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A sneak peak of our last few posts:
Federal Government’s response to the Disability Royal Commission Review is a blatant letdown to D/disabled students and a disappointing dismissal of the D/disability community.
MEDIA RELEASE: @nus_disabilities6th August 2024 The National Union of Students (NUS), representing over 1.2 million students across Australia, is deeply concerned about the Australian Government’s response to the Royal Commission[…]
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There are no Universities left in Gaza – 21-25 Oct – BDS Youth x NUS Collab
The National Union of Students and BDS Youth have called for a nationally-coordinated week of action.Find local actions/events linked here. FIND NWA EVENTS ON YOUR CAMPUS OVERVIEWOur National Week of Action[…]
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NUS fronts the Senate Education and Employment Committees Into Abolishing Indexation for Education Loans.
Today the NUS appeared in front of the Senate Education and Employment Committee to advocate to freeze HECS/VET Loan indexation while inflation is elevated. It is outrageous that during a[…]
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The NUS was founded in 1987 to represent all post school students in Australia. We are a peak representative and advocacy body for almost 1 Million students. The NUS is established on the principles of student unionism and our primary objectives include amonst many others, working on the interests of students in quality of education, acedemic freedom, access to education, social security, health and welfare.
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Ngaire Bogemann
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Jonathan De La Pena
General Secretary
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Lucy Fawcett
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Sabrine Yassine
Welfare Officer
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