The NUS Observer

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WHAT DO TROTS AND GOLDFISH HAVE IN COMMON? - Socialist Alternative appear to have very short memories. The NUS Observer recalls that SAlt voted in favour of abolishing the Environment Officer position back in 2017. Now they want to bring it back? #natcon21

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UNSAFE SPACES: Socialist Alternative have sided with the far right in the workshop on creating and protecting safe spaces at universities, turning the workshop into an intimidating shouting match and expressing their desire to dismantle these spaces on campus. #edcon21

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ZERO TOLERANCE: NUS Education Officer Chris Hall has opened Day 2 of #edcon21 with a reminder to all attendees that ableism and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated at conference. There is no uncertainty around the specific incident being referred to.

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ACTIVISM FOR MOST: Socialist Alternative have been called out in their own workshop for their lack of effort to ensure accessible protests and activism. They’ve said that “Disability is a secondary priority”. #edcon21

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EDCON21: Edcon is back in a hybrid model! So far, it’s been business as usual, with Socialist Alternative doing their best to make the conference inaccessible to those outside of Victoria with their incessant shouting and heckling. #edcon21

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QUICK MATHS: It only took an hour and a half but we finally have the answer! Unity has the numbers. Student Unity will be dictating the result of all motions for the remainder of the session. #nusnatcon19

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NUMBEROLOGY: Unity has attempted to pass a motion acknowledging that they have the numbers. It failed, but we now find ourselves in the middle of a campus count. Allegedly, the other factions embarrassingly failed to pick up proxies. More soon... #nusnatcon19

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DAY 2: After a turbulent first day involving delayed registrations, lost nominations, and allegations of infighting since proven false, the second day of the NUS National Conference is ready to begin. Our team is now on floor ready for the day ahead. #nusnatcon19

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NOT A LOT OF TROTS: None actually. Socialist Alternative seem to have controversially elected not to attend the mental health plenary. It has also been one of the most respectful plenaries for the entire conference. Is there causation? Our research team says "yes". #nusedcon

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SALT DISORIENTED: Behavioural analysis of Socialist Alternative members in the ‘Mobilising Youth in Unions’ plenary suggests that they aren’t quite sure who, what, or where the panel is. #nusedcon

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REAL PROBLEMS REQUIRE REAL SOLUTIONS: While NLS calll for a Green New Seal and Unity asks how to gain electoral support for climate policy, Priya from SAlt loudly disagrees and intends to ask all the ‘good’ lecturers at UQ for help. #nusedcon

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MARY DESTROYS SALT WITH FACTS AND LOGIC: Law Academic calls for bipartisan support for disabilities issues, all while comparing a SAlt member’s voice to white noise and dismissing their tactics as ineffective. #nusedcon

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MATHS WITHOUT MATHS: Another speaker has taken the mic and disregarded the largest group on floor and declared them unrepresentative of students. In other news, are numbers a myth? Find out at 6. #nusedcon

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Lily Campbell’s ‘cool speech’ - Speaker in the first plenary of the conference tells the audience to “stop being shit, basically” and claims that Labor will not be fighting the Liberals. Our talented researchers at the Observer haven’t been able to confirm those claims. #nusedcon

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Thanks for the retweets, the likes, the follows, and making what I've done so fun. The new generation of the observers editorial team will no doubt take this institution to greater heights. But until then...

It's been a pleasure memeing with you,
The Observer editorial team.

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OBSERVER EDITOR IN CHIEF RETIRES 1:
It's been a year since I started this god damn account. 3 conferences reporting (kind of) in the antics of conferences has been fun, but it's time to move the mantle on, we've grown an actual editorial team, rather than 1 fucko.
#nusnatcon18

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CONCLUSION:
thank you
- The NUS Observer editorial team, our sources and writers.

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UNWELCOME GUEST: AN OBSERVER EXCLUSIVE- Part 1
Following a tip off from an anonymous source at 1am last night the observer editors were made aware of the biggest Rort to hit conference in recent years.
#nusnatcon18

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PART 7:
Factions aside, we all must abide by a moral contract to function as a national union conference or otherwise.And I guess what we're saying, is that if SAlt isn't willing to honour this contract, Perhaps they don't deserve to be here to break it.

#nusnatcon18