QUT staff stop work, protest on both campuses
National Tertiary Education Union members at the Queensland University of Technology have stopped working today from 8am to 5pm in their latest round of industrial action. The University-wide strike has been accompanied by protest-rallies and picketing by some staff members…
QUT to introduce ‘Legal Name Change’ Bursary
The Queensland University of Technology has announced a Legal Name Change Bursary for transgender and gender-diverse students to access. The bursary provides trans and gender diverse students with financial assistance to correct their names on legal documents, and is open…
2022 QUT student election results
Zoe Davidson (Grow) and Melina Skidmore (Grow) have been provisionally elected as President and Engagement Officer for the 2023 QUT Student Guild. Only two positions out of a possible 24 were contested over this week’s election, both of which were…
National Union of Students announces changes after $9,500 of student funds mismanaged
National Union of Students office-bearers will receive more information and handover training, and the organisation has created a new committee to approve purchases between $400 and $1,000. The NUS was blindsided earlier this year when it was discovered that 2021 General…
Young Australians left in Poverty
The National Union of Students released a report into student poverty last week, which found thousands of young people aged 18-21 are being left in poverty due to an Australian welfare system that doesn’t cater to them. The report, prepared…
University staff rally in King George Square
Staff and students from Brisbane’s universities rallied at King George Square last Thursday in protest of working conditions and remuneration. National Tertiary Education Union members from Australian Catholic University, Griffith, the Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Queensland…
QUT student elections: voting now open, candidates withdraw
As voting takes place this week for the 2022 QUT Student Guild Elections, students have the opportunity to vote for their representatives in 2023, with one caveat: only two positions out of 24 are contested. Only two tickets and a…
Misinformation epidemic in Ethiopia contributing to ethnic tensions
Social media giant Meta has been accused of stoking racial tensions in the lead up to the ongoing civil conflict in the Ethiopian region of Tigray. Ethiopia, like other Global South nations, has limited institutional structures in place to safeguard…
Woody Allen isn’t retiring. I wish he would.
As he prepares to shoot his 50th film, reports recently emerged that erroneously suggested Woody Allen’s retirement from filmmaking was around the corner. Speaking offhandedly to the Spanish Newspaper, La Vanguardia, Allen signaled his interests had shifted from filmmaking to…