Is Harry Rae’s populist agenda a breath of fresh air, or the greatest threat to UQ Law since the Valedictory arsonist?
In the wake of AGM Advanced Nominations closing, one presidential hopefully is wasting absolutely no time forging (or dare we say aggressively bulldozing) the campaign trail.
Harry Rae, notorious social media Luddite, has seemingly changed his tune, in the space of 48hrs earning a spot among Facebook’s Top 10 most prolific creators. According to a credible insider, Rae has indeed made so many posts in his Facebook event page that his account was temporarily banned for suspicious activity.
Perhaps even more bizarre than his newfound affection for influencing are his policies. Adopting a populist persona rivalled only by the likes of Trump, Bojo, and that rabbit from the Secret Lives of Pets, a sample of Rae’s proposals include:
Scaling down the marks of Laws/HASS students (Paul Ramsay is rolling in his grave)
Banning all talk of mooting in the LS office and replacing it with conversation about high school debating (as if UQ Law students weren’t insufferable enough)
Replacing Suri with a women’s cricket comp (fair cop there)
Vaping in the advocacy rooms (maybe this bloke actually has a good point)
Giving the Jessup mooting team a day off (nvm, this is straight up sacrilege)
Most perplexing of all is that for all of his fanfare and showmanship, Rae insists vehemently that he ‘really doesn’t want to win’ the election. It’s more than safe to say that this week’s antics have had the UQ Law community collectively scratching their heads, and pondering the question: ‘respectfully mate, what is going on?’
Is this spectacle a bewildering act of defiance against the generous hand that’s fed him in his role as Education officer? A Louvre-heist-esque coup in broad daylight, orchestrated by the SMP Faculty? Or is it all just an elaborate comedic performance art piece, precursory to a genuine campaign to be 2026’s Obiter Editor-in-Chief?
One thing’s for certain; we’re most definitely in for one of the UQLS’s most interesting presidential races in modern history.
Watch this space.
