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What’s up with Student Services and Amenities Fees?
Today, the Student Services and Amenities Fees are due for all RMIT students. You’ve most likely seen mention of these fees pop into your...
Sylvia Erson and Julia Sicilia
Mar 313 min read


Making the most of uni student life in 2025
Disclaimer: The Swanston Gazette is not affiliated with any of the organisations mentioned in this article. RMIT University building,...
Louis Harrison
Mar 94 min read


The new mental health hub for students, by students
Last month, RMIT opened a new student-run mental health hub to support students and create opportunities for work placements. The new...
Emily O'Mahoney
Nov 14, 20243 min read


RMIT hosts our first Pride March for Wear It Purple Week
On Thursday, the RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) hosted a Pride Parade through Bowen St and a Pride event in the Alumni Courtyard to...
Emily O'Mahoney
Sep 2, 20242 min read

“We have to keep the pressure up”: MP Monique Ryan says HECS debt reform doesn’t go far enough
The federal Labor government introduced their student debt relief bill which will cap the rate of indexation on loans.
Amy Brook
Aug 28, 20243 min read


How an international student cap will affect Australian universities
The federal government has proposed a plan to limit the number of international student enrolments in Australian universities. By...
Nicole Manolitsas
Aug 24, 20243 min read


“Ceasefire Now”: RUSU stands for a Free Palestine
The RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) have called for an end to the ongoing war in Gaza in a statement issued online.
Yvette Campitelli-Slee
Aug 3, 20243 min read

Unpaid internships: rite of passage or pipe dream?
Internships are a stepping stone in order to land your dream job, or a requirement to obtain your degree.
Jade Nacionales
Jun 17, 20242 min read


RMIT Vice-Chancellor still yet to comment on student encampments
RMIT’s Vice Chancellor Alec Cameron is yet to personally comment on the RMIT Gaza Solidarity Encampment three weeks after it was established
Dash Spencer-White, Tye Wilson and Vic Bailey
May 22, 20243 min read


Palestine protests at University of Melbourne escalate with establishment of ‘Mahmoud’s Hall’
Students and staff at the University of Melbourne took hold of the Arts West building yesterday afternoon, renaming it ‘Mahmoud’s Hall’.
Tye Wilson
May 16, 20241 min read

Australian students step up the global fight for Palestine
As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues, university students across the globe are taking measures into their own hands.
Julia Sicilia
May 8, 20243 min read

Federal government announces plan for major HECS debt relief
The Australian government has announced plans for $3 billion of HECS debt fees to be “wiped out” as part of the cost-of-living relief effort
Joanna Beard
May 8, 20242 min read

Thousands sign petition to fix 'HECS debt crisis'
A petition to the federal government to make HECS debt “easier to pay off” has received more than 280,000 signatures.
Joanna Beard
Apr 30, 20242 min read

Job-searching: A struggle for international students
The Swanston Gazette takes a look into the lives of international students, finding out which matters most, in-field experience or money....
Leah D'Cruz
Nov 15, 20233 min read


Enterprise bargaining takes the next steps: Students join the strike
“I teach my students about how to be a radical artist who thinks and makes critically. I have to lead by example and show them what it...
Taylah Sadgrove
Oct 17, 20235 min read

HECS-HELP debts are increasing by 7.1%. What does this mean?
On June 1, HECS-HELP debt will increase by 7.1%. This is the highest rate in 32 years and almost double last year’s rate. Many are...
Sabrina Caires
May 25, 20233 min read

Journalism Society Names New President
Lily Kristanto on what this year holds for JSOC JSOC President, Lily Kristanto (Photo: supplied) Lily Kristanto became the new President...
Sabrina Caires & Elisha Walker
Mar 31, 20232 min read

Zac Efron spotted on RMIT Campus filming upcoming comedy movie
Filming equipment illuminates Bowen Street on the set of upcoming Hollywood blockbuster Ricky Stanicky (Photo: Supplied) Movie-star Zac...
Sabrina Caires and Elisha Walker
Mar 24, 20232 min read


Melbourne Uni’s Menzies Institute opens despite student union protests
The Menzies Institute opened on Thursday November 18 at the University of Melbourne despite student unions protesting against it....
theswanstongazette
Nov 21, 20214 min read

Together secures majority of votes in RUSU election
Photo: RUSU Facebook The 2020 RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) elections have concluded with Together securing the majority of votes...
Kendra Jewell
Oct 14, 20202 min read
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