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14/12/2024

If you're interested in leading a passionate and creative Arts team, we'd love to hear from you!🎨🖌Applications close December 20.

Woroni’s Board of Editors is looking to fill a casual vacancy for the position of Art Editor for 2025, this position will commence as soon as possible and end on the 19th of November 2025. The Art Editor runs the Art portfolio, overseeing a team of around a dozen student volunteers as they plan an...

13/12/2024

In a media statement released on Wednesday 11 December, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) announced a plan to conduct an ANU all-staff vote of no confidence in ANU Vice Chancellor Genevieve Bell, unless she is removed from the Vice Chancellor position prior to the vote, currently scheduled for February 2025.

In their response, a spokesperson for the University dismissed the power of the union, stating that it has “only 15 percent of ANU staff and does not get to decide who runs the university.”

https://www.woroni.com.au/news/anu-criticises-nteu-for-cheap-stunts-as-union-demands-vc-bells-removal/

Reporting by Sophie Hilton
Photography by Joseph Mann

In a media statement released on Wednesday 11 December, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) announced a plan to conduct an ANU all-staff vote of no confidence in ANU Vice Chancellor Genevieve Bell, unless she is removed from the Vice Chancellor position prior to the vote, currently schedule...

10/12/2024

Natcon, Day 1. It’s 5PM and Woroni is reporting from a Federation University auditorium named after a controversial historian. We’re here for the first day of the National Unions of Students (NUS) National Conference (Natcon). It’s filled with people in poorly designed matching T-shirts who are arguably too excited about wearing a lanyard. There’s a lot of yelling.

Woroni reports from day one of the NUS National Conference.

By Claudia Hunt and Sophie Hilton

Natcon, Day 1. It’s 5PM and Woroni is reporting from a Federation University auditorium named after a controversial historian. We’re here for the first day of the National Unions of Students (NUS) National Conference (Natcon). It’s filled with people in poorly designed matching T-shirts who ar...

09/12/2024

A few years ago, a post on the website then-known as Twitter went viral as a reaction to bad opinionated posts. It read “I’m not falling for that hot take that’s clearly someone with a fe**sh for getting yelled at, I refuse to participate in that kind of perversion”.

In a similar way, there is something intensely voyeuristic about attending Natcon: the National Union of Students’ (NUS) annual National Conference.

Analysis by Joseph Mann

A few years ago, a post on the website then-known as Twitter went viral as a reaction to bad opinionated posts. It read “I’m not falling for that hot take that’s clearly someone with a fe**sh for getting yelled at, I refuse to participate in that kind of perversion”. In a similar way, there ...

09/12/2024

Woroni is reporting live from the National Union of Students National Conference: Follow what's happening over on our X (Twitter) account

15/11/2024

Breaking: ALL CANBERRA BUS SERVICES CANCELLED TODAY AS DRIVERS STRIKE OVER VIOLENT ATTACKS

All regular bus services in Canberra are expected to be cancelled today after bus drivers go on strike over violent attacks. Light Rail and special needs bus services are expected not to be impacted by the industrial action.

Transport Workers Union (TWU) ACT Sub-Branch Secretary Klaus Pinkus described the strike action to the ABC as a "cry for help", highlighting that drivers face increased violence, with at least 40 attacks reported each month.

Klaus continued, “Just yesterday afternoon a driver had a bag of fish heads poured on them which is new to me, but these sorts of things are just ongoing and there's no response and nothing done from Transport Canberra management."

In response, the ACT Transport Minister Chris Steel criticised the strike, and called it “disappointing”. Mr Steel said he plans to “pursue all options available” in ending the industrial action, “including through the Fair Work Commission, to restore bus services and to ensure that they remain reliable.''

In a post on the Canberra Notice Board Facebook Group, Canberrans had mixed reactions with many concerned about the reported impact on school buses and the lack of a warning.

One Canberran said:

“So many people waiting at bus stops. Not ideal if they have medical appointments. Interviews etc. Lots looked like nurses so there's that.”

Another Canberran continued:

“Maybe if people could act like decent human beings on buses, this wouldn’t be happening.”

Transport Canberra has reported that industrial action is expected to continue throughout the day, with urgent talks occurring between Transport Canberra and the TWU.

Reporting by Kaab Qureshi.

13/11/2024

Are the YouTube tutorials on creating cinematic looks actually useful? Or are they just pathways to content reproductions? Michael's opinion on these YouTube tutorials might be really helpful for the film enthusiasts who desire unique cinematic looks on their videos.

Art by Jasmin Small.

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A few weeks ago, I said to a friend: “I haven’t had a single coherent thought in years.” When I said it, I meant the comment as ironic and self-deprecating, not to be taken seriously or to linger in the conversation for more than a few seconds. But for some reason, it’s stuck in my […]

12/11/2024

Is an Instagram comment enough to prove friendship? Read Greta's comment on social media's influence on defining interactions among friends.

Art by Jasmin Small.

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When I reflect on the dizzying fact that it’s been two years since graduating high school, off the back of a bizarre late adolescent experience, floating in 5km bubbles of government-permitted social engagement and filtering my life through a cycle of apps to make my tortured seventeen-year-old ex...

30/10/2024

Need some more Jazz in your playlist? Read Emanuel Foundas' review of Nala Sinepho's Jazz albums and why they worth listening.

Art by Jasmin Small.

The world moves too fast. Each day bleeds into the next. Lectures bleed into work, work bleeds into sleep, sleep bleeds into breakfast, Monday bleeds into Friday, and eventually, life will bleed into death. The world moves too fast. Faster than ever. Advanced technology has enabled us to do more tha...

27/10/2024

"But four years into my university degree, I began to wonder why I wasn’t friends with any out-of-the-closet bisexual men, despite the amount of q***r people and specifically bisexual women I know." Ruken Zeyto discusses why it's been so difficult for bisexual men to come out of the closet.

Art by Jasmin Small.

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After moving to Canberra for uni, I began to make many friends within the LGBTQ+ community, and have found myself in a predominantly q***r friendship circle for the past three years. This openness of sexual proclivities was exciting and comforting to me; to know that my new home was a place that all...

25/10/2024

"Go see their film, if you can, in an empty cinema, where the light from the screen can set your face aglow." Read Michael Reid's analysis of movie I Saw the TV Glow and what made the movie so unique.

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The sensation of being at the edge of a personal revelation can be at once terrifying and beautiful. Words, heavy with possibility, are placed at the tip of your tongue. Once they escape, they can never be put back. This is the line that Jane Schoenbrun’s toes in her second feature I Saw The TV [....

25/10/2024

"So, nearly two months in, what is life actually like with a flip phone?" Follow Ruken Zeyto for a transitional experience of using a Nokia flip phone, in a generation where smartphone seems necessary.

Art by Jasmin Small.

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It’s safe to say that most of Gen Z would tell you that too much screen time has in one way or another badly affected their life. Whether it’s doom-scrolling on TikTok rather than doing your essay or staying up until 2am watching YouTube video essays on the end of James Charles’ career, most o...

24/10/2024

ANUSAs Student Assistance Team (SAT) Grants saw strong growth in demand within the first half of 2024, replicating increasing cost of living pressures on students.

ANUSA offers SAT grants as one of its strategies to combat the increasing cost of living crisis. From 2023 to 2024, Grant programs included the Assistance Grant, Medical Grant, Carers Grant, Accommodation Assistance Program, Grocery Voucher Program, and Transport Voucher Program.

Likewise, ANUSA’s legal services dealt with higher-than-usual student demand and delivered services to a range of students.

This article was originally published in Woroni Special Edition 4.5, The Broadsheet.

Reporting by Dash Bennett and Kaab Qureshi.

Photography by Rose Dixon-Campbell.

This article was originally published in Woroni Special Edition 4.5, The Broadsheet. Student Assistance Team (SAT) ANUSAs Student Assistance Team (SAT) Grants saw strong growth in demand within the first half of 2024, replicating increasing cost of living pressures on students. ANUSA offers SAT gran...

22/10/2024

Yesterday, protestors gathered opposite to the Australian War Memorial to protest King Charles and Queen Camilla’s visit. During multiple violent confrontations, the police arrested an Indigenous elder and another protestor.

The protest was called on by the Black Peoples Union and was a part of national protests against the British Monarch’s visit to Australia.

On their Instagram, freekanakysolidarity.naarm wrote, “Sovereign Emissary Uncle Coco Wayne Wharton arrested at the gates of War Memorial on a Public Disorder charge.”

They continue, “Senior police officer at the scene said during the arrest she was concerned for “escalation”, declaring she could not guarantee Uncle Coco safety if he entered and expressed views contrary to the “peaceful enjoyment” of events.”

“Uncle Coco was attempting to serve an arrest warrant on King Charles for War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide.”

Woroni understands that Coco Wayne Wharton was released from the police station on bail later in the day.

Another protester was also arrested, after being tackled to the ground by three police officers. The protestor has allegedly suffered injuries from the arrest.

The police, often through force, moved protestors from multiple locations across Limestone avenue.

The Australian War Memorial reported, “More than 4,000 people” came to see the monarchs. Snipers could be seen on the top of the War Memorial.

Later in the day, during the King’s reception at the Great Hall of Parliament House, Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe, who is of Djab Wurrung, Gunnai and Gunditjmara descent protested the monarchy, its history of colonial injustice and its implications in Australia today.

In her protest, the Senator yelled, “You are not our King. You are not sovereign. You are not our King. You are not sovereign.”

“You committed genocide against our people. Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us- our bones, our skull, our babies, our people. You destroyed our land. Give us a treaty. We want a treaty in this country. You are a genocidalist. This is not your land. This is not your land. You are not my King. You are not our King.”

“F**k the colony. F**k the colony. F**k the colony.”

Thorpe's speech has received widespread coverage, as nation-wide protests continue against the British Monarch’s visit.
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This land always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

The name Woroni, which means “mouth” was taken from the Wadi Wadi Nation without permission; after initial consultation with First Nations people, it was suggested that Woroni continue to use the word, provided it acknowledged the theft. We have since recommenced consultations in hopes to reach an outcome which better reflects the concerns of our community. We are striving to do better for future reconciliation.

If you or anyone you know is affected by the content of this piece, please contact one of the support services below:

ANU BIPOC Department
[email protected]

ANU Indigenous Department
[email protected]

ANU Counselling
(02) 6125 2442

1800 RESPECT
1800 737 732

ANU Women’s Department
[email protected]

ANU Q***r* Department
sa.q***[email protected]

ANU Respectful Relationships Unit
[email protected]

Photography by Benjamin Van Der Niet.

22/10/2024

Woroni would like to thank everyone for participating in our Semester 2 2024 elections!

Congratulations to all those elected - see the results down below

Woroni would like to thank everyone for participating in our Semester 2 2024 elections! The incoming editors will join our new Editor-in-Chief Claudia Hunt and the other ongoing editors in leading Woroni’s creative direction into next semester. Congratulations to the following candidates who have ...

16/10/2024

Over a hundred students and staff gathered at Kambri lawns earlier today to protest the University’s staff cuts. The ACT National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) called the rally after 50 jobs cuts and academic college re-structuring was announced earlier this term.

The rally comes after the Vice-Chancellor Genevive Bell urged staff in an email sent to on the 15th of October to, “consider forgoing the upcoming 2.5 per cent December pay increase under the ANU Enterprise Agreement (EA). If approved by a majority vote of our community, staff would still receive a 16 per cent pay increase over the life of the current Enterprise Agreement.”

Photography by Benjamin Van Der Niet.

Read more on our website.

Over a hundred students and staff gathered at Kambri lawns earlier today to protest the University’s staff cuts. The ACT National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) called the rally after 50 jobs cuts and academic college re-structuring was announced earlier this term. The rally comes after the Vice-...

16/10/2024

What does the expression of love look like at ANU? And how is it comparing to the great theories of love from great writers or philosophers? Join Emanuel Foundas for a discussion of love in time.

Art by Jasmin Small.

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Love. It may very well be the only reason that people do anything at all! In an attempt to be loved, and for the sake of loving others, people twist themselves and their lives into all sorts of shapes. That the question ‘What Is Love?’ has never failed to receive answers — though those answers...

12/10/2024

In a potential move against its own freedom of speech policy, ANU has proposed a new Posting and Advertising policy in an ‘On Campus’ email sent out on Tuesday 1 October.

***The Consultation Period has been extended to Friday 18 October. To provide your feedback, send your thoughts to [email protected] ***

Sophie Hilton reports on the proposed policy, and the immediate backlash it has faced, at the link below.

In a potential move against its own freedom of speech policy, ANU has proposed a new Posting and Advertising policy in an ‘On Campus’ email sent out on Tuesday 1 October. The policy, which is open for consultation until Friday 18 October (extended from 11 October), proposes stringent conditions ...