Australian Union of Students

The Australian Union of Students (AUS) was formed in December 1970 as the successor to the National Union of Australian University Students (NUAUS) as a representative body and lobby group for Australian University and College of Advanced Education students. It collapsed in 1984 and was succeeded by the National Union of Students in 1987. The NUAUS had been formed in 1937 as a representative body for Australian university students, and changed its name to reflect the addition of colleges of advanced education to the tertiary education system in Australia.

The archives of the Australian Union Of Students are held at the National Library of Australia [1].

Julia Gillard, the current Prime Minister of Australia, was elected President of the Australian Union of Students in 1983,[2][3] while former Premier of South Australia John Bannon was President of NUAUS in 1968.[4]

References

  1. ^ "MS 2412 Records of the Australian Union of Students", National Library of Australia, Last modified on 13 November 2003. Retrieved on 2010-07-03.
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, Ross. "Say, weren't you left-wing? ", The Australian, Sydney, 3 July 2010. Retrieved on 2010-07-03.
  3. ^ "'A tough trailblazer'", The Straits Times, Sydney, 24 June 2010. Retrieved on 2010-07-03.
  4. ^ Sa Parliament, "John Charles Bannon", http://www2.parliament.sa.gov.au/static/pp/html/bannon.htm Accessed 26 October 2010.
Campus Unions in Australia
Student councils in Australia
Monash
National student unions in Australia
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