By Helena Burke Four candidates are competing for the position of ANUSA Treasurer this year from the tickets Brighter Together, Proud, Refocus, and YOU!. The major issues addressed by the candidates include increasing financial transparency and accountability in ANUSA and […]
By Helena Burke Content Warning: This article contains discussions of discrimination, institutional betrayal, and mental health. ANU Students studying at the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) have come forward with allegations of discrimination and course inaccessibility. ANUSA Disabilities […]
By Helena Burke An independent ticket, ‘A New Way Forward ANUSA’ (Forward), is set to launch next week. According to Forward’s website, the objective of the ticket is to “raise the bar in expectations”, arguing that past ANUSA leadership has […]
By Helena Burke Content Warning: This article contains discussions of discrimination, institutional betrayal, and mental health An investigation by Observer has uncovered allegations of discrimination by ANU against students with disabilities. Some of these students claim course convenors have […]
ANU estimates that the pay rise deferrals will save the University $13.5 million.
The petition received over 700 signatures on change.org
By Helena Burke Online exam invigilation platform Proctorio has defended itself against the criticisms of the student-led ‘No Proctorio’ campaign. In an email sent to Observer, the company claims that some of the concerns of the petition were founded on […]
By Helena Burke A number of casual academic staff have told Observer about employment issues they have faced while working at ANU. Commencing work without a contract, being paid late, not being given enough time to mark assessments, and being […]
By Helena Burke On 16 March, ANU recalled all students studying or travelling overseas, and announced that all future international travel for University purposes would be suspended until further notice. ANU exchange students have described their difficult experiences of being […]
By Helena Burke If you spent this week focusing on tactics to escape the rain, here’s the news you might have missed. COVID-19 This week the Federal Government’s China travel ban was extended again. It will now be in place […]
