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RUSU Election: the majority was picked by the minority
Last week students had to decide RUSU's future in an annual election. Despite having 90,000 students, only 4,200 voted.
Vic Bailey
Sep 15, 2024
“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, 2024
China’s influence in the Asia-Pacific explained: how does this implicate Australia?
A superpower super-focused on power China’s presence in the Asia-Pacific has granted them influence in the politics of their neighbouring...
Jade Nacionales
May 15, 2024
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, 2024
Explainer: The Voice to Parliament
On October 14, all eligible Australians will be asked to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to alter the Constitution and establish an Aboriginal and...
Sofia Jayne
Sep 28, 2023
A stress-head and admin haters guide to enrolling to vote
Photo credit: jeshoots-com--2vD8lIhdnw-unsplash.jpg Admin is my least favourite thing. The thought of filling out forms, as basic or...
Georgina Carroll
Apr 22, 2022
Melbourne Uni’s Menzies Institute opens despite student union protests
"Melbourne University Cloister" by Chris_Samuel is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The Menzies Institute opened on Thursday November 18 at the...
Joseph Misuraca
Nov 21, 2021
BTS expresses their hope for future generations at the UN
BTS at the UN. Credit: @BTS_official on Twitter On September 20, the boy band BTS joined South Korean President Moon Jae In for the...
Faith Macale
Oct 8, 2021
Federal Court decision puts academic freedom in the spotlight
University of Sydney. Credit: Unsplash A recent Federal Court ruling has raised questions for Australian scholars about university codes...
Sarah Liversidge
Oct 2, 2021
‘Doesn’t go far enough’: Parliament recommends cannabis decriminalisation
but experts are underwhelmed Photo by Rick Proctor on Unsplash A landmark parliamentary inquiry has called on the Victorian Government to...
Sam Matthews
Sep 14, 2021
Thousands Gather In Melbourne To Protest Invasion Day Celebrations
Photo: Invasion Day Protests take place with COVID-safe plan (Ryan Sambell) Thousands of protestors gathered on the steps of Parliament...
Ryan Sambell
Jan 29, 2021
First Nations’ partnerships would “change the game” for reversing biodiversity loss.
Photo: Rapids on Merri Creek in Fawkner - bushland in the middle of suburbia by John Englart (Takver) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 The...
Emile Pavlich
Nov 15, 2020
NZ 2020 General Election Result: Jacinda Ardern re-elected for a second term.
Photo: Jacinda Ardern on Facebook. Jacinda Ardern has won a comfortable election, with her Labour party winning a majority of the 120...
Caspar McLeod
Oct 17, 2020
Refugee slams proposed bill to prohibit mobile phones in detention centres
Photo: pxhere A Kurdish refugee held in the Mantra Hotel in Preston has slammed the proposed federal bill to prohibit mobile phones in...
Lilian Bernhardt
Oct 1, 2020
Obituary: Melbourne’s COVID-19 Curfew
An empty Southern Cross Station during peak hour earlier this year. (photo: Jeremy Gan) The longest peacetime curfew in Australian...
David Allen
Sep 30, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: folk hero in a profession of expensive villains
Image: Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Photographer: Steve Petteway The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg marks the loss...
David Allen
Sep 24, 2020
Scenes from the Freedom Walk Protest
Anti-lockdown protesters descended upon Queen Victoria Market. Police countered by flooding the market with officers. The protesters’...
Jeremy Gan
Sep 14, 2020
Power stays in palm of gas industry
As Australians began their lengthy hibernation under lockdown, a crisis briefly forgotten was beginning to show signs of alleviation. The...
Charlie Williams
Aug 21, 2020
Victorian State Library lit by candlelight as hundreds remembers victims of Tiananmen Square protest
One of many signs displayed on the steps of the Victorian State Library, June 4 2020. The recently proposed national security laws in...
Oliver Lees
Jun 7, 2020
Photo Essay: Scenes from Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter Protest
Clad with face masks, huddled shoulder to shoulder in front of the steps of Parliament House. Thousands across Australia defied social...
Jeremy Gan
Jun 7, 2020
'We can’t breathe. Get off our backs!' - Black Lives Matter protest swamps Melbourne CBD
A sign reading ‘Our Voices Will Be Heard’. (Photo: Caspar McLeod) Thousands marched on Nicholson Street in Melbourne’s CBD today in a...
Caspar Mcleod
Jun 6, 2020
Are we living in 2020 or 1920?
Are we living in 2020 or 1920? Because it’s honestly difficult to tell the difference between the two in recent months. Discrimination...
Caspar McLeod
Jun 5, 2020
New York Times reporters stage a protest of their own
New York Times journalists spoke out against the publication over a controversial opinion piece calling for Trump to “send in the...
Riley Barber
Jun 5, 2020
Hundreds rally against 5G and vaccinations at Wake Up Australia – Millions March
Photo by Nicolas Zoumboulis Hundreds gathered at rallies across Australia on Saturday to protest against 5G and vaccinations. The “Wake...
Nicolas Zoumboulis
May 31, 2020
Confusion, log-ins from Russia and suspicious bank transfers
is ‘Houseparty’ to blame for the recent spate of hacks? Alison Whan had nothing to do on a Sunday afternoon. With the coronavirus...
Sean Mortell and Riley Barber
May 3, 2020
Same cost of living, different pay rate: the discrepancy of Youth Allowance
Charlie receives the maximum Youth Allowance rate - $33 a day - because of her abusive home situation. But she’s still struggling, and...
Heather Broadbent
Apr 6, 2020
Super Tuesday: Explained
Super Tuesday is the buzzword being used everywhere in discussions about the ongoing race for the Democratic nomination, but what does it...
theswanstongazette
Mar 3, 2020
Scenes from the National Climate Protest, Melbourne
On the evening of Friday November 10, protests demanding the Australian Government act on climate change were held all around Australia....
Jeremy Gan
Jan 11, 2020
Photo essay: Scenes from the IMARC Blockade
Today was the second day of climate activists blockading the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) at the Melbourne...
Jeremy Gan
Oct 30, 2019
A student’s tribute to Bob Hawke
Image credit: Wikicommons I can’t say I know everything about you. I wasn’t alive when you were Prime Minister, nor do I know how you...
Sean Mortell
May 22, 2019
Over 500,000 “missing” as Morrison calls the election
Photocredit: Australian Electoral Commission Over 500,000 people are “missing” from the electoral roll and currently unable to vote at...
Ayden Dawkins
Apr 11, 2019
“We have to change the government”: Unions rally to #ChangeTheRules
ETUS representative addresses the rally at the start of the March Photo credit: Riley Barber Melbourne faced its second disrupting...
Riley Barber, Ayden Dawkins, Gabriela Caeli Sumampow
Apr 10, 2019
Animal Rights protesters block Melbourne CBD's busy intersections during peak hour
Photo credit: Justice for Captives Animal Rights activists protested against animal cruelty in Australia's livestock industry on Monday,...
Gabriela Caeli Sumampow
Apr 9, 2019
The One Nation Party lashes back after Al Jazeera expose
Image credit: Jfish92 The One Nation Party has responded to criticism after high-level party officials were shown asking for political...
Lisa Favazzo
Mar 27, 2019
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