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25.01.2022 Josh and Sean our Student President and General Secretary stood alongside student leaders, representatives, and unionists from across the country, to stand in solidarity with students impacted by this travel ban Racism and xenophobia will not be tolerated on our campus or anywhere.

25.01.2022 We send our solidarity and strength to each and every student and staff member in our community during this difficult time <3 This afternoon our Education Officer Benika wrote to members of University Management demanding that additional support be made for our community as soon as possible. You can see her letter below and share with your peers and classmates so that our University knows they can be doing so much more

25.01.2022 This afternoon we'll be joining student representatives from Adelaide Uni and UniSA calling on South Australian Senator Stirling Griff to vote against the Government's damaging proposal to cut university funding and increase fees for some courses by as much as 113%. With the legislation being voted on this Tuesday, and Senator Griff having the deciding vote, we must act now to ensure our elected representatives vote in our best interests!

25.01.2022 Please sign and share <3

23.01.2022 On Friday, Student Council will be joining forces with students from across SA to fight against the Liberal Governments horrendous attacks on higher education. These changes to fees, funding, and HECS-HELP are absolutely despicable but the only way we can help each other is to speak out and show the government how wrong they are! If you are able to do so safely we highly encourage you to come along with your friends and join all the students taking a stand against the attacks on our education

20.01.2022 Your FUSA Education Officer Benika Bhoola spoke at today’s snap action outside of Senator Stirling Griff’s office! Hear below on why Centre Alliance must vote against the Job-Ready Graduate Package and how you can support our campaign by contacting your local representatives

19.01.2022 FUSA will never tolerate racism or xenophobia on our campuses or anywhere.

17.01.2022 Covid-19 isn't over, so why is Flinders University management silent on whether or not the academic support we successfully campaigned for in Semester 1 will be continued this semester? We need the weight of the student body alongside us to push for additional support. Please sign and share our petition here: https://www.megaphone.org.au//support-for-flinders-univers

17.01.2022 This afternoon Josh and Amy, our Student President and Environment Officer, wrote to Vice Chancellor Colin Stirling calling on his shared endorsement of the Market Forces; UniSuper DIVEST campaign. This campaign calls upon UniSuper, our super fund, to move away from harmful fossil fuel investments. You can learn more about this campaign and sign the petition here: https://unisuperdivest.org/

14.01.2022 Content warning: racism, violence.

14.01.2022 Your chance to have your voice heard: the University is seeking student feedback on Assessment Policy! Members of FUSA Student Council have been working with the Academic Assessment policy working group to ensure; No assessment are weighed more than 40%... No less than 3 assessment types and no more than 5 Resubmissions on all major assignments Clear deadlines for feedback Supplementary assessment options for all of those who fail Flexible attendance options i.e. preventing students being required to attend unless absolutely necessary to attend (e.g. pracs and placements) Removal of unnecessary exams Removal of unnecessary hurdle requirements You can provide responses to [email protected] by no later than Friday, 4 September 2020 You can also check out the draft policy here - https://www.flinders.edu.au/policies/comment-draft-policies Or let us know directly what you’re thinking by leaving your comments below!

13.01.2022 Hear below from Student President Josh and Education Officer Benika on our campaign for more academic support for Flinders University students! Please share and sign our petition here: https://www.megaphone.org.au//support-for-flinders-univers

12.01.2022 For the past week, Justice for George Floyd demonstrations in the US have filled the TV screens of our homes. But for many Australians, the reality of deaths in... custody is profoundly much more real and far reaching. Indigenous Australians are nearly 16.5 times more likely to die in custody than non-Indigenous Australians*. More than 400 Indigenous Australians have died in custody since 1991. All FUSA students and staff stand united in solidarity with the family of George Floyd, and with all people affected by the scourge of racial profiling. *https://humanrights.gov.au//indigenous-deaths-custody-chap #BlackLivesMatter #AboriginalLivesMatter

12.01.2022 Hear below from Josh our Student President on what FUSA and Student Council have been up to over the past 12 months Transcript can be viewed here: http://tiny.cc/presreport

11.01.2022 FUSA joins the National Union of Students in calling for greater action to support the more that 580,000 international students across Australia. It is truly disheartening and disappointing to witness the Federal Government, led by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, disregard International Students and their struggles during this difficult time. International students have been acknowledged by most of the community for their countless contribution to society even duri...ng this difficult and unprecedented period of time. The challenges of international students are also the community’s challenge as a whole. Given the nation’s unpreparedness for this global health pandemic, the options available to international students are woefully inadequate. They cannot simply choose to leave or stay. The Prime Minister's comments yesterday regarding International Students have had a damaging impact on the safety and wellbeing of our International Student community. FUSA and Student Council have been working hard to provide support for international students, and ensure that our University does the same. We stand in solidarity with international students, and call on all students, staff and the wider community to do the same. We must stand alongside our international student community and provide them with our strongest support. We are only stronger together! Flinders University is updating both staff and students frequently about the developing situation and we’d ask you all to access these resources. Specifically, more information for international students can be found at https://students.flinders.edu.au/co/international-students Information about our COVID-19 Emergency Financial Support Package can be found at https://fusa.edu.au/covid19/

10.01.2022 It’s not too late to register for tonight’s webinar! More details below

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10.01.2022 Content Warning: sexual harassment. - - - -... Today we joined our friends the University of Adelaide Women's Collective at the Solidarity with Survivors Snap Protest. This event was called in response to the disgusting news of the sexual harassment committed by Peter Rathjen, the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide. FUSA, both Student Council and Staff, stands with survivors - we hear you, we believe you and we support you. We also join the calls of both the Women’s Collective and the Adelaide University Pro Choice Club to be affiliated to the AUU.

10.01.2022 Did you know our Development Grants are still available? For more information head to fusa.edu.au/developmentgrants

09.01.2022 FUSA will always stand up for everybody’s right to a safe, accessible and affordable tertiary education. Student Council will be joining student activists and representatives from across the country to fight against this shamefully unfair policy announcement

07.01.2022 Today we joined a range of student unions, trade unions, peak bodies and community organisations in calling out the State Government’s shameful tactic in using a migrant worker as a scapegoat for the recent lockdown.

04.01.2022 As your new Student President, I’ve been listening to concerns from Flinders Drama students about the future of the Drama Centre at Flinders. This is a big issue for our drama students, so get on board! For more info and to sign the petition, go to: https://bit.ly/37bSSdX

03.01.2022 We’re joining the National Union of Students to fight against the Liberals higher education funding cuts! Although this event is centred around recent funding cuts at Adelaide Uni, it is important that all students stand together in demanding that our funding, resources and education no longer be cut

03.01.2022 This afternoon many of our Student Council members joined activists from across South Australia to call on Centre Alliance and other cross-bench Senators to vote against the Coalition Government’s plans to cut university funding, increase student fees and reduce some students access to HECS-HELP Hear below from current Student President Josh who spoke at today’s event

02.01.2022 Yesterday our Student President wrote to Vice-Chancellor Colin Stirling and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students) Clare Pollock. We will update you with their response to the campaign once received We need as many students as possible to sign our petition so please sign and share to show the University that this is what students are asking for and need <3 https://www.megaphone.org.au//6-ways-fusa-is-calling-on-fl