By Nuria Olive Wondering where all the residential parking spaces have gone? Observer has you covered. On 8 March 2023, ANU announced a proposal of residential parking changes. In an email sent to the student body, ANU noted these changes […]
Written by Hannah Farrow, Nuria Olive and Ryan Bourke As student engagement with student politics is reported to be at an all time low, screenshots of alleged bribery for a postgraduate College of Business and Economics (CBE) representative candidate from […]
By Nuria Olive Content Warning: mentions of sexual assault and sexual harassment. There are three candidates running for the executive ANUSA position of Welfare Officer for 2024: Sarah Strange from the independent ticket Standing with Sarah – Fighting for Working […]
By Nuria Olive There are four candidates running for the position of Education Officer in the upcoming ANUSA election. These candidates are: Carter Chryse from Stand Up!, Ainouojin (ANU), Luke Harrison from Together for ANUSA, and Mickey Throssel from Student […]
By Nuria Olive Although there does not yet appear to be a ‘joke’ ticket running in the 2023 ANUSA election, Observer has delved into some of the joke tickets of past years’ election campaigns, some of which faced significant controversy […]
By Nuria Olive and Hannah Farrow Additional reporting by Ryan Bourke Content Warning: Mentions of institutional betrayal, sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH) On August 1, for the sixth consecutive year, the ANU Students’ Association (ANUSA) and the ANU Women’s […]
By Nuria Olive, Hannah Farrow and Ryan Bourke Despite ANU previously indicating a lack of formal involvement with AUKUS, slides leaked by a whistleblower demonstrate the university’s support for the partnership. The AUKUS partnership aims to build nuclear-powered submarines and […]
By Nuria Olive The Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) survey is open for Semester 1 2023. However, some courses receive low response rates and students are unsure as to whether their survey responses make tangible change. Observer spoke […]
By Saffron Geyle, Nuria Olive and Hannah Farrow The Australian Government has unveiled its Federal Budget for 2023-24, projecting a surplus of $4.2 billion for the current financial year. A predicted cash deficit of $13.9 billion for 2023-24 raises concerns […]
By Nuria Olive For many years, the ANU student body has called upon the University to undertake a complete divestment from fossil fuels. Despite these rising demands, complete divestment may be more complicated than it appears on the surface. Observer […]
