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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
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It’s safe to say that Day 4 of the 2025 National Union of Students Education Conference didn’t go quietly. In fact, it ended with a bang, a pow and a flourish – courtesy of one of the more contentious plenaries of the week. Stephen Donnelly, founder of the Dunn
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Another two plenaries eclipsed Day 3 of the Education Conference. The first was on Diversity in Education by the Women’s Officer Ellie Venning – whose motivation was to highlight the segregation of university courses through a panel which included Jade Poulton (ANU Women’s Officer), Libby Austin (NX General Executive,
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First Plenary: What’s wrong with our universities and what can we do about it? Day 2 of the Education Conference opened on a calmer note than the day before. Maybe it was Canberra’s icy night air, helping clear heads. Maybe it was because former student and long-time activist