The Greens have welcomed the United Australia Party policy to wipe university student debt. Greens leader Adam Bandt was in Wollongong today to launch the party’s clean green steel policy. He said the UAP university student fee policy was an imitation of the Greens’ agenda, but he said UAP leader Clive Palmer would not like how the Greens’ proposed to pay for the policy. “Greens plan is to wipe student debt and make billionaires like Clive Palmer pay more tax to help fund it,” Mr Bandt said. With the Port Kembla steelworks as his background, Mr Bandt said the Greens’…
Author: Sam Lefoe
Tax the rich, real climate action, more support for mental health care and holding politicians to account were the policies declared Australian Greens candidates in Wollongong today. Gathered outside the Wollongong City Council building, Greens candidates for the May 21 federal election said their policies would not leave anyone behind. Greens candidate from Whitlam Jamie Dixon said it was time Australian resources were shared fairly. “This Federal election is all about equity, it’s about equity of taxation, equity of health care, equity for education, equity for affordable housing,” Mr Dixon said. The Greens have outlined a plan to tax the…
The University of Wollongong was hit by extreme rainfall yesterday, as students and staff found themselves either unable to get to classes or trapped on the campus due to the roads being flooded. While Northfields Ave and Robsons Rd were under water during the peak of the downpour, Director of UOW Facilities Management Kathleen Packer said the campus managed to avoided any significant damage. “In terms of civil infrastructure, like drains and creeks, there was no extensive damage,” Ms Packer said. The university reported only minor leaks occurred in some facilities and they were easily cleaned. Ms Packer said the…
The University of Wollongong has explained its use of an online examination integrity system Proctorio after students launched a petition that branded the process ‘Big Brother’. A spokesperson from the university said in a statement: “Students’ safety, privacy and data during online exams is a fundamental priority” and that UOW has “implemented their own additional security measures regarding the use of the site”. The spokesperson said: “… no personal information is sent or held in the system. No third parties will have access to or be provided with personal information”. “Proctorio will not have access to the operating system or…