LATEST NEWS:

Returning Officer Drops Shock Election Ruling Against Community for UMSU

The 2026 UMSU elections have descended into chaos following a first ruling by the Returning Officer against the incumbent political ticket, Community for UMSU and its presidential candidate Daniel Mot

Most Young Australians who Smoke are Buying Illegally, Studies Find

More than half of Australians aged 18–24 who smoke are purchasing illegal tobacco products, making young adults the most active black-market age group at the same time as their smoking rates fall to r

Public Hospital Doctors Strike for the First Time in Two Decades

Doctors at several major hospitals across Melbourne went on strike on Friday last week, marking the first public health system strike in 20 years.

AI-Generated "Slop" is Going Mainstream—and Platforms Aren't Stopping It

A cartoon fruit series generated entirely by artificial intelligence has become one of TikTok's most-watched properties of 2026, prompting researchers and critics to warn that platforms are systematic

Universities to be Required to Prove Action Against Antisemitism

Content Warning: discussions of racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia; references to violence

Article

Students' Council Round Up: 4(22)

I walk a lonely road...

News

You've just yee'd your last haw.

Welcome to the Farrago UMSU Students' Council Round Up, where we tell you what's happening at your Student Union.

Last Council happened on Friday 11 March at 2pm.

 

Attack on Activities: We spent… so long on OB Reports. Why? Council wanted to come for the Activities Office for allegedly breaching the Financial Regulations. The context? Activities had passed money for Bands, Bevs, and BBQs (BBB) after the event had occurred. The Financial Regulations state that money must be approved before an event. Moreover, Activities has failed to hold regular committee meetings due to being inquorate. Activities Office Bearer (OB) Bella Henry, who only recently became OB, says they are working to fix this issue. Sami Zehir, who was voted in as Activities OB last election, said a lot without saying anything.

No Ikea Bear: The Enviro Department did NOT bring the Djungelskog to Council. Sign their Divestment Petition I guess.

“Josh Davis chair?”: General Secretary Amy Bright chaired most of the meeting however, had to leave at 4pm leaving the chair vacant. Farrago’s favourite white boy Josh Davis came to the rescue and volunteered as tribute. All but one (1) councillor voted in favour of Davis. Buckle up, because UMSU is fully in the Josh Davis era.

Who is Patrick Bunney?: Genuinely don’t know this guy. Please let Farrago know who this person is. Just out of curiosity. Spoke well, I think.

Surprise! No membership changes!: First council of 2022 with no membership changes? It’s more likely than you think. Not sure if the Welfare Office resignations were already mentioned in a previous Council (this is me nicely saying that the Welfare Office resignations were not mentioned previously).

Best Camera Angle of Council 4(22): Zodie Bolic. Zodie was doing Council as one should do Council: in bed.

Best Speaker of Council 4(22): Farrago has decided to make this a democratic process. We received three votes for Josh Davis. One vote had initially voted for Sami Zehir for their Metro Trains ASMR (Farrago had initially thought the background noise was a pub) but rescinded when Davis moved a procedural motion for a vote. Lauren Scott (Women’s) told Farrago that if Davis did not win Best Speaker of Council 4(22) that they would “riot”. Apologies to contender Phoebe Churches.

Best Singer of Council 4(22): Ciara Griffiths for their Shannon Noll rendition.

Apology to the Education Office: I consistently referred to Benjamin Jarick as Education (Academic). This is not true. Ben is Education (Public). I am sorry. The Education Office is confusing.

 

Next Council is happening Week 4, Tuesday 22 March at 12pm. Will Josh Davis be chair again? You’re just going to have to wait and see.

If you want to read more about what happens at Council, you can find meeting minutes on the UMSU website, depending on whether or not the General Secretary does their job. You can also read about Council in live time on the Farrago livetweet on our Twitter.

See you cowboys soon for the next Farrago Round Up. Giddy up!

Farrago's magazine cover - Edition Four 2026

EDITION FOUR 2026 AVAILABLE NOW!

Read online