NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen has released a response to the ‘Fair Fairs’ petition which signals that the government will not change their policy on concession cards for part time and international students.
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With the brutality noted by the speakers and the continued bombardment of the Palestinians in full view of the world, the words of Walid Daqqa quoted by the first speaker are apt: “I do not need to prove my cause – it is self-evident.”
A 27-year-old University of Sydney student has been identified as the sixth victim of the stabbing attack at Bondi Junction.
A snap protest outside DFAT offices in Sydney called for the Australian government to cut ties with Israel, comply with the ICJ ruling, and offer consular assistance and visas to Australian citizens in Gaza.
On April 10, a Zoom briefing titled Gaza Crisis Response Briefing with Francesca Albanese was organised by Amnesty International Australia, and open to the general public.
The eleven candidates listed on the notice, in alphabetical order by last name, are: Harshita Bandari, James Dwyer, Angus Fisher, Ethan Floyd, Simon Homsany, Daniel Park, Orlando Throsby, Naomi Viegas, Phan Vu, Georgia Zhang and Zixuan Zhang.
The March meeting’s agenda included the ‘circular resolution policy’, ‘new clubs application appeal’, USU approval items, finance reports, a refresher of USyd’s Strategic Plan, and the executive reports.
The rally renewed its weekly calls for a permanent ceasefire, to end the occupation of Palestine, and to stop the siege on, and starvation of, Gaza.
The Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) has opened a new food pantry for postgraduate students in the Wentworth building. Based on the successful FoodHub model managed by the USU, the pantry is free for all SUPRA members.
The City of Sydney council passed a motion on April 8th in support of the campaign to get international and part time students concession opal cards as pressure mounts on the NSW government from student organisations, universities, and MPs to legislate the policy in the upcoming budget.