By James Day For the incumbent Clubs Council team, the new ANUSA Clubs Officer position for 2022 represents progress. Many on Clubs Council believe the issues of clubs and societies have largely been ignored in student life, and despite the […]
By Sharlotte Thou 2021 Science Society President Su-En Hia (she/her) has announced she will run for Clubs Officer in the 2021 ANUSA election. Hia’s experience in the Science Society executive since 2019, namely holding the General Representative, Social Officer, Vice […]
By James Day, Tom Kersten, Jemima Adams, Alex Ellwood, Declan Milton, Brandon How and Helena Burke
By Alex Ellwood Content Warning: This article contains mention of abortion and euthanasia ‘LifeChoice ANU’, a club unaffiliated with ANU, had its launch at Market Day on 17 February. The launch has been met with mixed responses from ANU […]
By Brandon How A new activist group called the Collective on Anti-Racism ANU (COAR) held their launch event on 18 February. The Collective states that they “refuse to remain silent any longer, and stand against white supremacy, imperialism, heteronormativity, cis-normativity, […]
By Eleanor Ellis and James Day Students have raised a number of concerns about this year’s Market Day and expressed disappointment about ANUSA’s communication and organisation. Although the event was free, a post made on Schmidtposting by first year student […]
By Helena Burke Four candidates are competing for the position of ANUSA Treasurer this year from the tickets Brighter Together, Proud, Refocus, and YOU!. The major issues addressed by the candidates include increasing financial transparency and accountability in ANUSA and […]
By Helena Burke An independent ticket, ‘A New Way Forward ANUSA’ (Forward), is set to launch next week. According to Forward’s website, the objective of the ticket is to “raise the bar in expectations”, arguing that past ANUSA leadership has […]
By Helena Burke Online exam invigilation platform Proctorio has defended itself against the criticisms of the student-led ‘No Proctorio’ campaign. In an email sent to Observer, the company claims that some of the concerns of the petition were founded on […]
By Brandon How All on-campus events run by clubs and societies are set to be cancelled, after the University’s ban on “non-essential public and social gatherings” came into effect on Monday. Students responsible for managing cancellations and organising alternative events […]
