
Senator Pavlou walks out on expulsion hearing
University of Queensland Senator Drew Pavlou has walked out of a hearing that was considering his expulsion this morning. Senator Pavlou’s legal representative, Tony Morris QC, explained to press that the Board would not release documents that he considered essential to Pavlou’s defence. “I called for the documents which under the Charter for this body, […]
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Peter Varghese Finally Lifts Single Finger In Direction of Drew Pavlou
University of Queensland Chancellor and noted demi-god Peter Varghese, AO has today raised a single finger in the direction of Drew Pavlou, causing the mere mortal to fly across the room like a ragdoll. Mr Varghese, who has been head of the University of Queensland since leaving his role as Secretary of the Department of […]
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Writers Announce VC Regenerates To Female Form At End Of Hoj’s Season
The writers for long-running serial drama The University of Queensland have announced in an email this evening that Deborah Terry will play the lead role of Vice-Chancellor in 2020, the first time a woman has played the role. The news follows the announcement that Danish-born actor, Peter Høj would be retiring from the role next […]
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Labor-backed Empower to appear Below the Line, says Electoral Tribunal
The Labor-backed ‘Empower’ ticket will not appear above the line on 2019 election ballots, the University of Queensland Union’s Electoral Tribunal has ruled today. The electoral group had originally nominated under the name ‘Together’ after the split of the incumbent Focus ticket. It would have marked the first time since 2017 that students from Labor’s […]
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UQ ignores federal guidelines on spending student fees
The University of Queensland has potentially broken federal legislation to renovate a room and provide a leadership course using a fund reserved for student clubs and other non-academic services and amenities. The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) must be spent in one of nineteen specific categories, and decisions must be made in formal consultation […]
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UQ moves Hong Kong demonstration, Pro-Beijing demonstration follows
Protesters from two different groups have today covered walls at the University of Queensland’s main refectory with pro-democracy and pro-Beijing messages. Hong Kong students began putting up a Lennon Wall outside the Student Services building around 1:15pm today. The University soon asked the group to move away from the Student Services building. This comes two […]
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UQ Academic Board Endorses Ramsay’s Western Civilisation Major
The University of Queensland’s Academic Board has voted to endorse the creation of a new major in Western Civilisation in 2020. The vote makes UQ’s Academic Board the first in the country to approve the Ramsay Centre’s proposed curriculum. Although the University of Wollongong has approved a Ramsay Centre degree, the university management bypassed its […]
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Why UQ sport rejected the team name ‘Peter Døj and the Vice Chancellors’
Semper editor Raphael Wixted told us in this year’s second edition that he had tried to register a dodgeball team in UQ’s social sport using two team names “Peter Døj and the Vice Chancellors” and “I showed you my Døjballs please respond”. We’re not saying this is an outrageously funny joke. But what we also […]
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Indian Feast to Leave UQ Over Break
Indian Feast will leave the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus before the start of semester two, Semper understands. The outlet will close down over winter break after recent reports that the restaurant was underpaying workers, as well as the discovery of a piece of metal in a samosa. Semper understands that another Indian food […]
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Hong Kong Students at UQ Echo Protests Abroad
Late last week, UQ students from Hong Kong organised a peaceful protest in the Great Court opposing the recent extradition bill proposed in Hong Kong’s legislature. The students wished to express their grave concerns for the potential ramifications of the Bill’s passage, as well as showing solidarity with the brave protesters back home. On Thursday […]
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