Category: News

  • New cap on international students’ employment hours

    New cap on international students’ employment hours

    Image: Yanni Apradakis The Department of Home Affairs has announced that the maximum number of hours that international students are permitted to work will once again be capped from July 1, 2023. However, this time, the limit will be increased to 48 hours per fortnight from the previous cap of 40 hours. Over the course…

  • Inside the Disability & Higher Education Report: Where’s UNSW?

    Inside the Disability & Higher Education Report: Where’s UNSW?

    In November, The National Union of Students (NUS), the Australian Law Students’ Association and the Australian Medical Students’ Association released a joint statement calling for an urgent reform of disabilities legislation and standards within the higher education sector.  The report demonstrates significant concerns regarding the systemic neglect of disabled students and staff.   Citing the changes…

  • UNSW Education Officer arrested after snap occupation of Commbank

    UNSW Education Officer arrested after snap occupation of Commbank

    Cherish Kuehlmann was arrested at midnight last night and charged with aggravated trespassing.  

  • TEAM ROCKET STRIKES AGAIN: Life-sized Cynthia cutout stolen from deluged PokeSoc stall 

    TEAM ROCKET STRIKES AGAIN: Life-sized Cynthia cutout stolen from deluged PokeSoc stall 

    The cut-out of the popular Pokemon character described by the society as “our wife” was stolen from the Pokémon society in the quad during the downpour that saw out O-Week on Thursday.   UNSW security footage captured part of the incident but is inaccessible by the PokéSoc until they file a police report.  Societies had…

  • The end of Penny Lane

    The end of Penny Lane

    There beneath suburban skies lies a ripped-out sign with five holes and two wires sticking out of it. After five years, UNSW’s beloved café, Penny Lane, has closed its doors.  The disappearance of Penny Lane came so quietly it was almost a whisper. It appears most students did not even notice. After all, there were…

  • White House to reopen in near future 

    White House to reopen in near future 

    Over the Christmas/New Year break, Campus Living Villages (CLV) signed a Heads of Agreement with UNSW that transferred operations on the White House to UNSW Estate Management, as confirmed to Tharunka by CLV’s marketing team. This comes after renovations and refurbishments were made on the site around August of last year.   UNSW Estate Management has…