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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 9
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, 2024
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, 2024
“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, 2024
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, 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
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 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
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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 25, 2023
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, 2021
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 15, 2020
RUSU opposes proposed staff cuts in memo addressed to Vice Chancellor
Photo: RMIT University on Instagram (@rmituniversity). RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) expressed concerns regarding the proposal to...
Vidita Sharma
Oct 13, 2020
Inquiry into the Job-ready Graduates Package: where does your university stand?
Image: Pikist A multitude of tertiary bodies have backpedalled on their fierce condemnation of the Coalition’s proposed Job-ready...
Eleanor Wilson
Sep 18, 2020
LaTrobe, Monash slash student amenities fee while RMIT refuses
RMIT students lining up for free food on-campus, provided by RUSU and funded by the SSAF. (Photo: RUSU Facebook) LaTrobe University has...
Alexandra Middleton
Aug 20, 2020
RUSU renews calls for fee reductions
RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) has renewed calls for a 20 per cent fee reduction, fairer fee structures and additional fee options...
Youssef Saudie
Aug 14, 2020
Stalls For All
University of Melbourne Student Union' campaign to improve bathroom accessibility. Photo by Heather Broadbent. (From The Swanston Gazette...
Heather Broadbent
Jul 15, 2020
“Brand New Brand You”
Author Garry Browne on building a personal brand in a pandemic The past few months saw video-calling platforms like Skype, Zoom and...
Gabriela Caeli Sumampow
Jul 8, 2020
Examining exam prep: An international comparison
A conversation between international and local students. (For The Swanston Gazette print edition one, 2019) At the start of 2019, Yu Jin...
Yu Jin and Isabella Krebet
Jun 25, 2020
Fee hike unjustified: employers increasingly seeking out Arts graduates
Photo by: Philippe Bout, Unsplash Last week, Education Minister Dan Tehan announced changes to university fees designed to steer students...
Georgia Bennett-Murphy
Jun 22, 2020
Mental Health Through Connection
Nicole Scott in a video call with Mherhean Giray. Photo by Mherhean Giray. Connection is what defines The Kindness Warriors. Together...
Mherhean Giray
Jun 4, 2020
Moving to Melbourne during the COVID-19 pandemic
Moving states can be a stressful and hard time for anyone, but doing it during a global pandemic has been a very interesting experience....
Amy Ross
Jun 1, 2020
Immediate transition to online learning left RMIT staff working 80 hour weeks (audio)
RMIT’s decision to not suspend teaching for a week before moving classes online in March left some teachers working 80 hour weeks. Most...
April Austen
May 6, 2020
How RMIT students are making an impact in the aerospace world
From RMIT campuses in Melbourne to Silicon Valley in California, RMIT’s engineering students are making a big impact on the aerospace...
April Austen
Apr 14, 2020
How the Coronavirus Supplement will help students
If you’re feeling a little motion sick right now, you’re not alone. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re living in an almost...
Lisa Favazzo
Mar 26, 2020
Let's talk about transparency
(Originally published in The Swanston Gazette print edition one 2019) At an institution which prides itself on a world class journalism...
Tyson Whelan
Jan 8, 2020
RMIT yet to endorse climate strike, three weeks after partnering with Vietnam Grand Prix
RMIT is yet to endorse the climate strike being held on Friday, unlike other major Victorian universities such as the University of...
Cai Holroyd and Heather Broadbent
Sep 18, 2019
RMIT University Student Union election: The results are in
Results explained.
Lloyd Connolly
Sep 16, 2019
Who's running in the RUSU elections?
Lloyd Connolly talks with the election candidates.
Lloyd Connolly
Sep 12, 2019
The RUSU election explainer
Video: Lloyd Connolly explains why tomorrow's RUSU elections are important, how you vote, and who the running parties are!
Lloyd Connolly
Sep 9, 2019
Four Teams to Contest Student Election
Four teams have nominated candidates to contest the upcoming RMIT University Student Union election, set to take place during Week 7 (9 -...
Ayden Dawkins
Aug 28, 2019
Melbourne Press Club - Where's your anti-discrimination policy?
Do you know why I hate writing articles about disability and accessibility? Because each piece highlights or creates a divide between me...
Claudia Forsberg
Aug 8, 2019
Campus Predators in Melbourne
Warning: Content may be distressing to some readers Photo: a.canvas.of.light A pickup-artist forum is providing information on how to...
Heather Broadbent
Jun 28, 2019
Students demand action on climate change
Photo Credit: Youssef Saudee Thousands of Victorian students gathered in front of Melbourne’s Old Treasury Building last Friday demanding...
Riley Barber
Mar 27, 2019
No shortage of single-use plastic at clubs week
Single-use plastic were widely used at the normally environmentally conscious RMIT University’s clubs week this month. Thousands of bags...
Lisa Favazzo
Mar 27, 2019
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