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Union win for casual staff on National Day of Mourning

The National Tertiary Education Union has secured a significant victory for all Victorian casual staff who were set to miss out on pay on the public holiday to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s death. NTEU Victorian Division Assistant Secretary Sarah Roberts explained that NTEU branches around the state called for all universities to ensure casuals would…

The Capitol and RMIT present In Fabric Online Event

The Capitol and RMIT University present an exclusive online event for fashion victims, film fetishists and anyone with a haunting affection for department stores. The triple bill includes an online screening of Peter Strickland’s seductive, consumerist satire, In Fabric (2018), followed by a live conversation between the director and film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on Saturday…

One in Ten Australians have slept rough

A staggering one in 10 Australians have been forced to sleep rough at some stage in their lives, with new research by RMIT University revealing the true plight of the homeless. The study found about 1.4 million Australians have slept rough while homeless, with 13 per cent of currently housed Australians experiencing homelessness during their…