ANUSA will not re-accredit to the National Union of Students (NUS) this year after a vote of the ANUSA SRC last week. ANUSA’s NUS delegates elected in August will therefore not have voting rights at the NUS’ National Conference (NatCon) […]
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By Adelle Millhouse and Skanda Panditharatne The ‘National Independents’ and ‘Grassroots Left’ factions of the National Union of Students (NUS) have merged to form the ‘Grassroots Independents’. Although delegates for 2018’s NUS National Conference (NatCon) have yet to be finalised, […]
By Skanda Panditharatne The first ANU Theatre Awards took place last night, recognising productions from this year. The National University Theatre Society (NUTS) won several of the major awards for its shows, including Show of the Year for ‘The Physicists’, […]
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What’s The Go With The Factions: The Education Committee, Explained, Part 2
By Skanda Panditharatne In Part 1 of this explainer, we discussed the history, actions, and current issues with the ANUSA Education Committee (EdCom), as well as proposals for reform. In Part 2, we address the influence of political factions – […]
By Skanda Panditharatne Education Officer Harry Needham has called a meeting this week to reform the ANUSA Education Committee, citing “significant issues” with its functionality and effectiveness. But what is the Education Committee, anyway? What does it do, and why […]
By Kida Lin and Skanda Panditharatne The Bachelor of Philosophy – Arts and Social Science (PhB Arts) program will not be accepting enrolments from 2020, with a replacement program currently in development. Current students and those who have already accepted offers […]
By Eliza Croft, Taz Hudson and Skanda Panditharatne Elections for the Postgraduate and Research Students’ Association (PARSA) concluded today. Both major tickets – Vision for ANUSA and Empower ANUSA – ran on broadly similar policy platforms. Vision ultimately swept President, […]