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  Image 1: NTEU protesters at the Monash University Chancellery speaking against the proposed changes. Photographer Mandy Li. Teachers at the Monash Arts Faculty are under pressure over the proposed new cuts by the University. While not yet confirmed, Monash has proposed changes to expand class sizes to over 70 students, reduce consultation hours and cut staffing levels, which could result in greater job insecurity for staff. The Australian government introduced new labour laws in August 2024, with the aim of reducing the casualised workforce of universities. Called the ‘closing loopholes’ law, the original intent was to provide a more

Woodside is terrifying.    When I say Woodside, I’m not talking about the Engineering building– the Woodside Building for Technology and Design, on our own Clayton Campus, is an energy-efficient architectural masterpiece with a slew of design awards. Built in 2019-2020, and opened at an online launch in between lockdowns, it’s the only building on campus that doesn’t use gas for power. That isn’t the ‘Woodside’ I dread.   I’m talking about the name plastered on its side, Woodside, standing for the mining company known as Woodside Energy, formerly Woodside Petroleum (before they merged with BHP). The oil and gas-extracting

This article and artwork were both first published in Lot's Wife Edition 2, 2021. It started and ended with a Bachelor of Arts, but what happened in between wasn’t an ordinary route. My story Year One During Year 12, I was set on enrolling into the Bachelor of Arts because there was a wide breadth of subjects available. At the time, I didn’t have a career path set in stone, which caused me many dilemmas later on.  From the get-go, I changed my minor from human rights to behavioural science within the first few weeks of the semester. I thought