, and your home to pursue adventures elsewhere. But in the process of moving, you also have to adjust to the way of life in a completely new place. You have to...
For most people, going to university means a huge lifestyle change. People move cities, states, or even countries to attend uni. Relocating can be a huge step to take, which often means flying the coop for the first time. And it usually also means...
You’re sitting at your desk. You’ve got a deadline looming but you’re lacking concentration. Thirty minutes pass and you’ve only written half a sentence. Your focus is wavering, your motivation is waning and you begin picturing yourself still at...
