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EXCLUSIVE: RMIT to re-enter University Agreement bargaining following Lygon Street protest
The Swanston Gazette can reveal that change is coming after Wednesday's staff & student protest in Bowen Street A protest today led to...
Grace Frost
May 3, 20233 min read


Kpop idol Moonbin from the boy band Astro farewelled by fans
K-Pop idol Moonbin and member of boy band ASTRO was found dead at his apartment in Gangnam, Seoul on April 19. The news received...
Abdulrahman Abdulkader
Apr 20, 20232 min read

Oyster farms forced to stop harvesting as trigger levels are reached in recent flooding
Merimbula oysters served on ice from melbourne restaurant, Society (Photo: Lauren Richardson) Extreme weather conditions are continuing...
Lauren Richardson
Apr 20, 20232 min read

Reserve Bank of Australia temporarily pauses interest rate increases
Interest rate hikes have been temporarily put on hold, bringing relief for many Australians (Photo: Reserve Bank of Australia) The...
Jemma van Zaanen
Apr 5, 20232 min read

Tax-payer funded ‘oversight’: Daniel Andrews returns from China
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews returned from China this week (Photo: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews...
Grace Frost
Apr 5, 20233 min read

Elon Musk Calls for a Halt on the Development of AI Technology
(Photo: Ruby Littler) Chat GTP might be every student’s new best friend but tech moguls like Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak...
Ruby Littler
Apr 5, 20232 min read

Historic defeat for Liberals
Astons’ by-election provides Labor a first-in-a-century seat flip in Victoria Labor has claimed victory in the election with over 80 per...
Lauren Richardson
Apr 4, 20232 min read

$1.14 million to support LGBTQI+ communities and people living with HIV during pandemic
When the coronavirus pandemic hit Australia’s shores, Victorians who’d already lived through the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s...
Chris Moir
Mar 26, 20232 min read


INDIGENOUS VOICE TO PARLIAMENT: PROPOSED REFERENDUM QUESTION ANNOUNCED
This morning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the proposed wording of the question that will be voted on in this year’s...
Grace Frost
Mar 23, 20233 min read


TSG is back for 2023
We've got a whole new website, team and brand new ideas! Photo: TSG Launch Party On 14 March, we celebrated the launch of our brand new...
theswanstongazette
Mar 20, 20232 min read

AUKUS ALLIES LAY OUT DECADE-SPANNING DEAL IN SAN DIEGO
The leaders of Australia, UK, and U.S. detail the first steps in trilateral defence agreement Photo: AP Speaking from San Diego, March...
Zak Wheeler
Mar 13, 20232 min read

NUS President calls out RMIT administration's insufficient action against sexual harassment
Photo: RMIT students gather to protest RMIT’s invitation for Minister for Education Alan Tudge to speak on campus (Emma Hartley) The...
Faith Macale
Apr 24, 20212 min read

Thousands Gather In Melbourne To Protest Invasion Day Celebrations
Thousands of protestors gathered on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne on Tuesday to protest the celebration of January 26 as...
Ryan Sambell
Jan 28, 20211 min read


Julian Assange’s defence lawyers’ attempts to free Assange from extradition on the grounds of health
Julian Assange’s defence lawyers’ attempts to free Assange from extradition on the grounds of health risks may prove to be untenable,...
Rebecca Broadhead
Nov 1, 20202 min read

Assange’s health conditions may not be enough to bar extradition to the US
Photo: Garry Knight Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Julian Assange’s defence lawyers’ attempts to free Assange from extradition...
Rebecca Broadhead
Nov 1, 20202 min read

NZ 2020 General Election Result: Jacinda Ardern re-elected for a second term.
Jacinda Ardern has won a comfortable election, with her Labour party winning a majority of the 120 seats that were on offer in the New...
Caspar Mcleod
Oct 16, 20202 min read

Petition for disability-inclusive air travel gains traction
A Yarraville man is calling out discriminatory practices in air travel and demanding airlines provide better service for people with...
Oliver Lees
Oct 6, 20203 min read


Refugee slams proposed bill to prohibit mobile phones in detention centres
A Kurdish refugee held in the Mantra Hotel in Preston has slammed the proposed federal bill to prohibit mobile phones in detention...
Lilian Bernhardt
Oct 1, 20202 min read

RMIT denies plan to cut 1200 staff
Image: RMIT University RMIT University has denied it is preparing to slash 1200 staff, after reports earlier today quoted that figure. An...
Maeve Bannister
Sep 17, 20202 min read

A TSG EXCLUSIVE: RMIT testamur fees waived
A graduation balloon in front of RMIT’s City Campus. Photo: RMIT University on Facebook (Cropped). RMIT has announced it will be waiving...
Youssef Saudie
Sep 17, 20202 min read
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