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AUPGSA News

In this bulletin:

• Transparency Regulations
• Postgraduate Lunch
• Annual General Meeting
• Election
• Government Stimulus Package
• News archive

Transparency Regulations

A set of transparency regulations has been recently approved by the council which will be publicized soon.

Free Postgraduate Lunch

The AUPGSA will sponsor a free lunch on May 20 for postgraduate students of the University of Adelaide:

When: Wednesday May 20 from 12:45pm (food available from 1pm).
Where: University of Adelaide Club ('Staff Club'), Hughes Plaza.
RSVP: By email to pgsa@adelaide.edu.au.
Food: Delicious hot dishes and Asian food; all food is Halal.
Drinks: Water supplied; wine, beer and soft drinks available for purchase.

AGM

The AUPGSA will hold its 2009 Annual General Meeting at 1pm on Friday May 29 in the Union Cinema (Union House, Level 5).  All postgraduates of the University of Adelaide are invited to attend.  Free pizza and refreshments will be supplied.

Election

The 2009 AUPGSA Council Election was originally scheduled for May 29.  However, the Returning Officer has announced that no election will be required in 2009, since each Executive position attracted only one nomination.

I, Gerald Varley, designated Returning Officer, declare that at the close of nominations for the Committee of PGSA, at 5 pm today, the following nominations had been received:

PRESIDENT: Morteza Mohammadzaheri.
VICE-PRESIDENT: Yun Guan.
SECRETARY: Samaneh Hassanli.
TREASURER: Alireza Moazen-Ahmadi.

There being no other nominations for the above positions, I declare the above named persons duly elected.

---  Given at Adelaide, South Australia, this fifth day of May, 2009, at 6 pm  ---

Government Stimulus Package

If you are a PhD or Masters Research student, you may be eligible for the $950 Training and Learning Bonus.  Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced on April 24 that you will probably be eligible if:

• You are a full-time postgraduate research student;
• You currently hold a research scholarship (eg APA);
• You are a citizen or permanent resident of Australia;
• You are currently in Australia; and
• You apply for the Bonus through Centrelink.

The Government's decision follows lobbying by the Council of Australian Postgraduate Assocations (CAPA), with which the AUPGSA is affiliated.

CAPA has recently completed a survey on public transport for postgraduate and international students (concessions vary widely between States).  You are invited to sign a petition on public transport for tertiary students.