RMIT staff and students show solidarity at stop work rally
On 31 August RMIT staff, students, and members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) took to Bowen Street to protest RMIT’s...
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Tiarna Condren
- Jul 31
- 3 min
Hairdressing in crisis
Australian hairdressers are being "overlooked" in the cost of living crisis.
Elisha Walker
- Jul 14
- 2 min
Emergency health crisis declared by Inner West council
Maribyrnong Council in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs has declared a health emergency in response to air and noise pollution caused by heavy...
Ruby Littler
- May 26
- 2 min
Victoria Makes Sustainability Profitable with an Electric Vehicle Tax
Victoria’s electric vehicle tax has proven that the government cares more about money than sustainability, according to Sam Hibbins,...
Abdulrahman Abdulkader
- May 25
- 2 min
Stan Grant quits ABC show
Stan Grant has quit hosting Q&A following “years” of being a “media target for racism”. The host decided to step away from his Monday...
Sabrina Caires
- May 25
- 3 min
HECS-HELP debts are increasing by 7.1%. What does this mean?
On June 1, HECS-HELP debt will increase by 7.1%. This is the highest rate in 32 years and almost double last year’s rate. Many are...
Sofia Jayne
- May 3
- 2 min
World Press Freedom Day 30th anniversary
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day (Photo: Flickr) Wednesday May 3, 2023, marked the 30th World Press Freedom Day, with the theme of...
Grace Frost
- May 3
- 3 min
EXCLUSIVE: RMIT to re-enter University Agreement bargaining following Lygon Street protest
The Swanston Gazette can reveal that change is coming after Wednesday's staff & student protest in Bowen Street A protest today led to...
Abdulrahman Abdulkader
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Kpop idol Moonbin from the boy band Astro farewelled by fans
K-Pop idol Moonbin and member of boy band ASTRO was found dead at his apartment in Gangnam, Seoul on April 19. The news received...
Lauren Richardson
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Oyster farms forced to stop harvesting as trigger levels are reached in recent flooding
Merimbula oysters served on ice from melbourne restaurant, Society (Photo: Lauren Richardson) Extreme weather conditions are continuing...
Jemma van Zaanen
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Reserve Bank of Australia temporarily pauses interest rate increases
Interest rate hikes have been temporarily put on hold, bringing relief for many Australians (Photo: Reserve Bank of Australia) The...
Grace Frost
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Tax-payer funded ‘oversight’: Daniel Andrews returns from China
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews returned from China this week (Photo: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews...
Ruby Littler
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Elon Musk Calls for a Halt on the Development of AI Technology
(Photo: Ruby Littler) Chat GTP might be every student’s new best friend but tech moguls like Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak...
Lauren Richardson
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Historic defeat for Liberals
Astons’ by-election provides Labor a first-in-a-century seat flip in Victoria Labor has claimed victory in the election with over 80 per...
Chris Moir
- Mar 26
- 2 min
$1.14 million to support LGBTQI+ communities and people living with HIV during pandemic
When the coronavirus pandemic hit Australia’s shores, Victorians who’d already lived through the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s...
Grace Frost
- Mar 23
- 3 min
INDIGENOUS VOICE TO PARLIAMENT: PROPOSED REFERENDUM QUESTION ANNOUNCED
This morning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the proposed wording of the question that will be voted on in this year’s...
theswanstongazette
- Mar 20
- 2 min
TSG is back for 2023
We've got a whole new website, team and brand new ideas! Photo: TSG Launch Party On 14 March, we celebrated the launch of our brand new...
Zak Wheeler
- Mar 14
- 2 min
AUKUS ALLIES LAY OUT DECADE-SPANNING DEAL IN SAN DIEGO
The leaders of Australia, UK, and U.S. detail the first steps in trilateral defence agreement Photo: AP Speaking from San Diego, March...
Faith Macale
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
NUS President calls out RMIT administration's insufficient action against sexual harassment
Photo: RMIT students gather to protest RMIT’s invitation for Minister for Education Alan Tudge to speak on campus (Emma Hartley) The...
Ryan Sambell
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
Thousands Gather In Melbourne To Protest Invasion Day Celebrations
Thousands of protestors gathered on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne on Tuesday to protest the celebration of January 26 as...
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