Campus shutdown escalates on Day 2 of strikes
The second day of strikes continued the University-wide shut down in support of staff and NTEU demands for fairer working conditions.
USU Election 2022
USU Board election 2022 results announced
All candidates bar K Philips were elected, with Onor Nottle scoring the highest primary vote.
Federal Election 2022
Social Media Showdown: ScoMo vs. Albo
Analysing Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese's social media campaigns reveals the major aspirations and target audiences of each party.
How USyd funds gunboats, attack helicopters, heat-seeking missiles for US military
USyd’s $3.41 billion investment portfolio is linked to F-35 fighter planes, Patriot missile systems, Apache helicopters, Predator UAVs, and heat-seeking Javelin missile systems.
Duty of care: Cultivating a court for our climate
The proper response to the watershed Sharma v Minister for the Environment case, and imagining climate litigation in Australia as a tool for justice.
The school that wouldn’t budge: Darlington’s resistance
“The struggle for Darlington is a struggle not only for the preservation of tangible reminders of our past, but also the struggle for the right of individuals and communities to decide their own future.” - Darlington Public School, 1878-1978.
A masterclass in greenwashing by the University of Sydney
EnviroWeek included sustainability lectures, bake sales and floral treasure hunts – all while $338,130 of the USU’s funds was effectively financing BHP, Rio Tinto, and Woodside Petroleum.
Opinion
It’s time for a wealth tax: Even 0.2% will do
Finding the money to fund our most important social projects isn’t hard, you just need to look in the right places.
Analysis
Why are Australian cities inequitable and boring?
Most Australian leaders have a go at urban policy, but none have reached the aspirationalism of Whitlam and Uren.
Features
Duty of care: Cultivating a court for our climate
The proper response to the watershed Sharma v Minister for the Environment case, and imagining climate litigation in Australia as a tool for justice.
Investigation
How USyd funds gunboats, attack helicopters, heat-seeking missiles for US military
USyd’s $3.41 billion investment portfolio is linked to F-35 fighter planes, Patriot missile systems, Apache helicopters, Predator UAVs, and heat-seeking Javelin missile systems.
Perspective
‘All Quiet on Eastern Avenue’: Staff and students shut down campus for 48-hour strike
This week, hundreds of staff and students joined picket lines at the University as part of an industrial action by the NTEU.
Environment
March 25 global climate strike location changed to Kirribilli House
The strike will be held this Friday at 12:30pm.
Profiles
Atong Atem — Decolonial Sci-Fi and the power of portraiture
Honi sits down with the inaugural winner of the La Prairie Art Award, Atong Atem.
Comedy
Wentworth Building renamed Middleton Building
Touching down in Sydney following a Royal Tour described as "insensitive", the Wentworth Building will be renamed after the Duchess herself.
Creative
Thoughts on New Beginnings
Now home feels like a place where you are alive, where worries are none but time and joy are one.
Multilingual
‘Put Back Our Arches’ – La Lotta per Il Forum Italiano
20 years on, Leichhardt's Italian Forum hangs in the balance.
Review
SUDS Review: The Year My Voice Broke
Davies and Stafford should be proud of themselves and their team for creating such a painfully raw production that captures the awkwardness and difficulty of being young. Closing night is Saturday 21 May.