President

FUSA STUDENT president

John Kelly

Hi, I’m John and I’m proud to be running for President with Grassroots. FUSA has a big problem when it comes to fighting university management. FUSA should fight for student rights; as your representative, I will go to great lengths to achieve change.

The role of FUSA is to advocate for and support students but to do this it needs to be its own entity not just another facet of Flinders uni. It has been the policy of previous FUSA Administrations to incorporate FUSA as to grant the association the independence it needs to truly stand up to Flinders uni but when it came to putting that policy into action the student council did not incorporate FUSA. This had been a policy election after election and FUSA is still not incorporated.

This is why I am running to be your 2023 FUSA president because students at Flinders need a strong and independent student association that will fight side by side with them. That will stand up for and support students against a uni that does not have their best interests in mind.

Vote [1] Grassroots for Green representation on the FUSA student council.

FUSA STUDENT president

Maddy Tapley

Hi, I’m Maddy Tapley and I’m running for Student President with Left Action.

Our student associations should be organising students to defend our rights. The world is in crisis, the planet is burning, inflation is spiralling and the rich keep getting richer. I’m proud to have organised the abortion rights protests this year. I want to fight injustice everywhere because we need radicals in FUSA, not careerist hacks from the major parties.

Left Action is a team of socialist activists. We stand against racism, sexism and LGBTI+ oppression, imperialism, war, the exploitation of workers and environmental destruction. We are actively involved in organising campaigns like the abortion rights demonstrations in solidarity with the struggle to defend Roe v Wade, Black Lives Matter protests, and Uni Students for Climate Justice.

We are fighting to:

- Take real action on climate change! The university must cut all ties with climate and war criminals. No defence and fossil fuel bosses on our uni council, and no research partnerships with them either! - Stand in solidarity with Palestine, and all other victims of imperialism. Our uni must cut all ties with the Israeli apartheid state, and open its doors to house refugees here. - Demand a living wage and fight the rich and powerful! We stand in solidarity with striking workers defending their slipping living standards amid an inflation crisis while billionaires rake in record profits. - Defend our education! No more expensive youtube uni and no staff cuts! We want to fight the degree factory, slashing the vice-chancellor’s $1.2 million salary (!) and using every dollar to save staff jobs and student services. - Bring traditions of solidarity and radicalism back to FUSA. Student associations should be collective left-wing bodies that organise students to fight injustice and oppression, on and off campus

FUSA STUDENT president

Billy Greet

Hello Flinders, I’m Billy! I’m currently completing my Bachelor’s degree in Forensics and Analytical Science (Forensic Biology). I was elected last year as Environment Officer, and this year I am running to be your 2023 Student President.

As Environment Officer I have been an active voice for students on the Sustainability Advisory Committee, and advocated for students on the committee for Student Appeals, and the Board of Inquiry. I’ve also managed campaigns such as a sustainable water campaign and organised campus clean ups.

I’ve led a campaign to end deadnaming at Flinders to ensure it is no longer a part of the Flinders experience, and championed building communities through the design process of the new McHugh’s space by securing an area for all students and clubs to enjoy running events.

We need a Student President who will continue to advocate and fight for students. I will do this by ensuring that students don’t go without - from FUSA continuing to expand the Grab n Go program, to combatting the financial burden of regional and remote placements, and meaningfully tackling the barriers that students face when accessing housing.

I will fight to ensure Postgraduate students are better supported by the University and ensure adequate Sexual Assault Bystander training and Mental Health First Aid training for supervisors. I am passionate about ensuring that all students have access to spaces on campus which are safe and welcoming and am passionate about better resourcing our student spaces.

Myself, and the rest of the Activate team have got your back! We have the skills and experience necessary to fight for you and ensure that every Flinders student has access to a safe and accessible education.

Vote [1] Billy Greet for FUSA Student President!

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