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 […]
By Nuria Olive On May 1 2023, ANUSA released its Transport Voucher Program. The program aims to assist undergraduate ANU students in need of financial support to acquire increased access to public transport. Eligible students are able to access a […]
