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The world that confronts students today is fucked. Whether it’s the looming threat of climate catastrophe as the Labor Party continues to approve more fossil fuel projects. Or rising cost of living and rental prices that means it’s harder to be a student than ever before. Or the ongoing genocide being committed in Gaza which […]
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On Wednesday 3rd of September, just over a year since the last one, the UQ Union held a Student General Meeting (SGM), for students to vote on the following businesses: Doors opened just after 5 pm, and students were required to register and show their ID before entry. Bags also weren’t allowed in the room. […]
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In two months, the genocide in Gaza will mark its two-year anniversary. Two years of schools, hospitals, shelters and breadlines being bombed. Two years of starvation and displacement. Two years of Gaza being razed. Israel has shown no signs of stopping, with Netanyahu intending to totally occupy the Gaza Strip. Thanks to the complicity of […]
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Better Together: Strengthening Regional Engagement WORKSHOP The University of Tasmania was introduced as a regional university. Tasmania is generally suffering from a “brain drain” as students are moving to mainland Australia to pursue tertiary education studies. This creates a dangerous cycle whereby the lack of students encourages the university administration to cut underperforming courses, and […]
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Your Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is currently being used to fund the National Union of Students (NUS)! You’re in it, even if you don’t know it! Throughout this article, I will answer why you should care about the NUS. Who are they? The NUS is the representative body for tertiary education students in […]
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Context The National Union of Students (NUS) held their annual Education Conference (Edcon) at the National University of Australia in Canberra over the Winter break in late June. This article will cover the broad themes and events that occurred each day as opposed to delving into individual topics that were covered in the workshops. 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 […]
Continue ReadingI recently sat down with the UQ Union President, Jaafar Jabur, to discuss his role and get to know him, so our readers don’t have to – although, if you want him to, he will probably yap your ear off. He’s pretty passionate about his role. What does it mean to be a UQU President? […]
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During the 2024 UQ Union election season, we collectively elected seven members to the National Union of Students (NUS). The NUS is the peak representative body for 1.2 million tertiary students, advocating on their behalf and lobbying the federal government for better student conditions. A key victory in 2024 was the federal government’s commitment to […]
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With the introduction of a new Liberal government, the rights of ordinary people are under attack. The LNP won on the basis of a racist youth crime policy, and with most of party members being sexist bigots, it’s no surprise that the Liberals are already failing to defend abortion rights in Queensland. The Queensland state […]
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