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By Amiabelle Kong The National Union of Students (NUS) is campaigning for Youth Allowance payments to be increased above the poverty line and for age restrictions for eligibility to be lowered. This is based on a recent NUS report which surveyed 673 students aged 18 to 21 on poverty impacts …

By Alex Neale The two anonymous sources have claimed the Unite ticket was led in part by Damien Pace and Sam Jacobs, who are affiliated with and/or employed by various right-wing groups. Pace is not a UNSW student; and neither’s names have been seen on any of the ticket’s campaign …

By Alex Neale On a brisk October morning, the Village Green sprouts from its cocoon. Heavy machinery still toils on the turf, distributing the last of the cork. Sprinklers water the grass behind the bleachers, spraying your back if you sit too far up. At the Barker Street end, a …

By Dominique Lakis Note: After the writing of this article, Unite! Candidate Vedant Rampal withdrew from candidacy in this year’s election. Cherish Kuehlmann has been elected as Education Officer unopposed.  The role of the SRC Education officer as stated in their mission statement is to provide “a forum for students …

By Alex Neale It seems that the Unite! ticket for this year’s SRC elections have up and left, within 48 hours of the beginning of polling.   It would mean that candidates Paige Sedgwick (President, Together), Reid Hou (General Secretary, Together), Cherish Kuehlmann (Education Officer, Left Action), and Mya Thit …

By Kabir Chisty Ayush Gupta is contesting the International Student Officer role in tomorrow’s SRC election. Gupta is an international student from India, participating in the election with the ticket Unite!. According to Gupta, the ticket is a collaboration of executives from various societies at UNSW.  Gupta brings a set …