We Need Both: In-Person and Remote Options NOW!

With many Australian universities returning to in-person education, online-options are being left behind and so are disabled students. Prior to 2020, many tertiary education institutions across Australia had very limited options available for online study. This is despite repeated calls from the disability community for adequately resourced online options that support both staff and students, […]

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Scoop: Courier Mail Hit Piece (?)

The Courier Mail (CM) is preparing a story, likely a beat up (let’s be honest), on Semper Floreat about two of the articles in our latest print edition. The University and the Student Union have been approached by a CM journalist describing our hypothetical guide to safe shoplifting and a story about police abolition as, […]

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FUTURE STUDENTS AND ALUMNI ONLY: UQ HIDES “CURRENT STUDENTS” FROM WEBSITE

The UQ website has had links for Current Students hidden from the front page header, leaving only links for Future Students, Researchers, and Alumni. The change was first identified by Semper Floreat reader Jack Barton in a letter to the editor over the weekend. “With the new semester starting up, I was looking forward to […]

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UQ disciplinary letter shuns Human Rights

Alan Smithee & Billie Kugelman UQ has sent out letters to students facing disciplinary action which claim that enforcing the Student Code of Conduct is more important than *checks notes* students’ human rights. The letters, apparently authored by so-called ‘Integrity Officers’, were sent with an offer: accepting the University’s proposed punishments would mean that students’ […]

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Student solidarity with electrical workers on strike at UQ!

Electrical workers at UQ are on strike demanding a wage increase of $3.70 per hour. After years of no pay increase members of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) are fighting back, holding an indefinite protest on campus on Sir Fred Schoenell Drive until UGL management agree to their demands. Student Action councillors spoke to picketing […]

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