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By Riley O’Leary for the Griffith Journal 13 May 2026 The Griffith Dragons are set to re-enter the playing field tonight against UQ Hounds, after a week break last week. The Dragons will travel to UQ for an away fixture which kicks off at 7:30pm. The Dragons are currently undefeated, with a draw in their…
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The Griffith University Student Representative Council (SRC) has passed a motion to investigate the cost of providing free period care products in every bathroom across campuses, at their board meeting in March. Currently, there are period products available in most bathrooms at Griffith, however there are some areas where there are none available. The motion…
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By Riley O’Leary for the Griffith Journal 27 April 2026 The Griffith Dragons have kicked off their 2026 season with a 14-all draw against the UQ Hounds last Wednesday night, conceding an unlucky try in the dying minutes to give up the lead. The Dragons led for the majority of the fixture, and will consider…
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By Riley O’Leary for the Griffith Journal 22 April 2026 There is an overwhelmingly positive outlook within the Griffith Dragons team as they look to kick off the Universities Rugby League Queensland (URLQ) competition with a win this Wednesday. Off the back of a 13-week preseason, the playing group is confident and ready for what…
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Griffith University’s Student for Palestine branch called out the SRC’s Revitalise faction for blocking a motion to support the Not Our Laws campaign.
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GRIFFITH University students have protested the funding cuts to courses and staff. Before Trimester 1, 2025, the university restructured the Bachelor of Arts, increasing core courses from 2 to 10 and removing all minors, citing budget constraints. Griffith University’s 2024 annual report recorded a $21.8 million budget surplus. An online petition by the Student Representative…
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THE Labor Party has won the 2025 Australian Federal Election in a landslide. As of now, Labor has won 93 seats in the House of Representatives, the Liberal-National Coalition has won 40 seats, 12 seats have gone to minor parties and independents, while 5 remain in doubt. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has become the first…
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By Riley O’Leary for The Griffith Journal May 10 2025 The Griffith Dragons have lost 16 points to 10 against the UQ Hounds in a tightly fought contest on Wednesday night. In front of an energetic crowd at the Nathan Fields, a gritty defensive effort wasn’t quite enough for the Dragons to take home the…
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Do we actually choose anything freely—or are we just watching decisions bubble up from our brains and pretending we’re in charge? The question of free will isn’t just philosophical fluff. It underpins everything from our criminal justice system to religion, morality, and personal responsibility. Yet science has increasingly thrown doubt on the idea that we…
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By Riley O’Leary for the Griffith Journal 26 April 2025 The Griffith Dragons have gone down to the QUT Trouts 40 points to 26 in a tightly contested affair, during the opening round of the Universities Rugby League Queensland Competition. A big crowd was there to see the Dragons play as part of an ANZAC…
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Four years after his death, composer Alvin Lucier is producing new music. Inside a gallery in Perth, Western Australia, a clump of Lucier’s brain cells—grown in a lab and suspended on a 64-electrode mesh—fires bursts of electrical activity. Those signals trigger mechanical mallets, which strike brass plates and other resonant surfaces, filling the room with…
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By Riley O’Leary for the Griffith Journal 26 April 2025 The 2025 Federal Election is set to be one of the closest in a long while, taking place on May 3, 2025. This election will all 150 seats in the House of Representatives (down from 151)contested, as well as 40 of the 76 seats for…
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There has been a belief for a while now—that AI isn’t actually real AI. ChatGPT and similar tools are basically just fancy search engines. They analyze vast amounts of data, interpret patterns, and generate responses. They can mimic intelligence, yes, but they don’t have consciousness. And honestly, that fact was strangely comforting, even if it made…
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In my last piece, I wrote about the rise of organoid intelligence—tiny brain-like structures grown from stem cells that can learn, adapt, and interact with virtual environments. They’re not just mimicking intelligence. They’re developing it in a way that looks eerily familiar to ours. But while the science is fascinating, there’s a darker side to…
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