‘Where is the respect or integrity?’: USyd at standstill for historic fourth strike of year
Staff and students joined forces to restrict access to Camperdown and Conservatorium campuses today in support of the NTEU’s ongoing enterprise bargaining campaign.
SRC Elections 2022
Left Action and Switchroots dominate SRC election 2022
Read on for SRC and NUS results, along with detailed analysis and data visualisations.
Latest News
Four students vying for SULS Presidency in 2023
‘Right-wing’ Adelaide Uni Union fires On Dit editor in shocking move
‘No, I Will Not Shed A Tear’: Hundreds protest National Day of Mourning for Queen’s Death
Hundreds gather at Town Hall advocating for justice and permanent protection for all refugees
What are USyd students torrenting on campus Wi-Fi?
From 10GB 1080p.H264.AAC porn files to a 60GB Far.Cry.6.Ultimate.Edition-Repack, the torrent history of pirates on USyd Wi-Fi is wide open.
VC splurged thousands of University money on exclusive OxBridge and Australian boys’ clubs
Michael Spence expensed $133,525.46 over two years against the University, including thousands on exclusive all-male social clubs.
USyd’s staff cuts have already compromised Politics and International Relations students
Staff cuts in the Department of Government and International Relations have left unit coordinators scrambling to source external lecturers that can deliver teaching.
$520 on a taxi? Documents reveal USyd Executives’ lavish transport spending
Belinda Hutchinson spent $7042 of USyd money on taxis in just three years, while Michael Spence travelled by personal University car. Strangely, Hutchinson went to the effort of claiming $3.90 from USyd for refreshments – despite owning a $20 million apartment in Point Piper.
Opinion
Why the left should participate in the USyd Senate election
We need students in the Senate - which has the final say on University resourcing - who are committed to improving teaching and learning conditions.
Culture
Smart, sexy, and very Sydney
No nostalgia trip, Heartbreak High’s 2022 reboot is diverse, progressive, and very much of the now.
Analysis
Features
Is student journalism the way forward for democratising our media?
Existing simultaneously at the fringes of Australia’s media industry and at the heart of campus culture within universities, there is a lot that student journalism can teach us about democratising our media landscape.
Your teachers are voting too: NTEU elections prove campus democracy isn’t just for students
Why you should be friends with your lecturers
Art in Place #1 — Students respond to D Harding’s ‘Spine’
Unwritten — The crisis in creative writing
‘Sons of the Clouds’: Oral tradition and resistance in Africa’s last colony
Investigation
Business Class flights, 5-star hotels, limousines, and meeting the Chinese Navy
USyd’s jet-setting Executive spends more than $200,000 a year on travel. Additional reporting by Christian Holman.
VC splurged thousands of University money on exclusive OxBridge and Australian boys’ clubs
$520 on a taxi? Documents reveal USyd Executives’ lavish transport spending
How USyd funds gunboats, attack helicopters, heat-seeking missiles for US military
A masterclass in greenwashing by the University of Sydney
‘Basic crime and various dangerous shit’: The criminal history of USyd’s pubs
Perspective
Farewell Steki
Over nearly four decades, Steki in Newtown has served as the favourite taverna for generations of Greek Australians. Closing its doors two weeks ago, the restaurant will be sorely missed by its loyal patrons.
Environment
Negative feedback loops: Bushfires and the ozone layer
On the role between increased rates of Australian bushfires, released aerosols and rapid ozone depletion.
Profiles
2022 Honi Soit Profile: Shake for Honi
Honi's candidate profile of incoming 2023 editorial team, Shake for Honi.
Comedy
SAlt releases feature-length response to Boss Baby franchise
The film is making waves among the nation's juvenile revolutionaries.
Creative
My smart trepanning device has begun to malfunction
I hate these thoughts, just hate them, so I figure I just need to puncture the back of my head with a hole the size of a ten cent coin and the pesky imps will come spilling out.
Multilingual
‘Put Back Our Arches’ – La Lotta per Il Forum Italiano
20 years on, Leichhardt's Italian Forum hangs in the balance.
Review
On Blowing Things Up
Why is Australian politics so awful, why does Labor not enact progressive policies, and how do we start to fix it? Jacqui Lambie (purportedly) has the answer.