Observer NatCon 2019 Daily Blog
By Anthony Lotric and Rebecca Zhong
Uncategorised
News You Might Have Missed: Week 8
By Sam Wright Campus ANUSA postponed its Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’. The earliest that a new OGM can be held is Week 11 as ANUSA must provide 10 days notice of a new date. The meeting …
News You Might Have Missed: Week 7
By Annemiek Dols If you were too traumatised by swooping magpies to pay attention to what was happening on campus this week, we are here to catch you up. Activism On Friday, students gathered in Kambri to protest inaction on …
Vice-Presidents, Head to Head
By Samuel Wright and Adelle Millhouse Content warning: discussion of sexual assault, sexual harassment Annabelle Nshuti from “Turn Over a New Leaf”, Georga Nonnenmacher from “You!”, and independent Madhumitha Janagaraja are competing for the position of Vice-President this election. Janagaraji’s …
ANUSA Election: Independent Candidate Wrap-Up
Content warning: this article contains mention of sexual assault and sexual harassment. By Samuel Wright With the ANUSA election fast approaching, and your workload ramping up, many independent candidates may have slipped under your radar. Following changes to the Electoral …
Tensions at Hong Kong Solidarity Display
By Anthony Lotric The tunnel which many students pass through everyday as they enter the Copland Courtyard from Kingsley St has become host to a ‘Lennon Wall’, a political display in support of the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong. Since …
Students Condemn Lack of Action 2 Years on from AHRC Report
By Rebecca Zhong Content warning: sexual assault, sexual harassment, institutional betrayal Today is the two-year anniversary of the release of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) Change the Course Report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at Australian universities. Student …
SRC 5 Liveblog
Can’t make it to tonight’s Student Representative Council meeting? Can make it, but find yourself zoning out as if it’s an 8am lecture? Follow along with our liveblog! We are also livestreaming to our Facebook page.
News You Might Have Missed: Winter Break & Week 1
By Eliza Croft Winter break is over and Semester 2 is well underway. If you’ve been too busy attending Bush Week events, or trying to sign up for tutorials, here’s the news you might have missed. ANU More than 2600 …
Liberal-Associated You! For ANUSA Launches
By Rebecca Zhong You! For ANUSA is the second ticket to launch ahead of the ANUSA Election. The Liberal-aligned ticket is putting forward candidates for President, Vice President, Treasurer, NUS Delegate, CBE, Law and CASS Representatives, and all General Representative …