Day 4 began with a new strain of brain-rot: hydraulic compression videos! A fitting start to the final day of student politicians tearing each other apart.
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‘NatCon’ is a word that sends a thrill through the veins of student politicians in Australia, and a smidgen of terror into student journalists. But what’s all the fuss about?
The last day of NatCon was a mixed bag of Executive speeches and factional friction.
Autonomous discussions, uncontested elections and question time on Day 3 of NatCon.
Smokers of NatCon? Smokers OFF NatCon!
“This is a pretty fucking stupid motion. I’m sorry. Vote it down”
How many blockheads will it take to fix the NUS?
The final day of NatCon concluded with heated debate around the police, university management, and the CISA. Statements from outgoing OBs and candidates for the 2022 term tied up the three day marathon of the NUS’s National Conference— and boy are we glad.
We sat through Day 2 of NUS NatCon so you didn’t have to! Australia’s most seasoned hacks screamed — with varying levels of intelligibility — about everything from private school oppression to some very fraught debate on queer activism. Here are the highlights and lowlights from the day.
Australia’s hackiest student hacks clashed over student unionism, vaccine mandates, and the NUS’ alleged irrelevance among a variety of contentious talking points on the first day of NatCon.
