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Three Things You Won’t Hear About During the ANUSA Election By Dominic Harvey-Taylor With student elections rapidly approaching and tickets spruiking expression-of-interest forms (just as long as you don’t express interest in the roles they’ve already filled), now is as good a time as any to point out three things you are unlikely to hear candidates talking about during the upcoming ANUSA elections. 1. The SSAF Bid and the ANUSA budget ANUSA derives its funding primarily through bidding alongside other groups for a pool of money collected through the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) that most students pay each semester (currently $154 per semester). Due to the compounding factors of COVID-19, caps on student enrolment, an increase in the number of bidders and the downward trend in funding over the last three years, it is almost certain that next year’s SSAF allocation will be significantly reduced and ANUSA will see more budget cuts. Last year’s cuts saw reductions in Clubs Council’s funding despite record growth, with no funding allocated to training or Clubs Ball. Cuts to ANUSA’s budget also resulted in the
