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Lucas supports development of health justice partnerships

UWA Law student Lucas Pensini has contributed 100 hours towards a state-wide initiative that looks to embed legal support into WA health services to provide greater access to justice for disadvantaged and vulnerable people in the community.

8 October, 2021

Kate assists art program supporting people with dementia

UWA student Kate Barclay has contributed 100 hours towards Art Gallery of Western Australia programs that make a difference to community members living with dementia through a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship.

30 September, 2021

Nicole supports campaign to protect local waters from oil spills

UWA student Nicole has contributed 100 hours towards preserving our WA coastline and the Swan River through an internship at the Department of Transport, where she helped raised awareness of the dangers of oil spills from recreational boats.

14 September, 2021

UWA student intern shows great resilience in completing Legal Aid WA internship from home

McCusker Centre for Citizenship student intern Matthew Bryan has shown “remarkable skill” in adapting to working from home during the pandemic, according to his Legal Aid WA (LAWA) internship supervisor.

26 June, 2020

New public sector internships booklet released

The McCusker Centre for Citizenship has designed and published a booklet that highlights student and supervisor experiences in a variety of public sector internships.

26 June, 2020

Student intern’s research into international Housing First policies

Student intern Andrew Thomson completed a background research report as part of the Ombudsman’s current investigation into homelessness.

22 June, 2020

Student intern contributes to Department of Education’s No Voice, No Violence campaign

Proposing ways the Department of Education could engage young people to be “upstanders not bystanders” in the face of bullying was a rewarding experience for McCusker Centre for Citizenship intern Daniel Chuah. 

11 June, 2020

Global reach for State Library of WA internship

The research project Lucy Craske worked on during her McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship at the State Library of WA had an impressive global reach.

20 May, 2020

Thinking outside the box helps UWA student continue with her internship during pandemic

Exploring the State Cabinet Records from 1989 – 10 years before she was born – has been a fascinating exercise for McCusker Centre for Citizenship intern Michelle Lam.

5 May, 2020

Political Science Major has rewarding internship at Health Department

The most rewarding moment of Jamieson Kay’s McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship at the Department of Health came in its final hours.

25 March, 2020