Shitty QUT O-Week offer to libertarian group Generation Liberty in bias row

O-Week offer to libertarian group Generation Liberty in bias row

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A youth recruitment arm of libertarian think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has been offered a stall at the Queensland University of Technology’s O-Week event following a row and accusations of “left-wing bias” with the student guild.

But Generation Liberty, the IPA’s social group for those younger than 25, intends to reject the offer from the university because it does not want “favourable treatment” and instead wants a stall at the alternative QUT student union-run Market Week event a week later.

Generation Liberty applied to have a stall at Market Week but was rejected, initially, in the words of a guild representative, because it “(did) not align with (the QUT Guild’s) values”.

The guild later said the reason was that only guild-affiliated student clubs and “selected external partners” could apply and it was not accepting stalls from any political groups. Generation Liberty claimed the rejection was a sign of left-wing bias on the university campus and Liberal senator Amanda Stoker also rebuked the university.

In response to the controversy, a QUT representative later contacted Generation Liberty, offering it a place for a stall at the official O-Week event.

But Generation Liberty campus co-ordinator for QUT Chris Dekker said the group intended to reject the offer but still wanted to be accepted at Market Week.

“We’re not an affiliated student club, which is what O-Week is for, and we don’t want special treatment,” Mr Dekker said. “We just wanted to be an external organisation at Market Week.”

QUT Guild president Olivia Brumm said no political groups would have a stall at Market Week, regardless of whether they were affiliated.

Mr Dekker said the guild’s claim that no political groups would be allowed at Market Day was a “convenient excuse”.

He said his organisation was not affiliated with any political party but inherently discussed political issues in its activities.

“We were happy to be an external organisation at Market Day and that’s what we had applied as,” he said.

“The guild’s email said you had to be an external organisation that provided goods and services, which is what we are.”

Ms Brumm said the phrasing about the guild’s values used by a guild representative in the original rejection email to Generation Liberty “did not clearly articulate the reason their application was denied and I apologise for the lack of clarity”.

Ms Brumm said Market Week was about providing a fun and engaging experience for new and returning students, with external organisations purchasing stalls to offer freebies and discounted products

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/oweek-offer-to-libertarian-group-generation-liberty-in-bias-row/news-story/1e9ea37515398f63befa5f8fb19f0c55

Shitty QUT O-Week offer to libertarian group Generation Liberty in bias row

Shitty QUT O-Week offer to libertarian group Generation Liberty in bias row

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