Semper Floreat is the University of Queensland Union's free & independent student newspaper.
I had the pleasure of attending the UQ Union International Collective’s Candlelight Concert on the 3rd of June. The advertisement for the event outlined a night of music and candlelight underneath the stars out at the Amphitheatre on the UQ lakes. However, I was informed by the organisers that, due to the cooler-than-expected evening, the […]
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Today marks one year since the monumental University of Queensland Union student general meeting. The meeting was held on May 29, 2024. Leading up to the general meeting, there was significant discontent from many students regarding UQ’s inaction towards the genocide occurring in Palestine. In May last year, UQ Muslim Students for Palestine called out […]
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1966 – Vietnam War Fund The Vietnam War was raging on and Australia had joined the war by this point. The Semper Floreat in the 60s showed a keen interest in reporting on a wide range of student politics (‘stupol’). Throughout my research into the period of Semper Floreat throughout the 60s and 70s, various […]
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An hour’s drive North of Gatton campus lies the Ravensbourne National Park. Over the Easter Holidays, I took a trip up to visit and would like to encourage you to head North and enjoy the nearby forest. Ravensbourne is the casual hiker’s dream location. Its many towering trees provide ample housing for a large variety […]
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The UQU Students’ Rights Collective, under the guidance of the Academic Officer Lucy Den Houting, launched a new body, the ‘Academic Advocacy Network’ (AAN). During the UQU’s budget meeting, the council voted to encode the AAN in UQU regulation. This means that in the years to come, the Academic Officer must continue to hold AAN […]
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1944 – University and the War UQ, like most institutions throughout Australia, took part in the Second World War effort. Quotas were fixed for the university to meet in regards to research and other special work that arose out of the need to prepare Australia for war. Courses in malaria control, refrigeration technology and combating chemical […]
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In the evening of the 3rd of April, a group of no more than 50 protestors stood in front of the Queensland Parliament House in solidarity with Palestine. A snap rally had been called by the Palestine human rights organisation ‘Justice for Palestine’ ((1) Justice for Palestine Magan-djin | Facebook 2025). CONTEXT The Sunday before, […]
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On Friday, the 28th of March, UQ Union Treasurer Tapenaga Reupena Jr (TJ) handed down his second budget to the UQ Union Council. It was passed by the council after a lengthy discussion on each budget chapter. This is the second budget passed by the Reform political group and includes a number of pleasant surprises […]
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Patricia Clarke’s Bold Types recounts the journey of women journalists in their struggle for gender equality in Australia from 1860 to the end of World War II. Clarke argues that there has been a historical misrepresentation of the instrumental role women played within journalism (Clarke 2022). The prevailing thought is that the press, like most […]
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