On Wednesday 19th October a Special General Meeting (SGM) of the ANU Students’ Association (ANUSA) was held to debate four motions put forward by the Organisation of Critical Students.
The first motion proposed that ANUSA donate $1000 to the Refugee Action Committee to provide transport for ANU students so they could protest at the National Conference of the Labor Party.
After a lively and often boisterous debate, the motion failed to win a majority of votes.
The next motion called for ANUSA to denounce offshore processing and mandatory detention of asylum seekers, while the third motion asked ANUSA to reaffirm its support for full marriage equality.
Both of these motions passed. Finally, it was moved that ANUSA publicise rallies for marriage equality and refugee rallies at the ALP National Conference in December. ANUSA will publish details of the rally on its website and via media release.
