By The ANU Observer Team From a global pandemic to wage theft to Neo-Nazi iconography, 2020 has been a remarkable news year for ANU. Here are Observer’s most significant stories from this year. Observer’s Most Read Articles of 2020 Observer […]
By Declan Milton Content Warning: This article contains coarse language and discussion of sexual assault and sexual harassment This year’s National Union of Students (NUS) National Conference (NatCon) took place from 9 – 10 December. As usual, amidst the policy […]
By Eleanor Ellis and Madeleine McDonald A number of concerns surrounding the difficulty and workload of POLS2125: Game Theory and Social Sciences have arisen this semester. Student concerns have centred around the workload and heavily maths-based content. Students have now […]
By Declan Milton ANU’s Postgraduate student association PARSA have made one full time position redundant and reduced staff hours for a number of positions, following an expected reduction in SSAF funding for 2021. Observer understands that ANUSA does not intend […]
By Madeleine McDonald On 22 September, the NTEU, alongside ANU students and staff, led a rally against further job cuts at the University. An open letter opposing forced redundancies and calling for improved consultation was delivered to ANU Chancelry. The […]
By Helena Burke A Motion compelling ANUSA General Secretary Taylor Heslington to publish the ANUSA election results was passed at SRC last Wednesday. Currently, information on the number of votes received by each candidate in this year’s election have not […]
By Brandon How ‘Advocate for PARSA’ have dominated the 2021 PARSA elections, winning around 80% of the Postgraduate Representative Council (PRC) positions that were contested this year. Advocate candidates have been elected to all four executive positions. Eve Walker will […]
By Sam Wright, Helena Burke, Brandon How and Rebecca Zhong
By Sam Wright, Vienna Daniels, Brandon How, and Keeley Dickinson. Content warning: some profiles contain mention of sexual assault and sexual harassment. 48 students are running for the position of ANUSA General Representative. 14 candidates will be elected, using the […]
By Keeley Dickinson This story contains coarse language. A report released last month by the Canberra Young Workers’ Centre revealed widespread wage theft by on-campus businesses. This has prompted student condemnation both of the offending businesses, and of ANU’s response. […]
