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By this point, everyone at Federation Uni was convinced of one thing: NatCon 2025 was cursed. According to the schedule, we should’ve gotten through student unionism, trade unionism, education, women’s, queer, First Nations, disability, and the welfare chapter by this point. However, since this was reportedly the most
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Quorum was finally met at NatCon today when, at long last, a deal was reached between SAlt, Unity and NLS. Aidan O’Rourke walked out onto the conference floor holding a piece of paper, to Unity and NLS members chanting “ULS” together. The deal signed was to make concessions to
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After more than a decade of silence on the Sea Cliff Bridge, protesters successfully and peacefully returned to close the bridge on the 7th of December 2025. Hundreds crowded the streets to rally against Israel’s ongoing illegal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, and to demand more action
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Another day of NatCon has passed with nothing discussed on the agenda as quorum has still not been reached. Delegates who remained on the conference floor could not proceed with discussing policy as members of Socialist Alternative (SAlt) and Victorian Unity have pulled quorum for different reasons. SAlt made their
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The National Union of Students (NUS) has failed to start the National Conference’s (NatCon) agenda, with each faction blaming another for being unable to meet quorum. The morning began with a Welcome to Country, recognising Ballarat as the traditional Country of the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung people. Then,
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The National Union of Students’ (NUS) annual National Conference (NatCon) is set to take place next week at Federation University in Ballarat. From Monday to Thursday, you will see extensive coverage from many student media outlets across Australia. To help you follow along, here is the Student Media Association’s
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By Megan Guy
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By members of the Student Media Association: Aleksandar Sekulovski, Imogen Sabey, Max Richter-Weinstein, Tyberius Seeto and Jared Kimpton TW: police brutality What you’re about to read is five articles explaining what happened at the November 4th Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exposition Blockade protest from the perspective of five student journalists
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UOW’s student body have made their position clear on the proposed abolition of Safe and Respectful Communities (SARC), in a rally attended by students, staff, community members, and even representatives from other universities’ Women’s Collectives. Students were first made aware of changes to UOW’s safety, support, and
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How can you help someone who doesn’t want to be helped? That’s one of the questions posed by new play COOKED, which premiered at this year’s Sydney Fringe Festival. The play’s masterminds are Angel Duggan and Lana Page, two current theatre students right here at UOW
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For more information, check out our article entitled: Changes to UOW Student Union Constitution. I didn’t leave the meeting confused; I left it angry. I was going to rant about the state of student politics: words tossed like grenades, people shouting over each other, not adhering to agreed-upon rules,
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One of The Tert Editors delves deeper into the mind of an attendee of the Student General Meeting, in his opinion piece: WUSA SGM: A Difference of Opinion. On May 29, 2025, the Wollongong Undergraduate Students’ Association (WUSA) held their long-awaited Student General Meeting (SGM): the kind of meeting where