Australian Union of Students
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The Australian Union of Students (AUS) was formed in December 1970 as the successor to the National Union of Australian University Students (NUAUS) as a representative body and lobby group for Australian University
University
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 and College of Advanced Education
College of Advanced Education
The College of Advanced Education was a class of Australian tertiary education institution that existed from 1967 until the early 1990s. They ranked below universities, but above Colleges of Technical and Further Education which offer trade qualification...

 students. It collapsed in 1984 and was succeeded by the National Union of Students
National Union of Students of Australia
The National Union of Students is the peak representative body for Australian university students. Most student unions in Australian campuses are affiliated to NUS...

 in 1987. The NUAUS had been formed in 1937 as a representative body for Australian university students, and changed its name to reflect the addition of colleges of advanced education to the tertiary education system in Australia.

The archives of the Australian Union Of Students are held at the National Library of Australia
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 .

Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard
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, the current Prime Minister of Australia
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, was elected President of the Australian Union of Students in 1983, while former Premier of South Australia John Bannon
John Bannon
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was President of NUAUS in 1968.
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