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Emily O'Mahoney
Nov 14, 20243 min read
The new mental health hub for students, by students
Last month, RMIT opened a new student-run mental health hub to support students and create opportunities for work placements. The new...
Emily O'Mahoney
Sep 2, 20242 min read
RMIT hosts our first Pride March for Wear It Purple Week
On Thursday, the RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) hosted a Pride Parade through Bowen St and a Pride event in the Alumni Courtyard to...
Amy Brook
Aug 28, 20243 min read
“We have to keep the pressure up”: MP Monique Ryan says HECS debt reform doesn’t go far enough
The federal Labor government introduced their student debt relief bill which will cap the rate of indexation on loans.
Nicole Manolitsas
Aug 24, 20243 min read
How an international student cap will affect Australian universities
The federal government has proposed a plan to limit the number of international student enrolments in Australian universities. By...
Yvette Campitelli-Slee
Aug 3, 20243 min read
“Ceasefire Now”: RUSU stands for a Free Palestine
The RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) have called for an end to the ongoing war in Gaza in a statement issued online.
Jade Nacionales
Jun 17, 20242 min read
Unpaid internships: rite of passage or pipe dream?
Internships are a stepping stone in order to land your dream job, or a requirement to obtain your degree.
Dash Spencer-White, Tye Wilson and Vic Bailey
May 22, 20243 min read
RMIT Vice-Chancellor still yet to comment on student encampments
RMIT’s Vice Chancellor Alec Cameron is yet to personally comment on the RMIT Gaza Solidarity Encampment three weeks after it was established
Tye Wilson
May 16, 20241 min read
Palestine protests at University of Melbourne escalate with establishment of ‘Mahmoud’s Hall’
Students and staff at the University of Melbourne took hold of the Arts West building yesterday afternoon, renaming it ‘Mahmoud’s Hall’.
Julia Sicilia
May 8, 20243 min read
Australian students step up the global fight for Palestine
As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues, university students across the globe are taking measures into their own hands.
Joanna Beard
May 8, 20242 min read
Federal government announces plan for major HECS debt relief
The Australian government has announced plans for $3 billion of HECS debt fees to be “wiped out” as part of the cost-of-living relief effort
Joanna Beard
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Thousands sign petition to fix 'HECS debt crisis'
A petition to the federal government to make HECS debt “easier to pay off” has received more than 280,000 signatures.
Leah D'Cruz
Nov 15, 20233 min read
Job-searching: A struggle for international students
The Swanston Gazette takes a look into the lives of international students, finding out which matters most, in-field experience or money....
Taylah Sadgrove
Oct 17, 20235 min read
Enterprise bargaining takes the next steps: Students join the strike
“I teach my students about how to be a radical artist who thinks and makes critically. I have to lead by example and show them what it...
Sabrina Caires
May 25, 20233 min read
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...
Sabrina Caires & Elisha Walker
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Journalism Society Names New President
Lily Kristanto on what this year holds for JSOC JSOC President, Lily Kristanto (Photo: supplied) Lily Kristanto became the new President...
Sabrina Caires and Elisha Walker
Mar 25, 20232 min read
Zac Efron spotted on RMIT Campus filming upcoming comedy movie
Filming equipment illuminates Bowen Street on the set of upcoming Hollywood blockbuster Ricky Stanicky (Photo: Supplied) Movie-star Zac...
theswanstongazette
Nov 21, 20214 min read
Melbourne Uni’s Menzies Institute opens despite student union protests
The Menzies Institute opened on Thursday November 18 at the University of Melbourne despite student unions protesting against it....
Kendra Jewell
Oct 15, 20202 min read
Together secures majority of votes in RUSU election
Photo: RUSU Facebook The 2020 RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) elections have concluded with Together securing the majority of votes...
Vidita Sharma
Oct 13, 20202 min read
RUSU opposes proposed staff cuts in memo addressed to Vice Chancellor
Photo: RMIT University on Instagram (@rmituniversity). RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) expressed concerns regarding the proposal to...
Eleanor Wilson
Sep 18, 20205 min read
Inquiry into the Job-ready Graduates Package: where does your university stand?
Image: Pikist A multitude of tertiary bodies have backpedalled on their fierce condemnation of the Coalition’s proposed Job-ready...
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