News Centre archive - 2019
Collated on this page is an archive of the University's News Centre stories in 2019.
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Western to research and promote veteran participation in higher education
Western Sydney University will contribute to a major national project to increase access to and support of younger military student veterans in Australian higher education.

Curious Kids: what happens when fruit gets ripe?
Fruit ripening is all about plants getting animals to eat the seeds that are inside their fruits.

Women of the West honoured on International Women’s Day
Western Sydney University is delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 Women of the West Awards.

New link between childhood obesity and early infant feeding
New research suggests that infants in South Western Sydney introduced to formula and solid foods within the first four months, could be twice as likely to suffer from childhood obesity.

Mark Latham in the upper house? A Coalition minority government? The NSW election is nearly upon us and it’s going to be a wild ride
We are but weeks away from an election in New South Wales and it will be eagerly watched. Not just for the outcome but for the implications for the looming federal election.

More can be done for housing in Western Sydney
Housing affordability, a woe not simply for the rich.A great deal has been made of the ongoing investment into infrastructure in Greater Western Sydney – the recently-named Nancy-Bird Walton airport and the Metro West spring to mind.
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