SRC 2 Liveblog
By Adelle Millhouse, Anthony Lotric, Samuel Wright, Rebecca Zhong, and Vienna Daniels. With contributing reporting by Brandon How, Declan Milton and Lottie Twyford
Articles by Rebecca Zhong
Penalty-free contract cancellations and “Tougher” COVID-19 measures announced for Res Halls
By Rebecca Zhong ANU announced last Friday that on-campus residents can cancel their occupancy agreements effective immediately, with any rent paid in advance to be refunded. In its most recent announcement regarding COVID-19, the University urged residents to leave their …
O-Week Climate Event Cancelled After Student Outcry
By Rebecca Zhong ‘Climate Sessions Vol. 1’, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, was cancelled at the last minute after students objected to the inclusion of a speaker from Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), Jenny Goldie. ‘Climate Sessions Vol. 2’ went ahead as …
Observer NatCon 2019 Daily Blog
By Anthony Lotric and Rebecca Zhong 20.44 NatCon 2019 kicked off with a Welcome to Country just after 2 pm on Monday, after a delay with “delegate registration”. Such delays are apparently not an uncommon occurrence at NatCon, which will …
Unilodge to Change Pastoral Care Model for 2020
By Rebecca Zhong Unilodge has announced that it will be changing its Student Leadership Model for 2020. The changes will see UniLodge residences move from having a combination of Senior Residents (SRs) and Residential Advisors (RAs) to SRs only, …
Education Officers, Head to Head
By Rebecca Zhong This year, there is a three-way race for ANUSA Education Officer. Empower’s Henri Vickers’ platform is focused on working with ANUSA departments and “[making] real efforts to reach out” to student activists. Turn Over a New Leaf …
Students Walk Out for Climate Rally
By Rebecca Zhong ANU students braved the cold weather to take part in a mass walkout at midday today. Students from the University of Canberra also joined the rally in Kambri, which gathered on University Avenue to call for action …
Julie Bishop to be ANU Chancellor
By Rebecca Zhong The University announced the appointment of Julie Bishop to the role of Chancellor on Thursday. She will be taking over the position in 2020, after Gareth Evans’ term comes to an end this year. Bishop, who is …
Students Condemn Lack of Action 2 Years on from AHRC Report
By Rebecca Zhong Content warning: sexual assault, sexual harassment, institutional betrayal Today is the two-year anniversary of the release of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) Change the Course Report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at Australian universities. Student …
Liberal-Associated You! For ANUSA Launches
By Rebecca Zhong You! For ANUSA is the second ticket to launch ahead of the ANUSA Election. The Liberal-aligned ticket is putting forward candidates for President, Vice President, Treasurer, NUS Delegate, CBE, Law and CASS Representatives, and all General Representative …