By Sarah McCrea On 21 March 2025, an Open Letter signed by 434 ANU staff was sent to executives and the university’s Organisational Change contact. It called for “transparency” from executives regarding the new Change Management Proposals (CMP) at the […]
By Evie McEachern Picture this: the year is 2020 and high school me is sitting at my desk, pondering where to go to university. So I did what any slightly misguided 17-year-old would do and searched up, “What is […]
By Sarah McCrea The ANU’s severe budget deficit is more than just a headline, resulting in a bevy of proposed cost-cuts that affect staff and students alike. For months, media groups such as the ABC, Canberra Times, and the Australian […]
By Rowey Worner Butcher Additional Reporting by Sophie Felice, Angela Paulson, and Jenna Durante A motion to transform the Environment Department into the Environment Committee has failed at ANUSA’s 2025 OGM. The motion, which was moved by ANUSA President Will […]
By Sarah McCrea On Wednesday March 25, the federal government released its annual budget. It is the Albanese government’s last budget for this electoral term, with the federal election to be called later this year. Observer has summarised the policies […]
By Angela Paulson The Senate Legislation Committee on Education and Employment has begun an inquiry into the remuneration of vice-chancellors at Australian universities, amid ongoing controversy over executive salaries and staff redundancies at ANU. The inquiry will be conducted into […]
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 […]
Written by Sarah McCrea ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop has been accused of violating ANU Policy during the Senate Estimates on 27 February 2025. A number of ANU staff, including Vice Chancellor Genevieve Bell, were present. The basis of these allegations […]
Written by: Urja Parhi Was O Week a bit too fun for you? Maybe it is time to get STI tested! Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are contracted via unprotected sex and can cause serious health issues. While they may sound […]
By Rowey Worner Butcher Additional Reporting by Sarah McCrea, Sophie Felice, Nuria Olive, and Saffron Geyle The ANU Environmental Department is currently facing threats of defunding after allegations of financial mismanagement in 2023 and 2024. These alleged threats of defunding […]
