Written by Finn Slattery-O’Brien and Angela Paulson Additional Reporting by Mackenzie Watkins On Tuesday 15 April, Observer sat down with ACT Independent Senator David Pocock and his running mate Hannah Vardy at their campaign office in Pialligo. Senator Pocock […]
By Sophie Felice ACT independent senator David Pocock has accused ANU of intentionally misleading the senate as to the true cost of an external consultant contract with Nous Group Consulting. It was revealed the university had allegedly spent over […]
Written by Brianna Elliott Despite minor improvements over the last 5 years, ANU still reports a significant gender pay gap across all roles on campus. The 2023-24 Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) data shows that ANU has a 7.7 […]
By Amelia Gordon Content warning: domestic violence, murder, explicit language. On March 15, 2025, the STOP KILLING WOMEN rally was held at Parliament House in Canberra, while other rallies were held synchronously nationwide, calling for an end tofor what […]
By Amelia Gordon Content Warning: Discussions of antisemitism and Islamophobia Recently, ANU along with all 39 members of Universities Australia have adopted the Australian Group of Eight’s (Go8) new working definition of antisemitism on Australian university campuses. The new endorsed […]
By Amelia Gordon The ANU is undergoing significant restructuring with widespread course cuts and job losses among staff. Staff are being asked to forgo wage increases. These changes are directly affecting students’ academic experience, with many feeling they are being […]
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 Jasmine Cook Last Monday, February 17th 2025, Cyber Daily reported that ANU was investigating an alleged ransomware attack by the dark web hacking group FSociety. A post on the dark web addressed to the board of the ‘A********* N******* […]
By Darcy Davitt The ANU is set to establish a quantum research centre on campus after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Fujitsu to expand the university’s quantum capabilities. Under the agreement, ANU and Fujitsu will work towards building a […]
By Darcy Davitt, Maya Auld. On the evening of 19 August 2024, the inaugural ANU Centre for Asian-Australian Leadership (CAAL) Annual Lecture was interrupted by a group of pro-Palestine protesters. The sold-out event, held at Llewellyn Hall, featured Senator Penny […]
