By Saffron Geyle and Finn Slattery-O’Brien On 30 January, 2025, the ANU announced that it formed an academic partnership with British-Australian mining conglomerate Rio Tinto. Based in London, the “Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials” will include partnerships with several […]
By Saffron Geyle On 14 October, Australia’s first referendum in twenty-four years will take place, and potentially change Australian history forever. Deriving from the Uluru Statement From the Heart, issued at Uluru on 26 May 2017, the Voice to […]
By Saffron Geyle, Sophie Felice, Angela Paulson The Student Representative Council (SRC)’s fifth meeting for the year was held on August 16 in Marie Reay 4.02 and on Zoom. Significant topics discussed were the NTEU strikes, AUKUS and other […]
By Saffron Geyle Housing access, affordability concerns, and unkept promises of secure accommodation for postgraduate students were all included in PARSA’s Room for Change Report released in May of this year. PARSA acknowledged the significant compromises that students are […]
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 Saffron Geyle Most students at ANU have heard the acronym “SAlt” thrown around in conversation before, but what does it stand for? SAlt is short for Socialist Alternative, a group of left-wing activists who rally for ideological […]
By Saffron Geyle Content Warning: This article contains discussions of racism and trauma February 13 this year marked the 15th anniversary of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s ‘apology’ address in parliament. This moment in Australia’s political history entailed a […]
By Saffron Geyle and Eleanor Ellis Photography by Will Novak Content Warning: Racism, Institutional Betrayal On 26 January 2023, hundreds of people across state lines and territories joined rallies in solidarity with the Aboriginal Tent Embassy and First Nations People, […]
By Saffron Geyle Content Warning: This story contains mentions of drug use Returning on 26 November from a two-year hiatus, the festival Spilt Milk’s popularity came as no surprise with 45,000 attendees. There were, however, challenges with poor management, a […]
