The National Union of Students A national voice for the issues that matter.

The NUS uses the affiliation fee paid by Universities to enable student elected National Office Bearers to campaign for issues that affect Universities nationwide. These campaigns range from sexual assault on campus, to attacks on university fees and HECS repayment thresholds by the current Liberal Government.

As well as lobbying and protesting, the NUS holds an annual National Conference where passionate student activists (this could be you!) advocate for policies on topics including Queer, Disabilities, Student Welfare, Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander, and Women/Non-Binary Folk to name a handful.

The NUS has tirelessly campaigned for the rights of students, and successfully played a major role in shutting down the Liberal Government’s plans to create $100, 000 University degrees back in 2015. In 2017 and 2018 NUS following the release of the Australian Human Rights Commission ‘Change the Course’ report into sexual violence and harassment at Australian universities, led mass student protests in Australia’s major cities calling for an end to sexual assault on campus and demanding comprehensive University policies that assist survivors and punish perpetrators.