By Jessica Whiting ANUSA’s Student Representative Council (SRC) will debate whether to accredit with the National Union of Students (NUS) on Tuesday. In recent years, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have been a prominent part of this debate, and this year …
By Adelle Millhouse and Jason Pover The ANUSA Departments are the most important point of advocacy and support for traditionally marginalised communities in ANUSA. As well as providing a community and autonomous space to their members, they meet with the …
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 …
Jason Pover, Alisa Asmalovskaya, Michael Turvey The ANU Students’ Association. It receives over $1 million in funding per year. Its electoral candidates take over campus each August. It goes against the general advice to avoid words starting with ‘s’ after …
Alisa Asmolovskaya, Catherine Moggach, and Jason Pover The ANU Student Association (ANUSA) Elections are coming up and you’ll be voting for your representatives this term. That’s why Observer is publishing this two-part ANUSA explainer over the next three weeks before …
The ANU Union used to be known for its bar, and being the namesake of Union Court. The Union today faces declining revenues and limited campus visibility, following the removal of the Union building. They’re not ANUSA, PARSA, or the …
Content Warning: Sexual assault and harassment, institutional betrayal. After the Australian Human Rights Commision report put sexual assault and sexual harassment on campus under the spotlight, ANU has sought to position itself as a swift responder to the issue. The …
If you’re like most students, the question, “Who runs ANU?” likely summons an image of Brian Schmidt sitting on the Iron Throne madly laughing while he signs orders to knock down residences, schedule weekend exams, and award himself more Nobel …
The ANU Observer is a news organisation produced by and for ANU students, seeking to provide accurate, timely, and detailed news on everything ANU. Here’s what you need to know about the content we provide, our history, how we’re run, …
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