Tag: unsw
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A conversation with Mona Eltahawy: To be ‘savage and dangerous’
Art: Anh Noel “International women’s day isn’t just one day; it should be every day.” On International Women’s Day, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Senator, Mehreen Faruqi hosted a conversation with guest speaker Mona Eltahawy at UNSW: Global Feminism. A fierce advocate for women’s rights and one of the world’s most prominent feminists, Eltahawy was […]
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The Power of Poetry: Simon Armitage — an experience
We entered the main space of the Roundhouse in the warm afternoon after an early dinner. We sat in the dark, light focused on the podium. The audience was large, plenty of old and young alike, quiet except for the occasional murmur in anticipation. It was almost time. We were all there for Simon Armitage. […]
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Why did HinduSoc screen an anti-Muslim propaganda film?
On the 9th of June last year UNSW Hindu Society hosted a screening of Vivek Agnihotri’s controversial 2022 film The Kashmir Files in the Colombo Theatre, a film concerning the exodus of Hindu Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir valley following militancy from the region during the 1990s. The film was selected by vote by HinduSoc […]
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Magistrate drops bail conditions for UNSW’s SRC education officer Cherish Kuehlmann
Student activist and SRC education officer, Cherish Kuehlmann, has challenged her bail conditions in court this morning and won. In late February, Kuehlmann was charged with ‘aggravated entry on enclosed land’ after participating in a 30-person protest at Commonwealth Bank. The charge carries a maximum penalty of $5,500. Magistrate Clare Farnan dismissed her bail […]
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Over $107.8 million wage theft at Australian universities
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has released a report that revealed wage theft of over $107.8 million across 22 Australian universities since 2020. Initially, the report estimated the amount of wage theft to be $83.4 million. However, as of February 12th, the figure has increased to $107.8 million as the University of Melbourne was […]
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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 […]
