Greetings fellow students, my name is [SUPREME LEADER] and I am putting myself forward for the position of [PRESIDENT] of your student union! I am running on an [INDEPENDENT] ticket with fellow [STAUNCH UNIONISTS]. Vote 1 [INTERLINK ANUSA] for a [UNION] union.
I am running for [PRESIDENT] because, having spent the last year as [VICE SECRETARY], I’ve seen the breadth of what a [LEFT-WING ACTIVIST] union can do! In my term I will [ABOLISH CAPITALISM] and [BOMB THE CHANCELLERY]. I will advocate for and represent all students because I am one of you – a person.
I am a truly Independent candidate whose funding comes solely from [THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX] and this means I am the best candidate to advocate for you and your interests, such as the expansion of [AUKUS].
I will personally achieve [FREE TERTIARY EDUCATION] by [DEFUNDING THE BKSS]. I am an [ENERGISED] and [AUTHENTIC] biological human being who truly has your interests at heart. I am sick of seeing our University troubled by [PESTILENCE AND LOCUSTS] and I will draw on my extensive experience in [CORPORATE LOBBYING] to put an end to this injustice. I plan to put an end to [SERVICE PROVISION] and will direct ANUSA’s resources to funding [SCHMIDTPOSTING DEBATES].
I know students are stressed about [COURSE CUTS], I will remove this uncertainty and stress by [CUTTING ALL COURSES]. I will bolster the rights of students on-campus by having the University recognise them as [LANDLORDS] and assigning them a [SECOND, POORER] student, to [PAY THEM A WEEKLY DIVIDEND].
I have lived on campus at [BURGLODGE] throughout my [LAW]/[LAW] degree and in that time I have become familiar with the struggles of the average student. I have met with and heard from a kaleidoscope of perspectives, ranging from [FIRST YEAR LAW STUDENT] to [SECOND YEAR LAW STUDENT] and this extensive consultation has informed my [112 PAGE POLICY MANIFESTO].
We have entered a hallowed time in our University’s political calendar. You can probably feel it in the air; the energy of texts flying from candidates begging for votes to people they met once two years ago charges each election season with the usual levels of hackiness and desperation. Nothing fills me with more nostalgia for elections gone-by than observing the same three people commenting on every Schmidtposting post, engaging in enlightened and nuanced debate which we all care very much about. Which one of your vaguely popular college friends will be approached to run for a General Representative position? Which of your vaguely popular college friends, who also happens to be a person of colour, will be approached to run for Treasurer?
But ultimately no position draws more clout, ire or admiration than ANUSA President. Step aside, Clubs/Education/Environment/Welfare Officers! Return to your agenda-making, General Secretaries! Go back to pining for the banishment of your prefix, Vice-Presidents! The President is the one who enjoys the privilege of sending all student emails, of having their name appear in the ANUSA wikipedia article, and of being mostly unknown according to Observer.
At the time of writing four candidates have signalled they believe their neck is strong enough to bear the heavy weight of the SSAF-bejewelled crown. It is not unheard of for the position to be uncontested, and yet it is a profoundly important one! The ANUSA President is expected to work full-time, prioritising the role even above their studies, and receive a salary of $54,000 indexed for inflation. The ANUSA President also typically nominates to be one of fifteen to sit on the ANU Council, a body which provides strategic oversight of the University, appoints senior leadership and ensures the financially responsible acquisition of more bus stops.
In theory, the ANUSA President is the person among us with the most enthusiasm for attending SRCs and answering emails, both profoundly burdensome tasks that I do not envy and you shouldn’t either. So what makes a President, beyond their obvious penchant for martyrdom? Who are they? Where do they come from? What were they even thinking?!?!
In this brief and amateur demography I will guide us on a tour through Ghosts of Presidents Past and find that the true meaning of the ANUSA Election is not the crown-bearer, but the friends we made along the way.
Scope:
This article examines the successful Presidential Candidates from 2003 to 2023. Where possible, I have collected data on the individuals’ gender, their schooling prior to university, their degree at the time of their election, notable positions the individuals occupied prior to their election, the Hall(s) the candidates lived in, the political affiliation of their ticket and any exhilarating miscellaneous facts. The Presidents covered in this piece are:
Ben Yates (2023), Christian Flynn (2022), Madhumitha Janagaraja (2021), Lachlan Day (2020), Eden Lim (2019), Eleanor Kay (2018), James Connolly (2017), Ben Gill (2015, 2016), Cam Wilson (2014), Aleks Sladojevic (2013), Dallas Proctor (2012), Fleur Hawes (2012), Leah Ginnivan (2011), Tully Fletcher (2010), Sham Sara (2009), Jamila Rizvi (2008), Claudia Newman-Martin (2007), Laura Crespo (2006), Aparna Rao (2005), Max Jeganathan (2004) and Steve Michelson (2003).
Sources covered to obtain this information were the individuals’ linkedin profiles; Woroni archives via the website, issuu and Trove; Observer articles via their website; the ANUSA Wikipedia page; some misc ANU articles; and Candidate posts via Facebook and Youtube.
Gender:
I’ll be honest, consistent with all other spheres of politics, I expected the data to show more of a sausage party than is present. Since 2003, there have been ten female Presidents and twelve males.
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The majority of Presidential scandals sit amongst the men, but we will detail those later. Meanwhile, some of the notable achievements of female presidents sit with Claudia Newman-Martin, who created new electoral disclosure requirements around tickets’ finances and expenditure in 2007, and Leah Ginnivan, who established the Student Housing Co-Op and is credited with being the first true independent candidate in 2011, triggering the streak of Independent success that persists today.
Schooling:
I could only find this information for seven of our Presidents, and they all went to private schools. Credit where credit is due though, we can at least say those presidents (and likely a few more within the undetermined lot) are representative of the broader ANU, also being majority private school students.
Degree:
The data shows that an ANUSA President can boast diversity when they don’t study a law degree. Yes, it’s a low bar, but the data doesn’t lie. Eleven of our candidates studied a flexible double degree comprising Law, and something else, most often Arts.
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The next most popular choice is a straight Bachelor of Arts, boasting two Presidents (Sara and Ginnivan) and the rest are groups of one. Ben Gill, our only two-term President, studied a Science/Engineering double degree – so we technically elected that degree twice.*
Prior Position:
Most Presidents don’t just waltz into ANUSA and immediately assume the position of Top Dog. Most Presidents work that greasy pole, and they work it hard.**
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Data shows ANUSA Presidents are highly likely to have done prior time in ANUSA. The cohort boasts three former Gen Secs and three former VPs, which neither confirms nor dispels the rumour that either of those positions are a pipeline to President. Ben Gill has the notable honour of having been ANUSA President before then becoming ANUSA President again (he was Queer Officer prior). Then we have appearances from a Treasurer and an Education Officer. If you weren’t previously in ANUSA you were probably the Editor-in-Chief of Woroni, which means there is hope for me yet!
Hall:
Is it essential to have been or currently be a member of a Hall to become the ANUSA President – yes, undoubtedly yes. Ideally as well you live at either Burgmann or a UniLodge, as both of these halls boast three Presidents each.***
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Ben Gill (again, the guy who got elected twice) is our only off-campus entrant, being from Griffin Hall.
Ticket Affiliation:
Whether they are independent or not, most ANUSA tickets have always known that calling yourself independent is just cooler. “Independent” just has a sex appeal that “funded by Labor” can’t beat. This made this portion of the data somewhat difficult, because most of the tickets that were funded and populated by Labor preferred to identify as Independent. Still, Labor hasn’t held office in ANUSA since Ginnivan’s victory in 2010, leading us to four Labor Presidents and fourteen Independents.****
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The process of identifying whether someone was Labor in disguise was greatly aided by discerning Woroni reporting. An interesting story emerged in Jamila Rizvi, who is said to have “orchestrated” her predecessor, Claudia Newman-Martin’s, success by sourcing Labor Party money and resources. Rizvi then endorsed Sham Sara, who would become her successor, while she herself was still President. Sara was a former Kevin Rudd intern and Rizvi worked in Rudd’s office immediately following the end of her Presidential term. Sara’s ticket was convened by the ANU Labor Club’s President and Labor Club members assisted in the campaign. Sara and Rizvi both claimed to be Independent, but having presented the facts, I will leave the final verdict up to you.
After Rizvi delivered her an election victory, Newman-Martin moved to change regulations to prevent such arrangements and require greater transparency around ticket funding and expenditure. Rizvi and then Labor Club President, Josh Gordon-Carr, attempted to end the ANUSA Ordinary General Meeting and kill Newman-Martin’s agenda. They staged a Labor Party walkout and the OGM lost quorum, however Newman-Martin managed to restore quorum and passed her regulations.
Misc
2003 President Steve Michelson resigned from Bill Shorten’s office in 2017, after a photo of him in blackface emerged. Michelson also identifies as a ‘proud dad’ on Linkedin, which is wholesome.
2010 President and former Woroni Editor-in-Chief, Tully Fletcher, initiated the separation between Woroni and ANUSA, allowing Woroni editorial independence for the first time in its then sixty year history.
2012 President Fleur Hawes was forcibly removed from office due to academic exclusion after she failed more than 50% of her courses across two semesters. Her replacement, also 2012 President, Dallas Proctor, only held office for a few months before he fucked off on exchange to America.
2014 President and former Woroni Editor-in-Chief, Cam Wilson, survived a motion of no confidence led by members of various Departments over grievances with how ANUSA Departments are funded. Wilson nowadays is a very good reporter for Crikey.
2023 President Ben Yates notoriously dropped an 80 page manifesto– uhhh policy document and will personally liberate us from the tyranny of ANU Parking.
Who will the next President be?
Campaign Launch
Post-Script:
Here’s a list of all the ticket names discussed above to prove they’ve always been shit: Momentum Nexus, Excite Nexus, Innovate, Engage, Golden Ticket, Back to the Future, Common Thread, Bounce!, Connect, Let’s ANUSA, Amplify ANUSA, Lift ANUSA, Refresh ANUSA, Turn Over a New Leaf, Brighter Together, Grassroots ANUSA and Power in Community.
*Information for Max Jeganathan could not be found.
**Information for Aleks Sladojevic, Fleur Hawes, Leah Ginnivan, Sham Sara, Jamila Rizvi, Claudia Newman-Martin, Aparna Rao, Max Jeganathan and Steve Michelson’s prior positions could not be found.
***Information for Madhumitha Janagaraja, Cam Wilson, Aleks Sladojevic, Leah Ginnivan, Tully Fletcher, Sham Sara, Jamila Rizvi, Claudia Newman-Martin, Laura Crespo, Aparna Rao and Max Jeganathan could not be found.
****Information for Laura Crespo, Aparna Rao, Max Jeganathan and Steve Michelson could not be found
I never thought of myself as a vulnerable person, who would put up with abuse at the hands of a man. I grew up on a farm where Dad expected the same toughness from meas he did my brother. Dad’s greatest role models were the strong independent women he had grown up with, and he expected the same from me.
When I was in my first year of university, I met a guy who was 6 years my senior, handsome and keen on pursuing a relationship with me. I was intrigued by his cultural background. I was flattered that he was interested in me.
My Dad never liked him and wouldn’t engage in any conversation with me about him. I didn’t understand why he couldn’t just be happy for me. I spoke incessantly about him, and Mum indulged me in this hysteria. She was excited for me. My relationship with my Dad started to fray.
After a year together, my boyfriend’s lease came to an end, and we decided to move into a share apartment at UniLodge. He was desperate for a place to live, and things had been going well. I am a spontaneous person and had thought, why not?
Not long after we moved in together did his true personality start to unravel before me. I got to know that he smoked a lot of weed, spent a lot of time on his phone, and was exceptionally vain, spending hours obsessing over his appearance.
I started to witness him getting into punchups with random people on nights out. He got into these drunken rages. It was vile. The first violent night I witnessed was a horrible punch up with a guy outside the Melbourne building. I ran in to intervene and pulled him off the guy. He pushed me out of his way. I was thrown almost off my feet. I tried to drag him away as bouncers yelled at him to disappear. I walked past two bypassers and overheard one say to the other, “I bet he hits her too”. I was shocked. Did they really think that? As I walked home he started to shove me in the back. He shoved me again and again, laughing. I yelled at him to stop. I looked over my shoulder and noticed that the police were following us home. Perhaps they were watching to see if he would assault me. They eventually turned around.
The weed smoking was confronting. He couldn’t operate without it. If I tried to raise it with him, he would shout at me that “I was causing his depression.” He yelled at me if I dared to talk or argue with him while he was high.
The violence on nights out became a weekly occurrence. We went home and I was consumed by shame, humiliation, anger, and disappointment. He yelled at me that I was his woman and I should not have undermined him by apologising to the guy he assaulted. I threatened to move out. I started packing stuff in my car and drove off. But I felt like I had nowhere to go to. I hadn’t confided in anyone what was happening. I was too ashamed. I stayed in the car for hours until he convinced me to drive back.
Another night, we fought because I discovered he was flirting with another girl over text. I ran upstairs and started sobbing uncontrollably on the floor of our apartment. I felt trapped. He came in and started shouting at me to stop crying. “Shut up!!!” He grabbed a 15 kg dumbbell and raised it above me, threatening to drop it on my head. I was sure that my neighbours would hear what was going on, and the police would be knocking on my door. But nobody came.
The next day he apologised and rang the girl he had texted in front of me. He told her he had a girlfriend, that he was really drunk and to please not contact him again.
I discovered medication in another language and a psychiatric report from a doctor in his home country. I couldn’t read it. I didn’t know whether it was reasonable to understand that his violent behaviour was a result of whatever he was being medicated for. I forgave him.
But things didn’t get better, they got progressively worse – I discovered abusive messages to women I’d never heard of. When I confronted him he completely denied it. He deleted the messages so I couldn’t see them again. I messaged one of those girls to ask what was going on: “Why did he say what he did? I don’t understand. I’m revolted, what is going on?” She responded saying I should speak with him about it.
I suffered for several more months. I isolated myself from my friends. He began tormenting me by hinting that there were other women in his life, but then trying to convince me I was going crazy.
I felt that I was dating a complete monster, but I didn’t want people to know that I was dating such a horrible person. I was consumed by shame. How could I possibly tell my friends, let alone my parents what I had been putting up with? How could I break the lease? I couldn’t afford to pay by myself.
Not long after this incident he came home drunk and high, and attempted to cook food in the apartment. It was 3:00 am. Oil was going everywhere, and I was scared he was going to start a fire. I tried to stop him from cooking and he shouted at me. He grabbed a knife and started stabbing at a pan. I pleaded with him to stop and tried to take it off him. He lurched at me with the knife, threatening me with it, sneering. He smashed a glass at my feet. With shaking hands, I messaged a guy who knew him at Kinloch. I asked him to come over and get rid of him. He came over and removed my boyfriend from the apartment. He was sweet to me – saying that what he did was not okay and trying to comfort me as I cried. I was so grateful for him for helping me out, that is, until he sent me a message hitting on me the next day.
Another guy from campus who had witnessed a few incidents came up to me and said he realised I must be really struggling to cope with my boyfriend’s behaviour and if I wanted to chat he would be happy to. I took him up on the offer, only to have him hit on me.
Not long after this incident my boyfriend went overseas for his brother’s wedding. I felt a wave of relief. I didn’t know what to do, how to get out. We had a lease together and I felt like I wasn’t in a financial situation to continue it myself. I guess 20-year-old me didn’t think that there was help out there. I thought there is no way that UniLodge would let me break my lease, which I realise now was wrong.
When he was overseas I received a message from a random woman, telling me that she had been dating my boyfriend for a few months only to find out that I existed. We spoke on the phone, and she told me everything.
I asked her if he had been sleeping with her without a condom. She said yes. She asked me. I said yes. We both sat on the phone in silence. That was the moment that I felt like the most abuse had been committed against me. I went on birth control pills on the condition that it was just him and me. He had exposed me to an STI risk that I did not consent to. He had thoroughly violated my body.
I ended the relationship on Skype. I rang my Dad. He couldn’t understand a word I was saying but got the gist. He dropped everything and came straight from the farm to pick me up.
I had exams and sobbed to the Dean of the Law School. He let me destroy every tissue in his tissue box. I am still so grateful for the compassion and empathy he showed me that day. He deferred my exams and listened to me for as long as I needed.
We had run-ins in the months following: I ran into my ex-boyfriend in the carpark, only to have him follow me back and knock on my door. He spotted me at Mooseheads, only to punch the guy I was dancing with in the face. He sent me endless abusive messages.
He lurked around ANU and tried to toy with some of my friends. He threatened to run one over.
Every time I would walk around a corner at UniLodge my heart would drop – would he be around the corner?
I started to open up to my friends about what I had endured. I never told my parents. They think that him cheating on me was the extent of it. I also saw an ANU counsellor for one session who tried to encourage me to look into getting an apprehended violence order. I thought about it thoroughly but decided that the risk was too high. I didn’t want to provoke him.
He had tried to contact me several times by different means over the last few years – using a random person to add me on Snapchat and then sending me an intimidating snap of himself and his friend. Using a different Instagram account to send me a message. Sending me a message on LinkedIn. Sending me several emails with creepy memes.
I desperately wanted to rebuild my life, and I did. I buried everything: my feelings, my fear. I blocked him on every social network and managed to avoid seeing him again. I assumed he must have left Canberra.
He managed to get a message through recently on LinkedIn. I saw he worked in an organisation linked to government in Canberra. I thought, “shit.” He would have access to my address working for that organisation.
A few days later I went outside my house and I saw a car parked on the street down from my house. There were two men inside. I was sure one of them was him. I started shaking. I jumped in my car and tore off. I kept thinking, “surely not. Surely not.”
A few weeks later I was in a bar that I frequent, where I have always felt safe for the last three years. No way he would go to a place like this. I was with my new boyfriend. We were kissing when I saw someone out of the corner of my eye. It was him. A few people between us, he was staring at me. Glaring. He walked into my circle of friends, to stare me in the face. He turned around and proceeded to stare at me from farther away. I felt faint. I wanted to get out of there. I was terrified he was going to king hit my boyfriend. I rushed us outside and quickly jumped in a taxi.
This latest experience has really shaken me. I do not feel safe. I have expressed this to several of my friends, some of whom understand completely, others who do not. I had one male friend say to me “Maddy, you can’t live your life in fear.” Another said, “Oh but he didn’t actually punch anyone so I’m sure you’re fine, you’re safe.” These comments are deeply concerning. I know the man better than anyone else. If I say he is capable of harming me or the people I love, who are you to say otherwise?
Since this incident, I have started to come to terms with the fact that I have not fully recovered from the trauma I experienced from the relationship. These traumatic memories are the most vivid. They are etched in my brain. I have decided to take steps to properly heal.
I hope that in reading this, university students such as yourselves will be more attuned to how abusive relationships can occur. Even though we’re educated, fun-loving, university students, it doesn’t mean that abuse could not be happening in the dorm next door.
A vulnerable woman is not meat, or fair game.
If you have a friend who is isolating themselves in a relationship, it is vital to persist in keeping the connection alive and ensure that a safety rope for them is still there.
To those who are experiencing abuse – help is out there. It will surprise you how seriously most people take abuse and are willing to go out of their way to help you.
Domestic Violence Crisis Service ((02) 6280 0900)
The DVCS provide 24/7 crisis intervention services to anyone who is experiencing, or has experienced, domestic and family violence. The crisis services include telephone support, attendance with police at domestic and family violence incidents, access to safe emergency accommodation, safety planning and referrals to support services. Concerned family, friends, colleagues, neighbours and medical and allied health professionals are also very welcome to call the 24/7 telephone crisis line for information and guidance on how to support someone. It is a free, confidential service that does not require a medicare card.
ANU Counselling
(02) 6125 2442
This is the phone number to book an appointment with ANU Counselling. You can book a standard appointment (50 mins) anytime. To book an on the day appointment for urgent help (25 mins) call at 9am or go into the Counselling Centre just before 9am, as these appointments are first in first served. You can receive 6 free sessions per semester. You do not need a medicare card to access this service, but you must be an ANU student. They will not tell the police or the university that they have spoken with you.
1800 RESPECT
1800 737 732
This is over the phone counselling and it is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They can also refer you to local services. It is free of charge. 1800 RESPECT has a triage system, so the first person you speak to is not a counsellor. We recommend that you request to be put through to a counsellor straight away.
ANU Women’s Department
Contact the Women’s Officer, Laura Perkov:
sa.womens@anu.edu.au
The Women’s Department is part of ANUSA, and it advocates for and supports all ANU Women and non-binary students. As Women’s Officer, Laura can provide pastoral care, referrals to local support services, and give information about options for reporting within ANU and the support ANU can offer.
ANU Queer* Department
Contact the Queer* Officer, Matthew Mottola:
sa.queer@anu.edu.au
The Queer* Department is part of ANUSA, and it advocates for and supports all Queer* identifying students. Matthew can provide pastoral care, referrals to local support services, and give information about options for reporting within ANU and the support ANU can offer.
Comments Off on Peer-to-Peer Support at ANU Residential Halls
I’m worried – and I need to know if the student body is too.
In 2017 I ran in the ANUSA elections with a clear commitment to safe, sustainable and fair peer support models in ANU residential halls. In my experience they haven’t been any of these things – but I need to know if that was an anomaly or if it’s the norm.
I was elected with a strong majority, so I know I have a mandate to look into this issue – but for the university to be convinced of any real change I need you to share your experiences.
While I was a senior resident at B&G, I’m almost certain that I received more sexual assault disclosures than my male counterparts – and overall I would have contributed more hours and more emotional labour to the job. I was a woman doing more work than the men in my role – and receiving the same pay.
I would avoid being in my room alone because all I could think of was the harrowing stories I’d been told by my residents, friends, and peers while they sat on my bed.
The people running your training call this burn out. It’s not burn out. It’s vicarious trauma, and the university needs to do more to support students in this situation.
Because I was being paid via a scholarship and therefore wasn’t an employee, I couldn’t access an Employee Assistance Program. This is where your workplace covers counselling costs for you. If I needed time off, I had to apply for leave. If I was going to be away from the hall for longer than 48 hours I had to apply for this leave. There are so many structural issues like this one that make peer support at ANU residential halls unsafe, unfair and unsustainable. I’ve spent the last six months talking to people about these issues, but I haven’t spoken to everyone.
There are some questions that I still can’t answer on my own.
Should SRs and RAs be paid as employees if they are doing overnight shifts and some are taking on more hours than others?
Should CC’s be responsible for overseeing and training other students, while they are students themselves?
What kind of structural support do we offer these students, and who can access EAP (employee assistance program) to get free counselling outside of ANU?
Why isn’t anyone talking about vicarious trauma?
What are the benefits and non-negotiable aspects of peer support that we must maintain?
Should SRs get penalty rates for being on call over a long weekend?
My experiences were not all bad. I had incredible residents and a supportive SR team to work with and I am so grateful for having the opportunity to befriend these lovely people. But this issue is a systemic one that is disadvantaging women, and people from linguistically and/or culturally diverse backgrounds – people I believe are often receiving more work than others, but not being remunerated for it.
I need to know if this issue is widespread or localised to some residential halls – and I need to know what the student body wants me to advocate for. Should we have trained mental health nurses on call overnight? Do we need paramedics? I know I would have appreciated both of these when I was 19 years old, dealing with mental health crises and doing CPR on my peers.
Your experiences will help to inform a report that will make recommendations for peer pastoral care models in ANU residential halls in 2019. If you’ve been an SR, CC, RA, Women’s Officer, Men’s Officer, Gender and Sexuality Advocate, Mental Health Advocate – or any other peer support role – please fill out my survey, or get in touch with me to talk about your experiences. I want to hear from you.
Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/zDl5OQryEFrFDIYB3
Email Tess Masters, ANUSA Vice President: sa.vicepres@anu.edu.au
Woroni is committed to standing with survivors of sexual harassment and assault. If you or someone you know have been affected by this piece, please reach out to the support services listed.
Canberra Rape Crisis Centre (6247 2525)
CRCC are on campus and available to support you if you have experienced sexual violence, harassment, or anything that has made you feel uncomfortable. You don’t need a medicare card to see them, all appointments are free, and nobody will be told you have spoken to them. You can call CRCC on 6247 2525 between 7am and 11pm.
ANU Counselling
The ANU Counselling Centre promotes, supports and enhances mental health and wellbeing within the University student community. It is a free, confidential and non-diagnostic service available to all currently enrolled ANU students. No referral or Mental Health Treatment Plan from a General Practitioner is required to attend appointments.
http://www.anu.edu.au/…/…/counselling/anu-counselling-centre
1800RESPECT
Provides support for people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, sexual assault, domestic or family violence, their friends and family, and workers and professionals supporting someone experiencing, or at risk of experiencing sexual assault, domestic or family violence. Call 1800 737 732.
https://www.1800respect.org.au/about-1800respect/
Lifeline (13 11 14)
A national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. Call 13 11 13.
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
ANU Women’s Department
Contact the Women’s Officer, Laura Perkov:
For non-urgent inquiries: sa.womens@anu.edu.au
The Women’s Department is part of ANUSA, and it advocates for and supports all ANU Women and non-binary students. As Women’s Officer, Laura can provide pastoral care, referrals to local support services, and give information about options for reporting within ANU and the support ANU can offer.
ANU Queer* Department
Contact the Queer* Officer, Matthew Mottola:
sa.queer@anu.edu.au
The Queer* Department is part of ANUSA, and it advocates for and supports all Queer* identifying students. Matthew can provide pastoral care, referrals to local support services, and give information about options for reporting within ANU and the support ANU can offer.