National Union of Students (Australia)
National Union of Students | |
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Abbreviation | NUS |
Formation | 1987 |
Headquarters | 16 Baillie Street North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 |
Membership | 17 Affiliated University Student Unions |
National President | Mark Pace (NLS) |
Website | http://www.nus.asn.au |
National Office Bearers | |
General Secretary | Jacob Cripps (Unity) |
Education | Constantinos Karavias (SAlt) |
Welfare | Jordon O'Reilly (Unity) |
Womens | Kate Crossin (NLS) |
Queer | Kim Stern (SAlt) |
Queer | Jasmine Duff (SAlt) |
Ethno-Cultural | Hersha Kadkol (SAlt) |
ATSI | Tyson McEwan (NI) |
Disabilities | Kayla Dickeson (NLS) |
Small and Regional | James Callow (Unity) |
International | Ziqi Han (Unity) |
State Presidents | |
NSW | Connor Wherrett (Unity) |
QLD | Chelsea Bentley (Unity) |
SA | Jordan Mumford (Unity) |
VIC | Lily Xia (Unity) |
WA | Jason Lawrance (Unity) |
The National Union of Students (NUS) is the peak representative body for Australian university students. As of 2017, there are 18 student unions in Australian campuses affiliated to NUS. A university is eligible by its classification as a legitimate training provider and the payment of Union fees by the university according to the number of full-time study units of its students.
Contents
1 History
2 Delegates and factions
3 Financial and structural crisis
4 National Conference
5 National structure
5.1 National Executive
5.2 State Executive
6 National Officers
7 State Officers
7.1 Victoria
7.2 New South Wales
7.3 South Australia
7.4 Queensland
7.5 Western Australia
7.6 Australian Capital Territory
7.7 Tasmania
8 Union affiliation
9 References
10 External links
History
NUS in its current form came into being in 1987 after the collapse of its predecessor, the Australian Union of Students (AUS), in 1984. The AUS was first known from 1937 to 1971 as the National Union of Australian University Students (NUAUS), before allowing membership of colleges of higher education in 1971, which necessitated a name change.[1]
NUS was formed at the same time that the Hawke government introduced the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (a system of deferred tuition payments), abolishing the free education system previously introduced by the Whitlam government.
NUS has had mixed success in its role as a lobby group and representative body.[citation needed] In particular, its limited finances have often meant that it has had difficulty making its presence felt on higher education issues.[citation needed] It was successful in the early 1990s in preventing the implementation of a deferred loan scheme in place of government student financial assistance, and in reducing the qualification age for student financial assistance.[citation needed]
NUS was unable to prevent the introduction of differential rates of HECS in 1996, but did lobby successfully to stop the introduction of a voucher system by then Federal Education Minister Dr. David Kemp despite later claiming victory in a similar campaign.[citation needed]
The union suffered another major setback in 2003 when despite intense lobbying of independent senators, the reform package of Dr. Brendan Nelson passed the Senate.[citation needed] This package permitted the introduction of Domestic Undergraduate Up-Front Fees (DUFF) by universities in addition to HECS places, and allowed universities to increase their HECS rates by 25%. Components of the legislation introducing VSU, and the mandatory offering of the Australian Workplace Agreement as a component of universities’ enterprise bargaining practices were dropped.
In 2003, NUS membership fees became indexed to consumer price index (CPI) removing some of the strain on the union’s finances. NUS charged $5 per student represented by each member organisation. This raised small fears that many small and regional campus organisations might disaffiliate due to increases in affiliation fees.
In 2006, NUS took a massive budget hit with the introduction of VSU.
In 2016, Australian National University Students' Association voted against accrediting with NUS, citing problems with the conduct of factional delegates at the National Conference.[2] The Adelaide University Union (AUU) voted to cease their SRC from authorising payments of Accreditation to NUS in their March Meeting.[3] The AUU's SRC later condemned the move and restated its affiliation, and intention to pay accreditation fees autonomously.[4]
In 2017, the Australian National University Students' Association voted to accredit with NUS once again.[5] Also in 2017, the Tasmanian University Union voted to end its affiliation with the NUS.
Delegates and factions
The operations of NUS are dominated by several organised factions, some with close ties to the youth wings of Australian political parties. In 2015, factions operating within NUS include:[6][dead link]
Student Unity (Unity), the Labor right faction. The faction usually controls around 40%-45% of elected delegates.[citation needed] Members of the faction must be members of the Australian Labor Party.[citation needed]
National Labor Students (NLS), the Labor left faction. The second largest faction, the NLS usually control around 15%-20% of the delegates.[citation needed] Members of the faction cannot vote as individuals and are bound to vote as the faction demands. The NLS are also constitutionally bound not to vote for, support, or negotiate with the Liberal faction.- The Grassroots Independents (GI, Grindies) are a culmination of the former factions of the National Independents (NI, Indies) and Grassroots Left (GL, Groots). Both of the former factions still exist on campus levels across Australia but join together at NUS. They have traditionally been the third most prominent faction, consisting of independently aligned, Greens aligned and Labor aligned members. The faction controls around 10-20% of delegate votes.[citation needed] Members are open to free votes, and fill out their own ballots.
Socialist Alternative (SAlt, SA, Trots), often controlling around 10-15% of the votes,[citation needed] SAlt usually obtain 2–3 national office bearers in minor roles including ATSI, Ethno-Cultural, Environment, through negations with NLS.
Australian Liberal Students' Federation (ALSF, Liberals, Libs), the Liberal Party of Australia faction. While the faction manages around 5%-10% of votes,[citation needed] it has been successful in gaining positions for Liberal students including Tasmanian State Branch President Claire Chandler in 2012 and Clark Cooley in 2016 as well as Victorian General Secretary Matthew Lesh in 2014.[7].- Small 'i' indies, are a less of a faction and more of a grouping used to refer to a number independents who do not sit with a National Independents.
Financial and structural crisis
In a report commissioned by the NUS secretariat in 2013, independent auditors TLConsult authored a report which cited NUS' "inflexible factional system" as detrimental to the organisation and leading to “historical accounting approach … out of step with modern financial practices”. Auditors "questioned whether some stakeholders generally understood their responsibilities to NUS", citing alliances by some national officers to factions, rather than NUS, as contributing the structural issues faced by the organisation.[8][9]
The TLConsult audit said that NUS only had enough cash reserves to "sustain the organisation for approximately one year in its current form” and that although voluntary student unionism had resulted in a notable decline in revenue, it was structural problems, “unchanged for nearly two decades”, that were the primary cause of the NUS' current financial problems.[10]
In response to the financial pressures outlined in the audit which cited significant deficits run by NUS over the previous few years, and following outgoing NUS President Deanna Taylor's admission that they “the advice given to NUS is that were our income and expenditure levels to remain status quo, NUS would not exist beyond the next few years”, delegates to the 2014 conference voted in favor of a financial and structural review, and to eliminate the stipend for the positions of National Indigenous, International Students and Disability Officer. However, an attempt to eliminate state officer bearer positions (presidents excepted) was not passed by conference delegates.[11]
National Conference
By its constitution, NUS must hold National Conference, its annual general meeting, in the second week of December each year. Held at a Victorian campus, the conference sees delegates from all accredited campuses gather to vote on policy that decides the direction of the union for the next year. The election of national and state officers, as well as campus representatives occurs during the week.
National structure
NUS' national structure is formalised into both a National Executive and State Branches.[12]
National Executive
The responsibilities of the National executive, as subscribed within the NUS constitution, include; setting the budget for the NUS; regularly monitoring of the finances of NUS; employing staff on behalf of NUS; authorising the publication of material on behalf of NUS; and implementing and interpreting the policy of the NUS. The National Executive may also delegate its powers as it considers appropriate.
The members of National Executive are:
- The National President (chair, casting vote only),
- The National officers (voting),
- 12 General Executive Members (voting), and
- The State Presidents (voting)
National Officers of NUS do not carry a vote at the National Conference of NUS.
Members of National Executive may not hold more than 1 voting position on National Executive at the same time.
The national officers of NUS:
- National President,
- National General Secretary/National Deputy President,
- National Education Officer,
- National Welfare Officer,
- National Women’s Officer, who must be a woman,
- Two National Queer Officers, one of whom must be a woman,
(non-paid national officers)
- National Small and Regional Campuses Officer, who must be a student currently enrolled at a small and/or regional NUS member campus,
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Officer Officer, who must identify as a student from an indigenous background,
- National Ethno‐Cultural Officer, who must identify as a student from a culturally or linguistically diverse background, and,
- National International Students Officer, who must be currently enrolled as an international student
- National Disability Officer, who must identify as a student with a disability.
State Executive
The state branches of the NUS include; New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory, and Western Australia.
The members of State Executive are:
- The State President (chair),
- The State Education Vice President, and
- The NUS Campus Representatives from accredited campuses.
National Officers
The National Officers of NUS are elected annually at the National Conference, with their terms commencing in January.
Year | Name | University | Faction |
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1987 | Roger Cook | Murdoch University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1988 | Tracey Ellery | Victoria College - Rusden Campus | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1989 | Lisa Neville | Griffith University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1990 | Kate Deverell | Monash University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1991 | Brigid Freeman | University of Tasmania | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1992 | Tony White | Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1993 | Ken Fowlie | University of New South Wales | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1994 | Penny Sharpe | University of New South Wales | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1995 | John Graham | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1996 | Lori Faraone | Edith Cowan University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1997 | John Carey | Murdoch University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1998 | Rose Tracey | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1999 | Jacob Varghese | University of Melbourne | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2000 | Lisa Johnstone | University of South Australia | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2001 | David Henderson | University of Melbourne | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2002 | Moksha Watts | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2003 | Daniel Kyriacou | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2004 | Jodie Jansen | Queensland University of Technology | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2005 | Felix Eldridge | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2006 | Rose Jackson | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS)/ National Labor Students (NLS) |
2007 | Michael Nguyen | University of Technology, Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2008 | Angus McFarland | University of Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2009 | David Barrow | University of Technology, Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2010 | Carla Drakeford | University of Melbourne | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2011 | Jesse Marshall | La Trobe University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2012 | Donherra Walmsley | University of Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2013 | Jade Tyrell | University of Technology, Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2014 | Deanna Taylor | University of Adelaide | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2015 | Rose Steele | La Trobe University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2016 | Sinead Colee | Monash University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2017 | Sophie Johnston | University of New South Wales | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2018 | Mark Pace | University of Adelaide | National Labor Students (NLS) |
Year | Name | University | Faction |
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1988 | Lisa Neville | Griffith University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1989 | Richard Marles | University of Melbourne | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1990 | Andrew Wooldridge | University of Tasmania | National Independents |
1991 | Nicole Asquith | University of Melbourne | Left Alliance |
1992 | Pablo Campillos | Curtin University | Student Unity |
1993 | Simon Hoffman | University of Western Australia | Student Unity |
1994 | Wendy Haydon | James Cook University | Student Unity |
1995 | Michael Gadiel | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
1996 | Roland Stephens | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
1997 | Chris Burrell | Australian Maritime College | Student Unity |
1998 | Erica Martin | Murdoch University | Student Unity |
1999 | Gilbert Astorga | University of Tasmania | Student Unity |
2000 | Simon Lees | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
2001 | Lizzie Blandthorn | University of Melbourne | Student Unity |
2002 | Dave Hughes | University of New South Wales | Student Unity |
2003 | Michael Comninos | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
2004 | Daniel Mookhey | University of Technology, Sydney | Student Unity |
2005 | Sacha Fenton | University of Queensland | Student Unity |
2006 | Michael de Bruyn | University of Melbourne | Student Unity |
2007 | Mathew Chuk | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
2008 | Ben Maxfield | Monash University | Student Unity |
2009 | David Wilkins | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2010 | Xavier Williams | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
2011 | Patrick Sheehan | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
2012 | Jon Barlow | Victoria University | Student Unity |
2013 | Todd Pinkerton | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
2014 | Isabelle Kingshott | University of Melbourne | Student Unity |
2015 | Tom Nock | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2016 | Cam Petrie | RMIT University | Student Unity |
2017 | Nathan Croft | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
2018 | Jacob Cripps | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
Year | Name | University | Faction |
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1988 | Kiri Evans | University of Sydney | Left Alliance |
1989 | Damien Smith | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1990 | Damien Smith | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1991 | David Howard (died in office) | Queensland University of Technology | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) then Student Unity |
1992 | Rob Houghton | Flinders University | Left Alliance |
1993 | Toby Borgeest | University of Melbourne | Left Alliance |
1994 | Tim Lyons | University of Tasmania | Student Unity |
1995 | Melanie Wheeler | University of Adelaide | National Independents |
1996 | David Taylor | Monash University | Non-Aligned Left |
1997 | Jackie Lynch | La Trobe University | Left Alliance |
1998 | Katrina Curry | University of Sydney | Left Alliance |
1999 | Evelyn Loh | Charles Darwin University | National Independents |
2000 | Charlie Heuston | Flinders University | Student Unity |
2001 | Kate Davison | University of Melbourne | National Broad Left |
2002 | Camille Barbagallo | Griffith University | National Broad Left |
2003 | Liz Thompson | Monash University | National Broad Left |
2004 | Paul Coats | University of Melbourne/Charles Darwin University | National Broad Left/Socialist Alternative |
2005 | Rebecca Barrigos | University of Melbourne | National Broad Left/Socialist Alternative |
2006 | Louise O'Shea | University of Melbourne/University of Sydney | Socialist Alternative |
2007 | Colleen Bolger | Monash University | Socialist Alternative |
2008 | Lucy Saunders | University of Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2009 | Stefie Hinchy | University of Queensland | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2010 | James Butchers | University of Queensland | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2011 | Rachael Durrant | University of Technology, Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2012 | Rosa Sottile | University of Queensland | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2013 | Clare Keyes-Liley | La Trobe University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2014 | Sarah Garnham | Monash University | Socialist Alternative |
2015 | Hannah Smith | University of Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2016 | Max Murphy | University of Technology, Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2017 | Anneke D'emanuele | University of Melbourne | Socialist Alternative |
2018 | Constantinos Karavias | University of Tasmania | Socialist Alternative |
Year | Name | University | Faction |
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1988 | Evan Thornley | University of Melbourne | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1989 | Andrew Wooldridge | University of Tasmania | National Independents |
1990 | David McConnen | University of South Australia | National Independents |
1991 | |||
1992 | Linda Whatman | University of Newcastle | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1993 | Linda Whatman | University of Newcastle | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1994 | Edwina Hanlon | Monash University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1995 | Elizabeth Humphrys | University of Melbourne | Non-Aligned Left |
1996 | Michelle Giglio | National Independents | |
1997 | Zane Whitehorn | Charles Darwin University | National Independents |
1998 | Lisa Ronnenberg | University of Newcastle | Non-Aligned Left |
1999 | Tom Cargill | Flinders University | Student Unity |
2000 | Nathan Murphy | La Trobe University | Australian Labor Students |
2001 | Rachel Thomson | University of Tasmania | Student Unity |
2002 | Jill Ferguson | Curtin University | Australian Labor Students |
2003 | Sarah McDowell | Monash University | Australian Labor Students |
2004 | Lambros Tapinos | Victoria University | Student Unity |
2005 | Katana Smith | Flinders University | Student Unity |
2006 | Kate Perry | Queensland University of Technology | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS)/ National Labor Students (NLS) |
2007 | Joshua Rayner | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2008 | Liz Larbalestier | University of Wollongong | Student Unity |
2009 | Jimmy Mentor | Monash University | Student Unity |
2010 | Patrick Sheehan (until March) | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
Michael Buckland (from March) | University of Sydney | Student Unity | |
2011 | Chris Monnox | University of Wollongong | Student Unity |
2012 | Rogan McMahon-Hogan (until June) | University of Canberra | Student Unity |
Michael Pettersson (from July) | Australian National University | Student Unity | |
2013 | Hovig Melkonian | RMIT University | Student Unity |
2014 | Jack Gracie | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2015 | Dean D'Angelo | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
2016 | Robby Magyar | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
2017 | Jill Molloy | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2018 | Jordon O'Reilly | Flinders University | Student Unity |
Year | Name | University | Faction |
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1988 | Emma Koorey | University of Sydney | Left Alliance |
1989 | Miranda Sandars | University of Melbourne | Left Alliance |
1990 | Brigid Freeman | University of Tasmania | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1991 | Audrey Edwards | Southern Cross University | |
1992 | |||
1993 | Misha Schubert | University of South Australia | Independents |
1994 | Kate Wait | University of South Australia | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1995 | Michelle MacDonald | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
1996 | Sarah Lantz | Southern Cross University | Non-Aligned Left |
1997 | Gemma Pinnell | Monash University | Non-Aligned Left, then Left Alliance |
1998 | Amrita Dasvarma | University of Adelaide | Independents |
1999 | Genevieve Derwent | University of Technology, Sydney | Left Alliance, then National Broad Left |
2000 | Helen Stitt | Australian National University | National Independents |
2001 | Sarah McBratney | University of Queensland | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2002 | Catherine Davis | RMIT University | Australian Labor Students |
2003 | Lisa Chesters | University of Queensland | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2004 | Laura Fraser | Murdoch University | Independent, then National Organisation of Labor Students |
2005 | Alison Vaughan | Edith Cowan University | Australian Labor Students |
2006 | Sarah Wickham | La Trobe University | Australian Labor Students/National Labor Students (NLS) |
2007 | Lucy Honan | University of Sydney | Grassroots Left |
2008 | Claire Tatyzo | Flinders University | Grassroots Left |
2009 | Kaitlin Ferris | University of Melbourne | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2010 | Keelia Fitzpatrick | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
2011 | Courtney Sloane | Australian National University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2012 | Noni Sproule | University of Melbourne | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2013 | Mikaela Wangmann | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2014 | Georgia Kennelly | Victoria University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2015 | Jess Mcleod | Socialist Alternative | |
2016 | Heidi La Paglia | University of Tasmania | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2017 | Abby Stapleton | Monash University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2018 | Kate Bean Crossed | La Trobe University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
Year | Name | University | Faction |
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2001 | Mark Pendleton | Griffith University | National Broad Left |
Melissa Venville | La Trobe University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) then National Broad Left | |
2002 | Brent Haywood | University of Canberra | National Independents |
Emma Banyer | University of Sydney | National Broad Left | |
2003 | Belinda Clark | Curtin University | Student Unity |
Rathana Chea | University of Technology, Sydney | National Broad Left | |
2004 | Tallace Bissett | University of Melbourne | National Broad Left |
Jenelle Davy | RMIT University | National Independents | |
2005 | Claire English | Griffith University | National Broad Left, then Grassroots Left |
Craig Comrie | University of Western Australia | National Organisation of Labor Students | |
2006 | Rachel Evans | University of Technology, Sydney | Grassroots Left |
Norman Jacka | Curtin University | Australian Labor Students/National Labor Students (NLS) | |
2007 | Hayley Conway | University of Wollongong | Grassroots Left |
Pete Johnson | University of Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) | |
2008 | Bree Ahrens | University of Melbourne | Grassroots Left |
James Vigus | La Trobe University | Socialist Alternative | |
2009 | Heidi Claus | University of Sydney | Socialist Alternative |
Liam Byrne | University of Melbourne | Socialist Alternative | |
2010 | Phoebe Kelloway | University of Melbourne | Socialist Alternative |
Kathleen Larkin | La Trobe University | Socialist Alternative | |
2011 | Olivia Hopkins | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
Jade Eckhaus | University of Melbourne | Socialist Alternative | |
2012 | Shaylee Leach | University of South Australia | Student Unity |
Kat Henderson | Queensland University of Technology | Socialist Alternative | |
2013 | Hiba Casablanca | Monash University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
Cat Rose | University of New South Wales | Socialist Alternative | |
2014 | Bec Thompson | Murdoch University | National Independents |
Naomi Farmer | La Trobe University | Socialist Alternative | |
2015 | Danica Cheesley | La Trobe University | Socialist Alternative |
Dana Endelmanis | University of Tasmania | National Labor Students (NLS) | |
2016 | April Holcombe | University of Sydney | Socialist Alternative |
Clare Francis | University of Western Australia | Socialist Alternative | |
2017 | Cristoforo Di Pasquale | Monash University | Socialist Alternative |
Lauren Saunders | Queensland University of Technology | Socialist Alternative | |
2018 | Jasmine Duff | Monash University | Socialist Alternative |
Kim Stern | Monash University | Socialist Alternative |
Year | Name | University | Faction |
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1990 | Kathleen Riches | Warrnambool IAE | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1991 | Tony White | Warrnambool IAE | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1992 | Jacqui Davidson | Northern Territory University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1994 | Eugene Sebastian | Flinders University of South Australia | National Liaison Committee |
1995 | Shanton Chang | University of Western Australia | National Liaison Committee |
2007 | Kobie Howe | University of Canberra | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2008 | Grant Machell | Monash University | Student Unity |
2009 | Chaiy Donati | University of Queensland | Student Unity |
2010 | James Wangmann | University of South Australia | Student Unity |
2011 | Billy Colless | James Cook University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2012 | Jessica Newman | James Cook University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2013 | Michael Pettersson | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2014 | Jack Boyd | University of Wollongong | Student Unity |
2015 | Rose Gosper | University of Newcastle | National Independent |
2016 | Peter Munford | University of Wollongong | Student Unity |
2017 | Jason Byrne | Flinders University | Student Unity |
2018 | James Callow | Western Sydney University | Student Unity |
Year | Name | University | Faction |
---|---|---|---|
1994 | Jamie Parker | Macquarie University | Non-Aligned Left |
1995 | Kirstin O'Brien | James Cook University | Non-Aligned Left, then Left Alliance |
1996 | Gretchen Highfield | University of Technology, Sydney | Non-Aligned Left |
1997 | Matt Fagan | Southern Cross University | Non-Aligned Left, then Left Alliance |
1998 | Chris Heppel | Macquarie University | Non-Aligned Left |
1999 | Scott Alderson | University of Queensland | Non-Aligned Left |
2000 | Mat Hines | University of Tasmania | Progressive Left Activist Network (PLANet) |
2001 | Peter Zakzrewski | UNSW College of Fine Arts | Australian Democrats |
2002 | Matt Skellern | University of Sydney | National Broad Left |
2003 | Bonnie Rivendell | La Trobe University | National Broad Left |
Eli Greig | Monash University | National Broad Left | |
2004 | Bek Hamed | Australian National University | Independents |
2005 | Anna Rose | University of Sydney | National Broad Left, then Grassroots Left |
2006 | Danya Bryx | Monash University | Australian Student Environment Network |
2007 | Claire McCall | RMIT University | Australian Student Environment Network |
2008 | Cecilia Vagg | University of Technology, Sydney | Australian Student Environment Network |
2009 | Dany Boulos | University of Newcastle | Australian Student Environment Network |
2010 | Hugh Mortensen | Swinburne University | Student Unity |
2011 | Christian Jones (until February) | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
Shaun Taliana (from February) | RMIT University | Student Unity | |
2012 | Neha Madhok | University of Technology, Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2013 | Stephen McCallum | University of South Australia | National Labor Students (NLS)/ Australian Student Environment Network |
2014 | Damian Ridgewell | University of New South Wales | Socialist Alternative |
2015 | Carl Jackson | University of Queensland | Socialist Alternative |
2016 | Izzy Manfield | University of Queensland | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2017 | Leesa Markussen | Curtin University | Student Unity |
A motion to abolish the National Environment Offer position was passed at the 2016 National Conference. This change came into effect at the 2017 National Conference.
Year | Name | University | Faction |
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2007 | Jamila Rizvi (until February) | Australian National University | Student Unity |
Fatma Al Mahrizi (from February) | University of Melbourne | Socialist Alternative | |
2008 | Phoung Au | University of New South Wales | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2009 | Matthew Incerti | University of Melbourne | Unaligned |
2010 | Lauren Fernando | Victoria University | Student Unity |
2011 | Gen Li (until February) | Monash University | Student Unity |
Mildred Linmiao Zhan (from February) | La Trobe University | Student Unity | |
2012 | Patrick Massarani | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
2013 | Kerrie Kahlon | Griffith University | Student Unity |
2014 | Daniel Nikoloski | University of South Australia | Student Unity |
2015 | Michael Bezuidenhout | Flinders University | Student Unity |
2016 | Betty Belay | La Trobe University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2017 | Lorena White | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
2018 | Hersha Kadkol | University of Sydney | Socialist Alternative |
Year | Name | University | Faction |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | Sheena Watt | National Labor Students (NLS) | |
2008 | Sheena Watt | National Labor Students (NLS) | |
2009 | Carla McGrath | University of Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2010 | Warren Roberts | University of New South Wales | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2011 | Frank Gafa | Australian National University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2012 | Benjamin Gertz | James Cook University - Townsville | Student Unity |
2013 | Blake Mooney | University of Melbourne | Student Unity |
2014 | Joshua Preece | University of Queensland | Student Unity |
2015 | Bridget Cama | University of New South Wales | Student Unity |
2016 | Lizzie Green | Macquarie University | Student Unity |
2017 | Joseph Bin Omar | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
2018 | Tyson McEwan | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
Year | Name | University | Faction |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Lily Yuen | La Trobe University | Unaligned |
2011 | Indrajeet Chauhan | La Trobe University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2012 | Ashraf Alfian | University of New South Wales | National Independents |
2013 | Joshua Hao Tang (until February) | University of Melbourne | Student Unity |
Jay Kajing Ng (from February) | Unaligned | ||
2014 | Zhejian Zhang | Deakin University | Student Unity |
2015 | Yang Liu | RMIT | Student Unity |
2016 | Tony Zhang | Monash University | Student Unity |
2017 | David Lee | Deakin University | Student Unity |
2018 | Ziqi Han | Monash University | Student Unity |
Year | Name | University | Faction |
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2013 | Liam McDonald | Monash University - Clayton | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2014 | Joshua Rebolledo | University of Technology Sydney | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2015 | Alison Taylor | Flinders University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2016 | Hayden Shaw | University of Canberra | Student Unity |
2017 | Taylor Ficcara | University of Technology Sydney | Student Unity |
2018 | Kayla Dickeson | University of South Australia | National Labor Students (NLS) |
State Officers
The State Branch Officers of NUS are elected annually at the National Conference, with their terms commencing in January. State and Territories officers are only elected if there are accredited campus from that State/Territory. The State Branch positions other than President and Education Vice President were abolished after the 2015 National Conference, coming into effect at the conclusion of the 2016 term of office.
Victoria
Year | Name | University | Faction |
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1991 | Kathleen Riches | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) | |
1992 | Ben Ross | La Trobe University | Left Alliance |
1993 | Natalie Sykes | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
1994 | Liberty Sanger | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
1995 | Robert Larocca | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
1996 | Mehmet Tillem | RMIT University | Student Unity |
1997 | Gavin Ryan | Monash University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1998 | Laura Smyth | Monash University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) then Australian Labor Students |
1999 | Stephen Donnelly | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
2000 | John Raimondo | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
2001 | Liam Harkins | Monash University | Student Unity |
2002 | Lambros Tapinos | Victoria University | Student Unity |
2003 | Conrad French | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
2004 | Danielle Pastoors | University of Melbourne | Student Unity |
2005 | Jeremy Kelly | Victoria University | Student Unity |
2006 | Rhiannon Platt | Monash University | Australian Labor Students/National Labor Students (NLS) |
Caitlyn O'Dowd | University of Melbourne | Australian Labor Students/National Labor Students (NLS) | |
2007 | Zoe Edwards | Monash University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2008 | Sarah Cole | La Trobe University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2009 | Mark Baker | Monash University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2010 | Jesse Marshall | La Trobe University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2011 | Jon Barlow | Victoria University | Student Unity |
2012 | Holly Burr | La Trobe University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2013 | Isabelle Kingshott | University of Melbourne | Student Unity |
2014 | James Michelmore | RMIT University | Student Unity |
2015 | Cam Petrie | RMIT University | Student Unity |
2016 | Nathan Croft | La Trobe University | Student Unity |
2017 | Alan Padgham | RMIT University | Student Unity |
2018 | Lily Xia | RMIT University | Student Unity |
New South Wales
Year | Name | University | Faction |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Luke Foley | University of New South Wales | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1992 | Aaron Magner | Macquarie University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1993 | Ray Marcelo | Macquarie University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1994 | Alan Kirkland | University of New South Wales | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1995 | Jamie Parker | Macquarie University | Unaligned |
1996 | John Nolan-Neylan | University of Newcastle | Unaligned |
1997 | Andrew Burke | Macquarie University | Unaligned |
1998 | Van Badham | University of Wollongong | Unaligned |
1999 | Amanda Tattersal | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS)/ National Broad Left |
2000 | Dom Rowe | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS)/ National Broad Left |
2001 | Ryan Heath | University of Technology, Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2002 | Daney Faddoul | University of New South Wales | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2003 | Anna York | University of New South Wales | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2004 | Tim Chapman | University of Technology, Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2005 | Sarah-Jane Collins | University of Technology, Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2006 | Max Bryant | University of Sydney | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2007 | Tom Patton | University of Sydney | National Labor Student (NLS) |
2008 | David Barrow | University of Technology, Sydney | National Labor Student (NLS) |
2009 | Kyle MacGregor | University of New South Wales | National Labor Student (NLS) |
2010 | Rosie Ryan | University of Sydney | National Labor Student (NLS) |
2011 | Phoebe Drake | University of Sydney | National Labor Student (NLS) |
2012 | Osman Faruqi | University of New South Wales | National Independents |
2013 | Josh Rebolledo | University of Technology, Sydney | National Labor Student (NLS) |
2014 | Hannah Smith | University of Sydney | National Labor Student (NLS) |
2015 | Chloe Smith | University of Sydney | National Labor Student (NLS) |
2016 | Michael Elliot | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
2017 | Michael Murdocca | University of New South Wales | Student Unity |
2018 | Connor Wherrett | University of Sydney | Student Unity |
South Australia
Year | Name | University | Faction |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Tyrone Lynch | ||
1998 | |||
1999 | Paul Sykes | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2000 | Matt Anderson | University of Adelaide | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2001 | Joel Northcott | University of Adelaide | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2002 | Rory Spreckley | University of Adelaide | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2003 | Taso Filipo | University of South Australia | National Independents |
2004 | Meagan Hackett | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2005 | Finn McCarthy-Adams | University of South Australia | Student Unity |
2006 | Praneet Keni | Flinders University | National Liaison Committee |
2007 | Rhiannon Newman | University of Adelaide | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2008 | Rhiannon Newman | University of Adelaide | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2009 | Robert Fletcher | University of Adelaide | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2010 | Simone McDonnell | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2011 | Stephen McCallum | University of South Australia | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2012 | Mikaela Wangmann | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2013 | Daniel Nikoloski | University of South Australia | Student Unity |
2013 | Nina McEwan | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2014 | Gemma Paech | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2015 | Sam Davis | University of Adelaide | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2016 | Josh Boughey | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2017 | Maddee Knill | University of Adelaide | Student Unity |
2018 | Jordan Mumford | University of South Australia | Student Unity |
Queensland
Year | Name | University | Faction |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | David Howard | Queensland University of Technology | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1991 | Chris Simpson | Queensland University of Technology | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1997 | Robert Elphinstone | Griffith University | Student Unity |
1998 | Cynthia Kennedy | University of Queensland | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1999 | Phoung Dong, (Guss) | Queensland University of Technology | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2000 | Stella Rae | Queensland University of Technology | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2001 | Sarah Abbott | University of Queensland | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2002 | Duncan Pegg | Griffith University | Student Unity |
2003 | Bec Thomson | University of Queensland | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
Callum Downie | Griffith University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) | |
2004 | Nick Thompson | Queensland University of Technology | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2005 | Jon Hames | University of Queensland | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
2006 | Dan Doran | Queensland University Of Technology | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS)/ National Labor Students (NLS) |
2007 | Claire Stimpson | University of Queensland | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2008 | Kat Henderson | Queensland University of Technology | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2009 | Joshua Young | University of Queensland | UQ Liberals |
2010 | Rosa Sottile | University of Queensland | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2011 | Joanna Horton | University of Queensland | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2012 | Scarlett Squire | Queensland University of Technology | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2013 | Sam Catanzariti-Smith | Griffith University | Student Unity |
2014 | Laurence McLean | University of Queensland | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2015 | |||
2016 | Stephanie Kameric | Griffith University | Student Unity |
2017 | |||
2018 | Chelsea Bently | Griffith University | Student Unity |
Western Australia
Year | Name | University | Faction |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | Andrew Waddell | Curtin University of Technology | National Independents |
1991 | Geoff Baker | Curtin University of Technology | National Independents |
1992 | Peter Grant | Curtin University of Technology | Unaligned |
1993 | Luke Garswood | Curtin University of Technology | National Independents |
1994 | Damien Karmelich | Edith Cowan University | Student Unity |
1995 | Tony Walker | Edith Cowan University | Student Unity |
1996 | John Carey | Murdoch University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1997 | Steve Whitehead | Murdoch University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) |
1998 | Nathan Hondros (until February) | Murdoch University | Student Unity |
1998 | Stephen Dawson(from February) | Edith Cowan University | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) then Australian Labor Students |
1999 | Helen Carvosso | Curtin University of Technology | Student Unity |
2000 | Craig Edwards | University of Western Australia | Student Unity |
2001 | Simon Millman | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
2002 | Kate Mills | Curtin University of Technology | Unaligned |
2003 | Zaneta Mascarenas | Curtin University of Technology | Australian Labor Students |
2004 | Zaneta Mascarenas | Curtin University of Technology | Australian Labor Students |
2005 | Susie Byers | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
2006 | Rikki Hendon | Curtin University of Technology | National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS)/ National Labor Students (NLS) |
2007 | Enrico Burgio | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
2008 | Eden Ridgeway | Murdoch University | National Independents |
2009 | Luke Villiers | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
2010 | Basha Stasak | Murdoch University | National Independents |
2011 | Emma Greeney | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
2012 | Rebecca Leighton | Murdoch University | National Independents |
2013 | Anita Creasey | University of Western Australia | National Independents/Solidarity |
2014 | Rebecca Doyle | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
2015 | Jake Wittey | Curtin University | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2016 | Alex Hamilton | University of Western Australia | National Independents |
2017 | Lewis Whittaker | Murdoch University | Student Unity |
2018 | Jason Lawrence | Curtin University | Student Unity |
Australian Capital Territory
Year | Name | University | Faction |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Ryan Hamilton | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2005 | Ryan Hamilton | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2006 | Jamilla Rivzi | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2007 | Lyndon Mayfield | University of Canberra | Student Unity |
2008 | Anya Aidman | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2009 | Geoffrey Wakeford | University of Canberra | Student Unity |
2010 | Kate Maybin | University of Canberra | Student Unity |
2011 | Rogan McMahon-Hogan | University of Canberra | Student Unity |
2012 | Michael Pettersson | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2013 | Greg Stewart | University of Canberra | Student Unity |
2014 | Tom Nock | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2015 | Josh Orchard | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2016 | Jill Molloy | Australian National University | Student Unity |
2017 | Nick Douros | Australian National University | Student Unity |
Tasmania
Year | Name | University | Faction |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Alexandra West | University of Tasmania | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2013 | Claire Chandler | University of Tasmania | Australian Liberal Students Federation |
2014 | Liam Carswell | University of Tasmania | National Labor Students (NLS) |
2015 | Clark Cooley | University of Tasmania | Australian Liberal Students Federation |
2016 | Clark Cooley | University of Tasmania | Australian Liberal Students Federation |
Union affiliation
Typically University Student Union's Representative Council's will vote on NUS accreditation. In 2017 accredited university Unions include;[13]
State | Union | University | Representation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delegates | Total Votes | |||
NSW | Arc @ UNSW SRC | University of New South Wales | 7 | 159 |
NSW | University of Sydney SRC | University of Sydney | 7 | 112 |
NSW | Newcastle University Student Association | Newcastle University | 7 | 99 |
NSW | University of Technology Sydney Student Association | University of Technology Sydney | 7 | 125 |
SA | Flinders University Student Association | Flinders University | 6 | 64 |
SA | University of South Australia Student Association | University of South Australia | 7 | 90 |
SA | Adelaide University Union | Adelaide University | 7 | 85 |
VIC | Deakin University Student Association (DUSA) | Deakin University | 7 | 151 |
VIC | Monash Student Union Caufiled (MONSU) | Monash University (Caufield) | 6 | 53 |
VIC | Monash Student Association (MSA) | Monash University (Clayton) | 7 | 111 |
VIC | RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) | RMIT University | 7 | 179 |
VIC | Swinburne Student Union (SSU) | Swinburne University | 7 | 104 |
VIC | University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) | University of Melbourne | 7 | 182 |
VIC | Victoria University Student Union (VUSU) | Victoria University | 7 | 113 |
VIC | La Trobe Student Union (LTSU) | La Trobe University | 7 | 116 |
WA | Curtin Student Guild | Curtin University | 7 | 129 |
WA | UWA Guild | University of Western Australia | 7 | 78 |
QLD | Griffith University Student Guild | Griffith University | 5 | 52 |
References
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^ http://www.anusa.com.au/anusa-votes-against-motion-to-reaccredit-to-nus-for-2016/
^ "Adelaide University Union Board Meeting Minutes (23rd March 2016)".
^ "Adelaide University Union SRC Meeting 8 Papers".
^ [ANUSA Accredits with NUS, but Won’t Pay – Yet. "ANUSA accredits with NUS, but won't pay yet - ANU Observer"] Check|url=
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^ "National Union Of Students List of NUS Delegates". studentpoliticsau.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ Pen, Justin; Rajvanshi, Astha (22 December 2014). "National Union Of Students In Crisis With Falling Support And Revenues". NewMatilda.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ Loussikian, Kylar (14 January 2015). "NUS needs to refocus on present century to survive". The Australian. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ Loussikian, Kylar (12 December 2014). "National Union of Students in financial turmoil". The Australian. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ Loussikian, Kylar (12 December 2014). "National Union of Students in financial turmoil". The Australian. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ O’Mallon, Finbar. "Live Blog - NUS Conference 2014". Catalyst Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ "National Union of Students Regulations" (PDF). National Union of Students. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ Pitt, Edward. "NUS National Conference 2017". Farrago. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
External links
- NUS Home
- Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA)
- Council of International Students Australia (CISA)