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GSA strongly opposes the proposed Federal Government placing caps on the number of international students allowed to study in Australia and at the University of Melbourne.   International students are a crucial part of the graduate student community. The caps being implemented by the government will have a significant impact on

GSA acknowledges and pays respect to the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong peoples as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work. We acknowledge and pay respect to all Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their ongoing connections and care of lands, waters, sky and communities for

GSA supports graduate students’ right to free speech and peaceful protest at the University of Melbourne. This aligns with our Principal Purpose as outlined in our Constitution, which includes supporting equity and the engagement of the diverse graduate student body in the life of the University, and promoting the role

Dear Graduate Students, Last week, the GSA sent a letter to the Minister of Education, Jason Claire, concerning the recent changes to the 485 Temporary Graduate visa. Despite some revisions being made (https://gsa.unimelb.edu.au/485-temporary-graduate-visa-update/), GSA acknowledges that a significant number of graduate students are still affected. In the letter, we emphasized

Dear graduate students,   On the 19th of February, GSA, working alongside our Group of Eight Representative colleagues, we sent a joint letter to the Federal Ministers of Home Affairs and Immigration, calling for the reversal of the decision to lower the age eligibility for 485 Temporary Graduate Visas from

GSA would like to congratulate all the newly elected representatives for the 2024-2025 term and thank all the outgoing representatives for all their hard work over the year. We are aware of some concerns/queries around the current GSA elections. We would like to clarify that the Association’s elections are operated

GSA calls on the University of Melbourne to issue letters of completion by 28th June to support international graduate students. In April the Australian Department of Home Affairs made changes to the Temporary Graduate Work Visa (subclass 485), which included a reduction on the allowed duration of extensions. The changes

GSA calls for review into University of Melbourne research ethics and integrity codes. Lockheed Martin is a defence manufacturer, which specialises in technologies, such as aeronautics, missiles and fire control, rotary and mission systems and space technologies (1). Lockheed Martin has partnerships with 50+ countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, India,